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Michelin Guide 2017 Behind The Scenes: A Tipsy Bak Chor Mee Hawker, A Kiss Between Two Chefs

What really went on behind the glitz and glamour of the Michelin Guide star event on Thursday (Jun 29)? We bring you all the juicy details.PHOTOS: KELVIN CHIA

Michelin Guide 2017 Behind The Scenes: A Tipsy Bak Chor Mee Hawker, A Kiss Between Two Chefs

The F&B world may be competitive, but the scene is still friendly: we spied Whitegrass restaurant’s Australian chef-owner Sam Aisbett giving fellow Aussie head chef Rishi Naleendra of Cheek by Jowl a cheeky congratulatory peck on his, um, cheek (right). Aww. Meanwhile, wheelchair-bound Haikal Johari, the exec chef of Spanish restaurant Alma by Juan Amador, was cheerfully hoisted on stage by his fellow one-star chefs for photo-taking. Haikal was initially paralysed from the neck down following a motorbike accident last year in Bangkok. But the Singaporean is thankfully on the mend (he is now able to move briefly, supported). He returned home to helm Alma as its new chef while he recuperated, upholding the restaurant’s one-star status.

What really went on behind the glitz and glamour of the Michelin Guide star event on Thursday (Jun 29)? We bring you all the juicy details.

PHOTOS: KELVIN CHIA

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