Award-winning writer, cooking instructor and photographer

Chris Tan is an award-winning writer, cooking instructor and photographer. His articles, columns, recipes and photographs have appeared in many publications, including Singapore's Sunday Times and Straits Times, The Peak magazine, The Peak Selections Gourmet & Travel magazine, and America's Saveur magazine. A cooking and baking instructor at the former Shermay's Cooking School for 10 years, Christopher also conducts talks and demonstrations at venues which have included Singapore's National History Museum and Peranakan Museum, the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley, the Paris' Le Musee Quai Branly, and events like The Singapore Writers' Festival, and The Sydney International Food Festival. He has authored and co-authored many cookbooks, most recently Chinese Heritage Cooking, Ask The Foodie, and NerdBaker. He loves making meaning with words, images and food.

Celebrity chef, cookbook author, food columnist, cooking instructor and entrepreneur, Devagi Sanmugam is one of Singapore's most dynamic and talented food personalities. Starting as a cooking instructor more than 20 years ago, Devagi has since built an impressive portfolio including writing more than a dozen cookbooks. She continues to innovate, being constantly involved in developing and testing original recipes for food companies, restaurants and magazines.

Widely known as the Spice Queen of Singapore, Devagi has also hosted a number of television cooking shows for local and foreign media.