Singapore-based chefs tell us what their partners dish out for them when they are off duty
Culinary professionals are always crafting menus and turning out specialities for their guests, even on special occasions. We find out from these following top chefs what home-cooked dishes their partners lovingly rustle up for them on their days off.
1. Tamara Chavez
Head Chef, Canchita Peruvian Cuisine
Chef Tamara Chavez’s husband Daniel Chavez who’s also chef-owner of Canchita Peruvian Cuisine loves to cook at home. The busy couple works together at their restaurant to roll out exciting Peruvian and Latin American cuisine.
Tamara says that Daniel loves to cook all kinds of soups (using chicken), as well as green salads with apple cider vinegar and olive oil. She adds that Daniel’s speciality is pasta, although they try to avoid eating too much these days as they’re always eating pasta at night after work.
As for her favourite food that Daniel prepares, Tamara says, “I do love it when he cooks Spanish food for me. I have to say that I am very lucky because many people miss the flavours of Ola Cocina del Mar. If my husband wants to surprise me, he always prepares his paella with squid ink noodles, which was one of his famous dishes [at Ola Cocina]. And we enjoy it with some tapas.”
“On weekends, we like to have a balance. Sometimes we eat Mexican food that I prepare, Peruvian food that he prepares, or we make menus based on a country’s cuisine or an ingredient. And on those occasions, we invite our friends to our house. We believe that food tastes better when it is shared.”