This Month’s Film: Rice Rhapsody
Cuisine: Singapore

Rivalry and romance sizzle in this whimsical film starring Martin Yan as Kim Chui, the owner of a flagging Singapore restaurant, eclipsed by its more successful competitor down the street, a place owned by Jen (Sylvia Chang), who makes the best Hainanese Chicken Rice in town, and who happens to be the object of Yan’s affections. Jen has two openly gay sons, and fears that if her third boy veers in that direction, her hopes of ever having a grandchild will be dashed. A conspiracy ensues to propel her number three son into the arms of a pretty French exchange student, while competition between Jen and Kim Chui comes to a boil in a city-wide cooking contest for the best traditional Singaporean dish.

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