'Blind dates for chefs': Kenjiro Hashida launches Savour Life dining series pairing unlikely culinary partners

Chef Kenjiro Hashida has launched a new dining series called Savour Life, which pairs chefs from different culinary backgrounds for collaborative dining events. The series, launched in partnership with events organizer Melissa Ho, aims to provide chefs with a fun and unique opportunity to step out of their comfort zones and explore new culinary ideas.

The first event took place on August 13th, where Hashida cooked with chef Drew Nocente over charcoal at Nocente's woodfire restaurant Il Toro. They created a full menu of new dishes, such as grilled eggplant, cucumber and mikan kosho salad, and fish noodles with turbot tea. Future events will feature even more diverse pairings, including hawkers, and may include collaborations between chefs from different countries, such as pairing Korean food with Thai food.

The goal of Savour Life is to build a database of chefs and diners, paving the way for bigger F&B events in the future. Events are priced under S$200 and each dish is created from scratch, designed to be a unique and one-of-a-kind experience.