About the Series

What Can Old Recipes Tell Us About History and Food Heritage?

From Book to Cook is a brand new cooking show on Singapore’s old recipes found in the National Library collection. In every episode, our librarian-host Paddy Ong and a guest cook will make a dish or two from a vintage recipe. What happens when you put a librarian in the kitchen, armed with traditional kitchen tools and recipes from the past? Catch the series to find out!

Blog Post

Paddy Ong, “A Very Hungry Librarian Spills the Beans on Hosting “From Book to Cook,” National Library Singapore (blog), Medium, 5 May 2022.