From Comedy to Curry Puffs: Chef Emily’s Wild Ride on Gastronauts

Emily Lim appearing on Gastronauts

What happens when you put a Singaporean chef on a chaotic cooking show with surprise ingredients, zero woks, and a lot of curveballs? You get Gastronauts.

In August 2025, Chef Emily appeared on Gastronauts, a competitive cooking series on DROPOUT.tv that blends comedy, mystery ingredients, and just the right amount of mayhem. It wasn’t exactly a showcase for traditional Singaporean cuisine — but that didn’t stop her from channeling her culinary instincts and having fun.

She crafted Asian-inspired dishes on the fly, adapted to the tools and ingredients she had (or didn’t have), and kept the laughs rolling. It was chaotic. It was messy. It was joyful. And while there may not have been sambal on set, there was plenty of heart.

For Chef Emily, it was a chance to show that Singaporean cooking isn’t just delicious — it’s creative, adaptable, and a little rebellious. Even in a high-pressure environment with mystery tools and time limits, her culinary voice came through.

The episode aired on August 15, and you can catch it on DROPOUT.tv. But more than the show, it was the experience that stuck: being part of a larger food storytelling community and sharing Southeast Asian flavors in new spaces.

And yes, she did it all without malu-ing herself.