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Title: | COME DINE WITH ME: GEOGRAPHIES OF PRIVATE HOME DINING IN SINGAPORE | Authors: | SHARMAINE TOH XIAO MIN | Keywords: | private home dining spatialities socialities production consumption experience |
Issue Date: | 13-Jan-2020 | Citation: | SHARMAINE TOH XIAO MIN (2020-01-13). COME DINE WITH ME: GEOGRAPHIES OF PRIVATE HOME DINING IN SINGAPORE. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | Abstract: | Private home dining (PHD), a relatively new mode of consumption that incorporates fine dining into a home setting is gaining popularity. It is a sharing economy where home chefs invite guests to their homes for an experiential and exotic meal. Despite this being a growing phenomenon, it is a subject that has yet to be studied widely by researchers. This paper explores PHD in Singapore through the concepts of spatialities and socialities. Analysis of PHD production and consumption from the perspectives of hosts and guests supports this work. These will be discussed under hosts’ production of a ‘new home’ and ‘novel identity’, as well as guests’ experience of place and consumption beyond the tangible. Semi-structured interviews and participant observation were conducted at or after the various PHD events and subsequently examined. The findings reveal that PHD (1) transforms the home space yet retains the essence of home; (2) compels members dwelling in it to perform multiple identities at the same time; (3) facilitates the process of cultural representation and place making, albeit occasionally unsuccessful, and (4) encourages guests to engage in performance and be co producers of their own experiences. | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/176332 |
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