Award-winning chefs in Singapore 'slumming it' to reach new audiences

Justin Quek, who owns the fine-dining Chinoiserie and more casual JustIN at Marina Bay Sands, has been collaborating with mid-priced eateries such as Poulet by creating dishes for them targeted at the masses. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
Chef Ang Song Kang his proteges Benson Moo (in white), 29, and Winson Moo, 25. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
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SINGAPORE - The world of fine-dining is a universe apart from hawker centres and mass-market eateries - or so many people would think.

But some well-known chefs in Singapore, including those with Michelin-starred restaurants, are straddling both ends of the dining spectrum.

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