After eight intense weeks of competition and, well, a pressure cooker environment, Zander Ng emerged as winner of the first edition of MasterChef Singapore , in the finale aired on Mediacorp Channel 5 and Toggle.sg on Sunday night (Oct 21). Ng, 30, an IT manager, beat out more than 700 initial applicants to land a coveted spot in the culinary competition. The contestants were put through the paces in eight rounds of challenges, including an epic quest to feed Olympians and a horde of hungry sports students, as well as a takeover of Marco Pierre White’s restaurant The English House . In the final face-off/cook-off, Ng and fellow finalist Genevieve Lee, 20, had to create a five-course Asian-inspired banquet consisting of a meat, fish, vegetable, starch and dessert in two-and-a-half hours. In the end, it was Ng's simplicity and sophistication that won judges Damian D’Silva, Audra Morrice and Bjorn Shen over. His produce-driven menu consisted of a flank steak with … [Read more...] about Zander Ng crowned winner of the first edition of MasterChef Singapore