Meet Cornelius, an engineer by training, and a 2nd generation hawker. He is a very rare sight in the hawker scene, with his age and education backgrounds. He gave up a corporate career to help his ageing parents and to spend time caring for his young daughter.

Mr Tommy Toh is the 2nd generation dessert master specialising in traditional cantonese desserts. His secret – a trusty, heavy-weight stone grinder that has over 50 years of history. Mr. Toh starts the grind from 2am in the morning to create the daily bowls of yummylicious dessert paste.

Meet Mr Pan – The last hawker in Singapore who makes sachima by hand, even with a handicap. Always smiley and with a positive can do spirit, it is no wonder the regulars of his stall called him Ah Hei (Aka Mr. Happy).

Mr. Mah: Large-scale commercial bread factories use much more yeast to hasten the rising process so they can bake more bread in a shorter amount of time. Taste wise, more yeast means the bread tastes more sour. Also for traditionalists like my loyal customers, there is no substitute for the aroma, texture and look of… Continue reading Jimmy Mah

Mr. Toh’s father started learning the art of making these paper crafts in China from the age of 10. He came to Singapore when he was 10+ years old and worked at a factory specializing in such crafts in Yio Chu Kang. His specialization was to make big scale paper houses, meant for the Hokkien… Continue reading Mr. Toh

You can hardly believe this ex-Librarian is a man of many skills and chief among the skills we Singaporeans care for is that true to his Peranakan roots, Kenneth is a more than decent cook. He can whip up mushroom soup and Indian butter chicken. Also, he makes a mean ‘siow bah’ and count kaya… Continue reading Kenneth Keith

A natural connector with people, Georgi is friends with all guides. She is also widely traveled and is filled with stories of her adventures around the world. Georgi is a real foodie and once she gets going about where you can find the best of the best Singapore dishes, her feistiness emerges. Despite her warm… Continue reading Georgi

Charming, witty, a natural comedian that instantly makes people want to be around him and be his friend. But behind the funny man persona, he is a warm and kind soul. He is also what many other guides aspire to be. Smooth, relaxed and he knows his stuff!

One of Tribe’s primary gauge of guests is the very simply “Would you want to be stuck with this person on a plane for 6 hours?” Veron passes this with flying colours because she’s cool, interesting, and funny. Certainly not the most boisterous and loud, but she is sweet, loveable and a expert guide at… Continue reading Veron