{{Short description|Blogger in Singapore}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} {{About|the blogger|Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor|Ben & Jerry's#Original flavors and sundaes}}{{family name hatnote|Koh|lang=Chinese}} '''Chubby Hubby''' or '''Aun Koh''' (born 1972) is a blogger from Singapore. His blog consists of dining reviews, travelling, wine and recipes for baking and cooking. It also consists of many photographs of the food, most being digitally altered. The blog earned reviews in the ''Guardian'' and was nominated for the world's best urban food blog in the 2005 Urban Blogging Awards.<ref>{{citation|title=The Urbs: 2005 Urban Blogging Awards Nominations Update|url=http://gridskipper.com/archives/entries/055/55024.php|publisher=Gridskipper|date=29 November 2005|accessdate=29 July 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120709025316/http://gridskipper.com/archives/entries/055/55024.php|archivedate=9 July 2012}}.</ref>
== Education == Koh graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1996.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Cheney|first=Dina|date=|title=Aun Koh ’96 Blogs About the Good (Food) Life|url=https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/archive/sep_oct08/alumni_profiles3|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914072349/https://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/archive/sep_oct08/alumni_profiles3 |archive-date=14 September 2016 |access-date=6 July 2020|website=Columbia College Today}}</ref>
== Career == Koh was mentioned in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Rally speech in 2006, as an example of Singaporean blogs on the internet.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Asia's Food Bloggers|url=https://www.newsweek.com/asias-food-bloggers-109895|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123144128/http://www.newsweek.com/asias-food-bloggers-109895 |archive-date=23 November 2013 |access-date=6 July 2020|website=Newsweek}}</ref> Singapore newspaper ''The Straits Times'' has mentioned him several times in articles about the hottest blogs, blogs to watch and the most popular food blogs. He was interviewed by ''Newsweek''<ref name=":1" /> and mentioned in ''The New York Times,''<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Apple|first=R. W. Jr.|date=10 September 2003|title=ASIAN JOURNEY; Snacker's Paradise: Devouring Singapore's Endless Supper|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/10/dining/asian-journey-snacker-s-paradise-devouring-singapore-s-endless-supper.html|access-date=6 July 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> the ''South China Morning Post''<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 April 2009|title=Aun Koh|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/676547/aun-koh|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707212525/https://www.scmp.com/article/676547/aun-koh |archive-date=7 July 2020 |access-date=6 July 2020|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref> and The Guardian.<ref>{{cite news|title=The world on your plate|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/jun/09/foodanddrink.features11|publisher=The Guardian|date=9 June 2006|accessdate=29 July 2010|postscript=<!--none--> | location=London | first=Vicky | last=Frost}}.</ref>
Koh was invited to dine during the finale recording of Bravo Channels 8th Season's Top Chef competition 2010; which was held in Singapore; the shows first international finale location. Koh was not a judge but was a dinner guest.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Top Chef' finale recap: And the winner is...|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/09/16/top-chef-dc-finale-recap-season-7/|access-date=6 July 2020|website=EW.com|language=EN}}</ref>
In 2018, Koh and Wee Teng Wen, managing director of The Lo & Behold Group, opened a private club, Straits Clan, on the site of the former New Majestic hotel in Bukit Pasoh Road.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2018 |title=Entrepreneur Aun Koh says new private club is not 'another preserve for elitism' |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singaporean-entrepreneur-aun-koh-says-new-private-club-not-another-preserve-elitism-093632552.html |access-date=3 July 2025 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-SG}}</ref> In 2021, the club was fully acquired by the Mandala Group and renamed as the Mandala Club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dass |first=Camillia |date=13 April 2021 |title=Straits Clan to Rebrand and House World's Best Restaurant, Mirazur, From May 2021 |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/power-purpose/business/straits-clan-the-mandala-group-mirazur |access-date=3 July 2025}}</ref>
== Personal life == Koh's father is Tommy Koh, a Singaporean diplomat, lawyer, professor and author who served as Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Sumiko |date=3 December 2017 |title=Lunch With Sumiko: Kindness is the greatest virtue, says Tommy Koh |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/lunch-with-sumiko-professor-tommy-koh-on-winning-friends-and-influencing-people |access-date=6 July 2020 |website=The Straits Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Entrepreneur Aun Koh says new private club is not 'another preserve for elitism' |url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/singaporean-entrepreneur-aun-koh-says-new-private-club-not-another-preserve-elitism-093632552.html |access-date=7 October 2022 |website=sg.style.yahoo.com |language=en-SG}}</ref>
Koh is married to Tan Su-Lyn, an editor<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 April 2010 |title=ASIAN JOURNEY - ASIAN JOURNEY - Snacker's Paradise - Devouring Singapore's Endless Supper - NYTimes.com |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/10/dining/asian-journey-snacker-s-paradise-devouring-singapore-s-endless-supper.html?pagewanted=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416033728/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/10/dining/asian-journey-snacker-s-paradise-devouring-singapore-s-endless-supper.html?pagewanted=4 |archive-date=16 April 2010 |access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref> and they have two children.<ref name=":3" />
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==External links== *[http://www.chubbyhubby.net/ Official website]
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