Story chapters, craft notes and pie pages from Chicken Pie Kitchen & Don Signature Crab, Singapore, which bakes as DonChef to the recipe Don Pie founder Chef Don Lim created in 1983.https://originaldon.com/en-sghttps://originaldon.com/story/press-and-mentions/https://originaldon.com/story/press-and-mentions/A dated list of real coverage of Chef Don Lim's pies and crab, from 2008 China Square blogs to Tyrwhitt Road reviews, with our disclosure notes.Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/craft-notes/old-school-pie-culture/https://originaldon.com/craft-notes/old-school-pie-culture/Is chicken pie a Singapore heritage food? A careful look at old-school pie culture: Hainanese cooks, neighbourhood bakeries and family pies.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/original/who-made-the-first-chicken-pie/https://originaldon.com/original/who-made-the-first-chicken-pie/Who made Singapore's first chicken pie? No one can name one person. What is documented, what is claimed, and where Chef Don's 1983 recipe fits.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/craft-notes/zero-overnight-pies/https://originaldon.com/craft-notes/zero-overnight-pies/Our zero overnight pies policy explained: why a chicken pie should be sold the day it is baked, and why consistency is a recipe's real heritage.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/original/originals-and-imitations/https://originaldon.com/original/originals-and-imitations/An essay on originals and imitations in food: recipes versus names, why provenance matters, and how to judge a heritage claim fairly and calmly.Sat, 29 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/craft-notes/baking-and-resting/https://originaldon.com/craft-notes/baking-and-resting/Why we bake the original Don pie in small batches in deck ovens, what happens in the oven, and why a chicken pie should rest before you cut it.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/pies/chicken-shepherds-pie/https://originaldon.com/pies/chicken-shepherds-pie/Our Chicken Shepherd's Pie: the Black Pepper Chicken Pie filling under baked mashed potato, baked as a tray. How it differs and how to keep it.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/craft-notes/pepper-and-seasoning/https://originaldon.com/craft-notes/pepper-and-seasoning/Why seasoning matters so much in a sealed chicken pie, how white and black pepper shape old-school Singapore pies, and why our blend stays private.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/pies/curry-chicken-pie/https://originaldon.com/pies/curry-chicken-pie/Our Curry Pie puts chicken and potato in curry spices inside pastry: a Singapore flavour in a chicken pie, baked today in the DonChef kitchen.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/craft-notes/the-half-egg/https://originaldon.com/craft-notes/the-half-egg/Why Singapore chicken pies like the original Don pie carry half a hard-boiled egg: where the habit comes from and what the egg does for the filling.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/story/the-hainanese-thread/https://originaldon.com/story/the-hainanese-thread/What a Hainanese-style chicken pie is, why it carries half an egg, and how Chef Don Lim's Hainanese family from Purvis Street shaped his pie.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/pies/black-pepper-chicken-pie/https://originaldon.com/pies/black-pepper-chicken-pie/Our Black Pepper Chicken Pie: the same pastry as DonChef's Original Chicken Pie with a bolder, peppery filling. How it tastes and how it relates.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/craft-notes/chunky-chicken/https://originaldon.com/craft-notes/chunky-chicken/Why the original Don chicken pie uses tender chunks rather than mince, why leg and thigh meat suit a pie, and how to judge a chicken pie filling.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/original/how-to-recognise/https://originaldon.com/original/how-to-recognise/Is it the original Don chicken pie? Tick through seven real signs, from where it was bought to the golden crust, half an egg and same-day bake.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/story/toa-payoh-years/https://originaldon.com/story/toa-payoh-years/Chef Don Lim's Toa Payoh chapter, roughly 2015 to 2021: Don Signature Crab and Don's Pie & Cake. Both stalls have closed; here is where to go now.Sun, 24 May 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/craft-notes/golden-flaky-crust/https://originaldon.com/craft-notes/golden-flaky-crust/Why DonChef's pie crust is called golden and flaky rather than shortcrust or puff, how flakiness works, and why we make our own pastry dough.Thu, 14 May 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/craft-notes/https://originaldon.com/craft-notes/Short essays from DonChef's kitchen on old-school chicken pie craft: the crust, the chicken, pepper, the half egg, baking and same-day freshness.Tue, 12 May 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/original/since-1983/https://originaldon.com/original/since-1983/Our tagline says Singapore's original Chicken Pie, since 1983. Here is what the date refers to, what the record shows, and what we cannot prove.Tue, 05 May 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/original/anatomy/https://originaldon.com/original/anatomy/The original Don chicken pie, part by part: golden flaky crust, sealed crimp, chunky filling, half an egg, creamy gravy and a same-day bake.Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/timeline/https://originaldon.com/timeline/A verified timeline of Chef Don Lim and the original Don pie, from the 1983 recipe to Tyrwhitt Road.Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/pies/original-chicken-pie/https://originaldon.com/pies/original-chicken-pie/The original Don chicken pie: Chef Don Lim's 1983 recipe, with chunky chicken, potato and half an egg in a golden, flaky crust. Taste and sizes.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/pies/https://originaldon.com/pies/DonChef's pie range: the Original Chicken Pie, Black Pepper, Chicken Shepherd's, Curry, Beef and Apple, and how each relates to the original recipe.Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/original/https://originaldon.com/original/What original means for the Don pie: Chef Don Lim's recipe since 1983, made in his own kitchen, and sold only through our own five outlets in Singapore.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/story/who-is-the-original-don/https://originaldon.com/story/who-is-the-original-don/Who is Don Pie? The original Don is Chef Don Lim, the Singapore cook who created his chicken pie recipe in 1983 and founded Don Pie in 2000.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMThttps://originaldon.com/story/https://originaldon.com/story/How Chef Don Lim's chicken pie went from a 1983 staff cafeteria to Far East Square, Toa Payoh and Tyrwhitt Road. The Don Pie story, from his kitchen.Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:00:00 GMT