HIS first name is Jack, and he runs a restaurant chain called Mad Jack, so his wife's name has got to be Madeleine or something, right? Well, no, but it is an honest mistake some customers make. Madam Tan Siew Khuan, 46, laughs it all off but the occasional confusion underlines how closely she and her husband work together to run their string of eateries serving Aussie-style fare. Mr Jack Chin,...

A healthier version of chicken briyani has become even more beneficial to the body. To begin with, the dish of chicken and rice cooked in spices that is offered by Azizah in Geylang Serai Market and Food Centre is prepared in the Pakistani style. This means it is whipped up using more tomatoes, fewer spices and less oil, said Mr Noshad Yaqoob, 48, a Singaporean whose father came here from...

Plans to open at least 30 Japanese food outlets abroad over next decade HUSBAND and wife team Yvone Lim and Roger Tan are taking on the world with their small home-grown restaurant chain. They aim to create a global franchise with Ramen Ten, Singapore's first halal Japanese restaurant, and may fairly soon boast 30 or more franchisees, all abroad. Their global ambitions reflect...

THIS year's korban ritual has been successfully completed, the Singapore Mosques Korban Committee said yesterday in a press statement. The ritual involves the slaughter of an animal on Hari Raya Haji to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim's obedience to God. The meat is given to needy families. The committee said yesterday that the ritual was carried out at 16 mosques and two Malay/Muslim organisations...

Give up artery-clogging saturated fat to mark Hari Raya Haji, the Muslim Festival of Sacrifice, on Oct 26. Cook sayur lodeh (vegetables in coconut gravy) with coconut juice and low-fat milk, instead of coconut cream. In this way, chefs I Gusti Nyoman Kaler and Noldy Herling Bawiling, from Kintamani Indonesian Restaurant in Furama Riverfront Singapore, have made their dish healthier with the help...