Chubby Hubby
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Chubby Hubby or Aun Koh (born 1972) is a blog
ger from Singapore
. His blog consists of dining reviews, travel
ling, wine
and recipes for baking
and cooking
. It also consists of many photograph
s of the food, most being digitally altered
. The blog earned reviews in the Guardian
and was nominated for the world's best urban food blog in the 2005 Urban Blogging Awards.
Aun was mentioned in Prime Minister
Lee Hsien Loong
's National Day Rally
speech in 2006, as an example of Singaporean blogs on the internet
. Singapore newspaper
The Straits Times
has mentioned him several times in articles about the hottest blogs, blogs to watch and the most popular food blogs. He was interviewed by Newsweek
and mentioned in The New York Times
, the South China Morning Post
and The Guardian
. Singaporean bank
OCBC has a tie-up with Aun; he creates special promotions for OCBC credit card holders with his favourite restaurants and food suppliers, which he promotes via the blog. His blog style of writing could be deemed arrogant and condescending so it might be off putting to some readers. While some others say he writes with authority. He does not eat at local places like the many hawker centers in Singapore so his reviews remain exclusive to restaurants. Which make it popular to people who would like an insight to these places that they may not have a chance to experience for themselves. Aun was invited to dine during the finale recording of Bravo Channels 8th Season's Top Chef competition 2010; which was held in Singapore; the shows first international finale location. Aun was not a judge but was a dinner guest.
Aun comes from a politically well connected family. His father is Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-At-Large for the Singapore Government
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger from Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. His blog consists of dining reviews, travel
Travel
Travel is the movement of people or objects between relatively distant geographical locations. 'Travel' can also include relatively short stays between successive movements.-Etymology:...
ling, wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
and recipes for baking
Baking
Baking is the technique of prolonged cooking of food by dry heat acting by convection, and not by radiation, normally in an oven, but also in hot ashes, or on hot stones. It is primarily used for the preparation of bread, cakes, pastries and pies, tarts, quiches, cookies and crackers. Such items...
and cooking
Cooking
Cooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training...
. It also consists of many photograph
Photograph
A photograph is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic imager such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of...
s of the food, most being digitally altered
Photo manipulation
Photo manipulation is the application of image editing techniques to photographs in order to create an illusion or deception , through analog or digital means.- Types of digital photo manipulation :...
. The blog earned reviews in the Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
and was nominated for the world's best urban food blog in the 2005 Urban Blogging Awards.
Aun was mentioned in Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Singapore
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of the government of the Republic of Singapore. The President of Singapore appoints as Prime Minister a Member of Parliament who, in his opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs.The office of Prime Minister...
Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. He is married to Ho Ching, who is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Holdings. He is the eldest son of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew....
's National Day Rally
National Day Rally
The National Day Rally is an annual address that the Prime Minister of Singapore makes to the entire nation, on the second Sunday after August 9, the country's National Day...
speech in 2006, as an example of Singaporean blogs on the internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
. Singapore newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
The Straits Times
The Straits Times
The Straits Times is an English language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings . It is the country's highest-selling paper, with a current daily circulation of nearly 400,000...
has mentioned him several times in articles about the hottest blogs, blogs to watch and the most popular food blogs. He was interviewed by Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
and mentioned in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, the South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post , together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is an English-language Hong Kong newspaper, published by the SCMP Group with a circulation of 104,000....
and The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
. Singaporean bank
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
OCBC has a tie-up with Aun; he creates special promotions for OCBC credit card holders with his favourite restaurants and food suppliers, which he promotes via the blog. His blog style of writing could be deemed arrogant and condescending so it might be off putting to some readers. While some others say he writes with authority. He does not eat at local places like the many hawker centers in Singapore so his reviews remain exclusive to restaurants. Which make it popular to people who would like an insight to these places that they may not have a chance to experience for themselves. Aun was invited to dine during the finale recording of Bravo Channels 8th Season's Top Chef competition 2010; which was held in Singapore; the shows first international finale location. Aun was not a judge but was a dinner guest.
Aun comes from a politically well connected family. His father is Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-At-Large for the Singapore Government