{"id":49642,"date":"2013-07-08T06:01:02","date_gmt":"2013-07-07T22:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=49642"},"modified":"2013-07-08T06:01:02","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T22:01:02","slug":"singtels-hawker-heroes-vs-gordon-ramsay-the-verdict-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/08\/singtels-hawker-heroes-vs-gordon-ramsay-the-verdict-video\/","title":{"rendered":"SingTel’s Hawker Heroes vs Gordon Ramsay, the Verdict (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The SingTel’s Hawker Heroes versus Chef Gordon Ramsay had finally taken place last evening. And I am proud to say that 2 out of the 3 local dishes (Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice, 328 Katong Laksa and Jumbo Seafood Restaurant Chilli Crab) were won by our hawker heroes. Read on to find out who won (and of course to see Gordon Ramsay pictures).<\/p>\n

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Here is a poster of the SingTel Hawker Heroes vs Gordon Ramsay.<\/p>\n

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Thanks to SingTel for the invite, I was able to experience personally the power of Chef Gordon Ramsay, and of course, our Singapore foodies. I got to know that someone actually queued for the free coupon (1,000 coupons) since 1am on Sunday.<\/p>\n

The event was held at Newton Food Centre. SingTel actually set up a big tentage just outside the food centre. Ramsay was surrounded with security. Even with Media pass, it was not easy to take a good picture of him. Here is my first encounter with him (abet a little far). He was checking the preparation.<\/p>\n

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BTW, I need to declare that this post is for his fans. There will be a lot of pictures of him in different angle. I did many close ups of him. So, expect to see some wrinkles (but he carries them well).<\/p>\n

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Here are the containers for the food. There are 1,000 set of 6 of these containers. Here is the Laksa and Chilli Crab.<\/p>\n

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And here is the Hainanese Chicken Rice.<\/p>\n

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There are a lot of people preparing the food. Here is a shot of some of them.<\/p>\n

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Here are some random shots of Ramsay as he moved around the place. He looked serious in these photos.<\/p>\n

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Finally, See Toh appeared. He is one of the comperes for the evening. He is asking Jumbo Seafood Restaurant, Mr. Ang Kiam Meng, about the challenge.<\/p>\n

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Finally (this is really finally), Chef Gordon Ramsay appears before us. You can hear his fans shouting and cheering him.<\/p>\n

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Here are the local Hawker Heroes with Gordon Ramsay.<\/p>\n

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A close up of Mr. Ryan Koh of 328 Katong Laksa.<\/p>\n

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Another shot of Ramsay before the competition begins.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Allen Lew from SingTel said a few words about the challenge. He took out an air horn to signal the start of the challenge.<\/p>\n

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Ramsay was there to distribute the food to the participants. He was super friendly to them. Big smiles from him.<\/p>\n

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But when he started to walk around to check on the preparation, he became super serious.<\/p>\n

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Here is what everyone did when they received their set of food. And it is (maybe) the Singapore thing to capture the food on camera.<\/p>\n

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Here is how the food were arranged. They were divided to Hawker Heroes’ side (bottom) and the Ramsay’s side (top).<\/p>\n

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Nice packaging, BTW.<\/p>\n

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A shot video of the food.<\/p>\n