Singapore Day

The New York Chapter is eagerly anticipating the arrival of Singapore day. Despite one hiccup - moving the location from Bryant Park to Central Park, it seems to be this very well-run, extremely hyped event. There are four parts to it. A mingling pre-event for us to rub shoulders with the elite from Singapore flying in, a hawker event with well-known hawkers flown in from Singapore, a dinner with DPM with chefs from Min Jiang of Goodwood Park and a party to end the night.

See the list of hawkers
Adam Road's Selera Rasa Nasi Lemak
Casuarina Curry Restaurant - Roti Prata
Siang Siang Chwee Kueh
Killiney Kopitiam (Kaya and Roti)
328 Katong Laksa
Alhambra Padang Satay
Outram Park's Ya Hua Rou Gu Cha (Bah Kut Teh)
Newton's Thye Hong Fried Prawn Mee
MacPherson's Tian Jin Hai Seafood - Chilli & Black Papper Crab
Maxwell's Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice
Boon Tat Street ( Lau Pa Sat) BBQ seafood (Stingray/Skate/etc)
Huat Huat BBQ Chicken Wing & Carrot Cake

And we get entertainment as well (although I am not sure how they measured up against the stars I see on MTV - haha)
Kit Chan, Skye, Kevin Mathews, Hossan Leong, Jonathan Lim, Rodney Oliveiro, George Chan, Robin Goh, Judy Tan and Rani Singam

As befits a Singapore organized event, there are some weird requirements. For the DPM event, they asked for my address claiming I will receive a mailed invitation but I was sent an e-mail invitation instead. Mmm, is this a bigger ploy a la Big Brother?

No sneakers allowed in the club for dancing - but everyone wears sneaks here. I even managed to wear them to a 3-star Michelin restaurant.

Still all is well as long as the food delivers. My mouth is watering just thinking of the feast ahead.