meeting chef wan @ straits kitchen

last night, a group of us had buffet dinner at hyatt's straits kitchen. it turned out to be quite a stirring time for us, especially for the ladies and especially for normala and jameela. first we found out that megawati, the former president of indonesia was dining in the same room, just 2 tables away. then, the mak chiks' idol, chef wan, came over to our table and chatted with the two excited ladies.


chef wan, a household name in malaysia, has been featured in various cooking programmes on television, delighting audiences with his wit and humour while demonstrating his cooking prowess. he has appeared on malaysian television programmes, including his very own show, chef wan. he has also hosted shows in singapore, australia, norway and the united states and appears regularly as a guest chef in many other countries. chef wan in an accountant by training but gave up the profession for his greater love, cooking.

straits kitchen is a halal kitchen and the spread of food is representative of multiracial singapore. they have chicken rice, roast duck, tandoori chicken, naan, prata, satay, laksa and bbq stingray, among others. there is also a wide variety of dessert to choose from. the food is good but the price is a bit on the high side.

i think, dinner came up to about $44 a person. still, the place was packed last night.