To our Muslim listeners celebrating The Festival of Sacrifice this Friday, July 31st, we say "Selamat Hari Raya Haji" as we chill with the coolest chef in town, Chef Bob. One of the top Malay chefs, F&B Entrepreneur and TV host of nearly 30 culinary shows, hear as he shares his background, the inspiration for a career in the kitchen and the story of his life-changing 95 kilo weight loss.  Chef Bob Facebook / Instagram Know or Not? Website

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S3E8 Singapore Foodie - Chef Bob

We get nostalgic for the heartlands of Singapore and visit Toa Payoh to chat with Wan Chin of Creamier, a handcrafted ice cream, artisanal coffee and freshly made waffle shop that embraces neighbourhoods with happy memories.  Check out Creamier -  Facebook Instagram

S3E7 Singapore Foodie - Creamier

Our search for a Singapore burger artist brought us to Chef Ryan of HamBaoBao, whose Ayam Buah Keluak burger was a megahit with foodies, with waiting times of up to 2 hours. We learn what goes into fusing Asian flavors in the classic American burger format, how important Hawker Culture is for Singaporeans and learn one of life's great lessons.  Facebook Instagram Know or Not? Podcast

S3E6 Singapore Foodie - HamBaoBao

Cheesy jokes aside, this episode brings us to The Cheese Ark, the coolest boutique cheesemonger in town. Based at 49 Stirling Road, Ai Ming runs a shop stocked with hard-to-find cheeses from smallholding farms where every wheel is loving handcrafted, air-flown to Singapore and aged in her affinage room to perfection.  Plus, we ponder if the hard-charging 24-/7 life is really the best when instead, you could get back to nature and chill, away from social media The Cheese Ark Website The Cheese Ark Instagram The Cheese Ark Facebook The Cheese Ark - 49 Stirling Road #01-489 Singapore 141049 Shop +65 9175 0090 Email enquiries@thecheeseark.com  For opening hours, check Google or Facebook  

S3E5 Singapore Foodie - The Cheese Ark

In this month of Hari Raya, COVID19 means the pasar malams are shut. These festive night markets are bright and happy bazaars, and the Ramly Burger is legendary. A burger from across the border, it's iconic for its taste and easily available in Malaysia, but in Singapore, it's a treat at a pasar malam. Until Now! We talk with Shiv of Ministry of Burgers, who offer the best Ramly-style burgers in Singapore.  Facebook / Instagram 

S3E4 Singapore Foodie - Ministry of Burgers

We all know "East Meets West", but what about "West Meets East"? We venture down to the hipster central of Singapore to meet the finest French Bakery on the island to talk about the secrets of making amazing bread and pastries in the challenging humidity of Singapore, and how being part of the community is a cornerstone of how Tiong Bahru Bakery connects with its customers Website Facebook Instagram

S3E3 Singapore Foodie - Tiong Bahru Bakery

We hang out with the King - the King of Fruits! The amazing durian, a fruit that has almost defied description by noted writers over the years, has a (subjectively) obscene smell combined with beautiful a custard-like flesh. We visit Ghim Moh market to hang with an innovator in the Durian scene, and hear how Ah Seng innovated multiple times in his 3 decades of selling Durians Check 'em out FaceBook Instagram Website

S3E2 Singapore Foodie - Ah Seng Durian

Our 3rd Season is the Singapore Foodie season, and looks at the artists and artisans who feed the national obsession with food! First up, a Cantonese KL-style Roast Meats restaurant launched in 2018 by local megastar DJs The Muttons, Bernie Tay of FatBoys fame and genius chef Kai.  Check 'em out: FaceBook Instagram Singapore is going through the Covid-19 situation with the rest of the world, and the local F&B industry is severely affected. Singapore is at the forefront of effective management of the situation, and if you're feeling well, do consider eating out and supporting the wonderful eateries across our nation. 

