Next Gen Hawkerpreneurs Bak Chor Mee 25 Minced Meat Noodles: It just takes passion In our conversations about preserving our hawker culture, there has been a lot of talk about older hawkers passing the mantle onto the next generation.
Next Gen Hawkerpreneurs Bukit Merah View FC Hakka Lei Po Po: Stealing the Thunder! I’ll be the first to admit that I have never gotten into Thunder Tea rice. The idea of pouring tea into a bowl of
THE MUST TRY LIST Yong Tau Foo Pang’s Hakka Noodles: Ex-Antoinette Chef turns Hawker Remember Antoinette? I’ve always remembered them for their lovely French pastries but I could never get a seat there when it was still at
Next Gen Hawkerpreneurs Heritage Hawkers Hoo Kee Bak Chang: Keeping Tradition Alive! The first time I tried Hoo Kee Bak Chang was back in 2006 when I started writing the blog! In those days, my mission was
Next Gen Hawkerpreneurs Bukit Merah View FC Yong Chun Wanton Noodles: Next Gen Old School There is nothing more satisfying than some eggy noodles covered with a yummy sauce to start the day! That is why this next gen
THE MUST TRY LIST Social Enterprise Soul Food Enterprises: Purposeful Private Dining When my friend first invited me for lunch at Soul Food, I really wasn’t expecting much. The usual reason for visiting such social
Bukit Merah Central FC Heritage Hawkers Mei Ji Fishball Noodles: #OurHawkerCulture The Kampung Spirit! The kampung spirit is still alive and well in our hawker centres! I met with Philip Tan recently who has been selling fishball noodles at
Restaurants Seafood Wee Family Seafood: Zi Char with wine pairing We might be worried about the disappearance of certain hawker dishes like char kway teow or satay beehoon, but not zi char. Zi char
Next Gen Hawkerpreneurs Char Kway Teow Zheng Ling Char Kway Teow: There is hope for Char Kway Teow! Things are certainly looking up for Char Kway Teow! When I published my first book in 2010, it was titled “The End of Char
THE MUST TRY LIST Malay/Indonesian Istimewa Nasi Padang: Curry is Nice but it’s a Fried Chicken Paradise My kakis who brought me to this Nasi Padang place couldn’t stop raving about it. They told me that it is among the top three
THE MUST TRY LIST Heritage Hawkers Yee Kee Specialist Roasted Duck: Sio Bak Heaven Sio Bak (Roast Pork Belly) Sio Bak, so simple, so primal, so shiok. Sio Bak really celebrates the pure flavour of pork since it is
THE MUST TRY LIST Heritage Hawkers Shen Cheng Char Kway Teow: The last of the Char Kway Teow Men! Char Kway Teow $2.50 My book, “The End of Char Kway Teow, and other Hawker Mysteries” will be published soon (mid Dec). I have been
