hello, and welcome to the show. well, slowly, slowly it does feel as though we might be able to start planning our next trip sometime soon. unfortunately it is still too early for us to get back to normal on the travel show so we will sit back and relax and enjoy some of our favourite food adventures from the years gone by. we start in singapore. back in 2016 we sent henry 6olding to get a taste of the world s first michelin starred street food, and typically, he even managed to make himself useful. this is singapore s largest hawker markets in the heart of chinatown, and it s rampacked with stalls selling traditional dishes.
it s a really unusual flavour. sort of mustardy. i quite like it, though. while the votes are being counted, the award for pizza acrobatics isjudged. it s seriously skilful. the award ceremony goes on into the night and there are winners from across the globe. the organisers here hope to take the napoli pizza village festival to cities like london and new york and spread the message around the world that neapolitan pizza isn tjust food, it s a way of life. next, let s head to the shores of lake geneva for a festival that takes place only once every 25 years. lucy went along to find out more and even got a place centrestage.
hello! this is actuallyjethro s home as well, he lives upstairs and during the day he opens his restaurant to the community. feeding some, employing others. these local street kids can turn up for a hot meal whenever they want, and the in house musician is a blind beggar approached byjetro. even the waiting staff have mental health conditions. maricar has twice attempted suicide. since i was diagnosed with a mental health condition, my family has been distant to me, so it was onlyjetro who had given me some hope. with all these stories, it s easy to forget that this is a restaurant that serves food. when you order, you tick a box to reflect the mood
that was pretty good. may i have a chicken and a chicken rice to take away? and so, do you think you receiving a michelin star as a hawker will raise the profile and hopefully inspire a lot of new generations of young chefs and hawkers? the next morning, i head to check out timbre+, which aims to put a trendy spin on the traditional hawker centre, selling food from shipping containers and caravans rather than market stalls. what s the sauce that this is actually marinating in?
contemporary surroundings will encourage the next generation of singaporeans to keep creating some of the best street food in the world. and since our report, hawker chan has managed to expand his little outlet across south east asia and beyond. now, back in 2018, we visited the philippines and discovered an extraordinary restaurant called van 6ogh is bipolar. it s themed around the mental health issues of its owner, and jethro invites guests to eat food there for the benefit of both body and soul. mike corey paid him a visit. hi, welcome to van gogh is bipolar! hi! before you even think of picking up a menu here, you are encouraged to get involved. step one, take off yourfootwear, check. step two, you re the live server? nice to meet you. it s like a performance in which you play a part. you choose a hat, make yourself a tea to match your mood and write a message on the wall.