<![CDATA[French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight]]>http://sg.news.yahoo.com/french-picnic-firm-sparks-singapore-food-fight-182121974.html


anyone heard this news? any comments??

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/39932/french-picnic-firm-sparks-singapore-food-fightRSS for NodeSat, 25 Apr 2026 11:27:32 GMTThu, 30 Aug 2012 04:19:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:26:12 GMT]]>wonder what is so posh about the event when participants tabao hawker food to eat there also... :evil:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/841155https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/841155Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:26:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:02:55 GMT]]>

Mawar:
Tongue in cheek oni har,


If want to bring karipap, call it Pain Surprise. If want to bring kway chap, call it Porc Mangetout de la Chemise Blanche or something. If want to bring rojak with hae gor, call it Delise d'escargots.

Sorry, ma french c'est pas bon but you get the idea? Window dressing a bit la.
:rotflmao: :rotflmao:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/839727https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/839727Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:02:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:47:28 GMT]]>Support local food with local names!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838751https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838751Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:47:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:35:00 GMT]]>how the organisers make money out of this flashmob? ads?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838737https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838737Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:35:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:26:10 GMT]]>SINGAPORE: More than 800 foodies all dressed in white descended on the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands for a very special picnic.


The part—flash mob, part—picnic Diner en Blanc or "White Dinner" made its Asian debut in Singapore on Thursday evening.

The sight of people carrying white tables, chairs and baskets drew many stares from curious on—lookers.

Participants were told to gather at Stadium MRT station and Liang Court, before they were ferried by bus or bumboat to the location.

They were kept in the dark about the venue until the very last minute.

Guests quickly assembled their food on fine chinaware and laid out the silver and glassware after arriving at the picnic’s venue.

Sandy Safi, partner, Diner en Blanc International, said: "Well, you know, people arrived and they are just as devoted. And they really understood what it was all about. They devoted themselves to getting dressed all elegantly… They are all devoted to everything that they are doing."

An array of food was on display, including local fare such as mee siam, and even homemade soy pudding "tau huey".

Diner en Blanc Singapore stirred controversy when it posted a comment on its Facebook page, saying that local food was not permitted.

The comment, which organisers said was a "miscommunication", was withdrawn and apologies issued.

Despite the controversy that dogged the event this past week, it was a full turn—out for Singapore’s first Diner en Blanc.

Diner en Blanc also unexpectedly brought a lot of Singaporeans together through the eating sessions it has helped spawn, such as the "Super White" picnic in the middle of Hong Lim Park, giving Singaporeans another reason to indulge in local favourites.

"Super White" gained traction on Facebook and even attracted a sponsor for soy bean curd, or "tau huey".

Organisers said "Super White" is held in good fun, for Singaporeans to come together to appreciate local food.

Even though "Super White" coincides with Diner en Blanc, its organisers said the event is not meant to be a protest.

Stephanie Phua, organiser of "Super White", said: "We’re not really making a statement, we’re just riding on the event, and that people have feelings towards it. So why don’t we just come together and do something positive?"

Liau Yun Qing, a participant at the event, said: "I wouldn’t say it’s petty because people can have their stuff, and we can have our stuff. It’s not really to protest against them or anything."

— CNA/cc

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838612https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838612Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:26:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:06:26 GMT]]>

pirate:
What is \"upmarket\"? Can eat one or not? :scratchhead:

It is the 2nd floor of the market. Normally, this houses the hawker centre. If it is upmarket food, it's actually hawker centre food. I'm almost certain of this. I have a lot of wet market experience.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838265https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838265Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:06:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:50:33 GMT]]>

pinky:
what is the 'upmarket' french name for chee cheong fun ah?? it's white isnt it? :evil:

Sorry, this is beyond me. Had to use Google Translate. But if you could stomach foie gras, do justice to:
végétariens tripes blanches a la singapour

Viola! C'est ca! Can?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838260https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838260Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:50:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:20:31 GMT]]>what is the 'upmarket' french name for chee cheong fun ah?? it's white isnt it? :evil:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838178https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838178Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:20:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:00:47 GMT]]>

pirate:
verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"pirate\"]What is \"upmarket\"? Can eat one or not? :scratchhead:


upmarket means the share price goes up, down market means quickly sell your stock :evil: :evil:

but pirate where got market one ? :evil: :evil:

Pirate got rum and cannonball market. We call it \"commodities future\" market, because we take delivery now and pay \"in the future\". 😉
But today STI, HSI, Nikkei, ASX all down leh. So it is a \"downmarket\" picnic? :scratchhead:[/quote] :imconstipated: Not even going , all the commotion makes one constipated.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838136https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838136Thu, 30 Aug 2012 09:00:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:44:17 GMT]]>

verykiasu2010:
pirate:

What is \"upmarket\"? Can eat one or not? :scratchhead:


upmarket means the share price goes up, down market means quickly sell your stock :evil: :evil:

but pirate where got market one ? :evil: :evil:

Pirate got rum and cannonball market. We call it \"commodities future\" market, because we take delivery now and pay \"in the future\". 😉
But today STI, HSI, Nikkei, ASX all down leh. So it is a \"downmarket\" picnic? :scratchhead:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838118https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838118Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:44:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:41:05 GMT]]>

Mawar:
Tongue in cheek oni har,


If want to bring karipap, call it Pain Surprise. If want to bring kway chap, call it Porc Mangetout de la Chemise Blanche or something. If want to bring rojak with hae gor, call it Delise d'escargots.

