SPICE IS NICE

It’s hard to think of a Singaporean dish that doesn’t include spices, but do you know how spice became an indispensable part of our culinary, social and economic history? Discover the growth of spice as a trade, its impact on life in early Singapore, its uses and properties, and how it defines the flavours of our local and regional cuisine. Pick up a few cooking tricks on how to use spices creatively from ‘Spice Queen’ Devagi Sanmugam and renowned food guru Violet Oon too!

20 JULY 2013, SATURDAY 1.00PM - 1.40PM Cultural Performances by Yuhua Secondary School 1.40PM - 2.10PM Dapur Ibu (Mum’s Kitchen) by Sri Warisan Som Said 2.10PM - 2.50PM Cooking Demo by Chef Quentin 2.40PM - 3.30PM Workshop: Spice & Everything Nice 3.00PM - 3.10PM Saman — A Dance from Indonesia by PSB Academy 3.10PM - 3.20PM K-Pop Performances by Henderson CC 3.20PM - 3.50PM Beauty of Traditions by Hua Yi Arts 4.30PM - 5.10PM Cooking Demo by Violet Oon 5.10PM - 5.40PM Bhangra-Bollywood Jai Ho 5.40PM - 6.00PM Lion Dance by Telok Kurau Primary School

21 JULY 2013, SUNDAY 1.00PM - 1.30PM Karakattam-Ancient Folk Dance in praise of the rain goddess 1.30PM - 2.10PM Talk / Demo by Quentin 2.20PM - 3.00PM Workshop: Spice & Everything Nice 2.50PM - 3.10PM Chinese Orchestra by Jurong Secondary School 3.30PM - 3.50PM Game by Emcee 3.30PM - 4.20PM Vision of Tomorrow by Little Budding Arts Troupe 4.30PM - 5.10PM Cooking Demo by Violet Oon 5.10PM - 5.40PM Dapur Ibu (Mum’s Kitchen) by Sri Warisan Som Said 5.50PM - 6.10PM SIFAS Performance by Tutor Sanjit Lal

27 JULY 2013, SATURDAY 1.00PM - 1.40PM Cooking Demo by Violet Oon 1.40PM - 2.10PM Karakattam-Ancient Folk Dance in praise of the rain goddess 2.10PM - 3.10PM Workshop: Spice & Everything Nice 3.50PM - 4.20PM Dance Extravaganza by DES 4.20PM - 5.00PM Talk by Spice Queen Devagi: Healing Power of Spice 5.00PM - 5.20PM Game by Emcee 5.20PM - 5.40PM Indian Orchestra by RGS 5.40PM - 6.00PM Lion Dance by Telok Kurau Primary School

28 JULY 2013, SUNDAY 1.00PM - 1.30PM Celebration by Sunflower Dance Troupe 1.30PM - 2.10PM Talk by Spice Queen Devagi: Healing Power of Spice 2.10PM - 2.30PM North View Pri Guzeng Ensemble 2.40PM - 3.20PM Cooking Demo by Violet Oon 4.20PM - 6.00PM Workshop: Spice & Everything Nice 5.00PM - 5.30PM Bhangra-Bollywood Jai Ho