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11 Local Hawkers & Eateries To Set Up Stalls In New York Under Makansutra Founder KF Seetoh’s Upcoming Food Hall

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11 Local Hawkers & Eateries To Set Up Stalls In New York Under Makansutra Founder KF Seetoh’s Upcoming Food Hall

Singapore’s hawker culture is getting exported to New York City ⁠— some 11 local hawkers and casual eateries are heading to The Big Apple, where they will set up stalls there in a food hall called Urban Hawker, which is spearheaded by Makansutra and Gluttons Bay founder KF Seetoh. The food market, modelled after our own hawker centres, will be located at 135 West 50th Street, near the famous tourist attraction Times Square.

In a Facebook post, Seetoh shared that the project first materialised in 2013, when he met late celeb chef and author Anthony Bourdain at the World Street Food Congress in Singapore. Bourdain — who passed away by suicide in 2018 — had tapped Seetoh to set up an “Anthony Bourdain Market” in New York showcasing hawker food. The food hall was almost scrapped in 2017 following lease signing issues, though it was later revived in 2020.

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