Sorry, ma french c'est pas bon but you get the idea? Window dressing a bit la.


Good one, Mawar, hi 5!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838114https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838114Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:41:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:33:15 GMT]]>

pirate:
What is \"upmarket\"? Can eat one or not? :scratchhead:

upmarket means the share price goes up, down market means quickly sell your stock :evil: :evil:

but pirate where got market one ? :evil: :evil:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838106https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838106Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:33:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:31:33 GMT]]>What is \"upmarket\"? Can eat one or not? :scratchhead:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838104https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838104Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:31:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:19:44 GMT]]>

pirate:
Soli lah. Dunno leh. Too high brow for me.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/french-picnic-firm-sparks-singapore-food-fight-182121974.html

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/controversy-erupts-over-dining-event-coming-to-s%E2%80%99pore.html

An upmarket French picnic organiser which said popular Singapore delicacies were not welcome at its debut event in the city-state was forced to eat humble pie Wednesday.

Diner en Blanc, where participants are required to dress entirely in white and bring their own food, provoked outrage after it told food blogger Daniel Ang to take down a post recommending Singaporean dishes for the occasion.

They told him that \"local delicacies were not in line with the image of the picnic\", he wrote.

Ang's suggestions included typical hawker centre fare such as Hainanese chicken rice, chwee kueh -- steamed rice cakes topped with diced preserved radish -- and tau huay, a soya bean pudding slathered with syrup.

With calls mounting for a boycott of Thursday's event -- the firm's first in Asia -- despite an initial apology, Diner en Blanc issued another 500-word confession on its website Wednesday, addressed to \"Dear Singapore\".

\"The most serious error involved a comment -- posted on Facebook -- that said local food wasn't welcome. This was wrong and was withdrawn, corrected and apologies tendered,\" it said.

\"However, the damage lingers. This is the cause of much regret and disappointment.\"

Singaporean dishes would not be turned away, it added.

\"All food is welcome -- of whatever background or taste. Ultimately this is a personal choice -- your choice -- and we embrace that.\"

The Straits Times newspaper reported that at least 10 people who had signed up for the picnic were now boycotting it, while objectors had retaliated by organising four rival dining events, three of them on Thursday.

\"If you are going to hold a party at my house, I welcome you with open arms, I respect your rules but please respect your hosts as well,\" Ang said on his blog.

\"My Singapore local delicacies are the classiest food ever in our hearts. You can disrespect me as a blogger, and disrespect my blog post, but you do not disrespect my culture.\"

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838092https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838092Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:19:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:16:19 GMT]]>Soli lah. Dunno leh. Too high brow for me.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838088https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838088Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:16:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:06:57 GMT]]>so white curry with white prata can or not ? 4pm already, can someone quickly confirm ?


Balestier Road sells white colour macaron tau sa piah right ?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838078https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838078Thu, 30 Aug 2012 08:06:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:03:07 GMT]]>

Mawar:
Tongue in cheek oni har,


If want to bring karipap, call it Pain Surprise. If want to bring kway chap, call it Porc Mangetout de la Chemise Blanche or something. If want to bring rojak with hae gor, call it Delise d'escargots.

Sorry, ma french c'est pas bon but you get the idea? Window dressing a bit la.
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838014https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/838014Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:03:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:51:05 GMT]]>Tongue in cheek oni har,


If want to bring karipap, call it Pain Surprise. If want to bring kway chap, call it Porc Mangetout de la Chemise Blanche or something. If want to bring rojak with hae gor, call it Delise d’escargots.

Sorry, ma french c’est pas bon but you get the idea? Window dressing a bit la.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/837999https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/837999Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:51:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:09:16 GMT]]>Only Singaporeans will complain that they can’t bring curry puffs to a FRENCH picnic.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/837954https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/837954Thu, 30 Aug 2012 06:09:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:34:17 GMT]]>sorry, curry not white.


Pls remove your post and you have been uninvited. :razz:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/837921https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/837921Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:34:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight on Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:31:43 GMT]]>Can I bring my Maggie curry instant cup noddle? :imanangel:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/837919https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/837919Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:31:43 GMT