CookedWithFire.

Nik Razak spent four years at Den in Tokyo, where he learned that restraint is a form of respect. He came back to Malaysia in 2023 with one conviction: that the best produce in this country deserves fire, not foam.

Cheryl Chong joined from Cured in Sydney, where she built a reputation for fermentation and long-game flavour. She handles the daily off-menu additions — whatever the market gave that morning.

Together they opened Forge & Flame in March 2024. Twenty-eight seats. Two services. The dining room smells of smoke from the moment the wood goes in at noon. That is intentional.