The restaurant promises to elevate Chinese cuisine, starting with tackling a basic issue: Why can't Chinese restaurants serve steaming hot rice?
It has been 17 years since chef Jereme Leung packed his knives to leave Singapore for Shanghai in search of greener pastures. In that time, he’s opened nine successful Chinese restaurants across the world, starred as a judge on MasterChef China, and travelled the country in search of rare ingredients with which to put a uniquely authentic spin on his cooking.
It is apt then, that his homecoming marks the launch of his latest restaurant, Yi by Jereme Leung, which opened on September 3 at the vaunted Raffles Singapore.
“I might not have come back if this new venture wasn’t at Raffles,” said the 47-year-old with the sanguine air of a man who wears his success with pride.
“Raffles attracts the best clientele, the most well-travelled and well-versed in food… Having the name Jereme Leung (on the restaurant) means our partners and my team need to work closely and listen to each other to express our DNA."
"I think no one else in the market would be crazy enough to embrace the things we need to do to push this to be the top-notch Chinese restaurant in the city.”