Saturday, 12nd November 2011, Haji Lane - Singapore

SURPRISE STOVE is a one-day food festival exploring issues of public spaces in the city through the wisdom of street-inspired food culture. A movement that started on the streets of Indonesia, the guerrilla-style event brings chefs and cooking enthusiasts to cook in the city who will then give away their culinary creations to the public for free.

In a country with plenty of well-designed formal public spaces, where are the ‘alternative’ ones? In a country known for its discipline and order, where are the best places for informal and impromptu gatherings to take place? In a fast-paced city like Singapore, where are the pockets of spaces where one can truly live and enjoy the city?

For one day, Haji Lane, a unique enclave in the heart of Singapore with an eclectic mix of fashion and lifestyle shops, will be turned into a public urban kitchen where the community can gather on a lazy Saturday afternoon to enjoy good company and good food. Take a stroll and window-shop along the street, cruise the historic Kg. Glam area in the two-wheelers, smell the spices in the air and enjoy the slow life at Haji Lane.

Surprise Stove Singapore – enjoy life, go slow, eat together.

In collaboration with :
FIVEFOOTWAY fivefootway.com
jongArsitek! jongarsitek.com

Shot by :
Asep Darmana
Zulfian Amrullah

Directed and edited by :
Leo Kawun
Prananda Luffiansyah
Tanti Sofyan

Music by :
Bombay Bicycle Club