Habib Mohamed, Habib’s Rojak
For this young hawker, taking on his father's rojak business had his name on it - literally.
Sebastian Kwek, 456 Mian Fen Guo
His reserved demeanour and tattooed arms make Sebastian Kwek quite a mystery. As he sits huddled over a round white table at the coffee shop below Block 59 New Upper Changi Road, with the rain coming down in sh... Read More...
Mohamad Afiq Mohammed Anuar, Harummanis Junior
There’s little to no chance of getting lost in the spanking new Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre, the second of 20 new hawker centres the Government pledged to build by 2027. Here, colourful directional arrows hang ... Read More...
Faye, Jack & Anna Sai, Coffee Break
"ONE KOPI-C KOSONG! Who ordered one kopi-c kosong, takeaway?”
She might be just 29 years old, but Faye Sai has the traits you’ll expect of a seasoned hawker. The feisty marketing graduate joined her brother,... Read More...
Joel Chia & Deniece Tan, Truly Test Kitchen Curry Rice
Few would imagine the lanky, shaggy-haired guy working the curry rice stall at an industrial-building canteen as having been a sharp-suited foreign exchange trader working “short and sweet” hours at a local ban... Read More...
Mohamed Dufail & Almalic Faisal, Sin Ming Roti Prata
In an unassuming corner of a neighbourhood coffee shop, Almalic Faisal faces a snaking queue. Unfazed, he patiently turns his hands expertly to flip and twirl a piece of dough: left to right and right to left, ... Read More...
Gwern Khoo & Ben Tham, A Noodle Story
Not many first-time hawkers would dare to enter the market with a premium rendition of a local staple, but that’s just what Gwern Khoo, 35, and Ben Tham, 34, did. Serving wonton noodles from $5 a bowl, their st... Read More...
Odette Chef Julien Royer’s Tokyo Food Guide: Top 5 Restaurant Picks
This is part of Julien Royer’s The Stories of Odette.
Itravelled to Tokyo with my wife, Agnes, for the first time in January 2014 and was blown away by the incredible country. Whether you s... Read More...
Odette: Meet Julien Royer’s wife, the woman behind the award-winning French chef
Anybody who has met Odette's Julien Royer knows that he adores his wife Agnes. She's his trusted food taster, inspiration and life partner. The couple sit down to talk about what makes them tick.
Odette: How Julien Royer conceptualised Asia’s top restaurant
What ran through Julien Royer's mind when conceptualising Odette, his first restaurant?