Jul 20, 2026 – 5.00amIt’s 10am in Singapore and Australian chef Dave Pynt is pouring a beer. “It’s every boy’s dream,” he yells across the stainless-steel tanks and gleaming pipes of the city-state’s newest brewery. “I’ve opened a pub.”The tall, bearded Perth-born chef – rarely seen out of shorts – has the sort of loud booming laugh that makes you want to join in. And why wouldn’t he be laughing?Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Jill DupleixFood writerJill Dupleix is AFR Magazine's culinary editor.Fetching latest articles