85. Crossroads Cooking - Ivan Brehm from Nouri in Singapore

85. Crossroads Cooking - Ivan Brehm from Nouri in Singapore

From World of Mouth podcast by Kenneth Nars

October 23, 2025 · 52 min

About this episode

Ivan Brehm discusses his culinary philosophy and experiences as a chef in Singapore.

Ivan Brehm is the chef-owner of restaurant Nouri and the creative space Appetite in Singapore. As a chef, he is known for his thoughtful approach to food, creativity and "Crossroads Thinking”, emphasising the connections and interdependence of all things, extending beyond cooking. This comes partly from his multi ethnic heritage and childhood in São Paulo in Brazil. As a young chef, he left Brazil and worked in some of the world’s best restaurants that left a clear mark on his cooking philosophy, like Thomas Keller’s Per Se, Andoni Luis Aduriz’s Mugaritz, and Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck. In this podcast, we will hear Ivan Brehm tell his story, and how he combines cultural exploration, history, anthropology, and culinary traditions into a collective exploration of food and meaning. He will also reveal his favourite restaurants in Singapore and the rest of the world. These recommendations and thousands more are available for free in the World of Mouth app:  https://www.worldofmouth.app/    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Kenneth Nars

Guest: Ivan Brehm

Topics covered

  • cooking
  • cultural exploration
  • culinary traditions
  • food philosophy
  • restaurant recommendations

Keywords

  • Ivan Brehm
  • Nouri
  • cooking philosophy
  • culinary traditions
  • restaurant recommendations
  • Singapore
  • Brazil

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nouri, Appetite

Books & works: Per Se, Mugaritz, The Fat Duck

Places: Singapore, Brazil

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