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Popular Fried Porridge Stall Relocates Within Yishun For Fourth Time, Hawker Lost $70K In Process

['It’s almost a running gag how ', ' doesn’t have the best reputation - yet, hawker Jemmy Yeo, 54, sure seems to like it. In fact, he has chosen to relocate his stall, Old World ', ', four times in five years, all within the same neighbourhood. After a short nine-month stint at his previous location in Yishun Avenue 6, Jemmy has moved once again', ' to Kimly Coffeeshop at Yishun Avenue 5, ', 'this time rebranding his stall to ', 'Old Hokkien', '. It has an expanded menu featuring old signatures like bak kut teh and his even more popular fried porridge, plus newer dishes like bak kut teh hotpot and ', '. Why Old Hokkien? Simply because “I am Hokkien,” explains Jemmy.', 'Our colleague who frequents Yishun tells ', " she’s a fan of Jemmy’s fried porridge. “I only found out they closed their previous outlet when I went down recently. I was very disappointed and thought they had closed for good, and have been trying to find out if they've reopened elsewhere since,” she says, delighted that she can still get her porridge fix a short drive away.\xa0", 'No part of this story or photos can be reproduced without permission from ', '8days.sg', '.']

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['If you enjoy watching day-in-the-life videos on TikTok, you might have come across first-time hawker Cherry Tan', ', who goes by the handle @cherrykiang,\xa0on the social media platform.', 'The 29-year-old recently left her job as a Singapore Airlines flight attendant after six years to start a hawker business with her Taiwanese husband, ex-hotel chef Duncan Hsu, 36. She has been documenting her hawker journey since their Woodlands kopitiam stall Kiang Kiang Taiwan Teppanyaki opened on May 21. It offers Taiwan night market-style ‘teppanyaki’, which is typically ', ' like steak, chicken chop and pasta cooked on a griddle and served sizzling on a hotplate. It’s not to be confused with traditional ', '.', 'The stall is named after the noise spatulas make when clanging on the teppanyaki grill and also because Duncan “loves his booze. Kiang means drunk in Taiwanese Hokkien”.', 'No part of this story or photos can be reproduced without permission from ', '.']