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Challenge Accepted: Hawker Heroes Will Be Taking On Gordon Ramsey

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Hi Huneybees,




The poll for for food lovers to choose which 3 of Singapore's favourite hawkers will square off against Gordon Ramsay in the SingTel Hawker Heroes culinary challenge was launched on Tuesday, 25 June and has since received a total of over 575,700 votes!



In a new video released, Chef Ramsay said he is looking forward to coming to Singapore for the challenge, which will take place in July. SingTel will be announcing the results of the poll and further details about the challenge on 3 July.

SingTel is also pleased to introduce Mr KF Seetoh, founder of Makansutra, as a host and Singapore food ambassador in the SingTel Hawker Heroes Challenge. Seetoh is a passionate foodie and champion of Singapore's unique hawker heritage. He recently launched the 2013 World Street Food Congress, where more than 80,000 celebrated the joys of street food over a 10-day event.

In addition, voters stand to win up to $8000 worth of HungryGoWhere Dining Cards that can be used at any restaurant that accepts MasterCard.





For more information please visit: http://www.hawkerheroes.com 



About SingTel Hawker Heroes

In June, seven of Singapore’s most well-regarded food bloggers with the support of SingTel had issued an invite to Chef Ramsay, to help determine if our hawker food has what it takes to match up to the prestigious standards of the world renowned Michelin guide.


This invite was issued amidst concerns about the future of Singapore’s hawker heritage, with fewer picking up the craft from the current generation of hawkers.  It also aims to address the debate among foodies whether our hawkers are as talented as Michelin-starred chefs and if international recognition would boost the hawker trade.

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Challenge Accepted! Singapore Food Lovers & SingTel Invite Gordon Ramsay to Challenge the Nation’s Favourite Hawkers

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Hi Huneybees,


A group of Singapore’s best-known and most respected food bloggers, with the support of SingTel, have today formally challenged Michelin-starred Chef Gordon Ramsay (the chef from Hell's Kitchen) to take on Singapore’s most beloved hawkers in a culinary contest.

Should Chef Ramsay accept the challenge, he will pit his skills against three popular hawkers who will be selected through a public poll hosted on the HungryGoWhere website.

The contest will determine if Singapore’s hawker fare can match up to the standards of the prestigious Michelin guide, which has become the benchmark for culinary excellence around the world.

The challenge is in response to recent concerns of a decline in local hawker culture and whether international recognition, such as Michelin-starred accreditation, would encourage fresh talent to join the trade and preserve Singapore’s hawker heritage. There has also been much debate on whether Singapore hawkers have the necessary qualities to take on Michelin-starred chefs like Gordon Ramsay. Read more about it here.

Snippets of the challenge via Twittersphere.

The food bloggers who have joined hands to issue the challenge are no strangers to the local food scene. Namely: Dr Leslie Tay (iEatiShootiPost), Daniel Ang (Daniel’s Food Diary), Catherine Ling (Camemberu), Philip Lim (Keropokman), Karen Wee (SuperFineFeline), Melissa Koh (Melicacy) and Rayner Ng (HisFoodBlog).

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