Wiens’ new show Food Affairs balances the fine dining of Singapore with its hawker, street food. – ALL PIX BY HBO GOan illustrious career as a popular food and travel vlogger, Mark Wiens has found his years of contribution to the food and travel scene being recognised, as the Internet celebrity will be hosting the upcoming HBO Asia Originals’will kickstart a three-year partnership between the Singapore Tourism Board and Warner Bros.
“I kind of just showed up to eat and talk,” he claimed, drawing a distinction between the production of his content and working with a large production such asThe series is the first non-scripted food series hosted by Wiens, as he travels Singapore in search of the lesser known stories, personalities and history behind Singapore’s cuisine.
“I’ve been to Singapore a number of times, but I never really sat down with the owners of restaurants to learn about their stories. So to me, that was probably the biggest breakthrough; learning the stories, learning a bit more about the history and migration to Singapore.”’s episodes will feature a wide array of guests that will join Wiens, as he – and the audience – learns more about the distinct and rich culinary heritage rooted in Singapore.
For the second episode, Wiens learns about how Singapore’s Chinese fine dining was influenced by immigrants, once again balancing the gastronomic aspects of fine dining with regular cuisine in order to show how both sides of Singapore’s food world work and are influenced hand-in-hand by each other.chose the stories it wanted to tell, Wiens explained that it was sort of out of his hands, as the “chefs” of the series’ narrative were creator Eric Khoo and Zhao Wei Films.
“It was a process of choosing good people who are passionate about what they do, and who could fit with the overall story ofwill premiere on HBO GO and HBO on Nov 18. It will debut at the same time on HBO Max in the US.