Singapore’s healthcare heroes pick their favourite food takeaways and deliveries

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Singapore's healthcare heroes pick their favourite nutrient takeaways and deliveries

In support of local F&B businesses, our doctors reveal their favourite food delivery and takeaway joints.

(Photos: Dr Jade Kua, Dr June Goh)

08 Jun 2022 06:30AM (Updated: 09 Jul 2022 07:23AM)

Food, Singapore's national passion, is a source of comfort and joy for many, especially during the past few months. No surprises, then, that our heroic doctors, many of whom are at the frontlines of the coronavirus battle, are seeking respite in a warm, hearty meal too.

Plus, every takeaway repast counts in helping to continue the businesses in our vibrant food industry going during these tough times. CNA Luxury picks the brains of vii doctors in Singapore to discover out which F&B outlets are on their speed dial when they need a dose of nourishment for their bodies and minds.

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DR JADE KUA, PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY SPECIALIST

(Photo: Dr Jade Kua)

"Food is my linguistic communication of dear. When the circuit breaker kicked in, I realised that the mood amid minor businesses was low. At the aforementioned time, I was aware that in that location were friends and donors who wanted to purchase healthcare workers a meal. When I was recently in quarantine, I was in a position to connect the dots and matched donors to F&B businesses to coordinate food drops to healthcare workers.

As I didn't want to turn physical isolation into social isolation, I began using Instagram Alive to share where the food was being sent to and word began to spread. Now that I am dorsum at piece of work total time, I just exercise referrals as at that place are other movements that are helping with this. It is lovely how so many like-minded people are reaching out."

Her favourites:

1. Keng Eng Kee Seafood was one of the beginning to attain out for this initiative and the owner did and so much for the movement. Everybody has told me they dearest the food.
2. People think acai is a dessert but the bowls from The Acai Commonage are a repast in themselves.
3. There are many cute piddling shops that sell baked treats. Recent discoveries include Baker'southward Bench Bakery and Ten Butter Fingers.

The Acai Collective. (Photo: Dr Jade Kua)

DR LOH MAY-HAN, CONSULTANT AND OBSTETRIC ANAESTHESIA Pb, AND DR ADRIAN NG, CONSULTANT ANAESTHESIOLOGIST

(Photograph: Dr Loh May-Han and Dr Adrian Ng)

Dr Loh provides anaesthetic and peri-operative care and she has been involved in the multi-disciplinary workflow planning and management of COVID-19 positive pregnant patients. She recently published a clinical opinion paper on this topic in a medical journal. She is also the undergraduate medical education director and assistant professor of Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and is involved in planning how medical students may resume clinical grooming safely.

Dr Ng takes care of patients in the peri-operative flow who crave anaesthesia or sedation for their procedures or surgeries. Medical emergencies nevertheless occur during this period and anaesthesiologists get called in to provide amazement, sedation or intensive care support where necessary.

"Food is non merely a means of sustenance, information technology also provides comfort. Nosotros look forward to meal times where nosotros enjoy not just the partaking of food but as well the time spent together. We have always supported our lively local F&B scene – even before this crisis – through eating out or doing takeaways virtually every solar day. An interesting point is that the online pick and variety of food is much greater these days equally a effect of more restaurants and nutrient outlets pivoting to food delivery and accept-outs – it is always good to have more choices."

New Ubin Seafood. (Photo: Dr Loh May-Han and Dr Adrian Ng)

Their favourites:

1. New Ubin Seafood's USDA Black Angus 'Choice' Rib-Eye served with Idaho murphy wedges and Heart Attack Fried Rice is not for the faint-hearted. The decadence of beef drippings in the aromatic fried rice is simply out of this world!
2. Pince & Pints offers fresh lobsters with a succulently sweet bite. The Lobster Noodles take an amazing wok hei reminiscent of the famed lobster noodles from Bayswater, London and eating information technology is like a trip downwards retention lane dorsum to the expert onetime days when we could travel.
3. Fish Mart Sakuraya is a no-frills Japanese fish mart with a fresh selection of sashimi that is air-flown from Tokyo, which is great for satisfying the sashimi craving. With a bit of imagination, we can visualise ourselves in the hustle and bustle of Shibuya.

Fish Mart Sakuraya. (Photo: Dr Loh May-Han and Dr Adrian Ng)

DR KAREN SOH, MEDICAL Managing director

Prive Clinic's Dr Soh has been volunteering with HealthServe to care for migrant workers who live exterior the dormitories and who need medical attention.

"When the circuit breaker showtime started, in that location was a great need to look afterward the food and basic needs of the migrant workers. I worked with Hope Initiative Alliance and Alliance of Guest Workers Outreach to heighten funds to pay for meals that were delivered to the dormitories when they were designated every bit isolation areas and the migrant workers were not allowed to get out to buy food or groceries. Personally, I relish having meals delivered from restaurants to my dwelling house and I order them for my friends to savour likewise."

