Buffet of sights, sounds and scents for all with StarHub s Hubalicious

Singapore, 9 October 2013 - Two back-to-back days of food, fun and laughter for lovers of food and cooking are coming in November with StarHub's Hubalicious.

Open from 10am to 6:30pm on 2 November and 3 November 2013, Hubalicious aims to give attendees a feast for both their eyes and palate while getting up close and personal with four celebrity chefs from StarHub TV's food and lifestyle channels: Eric Lanlard of BBC Lifestyle (StarHub TV Ch 432), Henry & Tom Herbert, The Fabulous Baker Brothers of TLC (StarHub TV Ch 427) and Willin Low of the Asian Food Channel (StarHub TV Ch 435). Please find the chefs' biographies at the end of the media release.

For the first time since the debut of Hubalicious in 2010, members of the public can enjoy free entry to the event held at PasarBella @ The Grandstand (200 Turf Club Road) and savour firsthand the celebrity chefs' signature works of art influenced by their own culinary upbringing. Beyond pampering their taste buds, aspiring chefs and fans alike can also interact with the four culinary stars as well as TV personality George Young of DIVA Universal (StarHub TV Ch 522) and chefs from hit reality TV series Chef Corner Junior of now TV On Demand (StarHub TV Ch 837) to pick up valuable cooking tips through hands-on participation and live' demonstrations. Please refer to the table below for the event highlights.

Highlights of Hubalicious

Date & Time

Celebrity

What's happening

2 November

12pm - 1:30pm

Henry & Tom Herbert, The Fabulous Baker Brothers

Cook-off challenge

Baking secrets & quick guide to meat cuts

Photograph & autograph opportunity

2 November

2pm - 2:30pm

George Young

Meet-and-greet session

2 November

3pm - 4:30pm

Eric Lanlard

Baking demonstration

2 November

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Chefs from Chef Corner Junior

Cooking demonstration

3 November

11am - 12:30pm

Eric Lanlard

Baking demonstration

Cake decoration challenge

3 November

2pm - 3pm

George Young

Cooking demonstration

Quick guide to meat cuts

3 November

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Chefs from Chef Corner Junior

Cooking demonstration

3 November

5pm - 6:30pm

Willin Low

Canap s demonstration

In between these interactive sessions, guests can explore over 30 unique food, wine and kitchenware stalls across the sprawling 30,000 square meters of market space as well as take part in Hubalicious' fringe activities to win attractive prizes.

On Hubalicious' evolution from an annual closed-door dining event to an open, experiential platform celebrating all things food all year round, Ms Lin Shu Fen, StarHub's Head of Home Solutions said, Starting this year, we are thrilled to open our annual food and lifestyle event to an even wider audience, providing opportunities for fans of food and cooking in Singapore to interact with and be inspired by leading celebrity chefs and food personalities of the world. Essentially, Hubalicious is envisioned to be the platform for our local aspiring chefs to hone their skills, showcase their talent and share their trade with like-minded foodies, which will spur the collaborative creation of local food-related content for our TV and digital platforms.

Food lovers keen to stay updated on StarHub's future food-related activities can download StarHub's FooD.I.Y app free from Apple App Store and Google Play. FooD.I.Y offers tech-savvy foodies easy access to an extensive, regularly updated database of recipes by popular chefs and personalities from StarHub TV's food and lifestyle channels. Recipes showcased at this year's Hubalicious will be made available on FooD.I.Y after the event.

Please stay tuned to www.starhub.com/hubalicious for updates.

Chef Biographies

Eric Lanlard

Eric Lanlard is a Master P tissier and twice winner of the prestigious Continental P tissier of the Year at the British Baking Awards. Eric has four TV series' to his name, with the most recent being Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard. The series, which airs on BBC Lifestyle (StarHub TV Ch 432), shows Eric sharing his tips and skills on how to produce mouth-watering cakes and desserts with ease and speed. Aside from TV shows, Eric has published several cookbooks and runs regular baking classes at his Cake Boy boutique, in southwest London. When not baking, Erics passions include art, traveling, cars, his home and wine. In 2014, Eric will become the first chef to travel to space with Virgin Galactic.

Henry & Tom Herbert, The Fabulous Baker Brothers

As fifth generation bakers, Tom and Henry Herbert come from a long line of family food lovers and are carrying on the tradition with gusto. Elder sibling Tom Herbert was declared Young Baker of the Year at The Baking Industry Awards in 2000, while Henry is a respected chef-turned-butcher and they are on a mission to restore the food culture in Britain. Their family business, Hobbs House Bakery, was established way back in the 1920s, and has scooped numerous national awards. Tom and Henry are also talented journalists and are regular contributors to national newspapers and renowned food publications.

Willin Low

Chef Willin's cooking philosophy is to provide happiness to his guests through food. He started his culinary career in the pastry department of Ricciotti Italian Bistro and was promoted to Chef de Partie in December 2004. He then moved to Garibaldi Italian Fine Dining, working alongside Chef Roberto Galetti. In February 2007, Chef Willin opened a casual chill-out bar, Wild Oats. Five months later, he opened Relish, a concept restaurant specialising in good quality burgers paired with gourmet beers from around the world. Recently, Chef Willin took a step into the lime light, starring in his own Asian Food Channel Original Production, A Party Affair, which showcases him whipping up globally influenced and fuss-free party food!

George Young

Born in the UK, George You

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