Berk Ozler
Google
I contacted Payal, the founder, looking to create my own custom-made course - making plant-based Singaporean hawker food. Over the course of a few weeks, over emails, we came up with a three-day schedule, focusing on eight dishes. These ranged from char kuey teow to ma la, to jiaozi and char siu bao, to lei Cha (thunder tea meal), to tofu with tiger chili sauce.
Over the course of three mornings, I improved my stir fry prep and techniques, learned multiple sauces, and practiced making, rolling, and pleating baozi and jiaozi. Payal is a good teacher, very interested in food, very kind and patient. My partner and her friend came for lunch everyday to eat what we made, and gave raving reviews. I think that some of the vegan dishes we made will be made again at the restaurant, like, for example, the char siu bao (one of the skeptical younger staff said, upon tasting, that the mushroom filing tasted just like pork😋😉)!
Whether you are an individual or a group, I highly recommend a class at the Commune Kitchen. It's a good activity if you're a tourist or local. Great way to get away from the humidity and enjoy cooking good food in a very pleasant space with nice people.