From Zi Char To Michelin Stars: How This Chef Reimagined Singaporean Cuisine | On The Red Dot

Host Rozz Lee meets 42-year-old Jimmy Lim, the first Singaporean chef to earn three Michelin stars.

Trained in his father's “zichar” stall in Singapore, Jimmy landed a job in a tapas bar in Taipei by serendipity. It paved the way for another chance meeting with an award-winning female chef who was a widely regarded pioneer of fine dining in Taichung. In her restaurant, Jimmy was given the opportunity to hone his culinary skills.

After an eight-year stint, he founded JL Studio in 2017 in Taichung City, Taiwan, after some investors offered him a space to develop a restaurant concept of his choice. He planned a European menu, but three weeks before the opening, Jimmy changed his mind.

00:00 Introduction
01:08 Reimagined Singaporean cuisine by Jimmy
04:20 Inside JL Studio kitchen
08:33 Rozz visits Jimmy’s family
10:52 Inspiration at a traditional breakfast stall
12:17 From basketball to culinary aspirations?
14:49 JL Studio was a French restaurant?
17:22 Taiwan night market for local flavours
20:45 Will Jimmy bring his restaurant concept to Singapore?

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