Stories from Singapore:
ASIA'S 50 BEST - Food awards are becoming increasingly commonplace, but here's an international competition with a difference - it focuses on Asia. Malaysia, Korea and the Philippines were stiffed, but many of the region's most innovative chefs received academy awards for inventive cuisine.
WHAT'S COOKING? - Increasingly, across Asia, the hot action these days is in the kitchen, where a new generation of celebrity chefs are stirring unprecedented recognition, as seen at the World Gourmet Summit, sort of Singapore's own World Cup of Cuisine. We take a look at this tasty trend.