When we filmed Go Warrior in 2003, we were fortunate to meet the most passionate writers in the martial arts: Kid Peligro. Kid wrote this amazing book The Gracie Way, which I highly recommend for anyone interested in one of the most amazing stories of how one Brazilian family made Jiu-jitsu the cornerstone of today’s fighting arts. The book is available on Amazon.
Photos from Disney’s Pass the Plate. We filmed two HD segments in Singapore and Vietnam for this global series featuring food in different cultures. Among other dishes, we featured Singapore’s Prawn noodles and Vietnamese Spring rolls. Thanks to the talents involved – Vy and Renjie, the extras, Jacqui Khoo for helping to style the Singapore shoot, and Ronald Rillo for direction.
Hosted by the bubbly Brenda Song, the series is now online:
http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/passtheplate/index.html
Click on the carrot and the corn for our specific segments or click on them all for a colourful kaleidoscopic look at food from literally all corners of the world. Recipes are available online too.
Helio Gracie – the man who helped make Brazilian Jiu-jitsu the foundation of today’s mixed martial arts passed away on Thursday, January 29 2009. We filmed Helio in his ranch in Itaipava, Rio de Janiero in 2003 for our landmark martial arts series Go Warrior. While there, we captured Helio sparring in action with son Royler. At 90, he was a remarkable fighter who still had the strength to handle men a quarter of his age. Incredible. Host Roland Osborne was in awe – as were we.
We thank son Royler Gracie for the unique opportunity to meet a remarkable man, and the chance to capture some amazing footage. Also, thanks to Writer Kid Peligro for his help in translating our interview. We have here some photos and videos of that memorable afternoon. дом порно бузовa домашнии бесплатные порно видео фото зрелые сиськи At his peak and probably even when we met him – Helio was able to choke a man out in about 5 seconds. Helio’s remarkable discipline towards diet and exercise kept him strong till the end.
Our condolences go out to the Gracies. Long live Helio – a true warrior.
CHEF FOR HIRE airs on Mediacorp 5 Weds at 9 pm from 21 Jan 2009. Featuring Ryan Hong, it has the honour of being the first primetime cooking show on Channel 5 in years. The channel has run successful food series including our Table for 3; Food Chain and Slurp! but this is a bona-fide show about how to make food.
But who exactly is Ryan, and how did we find him? This is a brief “official” bio for those of you curious to know more on the man:
Ryan Hong spent most of his years abroad, from a UK boarding school to a Master’s degree in Engineering Hydrology from London’s prestigious Imperial College. Despite this formal education and a career in his family’s business, he has always enjoyed cooking. After returning from San Francisco in 2007, he was ready for a new start. Little did he know where his passion soon would lead him.
How it happened was either a stroke of genius or just plain luck – as Ryan was asked to cook for a surprise dinner for a close friend. This was, in fact, his first “gig.” From that dinner, spawned 3 more dinners, and from those, spawned many others. He was invited to be a guest chef at a charity dinner for 400. The rest is history, and Ryan’s hobby has now become his profession. He can now be found hunting down the best ingredients and creating new menus for his special dinners which span up to several courses.
His TV debut happened by chance. At a dinner, the sister of a TV producer exclaimed; “You’re so funny, you should be on television!” Again, fate intervened, and Ryan found himself cooking and talking about food in front of a camera – an extension of what he normally does anyway.
Ryan may be all laughs, but is dead serious about his food, his wine and his cutlery. Describing his cooking as “a form of modern European,” the range of food he appreciates is in turn, extremely diverse. One will often see this self-confessed Chinaman at off-the-beaten-track local joints, frequented by Singaporeans, tucking into a bowl of noodles. He says, “even though my style of food is Western, you can learn from all cultures!”
Inspiration for Ryan comes from everywhere. His ever expanding menu is derived from his many experiences in different countries. Parts of his cuisine are derived from very early childhood memories from England. And he loves wandering around markets smelling and checking out ingredients.
At the present moment, Ryan is a true Bespoke Chef for Hire. Besides organising private dining events for clients, he is working on his restaurant consultancy (coming soon!); food writing and reviews; and now, media work. Torn between his ambition of running his own restaurant someday with the flexibility his present profession offers him, Ryan admits: “It might be a matter of time, but right now, I’m real happy!”
He says: “So, I’m now a private chef. The thing is, I’ve never worked so hard for so little money! But I’ve also never been more proud of what I have created! It’s a barrel of laughs.”
On Friday, 2 Jan 2009 – Wilfred Oh, a friend and designer passed away. He was 42 years old.
Wilfred was responsible for designing and animating our iconic 3D logo for The Moving Visuals Co which has sustained us for the past 10 years. Needless to say, the company would not be where it is today without his contribution.
Unfortunately, Wilfred was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease a few years ago. This is the same disease that Chinese actor Chew Chor Meng is now afflicted with. While it’s probably one of the most difficult diseases that one has to live with, Wilfred did his best to live his life and fight against the inevitable.
We wish Wilfred and his surviving family members well.
Thank you Wilfred.
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