Day Night Fried Kway Teow: The Search for the last Char Kway Teow Men!
With the publication of my book, “The End of Char Kway Teow”, this particular hawker dish has suddenly become an icon for endangered hawker dishes. So I am on a mission to find the last of the Char...
View ArticleLai Heng Fried Kway Teow: Episode IV: A New Hope
For the people living in Char Kway Teow land, a new hope has dawn. When Adam couldn’t cope with the stress of looking after the garden of Eden all by himself, God created Eve to help him. It was a...
View ArticleOutram Park Fried Kway Teow Mee: Is this really the Best in Singapore?
Char Kway Teow $4 Outram Park Char Kway Teow ranks up there amongst the top five Char Kway Teows in Singapore in most people’s books, except mine because when I last reviewed them back in 2007, I...
View ArticleAng Mo Kio Char Kway Teow: Wet, Wet Wet
I was amazed at how popular Char Kway Teow really is when I was in the US giving my talk on “A Short History of Singapore Food”. When my photo of Char Kway Teow appeared on the screens, there was a...
View ArticleGeylang Lor 29 Hokkien Mee and Hill Street Char Kway Teow at the Ultimate...
As you all know, Bedok Blk 16 market has been closed for close to a year and so that means that Hillstreet Char Kway Teow has been closed as well. So this year I called Mr Ng and asked if he had moved...
View ArticleSingapore’s Famous Five: Best Char Kway Teow
One of the most common questions I get asked whenever I meet new friends is “Where is the Best Char Kway Teow in Singapore? Or for that matter “Where is the Best Hokkien Mee, Laksa, Yong Tau Foo etc...
View ArticleCan Singapore Hawkers take on Michelin Starred Chefs?
Link to article “Are Singapore Hawkers Not Michelin-Worthy?” This article from hungrygowhere asked a very interesting question. How would our Hawker Legends fare against famous Michelin Starred Chefs...
View ArticleHillstreet Char Kway Teow: The Next Generation
It is good to know that Hillstreet Char Kway Teow will still be around for another generation. Perhaps it is not quite The End of Char Kway Teow just yet. That is if Mr Ng Yeow Kiat doesn’t give up...
View ArticleToa Payoh Fried Kway Teow: The One that used to be at the Bus Interchange!
Char Kway Teow $3 This one is for those fans of the Char Kway Teow that used to be at Toa Payoh Central Bus Interchange! Yes, they have since moved to Toa Payoh Lor 7 after they demolished the food...
View ArticleZheng 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 Kway Teow" because at the time, I observed that all the best Char Kway Teow...
View ArticleArmenian St Char Kway Teow: It’s Really The End of Char Kway Teow
I'm telling you: It's REALLY The End of Char Kway Teow! I have been sounding the alarm about the impending demise of Char Kway Teow for quite a few years now. It's fate was encapsulated in the title of...
View ArticleDancing Char Kway Teow man of Circuit Road Food Centre
It is good to find a Char Kway Teow man who seems to have fun fun at work. Mr Chee Wei Liang, 60 tells me that he doesn't have time to exercise, so he incorporates a dance routine when he fries his...
View ArticleHougang Fried Oyster: Big Oysters yeah!
This is one of the few stalls I know who still insists on using pork lard to fry the oyster omelette. Their typical plate of oyster omelette is 70% crispy and 30% gooey which is a very nice combination...
View ArticleFu Ji Char Kway Teow: Lost and Found
I was on a treasure hunt one day after receiving a heads-up from The Silverchef about a certain char kway teow man in an old coffeeshop around the area. Unfortunately, he didn't give me an address nor...
View ArticleHill Street Char Kway Teow: Hawker Legend!
Did you know that there are not one, but two famous Hill Street char kway teow stalls? The more well known one is located at Bedok which has been taken over by the son of the original hawker. The other...
View ArticleYong Xuan Fried Kway Teow: Episode 4 – A New Hope
In 2010, I published “The End of Char Kway Teow” which was a clarion call for us to do something about beloved hawker dish whose popularity has been waning in recent years. Back then, I had already...
View ArticleChuan Kee Fried Kway Teow: One Plate at a Time
“Old School” is the phrase that best encapsulates what Chuan Kee Fried Kway Teow is all about. Over the years, the number of hawkers that are still frying Char Kway Teow one plate at a time has really...
View ArticleWoks of Taste: New Beginnings for Char Kway Teow
In 2010, I published “The End of Char Kway Teow” which sounded the alarm that the future of our beloved Char Kway Teow (CKT) might be in peril. Back then, many of the famous CKT hawkers were already...
View ArticleHillstreet Char Kway Teow: The Next Generation
It is good to know that Hillstreet Char Kway Teow will still be around for another generation. Perhaps it is not quite The End of Char Kway Teow just yet. The post Hillstreet Char Kway Teow: The Next...
View ArticleDifferent Taste Cafe and Restaurant
Having lived in Siglap in the early 2000’s, we were quite familiar with the food scene along Frankel Ave. We must have driven past Different Taste many times but never stepped in to see how they tasted...
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