, it hasn’t stopped the Teochew chef from mastering the challenging cuisine that involves complex flavours and painstaking cooking methods. Interestingly, his wife Eleanor is a nonya, but does not know how to cook Peranakan dishes. “We always joke about how my dad won her over with his cooking,” quips Sarah.
“He had an offer to buy over a restaurant and asked me to join him,” shares Leon. They named the place Palm Inn, serving typical Peranakan fare like assam pedas fish and beef rendang. It was closed after three years due to lacklustre business. “We were in an office building and only had a lunch crowd, it was quite challenging. We decided to stop it after making a bit of profit at the end of three years.
At the time, Sarah, who graduated from Singapore Poly with a business diploma, was working as an executive for a non-profit organisation. Encouraged by the success of the private diner and keen to fulfill her entrepreneurial dream, she quit her job to run it full-time. From 2019 to early 2021, Sarah worked for an F&B events company. “It gave me the opportunity to connect with chefs and restaurant owners,” she says. The experience also gave her the confidence to open the current stall. “I know the importance of structure and setting up SOPs now. We’ve also streamlined the menu to ensure we offer a consistent and quality standard of food.”The bubbly first-time hawker has big plans for Nyonya Pok Pok Kay.
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