A journalism student at NYU was reminiscing about Red Star Restaurant for a story idea, found my blog on Red Star, and asked me if I know anything about the history of the restaurant. So here it is.
Xian3 Liang2 (冼良), Tan2 Rui4 Jia1 (谭锐佳), Liu2 Yu4 Pei2 (刘育培), and Xu3 Guo2 Wei1 (许国威) were recognized as the four top chefs (四大名厨) of Singapore's F&B industry in the early 70's. They were all apprentices under Luo2 Cheng2 (罗成).
Red Star Restaurant (红星酒家) was a middle-class restaurant started jointly by these four top chefs in the 70's, and managed by Tan Rui Jia. The focus of the restaurant was on traditional Cantonese cuisine. Tan Rui Jia has since passed away, but his philosophy of economical, value-for-money, and tasty food lives on in Red Star.
Posted by ymchee at March 27, 2003 11:36 AM | TrackBack