Philip Campbell Beatson Newington (1888–1964) was a British colonial administrator and author known for his deep engagement with Southeast Asian cultures. While interned in Singapore during WWII, he created the imaginative Good Food club to help prisoners cope with starvation, later publishing the celebrated cookbook Good Food (1947). He remained in Malaysia after the war, writing works like Melanau Memories that pre
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Written under extraordinary circumstances, *Good Food* is an unparalleled cookery book conceived in one of the unlikeliest places: a World War II internment camp. While enduring years of deprivation in Singapore’s Changi Prison and later the Sime Road Camp, British colonial officer P.C.B. Newington found solace—and spiritual sustenance—in memories of meals past and imagined. From these recollections emerged *Good Food*, a collection of detailed recipes, menus, and culinary discussions originally shared among prisoners in a makeshift “Gourmet Club.” Blending colonial classics with vibrant regional dishes from across Malaysia, India, Burma, and Sri Lanka, the book features curries, laksa, spice blends, and adaptations of British favourites with local
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Lavishly illustrated by Beryl Irving and introduced by A. J. H. Dempster, this book is more than just a cookbook—it is a testament to human resilience, cultural exchange, and the enduring joy of food, even in the darkest times
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Philip Campbell Beatson Newington (1888–1964) was a British colonial administrator and author known for his deep engagement with Southeast Asian cultures. While interned in Singapore during WWII, he created the imaginative Good Food club to help prisoners cope with starvation, later publishing the celebrated cookbook Good Food (1947). He remained in Malaysia after the war, writing works like Melanau Memories that pre
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Philip Campbell Beatson Newington (1888–1964) was a British colonial administrator and author known for his deep engagement with Southeast Asian cultures. While interned in Singapore during WWII, he created the imaginative Good Food club to help prisoners cope with starvation, later publishing the celebrated cookbook Good Food (1947). He remained in Malaysia after the war, writing works like Melanau Memories that pre
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