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The king prawns with vodka at Christina’s are inspired by the BBQ parties of executive chef Kenny Huang’s childhood. Steaks at Ingleside are also finished on the wood fire grill.

The king prawns with vodka at Christina’s are inspired by the BBQ parties of executive chef Kenny Huang’s childhood. Steaks at Ingleside are also finished on the wood-fire grill.

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SINGAPORE – It is the oldest trick in the book and yet, still evergreen. 

The decamillennia-old practice of grilling meat over an open wood fire has enchanted hungry humans ever since they tasted the sparks that fly when heat and meat collide: the intoxicating aroma that fills the air, the rich char of a flame-kissed crust, the juices that ooze out at first bite. 

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