Growing up in the kitchen of his father’s hawker stall, it seems like Singaporean native Jimmy Lim’s destiny was sealed from an early age. After a teenage fascination with a career in basketball was cut short by a serious knee injury, Jimmy enrolled himself in culinary school, where he subsequently won titles for his school—as well as Singapore—in international youth competitions. His career has been illustrious, with years of immersion in the kitchens of The French Laundry, Per Se, Geranium and Noma. In 2017, Jimmy opened JL Studio in Taichung City, Taiwan, becoming the first restaurant to serve modern Singaporean cuisine overseas. There, he applies his knowledge of fine gastronomy to reinventing Singaporean gastronomy for the modern day.