Singapore Writers Festival: Food and fashion offer entertaining detours over the weekend

Chef Damian D'Silva gave a festival keynote at the Singapore Writers Festival on Nov 17. PHOTO: ARTS HOUSE LIMITED
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SINGAPORE - The Singapore Writers Festival took welcome detours into food and fashion on its first weekend.

Unusually, there were clashing events on Nov 17, with the opening ceremony and debate overlapping with three other sessions. This probably explained why Masterchef judge and veteran chef Damian D’Silva’s festival keynote talk, Retracing Singapore’s Heritage Cuisine, attracted a rather paltry audience to the chamber at The Arts House.

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