Makan Time Stories
Chef Chris Choo and Rayve Tay unearth vibrant stories of food and community. From Viking cocktails with a Singapore twist to Gaelic-Hindustani fusion music, seniors strutting the catwalk, unusual cuisine and secrets to living well, they savour love stories, durian puddings, and Everest tales. "Makan Time Stories" celebrates Singapore’s unique multiculturalism through humour, food and more.
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What do a national powerlifter, female footballer who is also an international model; the last known kacang putih man, a cheong sam maker whose designs are a multi-cultural emblem, a Bollywood dancer, an African photographer whose lens presents a twist on Humans of Singapore the local Maori community and the “waka”, or an Italian master of the “katana” have in common? Find out when celebrity Chef Chris Choo and actor Rayve Tay cajole with an eclectic mix of individuals to cook up a feast while uncovering secrets to their super-powers. See an out of the ordinary sight to Singapore and share extraordinary stories at makan time!
Can friends give us purpose? Join Chris and Rayve and discover friendships out at sea, on a bike, belly dancing and with a spot of submission grappling when they come face to face with an “Ecuadorian drunken chicken stew”, a Bruce Lee rival and the elusive blue flower crab.
Can friends give us purpose? Join Chris and Rayve and discover friendships out at sea, on a bike, belly dancing and with a spot of submission grappling when they come face to face with an “Ecuadorian drunken chicken stew”, a Bruce Lee rival and the elusive blue flower crab.
How do we express identity? In how you make your home uniquely you? Through a dance, or how about powerlifting? Take on the dragon. Revisit nostalgia in Chinatown and rediscover Singapore secrets with Rayve and Chris.
How do we express identity? In how you make your home uniquely you? Through a dance, or how about powerlifting? Take on the dragon. Revisit nostalgia in Chinatown and rediscover Singapore secrets with Rayve and Chris.
What makes a community? Shared interests, food? Chris and Rayve are in search of community finds. Perhaps it’s in the waka (canoe), at a Maori Hangi feast, a spot of French wine-pairing with hawker food, or in blending candles or could it be in a classic cultural emblem, the qipao?
What makes a community? Shared interests, food? Chris and Rayve are in search of community finds. Perhaps it’s in the waka (canoe), at a Maori Hangi feast, a spot of French wine-pairing with hawker food, or in blending candles or could it be in a classic cultural emblem, the qipao?
Can we embrace the spectrum of human experience to know resilience? Could it be as simple as playing polo, mastering high kicks of taekwondo at 70, or striking a pose for that perfect shot? Ride with Chris and Rayve on horseback and in a hula hoop to discover new thrills in your backyard.
Can we embrace the spectrum of human experience to know resilience? Could it be as simple as playing polo, mastering high kicks of taekwondo at 70, or striking a pose for that perfect shot? Ride with Chris and Rayve on horseback and in a hula hoop to discover new thrills in your backyard.
Different but the same. Can we accept new friends, new experiences? An Italian who’s a master of the Japanese katana (and Italian curry meatballs!) a model who is equally sassy in pictures as on the football pitch! A godfather of fashion and Bollywood dancer show Chris and Rayve new ways to integrate into Singapore’s diversity.
Different but the same. Can we accept new friends, new experiences? An Italian who’s a master of the Japanese katana (and Italian curry meatballs!) a model who is equally sassy in pictures as on the football pitch! A godfather of fashion and Bollywood dancer show Chris and Rayve new ways to integrate into Singapore’s diversity.
Fusion. We see it everywhere in unique cultural connections. African designs, a ukulele discovery, pool tricks with Fast Eddie and Vintage made new in this colourful journey of sights and sounds with Chris and Rayve.
Fusion. We see it everywhere in unique cultural connections. African designs, a ukulele discovery, pool tricks with Fast Eddie and Vintage made new in this colourful journey of sights and sounds with Chris and Rayve.