At the age of 18, Rishi Naleendra went to Australia to study architecture, however it was the buzz of the kitchen that caught his attention. 

He worked at some of the hottest restaurants in Australia before moving to Singapore in 2014 with his wife, they were both unemployed when they landed in the Republic. 

After two successful modern Australian restaurants — and three years with a Michelin star for one of them, Rishi opened Kotuwa in December 2020, a communal-style casual restaurant with an a la carte menu featuring traditional Sri Lankan food.

In this segment, Rishi describes his culinary journey, what a Michelin star means to him and what we can expect from Kotuwa.

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