July will be a delicious time to travel to Singapore. The Singapore Food Festival (SFF) is making its annual return once again from 13 to 29 July 2018, with a sumptuous medley of over 20 gastronomic experiences featuring traditional and contemporary flavours of Singapore. In conjunction with the SFF’s 25th godišnjice, pojavit će se niz kulinarskih ponuda koje su šarmantno hirovite, inventivne, a ipak poznate, budući da festival nastavlja ostati vjeran svojim korijenima, obasjavajući reflektore na autentične lokalne okuse i kulinarske talente koji su u centru pažnje tokom ovog perioda.
Gđa Ranita Sundramoorthy, direktorica maloprodaje i gastronomije, Singapurski turistički odbor (STB), rekla je: „Bilo je to nevjerovatno 25-godišnje putovanje za Singapurski festival hrane. Tijekom godina, SFF je učvrstio svoje mjesto kao glavni događaj u našem kalendaru lokalne hrane jer dočekuje domaće i strane posjetitelje željne okusa Singapura. Ovaj događaj je proslava našeg multikulturalnog naslijeđa jer je to jedini događaj u Singapuru koji je posvećen predstavljanju lokalnih jela. Destilirajući suštinu onoga što zaista znači biti Singapurac, vjerujemo da će SFF nastaviti privlačiti posjetitelje svojim autentičnim, zanimljivim i uvjerljivim kulinarskim iskustvima svake godine.”
Tematski “Uživajte u Singapuru u svakom zalogaju“, festival ne samo da naglašava poznate singapurske okuse i jela. Uz partnerske događaje koji se održavaju tijekom tri vikenda, SFF također ima za cilj predstaviti bogatu kulturu i historiju Singapura kroz kreativne ponude kao što su zanatske radionice, kuharske demonstracije i pozorišna iskustva.
STREAT – SFF 2018’s Signature Event
STB’s anchor event for SFF 2018, STREAT – a two-day long outdoor event – is returning for its fourth edition. This year’s STREAT is the largest yet, with more exciting programmes, a bigger venue at Empress Lawn and extended hours (STREAT operates on Friday, 13 July from 5pm-10.30pm, and on Saturday, 14 July for a full day from 12pm-10.30pm). The event’s highlight will feature Chef Emmanuel Stroobant (of one Michelin-starred Saint Pierre) and Chef Haikal Johari (of one Michelin-starred Alma). They will join hands for the first time to helm a pop-up restaurant, with a menu of tantalising dishes such as warm Canadian scallops with coconut, turmeric and laksa leaf oil; and beef short rib with black pepper, ginger and buah keluak. Visitors can enjoy an early bird price of S$55 nett (U.P S$60 nett) for the pop-up restaurant’s 5-course menu, by booking online before 9 July 2018 at https://tickets.igo.events/streatpopup.
Complementing the pop-up is a rousing line-up of establishments, including Old Bibik Peranakan Kitchen, Morsels, Venue by Sebastian, Gayatri Restaurant and Sinar Pagi Nasi Padang – all dishing up local favourites and modern interpretations of Singaporean classics.
For the first time, there will be a dedicated bar at STREAT, with tipples courtesy of Manhattan Bar, named Asia’s Best Bar 2018 for the second year running. In celebration of the festival’s 25th anniversary, another highlight is the limited-edition SFF-branded beers and waters – produced in collaboration with local craft brewery, Trouble Brewing – that will be launched exclusively at SFF and also made available at other selected SFF events1.
Beyond F&B options, visitors may also partake in a specially-curated line-up of culinary workshops and masterclasses, purchase local food-related souvenirs at STREAT’s retail pop-up and enjoy a line-up of local entertainment acts in the evening as well. For the early-birds who book a workshop online before 12 July 2018 at https://ticketing.igo.events/o/52, they will stand to receive S$15 worth of credits to spend at STREAT.
Uživanje u SFF-u i njegovim događajima kroz višestruke stupove
Ovogodišnje vođenje posjetitelja kroz SFF su četiri stuba koji oslikavaju širok spektar događaja koji čine festival.
1. The Modernost stub ističe Singapurce koji potresaju scenu hrane svojim inventivnim pristupom lokalnim omiljenim jelima.
2. The kultura stub ispituje lokalnu kulturu i navike Singapura.
3. The umjetnost stub odaje počast domaćim kulinarskim majstorima i njihovim interpretacijama umjetnosti.
4. Ispod tradicija stub, naše lokalno naslijeđe je ponovo otkriveno kroz provjerene metode kuhanja i sastojke.
These four pillars broadly represent the different facets of Singapore – Modern, Cultural, Artistic and Traditional – which visitors can discover through the common medium of food, as well as through the various dining events, workshops and activities which SFF offers.
www.singaporefoodfestival.com.
