Sources & photo credits

Real work.
Clearly sourced.

A complete reference register for this website’s story, historical milestones and award details.

Reviewed 20 October 2026. Repeated links in the supplied collection are listed once. Historical reporting is dated; old outlet counts, opening hours and prices are not used as current information.

Short headings below describe the source’s relevance. Follow each link for the publisher’s original article, record or photograph.

Source 1

The Straits Times

31 July 2020

Kitchen launch

Food heritage and jobs.

Article reviewed

Source 3

Singapore International Foundation

2021 · Issue 1

Gastronomy for Good

How a shared kitchen connected food businesses, employment and the community.

Institutional feature reviewed

Source 4

The Blue and Gold

3 November 2020 · updated 20 October 2021

Breaking barriers and bridging communities

A visit to the early YMCA café, with a focus on people, support and everyday work.

Student-publication article reviewed

Source 5

Vulcan Post

6 August 2020

The early shared-kitchen idea

Launch-era reporting on the kitchen model and employment opportunities during the pandemic.

Article reviewed

Source 6

NTU Community Engagement News

31 July 2020

NTU source note

Attributed summary of the original launch report.

Attributed news summary reviewed

Source 9

DBS Foundation

2023 programme

Hungry for Change Challenge

The official record of a collaboration exploring food and packaging waste challenges.

Official programme page reviewed

Source 15

Facebook

Date unverified

Facebook video · reference 1

Linked for reference. Video content and captions could not be verified during research.

Content unavailable for verification

Source 16

Facebook

Date unverified

Facebook video · reference 2

Linked for reference. Video content and captions could not be verified during research.

Content unavailable for verification

Source 20

Steward Leadership 25 · organiser-issued release

21 December 2022 · 2022 cohort

Recognition in the inaugural Steward Leadership 25

An organiser-issued announcement lists The Social Kitchen in the inaugural cohort unveiled on 30 November 2022.

Organiser-issued announcement reviewed

Source 21

Ministry of Manpower

14 July 2021

Jobs Situation Report · 22nd edition

Official documentation of The Social Kitchen’s employment of persons with disabilities and mature workers, with training and workplace support.

Official employment report reviewed

Source 23

MS News

13 July 2021

A sweet gesture for migrant workers

The Social Kitchen’s doughnut donation to ItsRainingRaincoats, distributed by volunteers to migrant workers.

Publisher article reviewed through indexed content; corroborated independently

Source 24

NVPC · Company of Good

2022 edition

Champions of Good 2022

The Social Kitchen appears in NVPC’s official 2022 Champions of Good list.

Official winner list reviewed

Image & brand credits

The images
behind the story.

Historical food photograph: The Social Kitchen, credited in Little Day Out’s 23 March 2021 feature. This historical food image does not establish a current menu.

Ang Kian Peng photograph: DBS Foundation’s 2023 Hungry for Change Challenge page.

2016 awards ceremony photograph: National Archives of Singapore; supplied for this website. [17]

Company logos: The Social Kitchen, supplied for this website.

Storefront photograph: supplied for this website; credited Mark Cheong / The Straits Times.

Jurong Bird Park, Serangoon Polyclinic and team photographs: The Social Kitchen.

Supertree Observatory photograph: Image: The Social Kitchen; supplied for this website.

Ang Kian Peng is the only company representative individually profiled. The supplied workplace and group photographs show moments from The Social Kitchen’s story. Photographs remain the property of their respective owners. The 2016 awards ceremony photograph was supplied for this website and is credited to the National Archives of Singapore.