Despite Declining Sales, Ex-SQ Stewardess Turned Hawker Opens 2nd Taiwanese-Western Food Stall In Bedok
Instead of retreating when sales at their Woodlands outlet dipped, Cherry Tan and her ex-hotel chef husband opened a second Kiang Kiang Taiwan Teppanyaki stall — and TikTok may be her secret weapon.
$1 For A Fishball? This 3rd-Gen Hawker Says It’s Fairly Priced
A dollar for a fishball? SanDai Fishball’s 27-year-old hawker swears it’s worth every cent — and judging by his returning customers, he might be right. 8days.sg speaks to the “former ah beng”.
‘Profitable’ Hae! Prawn Claypot Closes After 18 Months, Replaced Overnight By Top-Rated Guangzhou Eatery
Co-owner Tommy Pang, 28, shuttered the “profitable” prawn hotpot spot to launch a new $90K concept — even after losing $500K on his pork leg rice chain Shi Nian. Here’s why he did it.
How This Woman Turned Her Family’s Kueh Recipes Into A S’pore Heritage Brand
Before dawn breaks, Kueh Ho Jiak’s founder Sandy Tan is already at work — part of a three-generation story keeping Singapore’s kueh tradition alive.
70-Year-Old Hawker Selling $2.50 Bak Chor Mee Refuses To Let Granddaughter Take Over Stall
The 23-year-old creative agency founder grew up on her grandparents’ bak chor mee at Number 10 Noodle House. Now, she’s fighting to keep their hawker legacy alive.
Hilton Chef Leaves Hotel After 40 Years To Open Laksa Hawker Stall Called Uncle Ah Teck’s Noodle House
Why did the 70-year-old chef who often cooked for Ong Beng Seng leave his cushy job to slog as a hawker?
Tiong Bahru Hainanese Boneless Chicken Rice Takes Over Ju Xing Home’s Former Space at Takashimaya
The family-run hawker brand debuts its first full-service restaurant with chicken rice sets from $10. Here’s what else to expect.
Ex-Jumbo Chef, 25, Sells Shiok Curry Rice After Leaving Job That Left Him ‘Dead Inside’
The culinary diploma scholar tells 8days.sg he became a hawker to spend more time with his elderly parents and be his own boss.
‘It’s Me Who Failed’: Yong He’s 3rd-Gen Boss Seeks $300K As Geylang Icon Faces Closure
The former self-proclaimed “shao ye” felt “very guilty” when his 78-year-old mum was hospitalised after helping nightly at the heritage Taiwanese eatery. “I asked myself — am I being selfish for keeping this going?”
Roast Meat Hawker Who Makes One Of S’pore’s Best Wonton Noodles Doesn’t Want More Business
The towkay of Poon Kee Traditional Roasted Duck at an ulu Jurong canteen charcoal-roasts only small batches of superb char siew and doesn’t want you to hurry down any time soon.
Newlywed Chefs Leave Restaurant For Kopitiam Life, Now Serve Shiok Chicken Cutlet At Uncle Lim’s Diner
“The first few days, I almost cried,” admits Joyce Sih, who once had kitchen helpers as a chef at Tonito Latin American Restaurant but now doubles up as dishwasher, waitress and cook at the hawker stall she runs with her hubby.
Lee Ji Xiao Chi’s 76-Year-Old Hawker Fries Hokkien Mee 12 Hours Daily & Has No Plans To Stop
Mdm Lee wakes up at 6am to shop for ingredients, opens shop at 10am and works till 10pm almost daily. “I’ll work until I cannot work anymore,” she tells 8days.sg.
Meet The Kaya Toast Hawker Who Dares To Call His Iced Milk Tea ‘No.1’
Kaya Kaya’s Tan Guo Shi serves up kaya baguettes, garlic butter toast — and the confidence to name his teh peng the best in Singapore.
Popular Orchard Bak Chor Mee’s Head Cook Quits After 9 Months To Work In Food Court
“Uncle Andrew”, famous for his dry minced meat mee sua, tells 8days.sg why he left his job at the crowded Orchard Plaza eatery for a quieter gig.
Hawker, 62, Sells Kopi & Kaya Toast Alongside Millennial Son’s Cold Brew & Cheesecake At Same Stall
The hawker and his son, 35, blend tradition and trend at their Holland Drive stall, serving old-school kopi, hip Arabica cold brews and homemade bakes side by side.
