From helping out at his mother’s nasi padang stall to leading award-winning kitchens in Dubai, Reif Othman’s culinary journey exemplifies how passion, grit and a dose of creativity can pave the way to success.   Food has always been at the heart of Reif Othman’s life. The Singaporean chef grew up watching his mother run a nasi padang stall, and every Sunday, “she dragged me to the wet market”, he recalled fondly.  “That’s how I fell in love with food. My mum would buy a simple mackerel and when