This is the story of how chicken rice went from a humble Hainanese invention to Singapore's national dish, according to its hawkers.…
-
-
Behind The Food Hawker InterviewsMeet The Chinese Hawker Running A Popular Italian Stall With 50+ Dishes
Il Piccolo Pizzeria is a stall in Toa Payoh that offers Italian dishes. It is run by a Chinese national that makes everything himself.…
-
Behind The Food Hawker InterviewsMeet The 14-Year-Old “Coffee Prodigy” Who Helps Out At His Mother’s Drink Stall
This is the story of Daniel Pun, a 14-year-old boy who helps out at his mother's drink stall, Coffee House Banh Mi.…
-
Behind The Food Hawker InterviewsBehind Nan Hwa Chong: The Legendary Restaurant That Invented Fish Head Steamboat
Nan Hwa Chong Fish Head (Ah Chew) Steamboat is widely considered to be a pioneer of fish head steamboat in Singapore. This is its story.…
-
Eatbook Recommends Hawker InterviewsJia Xiang: Popular Mee Siam Stall With 50-Year History Run By Mother-And-Son Duo
Jia Xiang offers hearty mee siam and lontong at Redhill It is not often you hear someone rave about their favourite, or the best, mee siam or lontong. Dishes such as chicken rice, laksa,…
-
Behind The Food Hawker InterviewsNam Seng Wanton Noodles: The Story Of Singapore’s Oldest Hawker And Her Famous Wonton Mee
Nam Seng Wanton Noodles has famous wonton mee Whenever I’m wrapping wonton and shui jiao with my grandmother, I notice that she’d neatly pinch the skin together, forming perfectly shaped dumplings. I, on the…
-
Behind The Food Hawker InterviewsBukit Merah View Carrot Cake: The Legendary Chai Tow Kway Stall Around Since The 1950s
Bukit Merah View Carrot Cake is a legendary 70-year-old stall When I first saw Ng Kim Poh on the day of our interview, he was seated idly beside his carrot cake stall, his tired…
-
Behind The Food Hawker InterviewsChe’ Rose Nasi Padang: The 60-Year-Old Toa Payoh Stall Part Of Singapore’s Nasi Padang Empire
Che’ Rose Nasi Padang at Toa Payoh For a stall proclaiming to have “probably the best rendang in Singapore”, Che’ Rose Nasi Padang looks decidedly modest. The hawkers buzz about its narrow interior, churning…
-
Hawker Interviews SingaporeanFamous Eunos Bak Chor Mee: Behind The 100-Year-Old BCM Stall That Inspired Bedok 85 And 511
The story behind Famous Eunos Bak Chor Mee There’s a bak chor mee stall that resides in a quaint Eunos coffee shop I often frequent, drawing a line of customers who want to get…
-
Hawker InterviewsBendemeer Tutu Kueh: Hidden Tutu Kueh Stall By A 67-Year-Old With Over 50 Years Of Experience
Mr Ho’s tutu kueh at Bendemeer Update (14/9/2020): Prices changed. “Oi Mr Ho!” an 80-year-old hollered from across the coffee shop. Our interview had yet again been interjected. To my dismay, this happens frequently.…