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French pastry chef Cedric Grolet opening a present from a fan when he was in town for the patisserie's opening.

French pastry chef Cedric Grolet opening a present from a fan when he was in town for the patisserie's opening.

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SINGAPORE – Celebrity chefs returned in droves to Singapore’s shores in 2023 to plant their flag in foodie capital. Others flocked here for exclusive collaborations with Singapore-based chefs.

Some of the most high-profile debuts with new local offshoots included famed French pastry chef Cedric Grolet,

who launched his eponymous patisserie at Como Orchard in September;

Australian chef Josh Niland, whose

seafood-centric steakhouse Fysh

Singapore opened at The Singapore Edition in November; as well as

six-month-old Bottega di Carna steakhouse

by Italian butcher Dario Cecchini at Mondrian Singapore Duxton. 

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