All Stories & Events

All Stories & Events

Food Talks & Workshops

Bean-To-Bar Chocolate Factory Tour

7, 9, 14, 21, 23 May • 01:30pm

An introductory, hands-on programme exploring the bean-to-bar chocolate-making process. Learn key ingredients, production techniques, and flavour development, followed by a hands-on session where participants create and customise their own dark chocolate bar.

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Food Others

Brani by Boat: Stories and Flavours of the Sea

23 - 24 May • 05:00pm

Explore Pulau Brani’s rich maritime heritage through docked boat lunches and guided dinner sea tours. Enjoy traditional island dishes, storytelling, documentary screenings, and thematic discussions celebrating cultural identity and community, all from Marina @ Keppel Bay.

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Food Practices Others

Coffee Around the World: Singapore’s Maritime Trade Routes

23 May • 10:00am

This programme explores Singapore’s role as a historic maritime hub in the global coffee trade, tracing how green coffee beans travelled by sea from producing countries to Southeast Asia, and how port infrastructure, warehousing, and roasting shaped local coffee culture.

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Food Tours & Trails

DoDo Fish Ball Making Experiential Workshop & 360 Production Video

1 - 22 May • 10:00am

Learn all about fishball making. Modern vs tradition methods. Hands on and make your own fishball!

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Food Talks & Workshops

From Pulau to Table: A Storytelling and Dining Experience

8 - 9 May • 06:30pm

A dining and storytelling collaboration exploring maritime food traditions of the Singapore Straits. Through curated dishes and lived histories, participants discover how coastal ingredients, trade routes, and Orang Laut experiences shape Singapore’s food heritage.

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Food Talks & Workshops

From Sea to Shore: Baking the Tides of Singapore

16 - 17 May • 10:00am

A hands-on maritime heritage baking masterclass at a swanky commercial kitchen studio where participants bake, taste, and uncover Singapore’s port history through edible storytelling inspired by seafaring life, spice routes, and dockside communities.

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Places Food Tours & Trails

Roots & Flavours: A Pulau Ubin Discovery

2 - 3, 9 - 10, 16 - 17, 23 - 24 May • 08:30am

Travel by bumboat to Pulau Ubin and uncover its rich maritime past. Once sustained by granite trade and coastal fishing, island villagers relied on tides and kelongs for livelihood before migrating to mainland Singapore, leaving behind kampungs that reflect the nation’s seafaring heritage.

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Food Tours & Trails

Spice to Meet You! –  Spice Shop Tour & Sharing

2, 9, 16, 23 May • 09:30am

Join Anthony as he brings heritage to life through handcrafted spice blends, sharing the stories, traditions, and bold flavours behind every creation.

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Food Talks & Workshops

Spices & Shipping: A Sunset Journey Through Singapore’s Maritime Heritage

4, 11, 18 May • 06:30pm

Each Monday during SHF2026, join us at The Westin Singapore's Level 32 Lobby Lounge. Enjoy a gin cocktail (or alcohol-free mocktail) infused with spices, learn about Singapore’s maritime history, and take in the views of the stunning port at sunset.

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Food Practices Talks & Workshops

Tea Appreciation Workshop: A Journey through the history of Bak Kut Teh with Song Fa and Pek Sin Choon

15, 22 May • 03:00pm

Experience the history of Bak Kut Teh through a curated journey of food and tea, shaped by Singapore’s maritime trade. Discover how tea connected people from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and regions across early trade routes.

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