22/05/2026
• ʏᴇᴀʀ: 2018
• ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ: This is Not a Food Magazine
• ᴅᴇꜱɪɢɴᴇʀ: Gideon-Jamie
it's not about recipes. it's not about restaurants. it's about Singapore — seen through the food we cook, the food we're expected to cook, and the food that quietly holds this place together.
This is Not a Food Magazine is a collection of essays first written for Tuckshop between 2015 and 2018. it moves through Zi Char menus, Home Economics curriculums, the unassuming kitchen tools behind our most beloved dishes — and somewhere in between, a contemplation on culture, identity, and what it means to be
• ʏᴇᴀʀ: 2018
• ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ: This is Not a Food Magazine
• ᴅᴇꜱɪɢɴᴇʀ: Gideon-Jamie
it's not about recipes. it's not about restaurants. it's about Singapore — seen through the food we cook, the food we're expected to cook, and the food that quietly holds this place together.
This is Not a Food Magazine is a collection of essays first written for Tuckshop between 2015 and 2018. it moves through Zi Char menus, Home Economics curriculums, the unassuming kitchen tools behind our most beloved dishes — and somewhere in between, a contemplation on culture, identity, and what it means to be Singaporean.
Get your hands on a copy — link in bio.