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Food and drink: Discover all there is to know about the Chinese New Year

10 February 2025
Food and drink: Discover all there is to know about the Chinese New Year

Food and drink: Discover all there is to know about the Chinese New Year

10 February 2025

From customs and traditions, to food and the Chinese zodiac, private chef Lilian Hiw takes us through the Chinese New Year festival.


Food and drink: Who knew there were so many ways to preserve eggs?

15 December 2024
Food and drink: Who knew there were so many ways to preserve eggs?

Food and drink: Who knew there were so many ways to preserve eggs?

15 December 2024

If you thought eggs were for frying, scrambling or poaching, think again. Private chef Lilian Hiw looks at Asian methods to preserve and enjoy them


Food and Drink: Lilian Hiw asks – Who fancies a curry?

16 November 2024
Food and Drink: Lilian Hiw asks – Who fancies a curry?

Food and Drink: Lilian Hiw asks – Who fancies a curry?

16 November 2024

Private chef Lilian Hiw explores the subtle differences of how curry is made in different countries.


Would you like curry for breakfast?

19 October 2024
Would you like curry for breakfast?

Would you like curry for breakfast?

19 October 2024

Curry is a dish for breakfast, lunch and dinner, says private chef Lilian Hiw, who gives us a recipe for this amazingly diverse dish


Explore the story of satay and then have a go at making your own

22 September 2024
Explore the story of satay and then have a go at making your own

Explore the story of satay and then have a go at making your own

22 September 2024

Many of us have enjoyed satay but do you know it’s story? Private chef Lilian Hiw fills us in and gives us her recipe to try


Food and drink: Take a tasty tour around Singapore with chef Lilian Hiw

24 August 2024
Food and drink: Take a tasty tour around Singapore with chef Lilian Hiw

Food and drink: Take a tasty tour around Singapore with chef Lilian Hiw

24 August 2024

Get set for a culinary tour of Singapore…. private chef Lilian Hiw shows us around the best venues and recommends what food to try.


Dim sum - food to ‘touch the heart’

04 May 2024
Dim sum - food to ‘touch the heart’

Dim sum - food to ‘touch the heart’

04 May 2024

Private chef Lilian Hiw on the dishes, traditions and etiquette of dim sum


Food and drink: Who knew rice paper had so many uses?

06 April 2024
Food and drink: Who knew rice paper had so many uses?

Food and drink: Who knew rice paper had so many uses?

06 April 2024

Private chef Lilian Hiw introduces Vietnamese rice paper and the wide variety of ways we can use it, from samosas to cakes


Food and drink: Get out the wok and try this tasty recipe

09 March 2024
Food and drink: Get out the wok and try this tasty recipe

Food and drink: Get out the wok and try this tasty recipe

09 March 2024

Lilian Hiw shares her sweet and sour pork recipe and celebrates the launch of her own cookbook


Learn all about the auspicious symbolism of traditional Lunar New Year foods

12 February 2024
Learn all about the auspicious symbolism of traditional Lunar New Year foods

Learn all about the auspicious symbolism of traditional Lunar New Year foods

12 February 2024

Lunar New Year celebrations are full of traditions – Lilian Hiw looks at the food that is served and what the different dishes symbolise.


Step aboard for a culinary journey through Asia in chef’s first cookbook

13 January 2024
Step aboard for a culinary journey through Asia in chef’s first cookbook

Step aboard for a culinary journey through Asia in chef’s first cookbook

13 January 2024

Private chef Lilian Hiw is about to launch her first cookbook and takes us behind the scenes of how she put it together


Here’s some great ways to create tasty treats with Christmas leftovers

16 December 2023
Here’s some great ways to create tasty treats with Christmas leftovers

Here’s some great ways to create tasty treats with Christmas leftovers

16 December 2023

Add a tasty Asian twist to your Christmas leftovers.


Would you like fried chicken for your Christmas dinner?

18 November 2023
Would you like fried chicken for your Christmas dinner?

Would you like fried chicken for your Christmas dinner?

18 November 2023

From Kentucky Fried Chicken to noodle soup, roast turkey to spring rolls, private chef Lilian Hiw checks out what Asian countries enjoy at Christmas.


Let’s chat canapés. . .

21 October 2023
Let’s chat canapés. . .

Let’s chat canapés. . .

21 October 2023

Take a trip round Asia with private chef Lilian Hiw and wow your friends with some tasty and inspiring ideas for canapés


FOOD & DRINK: Drink up and say cheers to long, hot summer treats

02 October 2023
FOOD & DRINK: Drink up and say cheers to long, hot summer treats

FOOD & DRINK: Drink up and say cheers to long, hot summer treats

02 October 2023

Top Suffolk chef Lilian Hiw details the drinks she has enjoyed this summer on those long, hot days.


You’ll be a fan of tofu after this

26 August 2023
You’ll be a fan of tofu after this

You’ll be a fan of tofu after this

26 August 2023

Private chef Lilian Hiw shows us just how tasty and versatile tofu can be


When it’s hot outside, there’s nothing nicer than a refreshing salad

01 July 2023
When it’s hot outside, there’s nothing nicer than a refreshing salad

When it’s hot outside, there’s nothing nicer than a refreshing salad

01 July 2023

Private chef Lilian Hiw helps us create some fabulous Asian inspired salads


Do you know the difference between light and dark soy sauce?

03 June 2023
Do you know the difference between light and dark soy sauce?

Do you know the difference between light and dark soy sauce?

03 June 2023

Private chef Lilian Hiw gives us the lowdown on Asian sauces and condiments that will boost the flavour of your food


Take a trip to paradise

19 May 2023
Take a trip to paradise

Take a trip to paradise

19 May 2023

Singapore is a food paradise! A culturally diverse city, you can find food from all over the world on this tiny island.