Ex-Design Director, 61, Sells Cheng Tng At Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan Dessert Stall; Family Felt It Was A ‘Waste Of His Talent’
The former interior designer designed malls and hotels in Beijing for nearly 40 years before becoming a hawker at Chinatown Complex. "My daughters were like, 'Dad, why?'" he tells 8days.sg.
Heritage Stall Golden Mile Special Yong Tau Foo Closes, Customers Ask If It Will Reopen Elsewhere
Fans declare it “one of the best” yong tau foo stalls in Singapore. The biz started in 1958 and was famous for its handmade yellowtail fishballs and Teochew-style yong tau foo.
Brothers Leave Fintech & Trading Jobs To Sell Tasty Hakka Yong Tau Foo At New Horse Noodles In Chinatown Complex Food Centre
The young siblings learned the ropes from an 85-year-old hawker in Malaysia. They admit hawker life is “siong” and they’re earning “less than minimum wage".
‘This Guy Doesn’t Look Chinese, I Don’t Dare Buy It,’ Said Customer Of 3rd-Gen Indian-Chinese Hawker At Maxwell Fuzhou Oyster Cake
After being retrenched from the gaming industry, Deitrich Mohan joined his family’s 64-year-old Fuzhou oyster cake biz… only to find some customers don’t believe he’s the owner’s son.
Some Customers Say 21-Year-Old Hawker Of Krua Thip Thai Kitchen Cooks Better Than Her Ex-Restaurant Chef Mum
"They'll ask my parents: 'Can xiao mei cook for us?'", says Tan Chun Li, who has helped at the family’s Thai stall since she was 17. Her mum worked for over a decade at eateries like Porn's Thai Restaurant, owned by celeb Pornsak.
Chomp Chomp’s Ah Hock Fried Hokkien Noodles Hawker Dies Aged 79; Customers Say His Noodles Were ‘Unbeatable’
Second-gen hawker Ng Hock Chuan was the son of one of Singapore’s Hokkien mee pioneers. He spent decades behind the wok at Chomp Chomp Food Centre, where the family stall has operated since the '70s.
Batu Berapi Grill Chinese-Muslim Hawker Says Dad Beat Her After She Converted, Later Became Fan Of Her Halal Zi Char
“When my father found out I was in love with [my now husband and biz partner] Abdul, I quarrelled with him and he beat me with a PVC pipe," recalls the hawker, 63. Years later, her dad became one of her biggest supporters — and couldn't get enough of her seafood fried rice.
‘If My Cancer Doesn’t Relapse, I’m OK. If It Comes Back, Then Bye-Bye,’ Says Sachima Hawker, 70, Who Reopens Pan Ji Cooked Food Stall Amid Chemotherapy
“The more I work, the more energised I become,” says the sprightly hawker born without fingers on one hand. He’s been making sachima, a retro malt sugar Chinese “power bar”, since he was 12.
Cybersecurity Manager Of 16 Years Quits Job To Become Hawker At Nasi Lemak By Brown
Why did the 44-year-old give up a cushy job to run his lemongrass chicken nasi lemak stall solo?
Popular Cantonese Eatery Dudu Forced To Shut After Landlord Gives Owner A Month To Move Out Before Lease Expiry
"Giving me only one month's notice, I don't know what to say," laments owner Tommy Pang, 29, about his landlord. He spent $90K on the seven-month-old eatery in Eunos.
The Best Chicken Tenders He Ever Ate Were In Prison — Ex-Inmate Now Sells Own Version At Hawker Stall Last Bite Western
The JB-born hawker says the chicken tenders he once ate behind bars moved him to tears. Now, he sells his own rendition in Singapore.
‘I’m Too Famous Already, Paiseh,’ Jokes 12-Year-Old Who Went Viral Promoting Mum’s Mee Hoon Kueh Stall
Royce Soh only wanted Pokémon card money when he agreed to promote his family’s Greenview Handmade Mee Hoon Kueh stall. He didn’t expect to become the star attraction.
‘Chio Bu’ Hawker, 60, Says Her 24-Yr-Old Teochew Kueh Stall May Close If She Can’t Find Successor
Before opening Cha Dian Teochew Kueh at Amoy Street Food Centre, Dawn Ng spent over a decade in Sydney's F&B scene specialising in wine and cigars. Now, chronic pain and a lack of successors have her contemplating retirement.
Former Singapore Idol Contestant Now Runs Viral Ayam Gepuk Anak Mak Stall In Ang Mo Kio
The hawker gave up on being signed as a Sony artiste years ago as she had to support her son as a single mum back then. Now, she owns a popular Indonesian fried chicken stall with her bassist hubby.
Wah Kee Prawn Mee Hawker, 81: ‘People Say My Stall Isn’t Good ’Cos I’m Rude, But They Don’t Understand What We Go Through’
The famously curt (or misunderstood?) auntie behind the Pek Kio stall closed shop for three months. Why? 8days.sg speaks with Tham Lay Mon before Wah Kee’s upcoming reopening.
