Original Alhambra Satay in the East was part of the Satay Club The year is 1962. You’ve just seen a Technicolor film at the Alhambra theatre. You find yourself walking along the bustling Beach…
Behind The Food Hawker Interviews
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Behind The Food Hawker InterviewsBig Bakery: Old-School Apple Crumble Made By Hand At This 30-Year-Old Bakery
Big Bakery in Tai Seng has handmade old-school apple pies The F&B industry is a tough one, and it takes an aligning of many stars for any business to break even, much less succeed…
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Behind The Food Hawker InterviewsChoon Seng Teochew Porridge: Famous Farrer Park Teochew Mui Stall That Existed Before World War 2
Choon Seng Teochew Porridge is a famous 90-year-old stall Jeremy Tan looked no older than 30. Dressed in a Nike dry fit T-shirt and wet market boots, the young man sat down with us…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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Hawker InterviewsStar Yong Kwang BBQ Seafood: Secondary School Dropout Now Runs A Successful Zi Char Stall
Star Yong Kwang BBQ Seafood at Alexandra Village Food Centre Cooking is a passion project many of us embark on in our teenage or adult years, as a mere side hobby or a part-time…
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Hawker InterviewsBattle Of Chew Kee And Chiew Kee Soya Sauce Chicken: We Visited The Rivals At Upper Cross Street
Chew Kee versus Chiew Kee soya sauce chicken I had my first plate of soya sauce chicken noodles at Upper Cross Street a few years ago on a lunch date with my mum. She…
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Hawker InterviewsMadam Leong Ban Mian: Braised Pork Ban Mian Made By A Single Mother Who Almost Took Her Own Life
Madam Leong Ban Mian at Holland Close Madam Leong Ban Mian is not only well-known for delicious ban mian, but also for the story of its owner, Vivian Leong. The 43 year-old single mother looks…