State of the Plate: Where is Singapore's Hawker Culture Headed? | TOYLC26 Highlights
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Singapore’s hawker food as we know it is evolving - but in what direction? What does it mean to preserve our hawker culture, and what are the unstoppable forces that challenge it? Join our panellists as we explore the issues – is it really all doom and gloom, or if it is possible for us to have our char kway teow and eat it?
About the Speakers
Ryan Kueh
Ryan Kueh is a Singapore-based author and cultural researcher. His book, From Streets to Stalls: The History and Evolution of Hawking and Hawker Centres in Singapore, is a bestselling account of Singapore’s hawker heritage. He holds a master's from Tsinghua University as a Schwarzman Scholar and a bachelor's from Yale-NUS College. He is currently writing a third book exploring the politics, economics, and sociology of hawker culture and Nanyang Chinese food in Singapore. Ryan is also on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list.
Yeo Min
Yeo Min is a pastry chef and the author of the award-winning cookbook Chinese Pastry School. She is also the co-founder of Museum of Food, a non-profit dedicated to heritage food education in Singapore. You can sometimes find her geeking about traditional cooking techniques on Instagram @yeomyyyy.
Leslie Tay
Dr Leslie Tay has spent more than two decades searching for the best food in Singapore. His epic food adventures are documented on his blog, ieatishootipost.sg, as well as across various social media platforms. He is now regarded as one of the foremost authorities on Singapore food and has been featured in numerous publications and TV programmes.
Dr Tay has published three books on Singapore food and has delivered talks on Singapore's hawker heritage to audiences both locally and internationally.
By day, Dr Tay is a family doctor, practising at Karri Family Clinic in Tampines, where he emphasises healthy eating as a way to combat chronic illness.
Jimmy Yap (Moderator)
Jimmy Yap is the editor-in-chief of BiblioAsia, a publication of the National Library of…
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