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Singapore Chefs Cook Up a Storm
for International Chefs Day
 To
celebrate the inaugural International Chefs Day 2004,
the Singapore Chefs Association (SCA), together with
Society of Professional Chefs cooked up a storm for
four charities under The National Council of Social
Service. Since five o'clock in the morning, more than
150 chefs were at the main production kitchen at Swissôtel
the Stamford and Raffles the Plaza to prepare specially-designed
dishes for 500 beneficiaries from Bright Hill Evergreen
Home, MINDS Lee Kong Chian Gardens School, Singapore
Cheshire Home and Metta Day Rehabilitation Centre
for The Elderly. Chefs were then divided into four
groups to interact with the less fortunate.
"It is the first time that Singapore Chefs Association
is doing something for charity in this way. Previously,
we focused more on gala dinners for sponsors,"
shared David Toh, executive sous chef at Swissôtel
the Stamford and Raffles the Plaza, as he interacted
with the old folks at Bright Hill Evergreen Home.
The menus, designed by Otto Weibel paid special attention
to the health factor. For example, folks at Bright
Hill Evergreen Home were offered sea bream fillet
cooked in light soy sauce, fried rice, slices of roasted
pork and pomelo dessert. The event was graced by Guest
of Honour Jennie Chua, Chairman of Community Chest,
who toured the home with the brigade of chefs later.
This led to heartening moments, as residents such
as Larry Wong performed songs and other displayed
their works of art.
 As
the chefs gathered after the tour, the consensus was
that this was a day well spent. Vice President of
Singapore Professional Chefs association, Sunny Sia
actually took a day off from work shared," I'm
very excited about this event and I hope it will be
recognised. Who knows, in time to come, perhaps International
Chefs Day will be recognised as a public holiday."
Weibel shared the same sentiments. He said, "I
am proud that we did this, as this definitely puts
chefs in a different light. As chefs, we should always
give back to community, and I believe that the International
Chefs Day will get bigger in time to come."
[+] International
Chefs Day Menu
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