Hello Makan Kakis!
The Hainanese community is renowned for its role in Singapore’s food history. Many immigrants found a niche in the service sector as restaurant cooks and domestic help in wealthy European and Peranakan households, eventually setting up their own restaurants in the post-War years. One such Hainanese-owned restaurant was a surprise for me though, because it’s renowned for Peranakan cuisine.
- READ: the full story at CNA Lifestyle.
- WATCH: Denise &Chef Melvyn’s visit to Guan Hoe Soon on Mediacorp GOLD905’s FB Page.
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Chef Melvyn Lee and I made a delicious discovery of Guan Hoe Soon’s Hainanese heritage. Founded in 1953 by Yap Chee Quee and allegedly the oldest of its kind in Singapore, the restaurant is still family owned and run by the third generation – granddaughter Jenny Yap, and her husband (head chef) Raymond Ou Yong.
Makan Kakis on Gold 905 