Kim Tee is a popular bak kwa brand since the 1970s There are many bak kwa shops in Singapore, but few have a history as rich as Kim Tee’s. With Chinese New Year (CNY)…
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Behind The Food Hawker InterviewsOriginal Alhambra Satay: The Last Survivor Of Singapore’s Historical Satay Club
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…
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Behind The Food Chef InterviewsWang Wang Crispy Curry Puff: Ex-Hotel Chef Is One Of Singapore’s Crispy Curry Puff Pioneers
Wang Wang Crispy Curry Puff has flaky puffs in Old Airport Road Wang Wang Crispy Curry Puff has a special place in my heart. It’s not just for their legendary puffs, though—stall owner Mr.…
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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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Behind The Food Food NewsMad Roaster: Hawker Stall Has Chocolate Babka And Honey Butter Coffee At Amoy Street Food Centre
Hawker bakes at Mad Roaster My bread-loving editor sent me a screengrab one rainy morning with a very excited text─“LOOK AT THIS WORK OF ART!!!!” The laminated brioche loaf by two-week-old hawker bakers Mad…
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Behind The Food Home Business SingaporeanEat My CB: Family Starts Home Business Making Curry Buns To Survive Losing Jobs During Pandemic
Eat My CB has nostalgic homemade curry buns There is no way a name like “Eat My CB” won’t make you do a double-take. By few stretches of the imagination would such a phrase…