Eighteen Chefs Explained

Eighteen Chefs is a restaurant chain and franchise company in Singapore.^[1] It specializes in Western food, but local cuisine is also served. As of September 2020, Eighteen Chefs has a total of eleven outlets in Singapore.^[2]

History

The first Eighteen Chefs outlet was opened in 2007, at Eastpoint Mall, by the ex-offender and former drug addict Benny Se Teo.^{[3] [4]}

While on an internship with Jamie Oliver, he heard about the Fifteen Foundation. He started Eighteen Chefs along similar lines,^[5] and is now the director of the company in 2015.

In 2009, three outlets located at Yishun, Tiong Bahru and Buona Vista were closed due to financial losses.^{[6] [7]}

Awards

• 2009 Honoree – Spirit of Enterprise Award^[8]
• 2012 – Social Enterprise of the Year^[9] from President's Challenge
• 2013 – Emerging Enterprise award from The Business Times and OCBC Bank
• 2015 – RAS Epicurean Star Award 2015^[10] for Best Chain (Western) Restaurant and overall Best of the Best Chain Restaurant
• 2015 – SME One Asia Award

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: First S'pore social enterprise franchise. AsiaOne Business. 2015-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124958/http://business.asiaone.com/news/first-spore-social-enterprise-franchise. 2016-03-04. dead.
2. Web site: LOCATIONS . Eighteen Chefs . en.
3. Web site: Former convict cooks up social change with restaurant chain - BBC News . Leisha . Chi. bbc.com . 17 November 2014. 3 September 2015.
4. Web site: Former drug addict cooking up social change, Food News & Top Stories - The Straits Times . Huang . Lijie. straitstimes.com . 14 April 2014. 3 September 2015.
5. Web site: Chef Benny Se Teo swaps a thug life for a kitchen knife - CNN.com . cnn.com . 3 January 2015. 3 September 2015.
6. News: Former drug addict cooking up social change. HUANG LIJIE. The Straits Times. 14 April 2014 .
7. News: Former convict cooks up social change with restaurant chain. BBC News. 17 November 2014 .
8. Web site: HONOUREES 2009. 2359studios.com.
9. Web site: 2012 Award Winners. pc.org.sg. 2015-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20150509112140/http://www.pc.org.sg/Social-Enterprise-Award/2012-Award-Winners. 2015-05-09. dead.
10. Web site: 2015's best local restaurants named at RAS Epicurean Star Awards. todayonline.com.