Melting Pot

“I once was lost but now I'm found; Was blind, but now I see”!  

Five is the number of times Bruce Mathieu, 50, has been in and out of prison for drug-related offences. He started drugs at 13 and spent the next 30 years in the bondage of drug addiction, including a sentence for about 20 years for drug consumption and drug related offences. 

Now Bruce has been out of prison for 4 years. He is currently working as a Brand Ambassador for The Living Well, a social enterprise. He volunteers his time with the CNB, SPS and Teen Challenge Singapore. Bruce is also an anti-drug advocate and motivational speaker.

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Did you enjoy my conversation with Jo last week? Join me for part 2 of the interview this week.

Like her mother and grandmother, Jo loves cooking. Encouraged by friends who loved her recipes, Jo launched Jo's Kitchen in March 2019 and now enjoys a long list of regular clients for her trademark Pork Vindaloo, Konkan Coast seafood, and many other delicious dishes.

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Jo imbibed a love for cooking from her mother, her treasure house of recipes includes old favourites and new discoveries across Indian and International cuisines. 

Encouraged by friends who loved her recipes, Jo launched Jo's Kitchen in March 2019. Jo's Kitchen is a small home business that is an outpouring of her passion for great food and offers high-quality home-cooked food in Singapore. 

Now Jo's Kitchen enjoys a long list of regular clients for her trademark Pork Vindaloo, Konkan Coast seafood, and many other delicious dishes. 

Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

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Cooking is in Karim Zorlu’s blood. He grew up in a chef’s family and he has been cooking in the kitchen for over 18 years. His family opened the 1st Turkish restaurant in Singapore.

Within a span of 5 months, Karim has made a name for himself in Vietnam for the first ever best quality Turkish and Middle Eastern cuisine restaurant Kebabs & Wraps.

Karim used to manage the two best Turkish restaurants in Jakarta namely Warung Turki by Turkuaz and also restaurant Turkwaz.

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 Growing the vegan community in Vietnam with Anya June 26 2020

Meet Anya who makes healthy & delicious cakes without the need of an oven. She is working on developing new recipes and contributing to the growth of the vegan community in Saigon, Vietnam.

Born and raised in Ukraine, she is currently living in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 

Anya has always been interested in cooking,but never took it seriously until she was fueled by an introduction to Veganism. Anya was excited by the innovations in the edible use of a variety of plants, vegetables and fruits. 

Anya started working with plant-based desserts, which drove her all along the way to switch something that was her personal hobby into a business. 

Besides spending hours in the kitchen, Anya enjoys strolling around the city and discovering new places, not to forget to mention her love for dancing lindy hop.

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Did you enjoy listening to K-Lin's story from last week? Join us now for part 2.

Successful Entrepreneur of the year in Singapore, trained Economist and Economics Educator at heart. An avid and experienced International property investor K-Lin used to head an International property investment company with a dynamic team. K-Lin left the corporate world in 2013 setting up Paak Dang in Chiang Mai Thailand with a mission of “changing lives”.  

With a wealth of experience, her aim is to equip the staff who come from under-privileged or at risk situations with many important life skills. This would then enable them to secure their future and extract themselves from the poverty trap that many are caught in. Aiming for the ‘ripple effect’, she hopes that the benefits will trickle down to their extended families back home.

Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. 

Audio post production at HNM Studios New Delhi India.

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Successful Entrepreneur of the year in Singapore, trained Economist and Economics Educator at heart. An avid and experienced International property investor K-Lin used to head an International property investment company with a dynamic team. K-Lin left the corporate world in 2013 setting up Paak Dang in Chiang Mai Thailand with a mission of “changing lives”.  

With a wealth of experience, her aim is to equip the staff who come from under-privileged or at risk situations with many important life skills. This would then enable them to secure their future and extract themselves from the poverty trap that many are caught in. Aiming for the ‘ripple effect’, she hopes that the benefits will trickle down to their extended families back home.

Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

His music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and other streaming platforms. 

Audio post production at HNM Studios New Delhi India.

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Donato & Pedro met at a hospitality school back in 2008. After separate different adventures around the world in the hospitality industry they got back together to work in a Michelin star restaurant on the island of MALLORCA.  

Donato & Pedro then decided to travel around Vietnam for 2 months.They fell in love with the country as the food, weather, people and ambience was amazing and really suited their personality . Donato and Pedro worked at different venues before deciding to take their own path and open a restaurant named KIBA. A place where East really meets West and the fusion of Spanish and Vietnamese cultures is translated into amazing food creations. It is definitely worth a visit. 

Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

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Meet Saira Malhotra who believes that efficiency rules the day when it comes to cooking. That’s what her cooking classes in New York City are about: recapturing the sense of fun and discovery that’s still possible in home cooking, if you open yourself up to it.

It makes much more sense to throw together something easy and accessible, finding inspiration in everything from fresh farmer’s market, fresh strawberry, ice-pops (or ice-lollies) to Israeli breakfasts, to that one episode of Ugly Delicious you caught on Netflix, to whatever you have lying around in the pantry.

She says this as someone who graduated from the French Culinary Institute, has appeared in the New York Times and on Food Network’s Rewrappe but also as a mom: fussing over an authentic, perfectly-executed biryani counts for nothing when you only have 15 minutes to prepare dinner between taekwondo practice and mediating fights over Fortnite. 

Currently Saira lives in New York City, and like so many people here, her story stretches far beyond the grid of Manhattan. She grew up in a London suburb to a Punjabi family who lived by a simple belief that family dinners can be spontaneous, sometimes-messy, and always-delicious.

From London she moved on to Italy, France, and eventually New York, deepening and adding layers to her approach to food at every step of the journey.

Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

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Three years ago, Malavika Raghavan  made a career change from food marketing to food creation and decided to go to culinary school to become a Certified Pastry Chef. 

The ex-marketing professional has over 9 years of brand management experience working in the food industry on brands like Oreo, Philadelphia Cream Cheese & Haagen-Dazs ice-creams in the Middle East and Africa. 

Her recipes combine rich aromatic flavours with delicate culinary techniques to create dishes that are new yet familiar. Using this aesthetic she has designed dessert menus for an award winning restaurant in Dubai. 

She is passionate about unearthing culinary wonders from both the kiln and the kitchen and designs a handcrafted line of ceramics tableware under the brand Peace of Bake. She also bakes artisanal cakes and bakes, manages a food blog that demystifies the art of baking for the home baker and an e-commerce platform under the same name. 

She has a line of Artisanal Spice Mixes called The Spice Route which she takes to local Farmers and Makers' Markets around the city. 

Malavika's has partnered with many prominent brands in the region including Miele, Bosch Home, Tavola, Think Kitchen, The Meating Room, El Grocer, Mother of the Nation Festival, StrEAT Feast - AD Downtown Moments & Federal Youth Authorities, UAE to develop recipes, menus, live cooking demonstrations and create social media content. Her work has also been featured in newspapers, blogs, international e-magazines, podcasts and by prominent chefs/influencers in the region. 

Original music credit: Rish Sharma.

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