In most restaurants these days, produce is ordered through an online or paper catalog, or taken care of by a large purchasing department, laments Ola Cocina del Mar's chef-owner Daniel Chavez.
The Spanish chef of two-Michelin-starred Restaurant Ramón Freixa in Madrid shares more about his childhood-inspired cooking, drawing inspiration from the Spanish terrain, and why he's an avid user of Facebook Live.
Puglia-born chef Felice Lo Basso talks about the tough competition in Italy's restaurant scene, and why Ferran Adria's food won't go down well with Italians.
Chef Manjunath Mural of The Song of India shares his journey from a hospitality trainee to head chef of the only Indian Michelin-starred restaurant in Singapore.
The born-and-bred Singaporean bares all about his rough but remarkable climb from being a teenage school dropout, to representing Singapore at the culinary Olympics, and becoming the head chef of one-Michelin-starred Osia Steak and Seafood Grill.
What's the story behind the world's first (and cheapest) Michelin-starred street food stall and how did it come to represent Singapore on the world stage? We give you the inside look.
Whether it's tackling Australian, Peranakan or contemporary French cuisine, these local culinary whizzes are leading Singapore's charge onto the global dining map.