Seetoh Kok Fye (born December 1962),[1][2] better known as KF Seetoh, is a Singaporean food critic and photographer.
KF Seetoh | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 1962 (age 63) |
| Other name | Situ Guohui |
| Education | St. Joseph's Institution |
| Alma mater | Baharuddin Vocational Institute |
| Occupations | Food critic, photographer |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 司徒國輝 |
| Simplified Chinese | 司徒国辉 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Sītú Guóhuī |
The fourth of five children, Seetoh attended St. Joseph's Institution and the Baharuddin Vocational Institute. Beginning in 1983, he worked as a photographer The Straits Times, but left in 1990 to establish his own photographic studio.[3] In 1998, Seetoh and Lim Moh Cher founded Makansutra (a portmanteau combining "makan" and "sutra"),[4] a food guide publisher dedicated to Asian cuisine.[5]
In 2008, Seetoh was awarded the Special Recognition Award by the Singapore Tourism Board.[6]
Inspired by a collaboration with Anthony Bourdain before his passing in 2018, Seetoh collaborated with Urbanspace, a company managing food halls in the United States, to open a Singaporean hawker centre near Times Square, New York, in 2022.[7] Urban Hawker ceased operations in July 2026 when the space was sold for redevelopment.[8]
On December 21, 2024, Seetoh's brother Kwok Meng died in a suspected gas explosion at his holiday villa in Italy.[9]
References
edit- ↑ Sulaiman, Suhaila (28 May 2001). "Drama fix on the news". The Straits Times. p. 11.
- ↑ Yap, Jan. "K. F. Seetoh". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ↑ "The 10 per cent man". The Straits Times. 6 March 2006. p. 4.
- ↑ Apple, R. W. Jr. (10 September 2003). "Devouring Singapore's Endless Supper". The New York Times.
- ↑ Seetoh, KF (4 January 2015). "7 items to take you to yong tau foo heaven". The New Paper. p. 26.
- ↑ "Taking the honours in the tourism industry". The Straits Times. 5 March 2008. pp. H2.
- ↑ Auto, Hermes (3 November 2021). "Makansutra founder K.F. Seetoh to open S'pore food hall in New York with US partner | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ↑ Brennan, Martha (1 July 2026). "Anthony Bourdain's Posthumous Dream Food Hall Is Closing Its Doors After Just 5 Years". Tasting Table. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
- ↑ Mujibah, Fatimah (23 December 2024). "Makansutra's K.F. Seetoh's brother killed in suspected gas explosion in Italy". The Straits Times.