CNA Insider | Our Blind Kitchen
Our Blind Kitchen follows social entrepreneur Aaron Yeoh and visually impaired cooks as they prepare to open Kunyah Cafe at Singapore Management University. Across three episodes, the team adapts the kitchen, tests its food, and confronts differences in working styles. A chef's departure leads to a new hire with cerebral palsy just days before opening, testing both the business and its ambition to create meaningful jobs for people with disabilities.
- Role
- Researcher | Producer | Director | Videographer
- Location
- 📍 Singapore
Episode 1: We're Chefs, We're Partly Blind & We're Opening A Cafe
Aaron Yeoh brings together visually impaired cooks to open Kunyah Cafe at Singapore Management University. Kitchen adaptations, recipe testing, and an early tasting session reveal the practical demands of building an inclusive food business.
Episode 2: A Chef Makes A Shock Exit, But Why?
The Kunyah Cafe team hosts dinners for its supporters, but different working styles lead to a chef's departure three weeks before opening. Founder Aaron Yeoh faces the challenge of balancing the business with the team's needs.
Episode 3: I Hire A Chef With Cerebral Palsy, 3 Days Before Opening
A cook with cerebral palsy joins Kunyah Cafe shortly before launch. The team works through training, customer orders, and opening-day setbacks as it tests whether the cafe can create sustainable jobs for people with disabilities.