Breaking Bread

On this week's show, we have Daniel Teoh from Biji Bumi Durian, a social enterprise that is working with orang asli communities to bring their durians to wider renown in Malaysia! For Daniel, what began as a volunteering trip to an orang asli village 7 years ago turned into a full-fledged mission to bring more awareness to these communities through trips, conversations and most recently, through durians!

IMAGE SOURCE: Biji Bumi Durian 

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In the coming weeks, we're using this show as a platform to lend more eyes and ears on some small food businesses that are struggling over this tough lockdown period. If you have the capacity to do so, I would highly encourage you to support your neighborhood restaurants, and donate resources or provide food aid to organisations around you that are helping those in need. But on our show this week, we're highlighting The Nasi Lemak Company, or Nale for short, a restaurant that's bringing a new groove to nasi lemak.

IMAGE SOURCE: NALE - The Nasi Lemak Company

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In the coming weeks, we're using this show as a platform to lend more eyes and ears on some small food businesses that are struggling over this tough lockdown period. If you have the capacity to do so, I would highly encourage you to support your neighborhood restaurants, and donate resources or provide food aid to organisations around you that are helping those in need. But on our show this week, we're highlighting Old Hands Cafeteria, a Japanese bakery in Glomac Centro, Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara.

IMAGE SOURCE: Old Hands Cafeteria

In the coming weeks, we're using this show as a platform to lend more eyes and ears on some small food businesses that are struggling over this tough lockdown period. If you have the capacity to do so, I would highly encourage you to support your neighborhood restaurants, and donate resources or provide food aid to organisations around you that are helping those in need. But on our show this week, we're highlighting Old Hands Cafeteria, a Japanese bakery in Glomac Centro, Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara.

IMAGE SOURCE: Old Hands Cafeteria

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On this week's show, we have Jack Chong, the CEO of BaWangChaJi, a tea brand originating from Yunnan, China, that's looking to bring a greater appreciation to teas in Malaysia. Many of us are probably familiar with the craze around bubble tea back in 2017 and 2018, but BaWangChaJi has positioned themselves as a more holistic, healthier, and also more intentional tea brand,with a deeper appreciation and philosophy around tea-drinking that they'd like to spread to more Malaysians.

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On this week's show, we have Jack Chong, the CEO of BaWangChaJi, a tea brand originating from Yunnan, China, that's looking to bring a greater appreciation to teas in Malaysia. Many of us are probably familiar with the craze around bubble tea back in 2017 and 2018, but BaWangChaJi has positioned themselves as a more holistic, healthier, and also more intentional tea brand,with a deeper appreciation and philosophy around tea-drinking that they'd like to spread to more Malaysians.

IMAGE SOURCE: BaWangChaJi / FACEBOOK

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Our guests on this week's show are James Wong and Matthias Liew, the co-founders of Uinah, a premium craft beverage company from Sabah. Uinah first got popular through their ginger beers back in 2018. But since then, they've grown beyond a one-drink company, and are looking to do big things, all the while championing Sabahan produce. So today, we'll be talking about their story, what makes their Tambunan ginger beer so special, and where they're headed for the future!

IMAGE SOURCE: Uinah Beverages / FACEBOOK

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On this week's show, we'll be speaking with Keem Ooi, a music teacher that has gained quite a following on social media for her delectable, patterned cakes. Over the pandemic, Keem has captured the attention of keen bakers across the globe, from adorable animal crossing characters on silky-soft sponges, to a drawing of the Bernie Sanders meme on a Chinese New Year roll cake, to an artsy, accurate replication of The Great Wave off Kanagawa. On the episode, Keem shares about her newfound fame, and love for baking.

IMAGE SOURCE: Keem Ooi / INSTAGRAM

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On this week's show, we have Ezra Tan, the founder of Kairos Agriculture, the company behind Penang's first smart vanilla farm. He shares the story behind Kairos, how the farm marry technology and agriculture to promote the growth of their vanilla plants, and discuss the laborious, attentive process behind planting vanilla in Malaysia.

IMAGE SOURCE: Kairos Agriculture

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On this week's show, we have Syed Muhammad Adam Syed Zainal Abidin, the part-owner and head of business development at Pasta Panas, a fast casual restaurant from Subang Jaya that has seen rapid growth over the pandemic. With classics like carbonara and aglio alio, and inventive flavours like spicy shoyu and salted egg, they've managed to blend comfort and creativity into an affordable pasta place for all, heating up the restaurant scene across Klang Valley.

IMAGE SOURCE: Pasta Panas / FACEBOOK