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Visitors at the Papa Palheta booth at Singapore Coffee Festival looking at the method of brewing coffee using syphon on June 10.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Lydia Vasko
ST Reading Room sessions
Is there a question you've always wanted to ask someone from The Straits Times/Sunday Times? Chat with journalists who will be taking questions from audience members and from e-mails sent to askST@sph.com.sg Where: ST Reading Room, Level 3, Food & Drinks Zone
Noon: Editor-at-Large Han Fook Kwang talks about his book Singapore In Transition: Hope, Anxiety And Question Marks
1pm: Senior writer Wong Kim Hoh shares the stage with three guests from his It Changed My Life interview series - Mr Harold Lee, managing director of courier service XDel; Mr Edwin Tan, chef-owner of Japanese restaurant Yoyogi at The Grandstand; and Mr Bert Tan, film investor and owner of Bert Lighting House - in his talk, From Samsengs To Towkays.
3pm: Food critic Wong Ah Yoke on Which Local Restaurants Truly Deserve Three Michelin Stars 4pm: Senior transport correspondent Christopher Tan on Is It Time To Buy A Car?
5pm: Photojournalists Neo Xiaobin and Alphonsus Chern on Taking The Best #nofilter Shots
6pm: Deputy editor Ignatius Low talks to DBS managing director and head of group strategic marketing and communications Karen Ngui about socially conscious living
Music@SCF
Enjoy a premium selection of live music across two stages today.
• INTIMATE STAGE 2pm: Dru Chen 3.30pm: Shakthiya 6pm: Joie Tan 7.15pm: Charlie Lim
• COFFEE STAGE 2.45pm: Disco Hue 4.45pm: Tim De Cotta & The Warriors 6.45pm: Enec.e
cmcr lab
Learn how to perfect a cup of coffee at home, from the fundamentals to detailed latte art techniques, at the cmcr lab sessions by the team behind Common Man Coffee Roasters. Where: Level 2, next to ticketing
12pm & 6pm: Fundamental Barista Skills - 12 persons per session 1pm: Latte Art Techniques - 12 per session, barista experience required
7pm: Home Brewers Basics, for people making the perfect cuppa at home - 12 per session
#LiveBettr Lab
Head to the #LiveBettr Lab, jointly presented by DBS and Bettr Barista, for workshops and talks by industry experts. Where: Level 2, speciality coffee zone
2.30pm: Latte Art Demo with 2015 World Latte Art Champion Caleb Cha 4pm: Coffee & Chocolate - tasting session to determine which chocolates go best with which coffees.