S3E1 Singapore Foodie - Fook Kin

The second season of the Know or Not Podcast ends with a two-episode look at the local writer's scene in Singapore. We follow 7 writers and 1 publisher as we discover what options lie ahead once a writer has published their first book. In this episode, we feature  Books Actually / Kenny Leck Gerrie Lim Jocelyn Suarez Charmaine Leung Wayne Ree Sebastian Sim Gwee Li Sui Sam Toh

S2E8 Writer's Block Part 2

The second season of the Know or Not Podcast ends with a two-episode look at the local writer's scene in Singapore. We follow 7 writers and 1 publisher as we learn how a book goes from being an idea in an author's head to becoming a book for sale on a shelf in a store. In this episode, we feature  Books Actually / Kenny Leck Gerrie Lim Jocelyn Suarez Charmaine Leung Wayne Ree Sebastian Sim

S2E7 Writer's Block Part 1

“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” is a pangram, a sentence with all 26 letters of the alphabet. Font sellers love this sentence since it showcases all 26 letters in one go. This is a podcast, so how things look don’t matter as much as how things sound, and we became curious about the Singapore accent for English. We got some of the best voice talents to read that sentence out loud – one phrase, 20 voices.  In this episode, we use the monomyth template, commonly known as “A Hero’s Journey” Act 1 – I Get No Respect: Singapore English in the mid-90s was a local use-only accent for English Act 2 – The Mentor: we sit down with Assoc Prof Tan Ying Ying, who works on Linguistics and Multilingual Studies at Nanyang Technological University and talk about the wonderfully unique accent here in Singapore.  Act 3 – Nativeness: Lim Yu Beng helps us hear the subtle differences in the range of local Singaporean accents Act 4 – The Prodigal Son. Or Bastard Son: we go Singlish, with Naomi Yeo demonstrating the local hybrid of English with Malay, Indian and Chinese Dialects Act 5 – The Triumphant Return: Singapore undergoes a huge makeover, which turns Singapore English into a regional superstar. Robert Gaxiola, a superstar creative director who has worked on pan-Asian campaigns talks accents for Pan-Asian campaigns This is a fun one!

S2E3 The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog

We explore the idea of dancers as body language artists, using their bodies for the 55% of interpersonal communication that is non-verbal. We hang out with Bernice Lee, a contemporary dance artist, Stephy, an instructor from SLAP Dance Studio and then get down with the awesome street dance power couple, SgRach MarcS and talk waacking, pop & lock and robotics and how to work with brands who want their message delivered through body language Bernice Lee - http://bernicelee.xyz SLAP Dance Studio - http://www.slap.sg/ SgRach MarcS - http://www.scrachmarcs.com/

S2E6 The Body Language of Dance

We visit the Raffles Hotel Singapore and learn about their two-years restoration and the refreshed recipe for the Singapore Sling, their iconic gin-based cocktail that still draws in the big crowds a century on from its creation by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon in 1915.  We talk with local microdistillery Compendium about their amazing gins, Rojak Gin and Chendol Gin, which capture the flavours of Singapore in a bottle. And we discuss artistry with one of Singapore’s most beloved entertainers, Hossan Leong  

S2E5 The Greatest Singapore Sling

 The Rule of Three Exists in Everything: think of comedy, photography, showbusiness. It also applies in the world of coffee, which has experienced what is accepted as The Three Waves. In Singapore, the Three Rules come with a twist: Kopi.  We talk with 5 artisanal coffee cafes - Nylon Coffee Roasters, PPP Coffee, Two Degrees North Coffee Company, Mavrx Coffee Bar and Coffee Break at Amoy Street. We discuss the beans, the brew and the business of delivering coffee with a focus on traceability, farm, process, roasting and latte foam. Grab a cup of Joe and go on w journey with us to experience the world of caffeine, Singapore-style! 

S2E4 The Three Waves of Coffee in Singapore

As part of our Spoken Word Episode, we’ve offered our recording services to the poets to help build up an online audio repository of their work. This is Singapore Poetry Slam champion Marc Nair, with “I See You”

S2E2 Bonus BeSpoke Marc Nair I See You

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