Chubby Hubby

Chubby Hubby or Aun Koh (born 1972) is a blogger from Singapore. His blog consists of dining reviews, travelling, wine and recipes for baking and cooking. It also consists of many photographs of the food, most being digitally altered. The blog earned reviews in the Guardian and was nominated for the world's best urban food blog in the 2005 Urban Blogging Awards.[1]

Biography

Aun graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1996.[2]

Aun was mentioned in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally speech in 2006, as an example of Singaporean blogs on the internet.[2][3] Singapore newspaper The Straits Times has mentioned him several times in articles about the hottest blogs, blogs to watch and the most popular food blogs. He was interviewed by Newsweek[3] and mentioned in The New York Times,[4] the South China Morning Post[5] and The Guardian.[6] Singaporean bank OCBC has a tie-up with Aun; he creates special promotions for OCBC credit card holders with his favorite restaurants and food suppliers, which he promotes via the blog.[7]

Aun was invited to dine during the finale recording of Bravo Channels 8th Season's Top Chef competition 2010; which was held in Singapore; the shows first international finale location. Aun was not a judge but was a dinner guest.[8]

Personal Life

Aun comes from a politically connected family in Singapore. His father is Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-At-Large for the Singapore Government who served as Singapore's Permanent representative to the United Nations and to the United States, as well as the third president of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.[4][9][10]

References
  1. The Urbs: 2005 Urban Blogging Awards Nominations Update, Gridskipper, 29 November 2005, archived from the original on 9 July 2012, retrieved 29 July 2010.
  2. Cheney, Dina. "Aun Koh '96 Blogs About the Good (Food) Life". Columbia College Today. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  3. "Asia's Food Bloggers". Newsweek. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  4. Jr, R. W. Apple (2003-09-10). "ASIAN JOURNEY; Snacker's Paradise: Devouring Singapore's Endless Supper". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  5. "Aun Koh". South China Morning Post. April 12, 2009. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  6. Frost, Vicky (9 June 2006). "The world on your plate". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2010..
  7. "Chubby Hubby - The other man in my wife's life". Chubby Hubby. 2006-11-20. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  8. "'Top Chef' finale recap: And the winner is..." EW.com. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  9. "On the cusp of 80, Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh shows no signs of stopping". mothership.sg. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  10. hermes (2017-12-03). "Lunch With Sumiko: Kindness is the greatest virtue, says Tommy Koh". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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