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SINGAPOREAtrailblazerwhenitcomestoredefining
thedessertexperience,JaniceWongisundoubtedly
pushingtheboundariesbetweenthesweetandsavoury,
integratingdisciplinesinherdrivetocreateedibleart.
SoitsalmostnosurprisethatthetwotimeSan
PellegrinoAsiasBestPastryChef(2013and2014)
winnerwillbeopeningherflagshipJaniceWong
Singaporerestaurantandsweetsboutiqueatthe
NationalMuseumofSingaporesnewdedicateddigital
mediaspace.Infact,itmakesperfectsensewhenyou
considerhervestedinterestinmarryingfoodandart.
AsawidelysuccessfulbrandthathasdoneSingapore

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proudbothlocallyandabroad,JaniceWongSingapore
isanidealpartnerforusinprovidingacomplementary
anduniqueexperienceforourvisitorsattheNational
MuseumofSingapore,saidthemuseumsdirector
AngelitaTeo.
TherestaurantssoftopeningisslatedforAugust17,
thesamedayasthelaunchofthemuseumsdigital
space,Wongsaid.Takingoverthespacepreviously
occupiedbyChefChansRestaurant,her1,500sqf
restaurantwill,infact,belinkedtothenewimmersive
exhibitionspace.Theresadoorlinkingthetwo
spaces,shetoldTODAY.WhatIlikeaboutthisproject
isreallythesynergybetweenwhatIvebeendoingall
thistime(fusing)artandfoodelementsandmakingit
reallyexperiential.
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Sothiswillbelikeaplaygroundforme,whereIcan
showcaseallthesavourydishes,thesweetsandthe
desserts.Andwhatsreallyspecialaboutthisisyou
can,forexample,enjoythevisualswhileeatinganice
creamitsquiteunheardof(toallowconsumptionof)
foodanddrinksinamuseum.
Justassurprisingtosomeisthisgrowingfocuson
savourydishes.ThisisWongsfirstfullfledge
restaurantinSingapore,followingtheopeningofCOBO
HOUSEby2am:dessertbarinHongKongatwo
storey,3,000sqfrestaurantintheheartofShekTong
TsuisheopenedinMarch.
HerSingaporeflagshiprestaurantwillalsobe
championingherprogressiveapproachtocreating
diningexperiences.ButunlikeitscousininHongKong,
whichboastsover30savourydishes,themenuherewill
focusonsmallbites.Thisformeisverynew.However,
Ihavebeencookingforeightyears,anddoing(savoury
dishes)inSingaporeisnotnewtome,shesaid,citing
her2013cookbookDimSum:AFlourforwardApproach
ToTraditionalFavoritesAndContemporaryCreations
thatshecoauthoredwithdimsumchefMaJianJun.
SoIvealwayshadaverycuriousmindwhenitcomes
to(savouries)likedimsumbutImnotgoingtocallit
dimsumbecauseitisreally(about)modChinese
cuisine.
Forexample,Wongexplainedthatherdimsum
creationsarefocusedontheflourusedtomakethe
differentdishes.Youhavehigh,mediumandlowgluten
flourtomakethedifferenttexturesoftheskin.Youhave
alsotheglutinousricepowders,themochitypeof
powderaswell,soIwanttointroduceallthatinmy
cuisine,whichisgoingtobeverydifferentfromthe
menuinHongKong,shesaid,affirmingthatwhilethe
philosophyremainsthesame,shehasalwaysbeenan
advocateofchangingperceptions.
RedefiningmodChinesefareinSingaporeisa
challengeshewelcomes,asshepreferstogooutofher
comfortzone.Thereafewdimsumrestaurantshere
thathavedonemodChinese,butputting,forexample,

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PortobellomushroomsinamantouisnotmodChinese,
sheposited.
OneofthesignaturesdishesatJaniceWongSingapore
willbetheplatteroffivewhitedumplings,whichwill
incorporatefivetypesofflours.Whetherthefillings
continuetochangedoesntmatterasmuch,Wongsaid,
assheisnotalwaysconcernedabouttheflavourofthe
fillings.Itcouldbechillicrab,itcouldbelaksaitreally
doesntmatter.
Therewillalsobemoresubstantialnoodledishes,such
asherduocolouredredandblacknoodles.Itsquitean
extensivemenu,shecontinued.Itsgoingtohavexiao
longbaosaswell,but,ofcourse,wearegoingtocall
themliquiddumplings.This,sheexplained,isbecause
thefocusisonthedumplingsstretchableskin.
Similarly,herplansforherlatestSingaporeventure
involvesomedeceivinglymodestambitions.Thegoalfor
thenext10years,shesaid,isveryclear:Tochange
whatpeopleunderstandasmodChinesedishes.Fans
ofhersweetswillalsobegladtoknowthatJaniceWong
Singaporewillbehometoherlineofcreative
confections(morethan70types),suchaschocolate
bonbons,hersignaturechocolatepaintandmochi,
previouslysoldatpopupstoresatMarinaBaySands
andIonOrchard.
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