Noel Ng, Singapore's latest Bocuse d'Or hopeful, makes ready
Held biennially in Lyon, the prestigious competition is named after the legendary French chef and pits 24 chefs from around the world in a five-hour-35-minute challenge. (Singapore’s best showing was in 1989, when chef William Wai came in third.)
During the Singapore selection in August, chef Ng, a SHATEC graduate who specialises in Western cuisine, emerged first in a cook-off with chefs Petrina Loh of Morsels, Martin Foo of VLV, Russell Misso of Open Farm Community, Daniel Sia of the Lo & Behold Group and Peter Teo of Les Amis. With the win, he takes up the mantel from chef Yew Eng Tong, chef de cuisine at Resorts World Sentosa, who was Singapore’s Bocuse d’Or representative for the past three editions.
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