H I G H N E T W O R T H

Singapore’s most formidable voice in the arcane art of pyrotechnic cuisine, that is, the nuanced science of cooking with open flame, has charted an unexpectedly elegant course. At the helm of the Burnt Ends Hospitality Group, chef-owner @dpynto is not only weathering the seas off the Maldives (at Waldorf Astoria) but orchestrating a 12th-anniversary celebration worthy of his fire-forged legacy: a series of kitchen takeovers featuring four of his most cherished culinary co-conspirators. Not long ago, the sailor-tongued maestro delivered an unexpectedly candid, first-person account of his odyssey—from smoke-swathed concept, to fleeting pop-up, to the final anchorage at Dempsey Hill, where one-Michelin-star @burntends.sg now smolders with purpose.

We discuss wood, labour laws, his book, and the rare delight of not having to write it. Dave, it turns out, is as straightforward as a stalk of celery.

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