Restaurant Review

A nod to Nonya

Indigo Blue Kitchen may not be helmed by a Peranakan chef, but the dishes, based on family recipes, are nevertheless authentic

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Indigo Blue Kitchen, the new Peranakan restaurant by the Les Amis Group, is a bold gamble on the part of Mr Desmond Lim, the group's chairman.

The chef of the three-week-old eatery is 28-year-old Chong Jun Xiang, who is not Peranakan and has never run a Peranakan kitchen.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on June 23, 2019, with the headline A nod to Nonya. Subscribe