Nonya nuances

Penang Peranakan fare comes to…

ROYAL PLAZA ON SCOTTS

WHAT: Nelson Li, the Peranakan culture adviser from the hit television series, The Little Nyonya, will serve as the guest chef, lending his traditional recipes to dishes like ayam buah keluak and curry assam fish, from 11 August to 9 September.
WHERE: Carousel

Peranakan dinner priced from $63. Royal Plaza on Scotts, 25 Scotts Road.

Tel: 6589 7799

SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, SINGAPORE

WHAT: Three chefs from the Malaysian state—chef Chew Soon Hock (a famous nonya kueh maker), and Tan Jake Boh and Lim Thow Siong (Golden Sands Resort) — have been invited to dish up favourites like chap chye and huat kueh (sweetened, steamed rice cakes made with palm wine).
WHERE: The Line and The Rose Veranda from 18 to 31 August.
Lunch from $47/dinner from $68 at The Line. High tea from $38 at The Rose Veranda. Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore, 22 Orange Grove Road. Tel: 6213 4398