The Australian chef-owner of Burnt Ends, Dave Pynt made his name by reimagining the modern barbecue experience.

In 2013, he carved out one of the most exciting places to dine in Singapore’s Chinatown: Burnt Ends. Almost a decade on, the restaurant is still perennially hard to book; it has retained its one Michelin star since it received it in 2018 & is currently ranked number 14 on San Pellegrino’s Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list. Newly introduced spin-offs include Burnt Ends Bakery, an online bakery arm, & Burnt Ends Cellars, which offers exclusive Australian wines, whiskies & gins.

He has been nominated for The Best Chef Awards 2021 & also runs Meatsmith, which serves American smokehouse barbecue at its Telok Ayer branch & modern Indian barbecue at its Little India outlet. Meatsmith also recently expanded to Doha, Qatar, & he has plans for new concepts in Jakarta to boot. The Perth native has also taken his modern barbecue concept to the luxurious Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi with the contemporary grill restaurant The Ledge by Dave Pynt, which champions local seafood.