Kitchens

Cuba's revolutionary generation pushed to breaking point by US blockade

A group of elderly people wait at a dining hall to receive food assistance through the Sistema de Atencion a la Familia (SAF) system in Havana, Cuba, March 10, 2026. Pensions in Cuba have shrunk to the equivalent of $7 a month on the black-market exchange, as the peso has lost about a third of its value against the dollar since the start of the blockade. REUTERS/Norlys Perez

Indonesia's Prabowo appoints new head of free meals agency

FILE PHOTO: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivers his speech on economic policies and the 2027 fiscal plan to parliament members at the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

Indonesia to ‘refocus’ free meal measures on more remote areas, official says

The new chief of Indonesia's National Nutrition Agency said the refocusing measures are not a reduction of the government's commitment to the free meal programme.

Chefs on the spectrum: For people with autism, can restaurant kitchens be a haven?

Joseph Valentino (left), a cook at Point Seven in Manhattan, and Franklin Becker, the restaurant’s owner, on March 29, 2026.

RSF actions in Sudan's al-Fashir points to genocide, UN probe says

Sudanese refugees from al-Fashir gather at sunset in the Tine transit camp amid the conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Army, in eastern Chad, November 23, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

MOE has no plans to scale central kitchen model to all schools, open to other approaches: Jasmin Lau

Northoaks Primary School pupils queueing to receive number tags before collecting the bento boxes they pre-ordered under the central kitchen meal model during recess time on Jan 12, 2026.

Switched On

Do you need an air fryer in your life?

Depending on who you ask, an air fryer is either of little use or the most important kitchen appliance.

How one central kitchen in Tuas feeds 3,000 Singapore school kids a day

Northoaks Primary School pupils consuming food prepared from a stall and from bento boxes under the central kitchen meal model on Jan 12.

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What students at 13 S’pore schools will eat from 2026 under new central kitchen model

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Bento meals for students prepared by Chang Cheng pictured Sep 24, 2025. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

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