Find out what it takes to be a MakanMata ...
Looking
for people who live to eat!
If eating is a serious hobby, don't miss the opportunity to
be a Food Police!
Makansutra is conducting an island-wide hunt for the most 'tasty' individuals ('Yaokwees' rather) to join our pool of MakanMatas (food police) in the challenging task of eating, reviewing and rating thousands of eateries in Singapore. Our passionate mission is to glorify and promote Singapore's and Asia's food culture to the world.
Our recommendations come from a tediously elected team of food devotees whom we fondly call MakanMatas. These fusspots live to eat and have taste buds for the best. They are multi-racial, and come in multi-shapes and sizes. Their secret mission is to scour the streets, track down the best morsels of food and to arrest declining standards. Their reputation is Makansutra's reputation.
From taxi drivers, chefs, professionals, retirees, hawkers, homemakers and just plain nobodies, all our MakanMatas share Makansutra's same exacting standards and philosophy ... good to eat and cheap to pay. For every dish or eatery recommended, at least 3 MakanMatas have to confer and second the choice. All eateries named by online MakanKakis (Internet eating buddies) are put through a quality check by the MakanMatas to ensure that only the best of the best are acknowledged by Makansutra. Otherwise, everyone might jolly well recommend their uncle's laksa! Our MakanMatas are essentially a walking thesaurus and dictionary of good eating in Singapore.
To cope with the explosive growth of our online community of food lovers and Singaporeans' ever changing and demanding tastebuds, Makansutra will be expanding its MakanMata force from 35 to 65 food patrols for the year 2000.
If you are interested to join the Year 2000 Makan Mission, just pick up a MakanMata application form during the launch of Makansutra 2000 at Borders (10 Dec 99) or Far East Square (10 - 17 Dec 99). Alternatively, you can email a resume detailing relevant makan experience to contact@makansutra.com. If you fit the bill, the Makan Guru would really be keen to meet up with you. The closing date for this recruitment drive is on 31 January 1999.
The
Ideal Candidate :
- At least 6 to 8 years of relevant makan experience.
- A food maniac, food must be your greatest passion and eating, your most serious hobby.
- You must have a high libido for good food. Your nose and taste buds can mindlessly track gastronomic sensations that quicken your heartbeat and make you salivate.
- You love to describe the essence of a good dish and start drooling when you talk about food. You are always ready to defend your recommendations.
- You think nothing about eating and rating 70 varieties of food within a single weekend or tasting and ranking 20 plates of Beef Hor Fun at one go!
- Important ! You must not be afraid of gaining weight!
- Those who own the first edition of Makansutra or who are already a registered MakanKaki will be given priority in processing.
- Those who live in outlying areas like Jurong and Seng Kang are great candidates as we need more MakanMatas to patrol these 'ulu' and new districts.
- Our MakanMatas are the everyday everybody that Singaporeans can identify with. Locals, expatriates or just plain nobodies from all walks-of-life and in all colours, shapes and sizes are welcomed to apply!
- To be a food police, you need to possess a strong sense of integrity so as to provide the most uncompromising and unbiased opinion when it comes to rating food and eateries.
- You must radiate the Makansutra X-factor ... the desire to attain gastronomical enlightenment.
The
Perks :
Makansutra is a young start-up company looking for the people
who are passionate about food. So forget about making a living
from this! Some delightful incentives for Yaokwees include:
- Limited edition of MakanMata Cap and T-shirts
- 2 Free copies of Makansutra 2000 (for jotting down your food comments!)
- A useful welcome souvenir ~ a pair of chopsticks!
- Free goodie bags filled with great eats!
- Be first to be invited for expeditions to sniff out the best eats in town.
- Find out the MakanMatas' secret eating places, neither revealed within the book nor the website!
- The Annual Get-together Dinner for MakanMatas
- Certificate of Makan Achievement
- A small makan allowance is provided as an annual makan subsidy.
The
Interview
Tips! Makan Guru may call you up for a face-to-face session
on your personal eating philosophy. If that happens, immediately
offer to bring him out for makan and surprise him with a '3
-chopsticks' outlet that is yet to be discovered by Makansutra.
So how? Can you take up this challenge? If you think you can, come join in the fun!