Her favourites:

1. Nosotros had fantastic popiah and Hokkien mee from Po. They use the best and most luxurious ingredients to elevate everyday food into something special, while retaining the essence of the dish. For example, the Hokkien mee came with caberino prawns and yet retained the wok hei when it arrived. That was no hateful feat.
2. The Korean fried chicken from Huraideu came crispy and coated with a wicked hot sauce.
3. I dear the tomahawk steaks from Butcher Boy and Meatsmith. The meat was washed to our preferred doneness (medium rare) and is juicy and tender. The marinade was also perfect and nosotros could still gustatory modality the char.

DR JUNE GOH, SENIOR CONSULTANT IN ANAESTHESIOLOGY & NEUROINTENSIVE Care

(Photograph: Dr June Goh)

"To me, food is finding a way to stay close despite social distancing. During the circuit breaker, I was introduced to food from all corners of Singapore past relatives and friends. It has been difficult non going out with friends, and then we've been coming together up for Zoom dinners and ordering our favourite food for each other. I besides desire to support my friends in healthcare, especially those who live past themselves, who hardly have the time or energy to melt after a long solar day at work – and so I've been sending them meals or goodies (or both). I've also sent food to certain charities."

Burnt Ends. (Photo: Dr June Goh)

Her favourites:

1. Burnt Ends is one of the top 50 restaurants in the globe and and so difficult to get a reservation at. It was squeamish to be able to bask their world-renowned cuisine from home. The beef and crab legs with the amazing sauces was excellent. This is not a meal to rush through every bit information technology does require proper plating and reheating to enjoy it to the fullest.
2. Bak chor mee stall Huang Da Fu (31 Republic Crescent) is my husband'southward favourite postal service-lawn tennis haunt. The dish has enough of ingredients and the right balance of vinegar and spice. At that place'southward the added bonus of adding more fried pork lard from a huge container at the front of the stall. I e'er complain that I have likewise much mee pok in my basin simply it still gets finished anyway.
3. Our family unit has been regular customers of Island Creamery for years. We love the high quality and variety of flavours. I order pulut hitam and chendol flavours for the older folks and Milo Ping Pong and coconut swirl for the kids.

Huang Da Fu. (Photo: Dr June Goh)

DR FELIX LI, Lead Aesthetic Doc

Thomson Wellth Aesthetics Dispensary's Dr Li has been volunteering full-time at a community care facility to provide medical care for residents as they recover.

"To me, food is a drove of memories and life experience. I grew up on local food, which will always be my staple. I am deeply grateful to local hawkers and food producers, for persevering our traditional recipes and offering consumers the freshest produce over all these years."

Sing Hon Loong Bakery. (Photo: Dr Felix Li)

His favourites:

1. Only considering there's simply three minutes for breakfast doesn't mean it cannot be perfect. For a pre-shift repast, the bread from Sing Hon Loong bakery toasts beautifully, works wonderfully with a lite affect of butter or a generous spread of peanut butter, merely is all-time eaten just as it is. It is soft, fluffy, subtly only unmistakably sweet and incredibly fragrant.
2. After a dark shift, nix warms the bones and nourishes the soul like a piping hot bowl of dark herbal goop from Forenoon Bah Kut Teh (531A #01-72 Upper Cross Street Hong Lim Complex Hawker Centre), complete with tender pork ribs that fall off the os, feisty chilli padi, and traditional Chinese kung fu tea over a charcoal burn down.
3. On my days off, I indulge in the tender, juicy, succulent, flavour-packed soy sauce chicken from Lady Boss Soy Sauce Craven which delivers islandwide. Every bird is marinated overnight in artisanal rice wine and a secret blend of aromatics, and then prepared with love past – as rumour has it – the lady dominate herself.

Lady Boss Soy Sauce Chicken. (Photograph: Dr Felix Li)

DR SHRAVAN VERMA, FOUNDER AND CEO

(Photograph: Dr Shravan Verma)

According to Dr Shravan Verma, founder and CEO of Speedoc, the company provides nursing and telemedicine support at foreign worker dormitories and swab isolation facilities.

"Food is what keeps me going. I eat so that I can proceed on doing my role for Singapore. I'g always on the go and with the global pandemic on our hands, I take to eat at odd hours, so I guild food to wherever I am located."

His favourites:

1. The healthy burritos by Baja Fresh are conveniently packed and fix to be taken anywhere.
2. Rosso Wine makes keen pizzas with excellent dough at an affordable price.
3. I love the chicken gyro at Kebabs Faktory. They besides have succulent kebabs and wraps.

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