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The Poon’s Supper Club Story

I’m Kevin, a Fiji-born Singaporean Private Chef and Photographer in Singapore.

POON’S SUPPER CLUB first started as part of my Hundred Daughters Hundred Patience Hundred Meals [百女百耐百膳] project, in memory of my father and in celebration of his life as a restauranteur.

My father Poon Pak Noi migrated to Fiji from Hoiping, China and opened Poon’s Restaurant in Nadi, Fiji in 1970. I was born in Nadi soon after. Poon’s Restaurant grew to be the most popular restaurant in town during the eighties and nineties. Upon retirement, my parents both left Fiji and joined me in Singapore in early 2000s.

Through POON’S SUPPER CLUB, I now offer food, goods and conversation from my family kitchen and our diasporic history – from the rice farms of Kaiping in South China, to the coconut beaches of Fiji in the South Pacific, to the makan streets of Southeast Asia.

In Search Of Heat, a four-part series documenting my journey pursuing my love of chilli, premiered 19th June 2022 on ChannelNews Asia.

My story was featured in The Business Times on 5th July 2019 and in Shin Min Daily, and had its first exhibition at Singapore International Photography Festival 2020. Read more about the project in this Q&A with Suan Chiang.

For news and updates, check out our blog or follow us on Instagram and Facebook.

Kevin WY Lee
www.kevinwylee.com

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Short Biography

Kevin WY Lee is a Fiji-born chef and artist in Singapore. He founded Poon's Supper Club in 2019 offering "East mix South Pacific" diaspora cuisine. Kevin was also the host of Channel NewsAsia's award-winning "In Search of Heat", a 4-part series about his culinary story and love for chilli and spice.

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Hundred Daughters Hundred Patience Hundred Meals exhibition at Singapore International Photography Festival 2020.

My father at his Poon’s Restaurant in Nadi, Fiji (circa early nineties).

My father’s weathered chopper.

Family portrait at Poon’s Restaurant (circa late 70’s)

Press check at the printers.

Poon’s Original Fragrant Chilli

With Chef Tamara on In Search Of Heat on CNA.

Making Cantonese Ba Zhang Dumplings.

Portrait of young Poon Pak Noi.

Mrs. Champa with her daughter Harsha at my father’s Poon’s Restaurant, circa late 1980s.

Mrs. Champa with her daughter Harsha at my father’s Poon’s Restaurant, circa late 1980s.

My primary school, Mount Saint Mary's, welcoming Princess Diana and Prince Charles at Nadi Airport, 1985. Fiji is a former British colony like Singapore.

My primary school, Mount Saint Mary's, welcoming Princess Diana and Prince Charles at Nadi Airport, 1985. Fiji is a former British colony like Singapore.

Photographing recipes for my cook book.

My father’s birth place, a quiet rice farming village in Kaiping, China.

My self-published Photo+Cook Book: Hundred Daughters Hundred Patience Hundred Meals.

A hundred recipes.

Portrait of my father’s first ever restaurant staff in Nadi Fiji (circa late 70s), photo courtesy of Dip Narayan.

Portrait of my father’s first ever restaurant staff in Nadi Fiji (circa late 70s), photo courtesy of Dip Narayan.

1985 Class photo at Mount Saint Mary’s Primary School, Nadi Fiji.

1985 Class photo at Mount Saint Mary’s Primary School, Nadi Fiji.

With Lyn Wong on In Search Of Heat on CNA.