Kf seetoh biography of michael

Early life and career K. F. Seetoh was born in 1962, the fourth of five children..

Some call him the Guru of Grub; others, the Makankaki Master, but KF Seetoh, by any name, is Singapore’s most recognized and celebrated expert on one of the country’s greatest and most beloved national treasures: food.

His life was not all a bed of roses.

Seetoh Kok Fye, better known as KF Seetoh (Class of 1978) was recognised as Singapore's Food Ambassador by then Singapore President Mr S.R. Nathan.

Early life and career K. F. Seetoh was born in 1962, the fourth of five children.

Curated by KF Seetoh, founder of the World Street Food Congress and Makansutra, Urban Hawker is an authentic Singapore street food center.

Mr Michael Molina left Singapore before she gained independence, and spent the next 45 years cooking his way around Europe and the UK.

Not just any food, but hawker food – the food of the street; the soul of Singapore.

Makanguru

Since 1996 Seetoh has dedicated his life to writing, photographing and understanding the street food of Singapore, heading to every place where queues for food form.

“Back then there was no guide to the food here,” Seetoh explained as we shared some carrot cake at Makansutra’s own Glutton’s Bay food center beside the Esplanade. So he was inspired to compile information about the food and the hawkers.

The hardest thing was identifying the places to try. “It took a lot of talking to people on the street, to taxi drivers and to people cooking food,” he said with a broad smile. The result: Makansutra, Seetoh