We have seen it coming. Liao Fan Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle, the “Cheapest Michelin Starred food in the world” will be partnering with Hersing Culinary for global expansion plans. (Read: 29 Singapore Michelin Starred Restaurants & Stalls)
It has been announced that a NEW 80-seater quick service restaurant will open at 78 Smith Street, which will serve the same soya sauce and noodle dishes.
Chef Chan Chan Hon Meng will oversee the operations of both his hawker stall and the new establishment.
The restaurant is scheduled to open mid Nov 2016.
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It is learnt that Chef Chan has been training his wife and family members to take over the main running of the hawker stall.
He will continue do the pre-cooking and preparations, and will be running in between the two locations – conveniently located few minutes away.
4 signature dishes will be served, along with some new complementary items. Chef Chan cannot confirm what those dishes are yet, as he is still working on them.
Will prices remain at $2/$2.50? The new pricing has not been announced, but I doubt that it will stay even similar.
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For those unfamiliar with Hersing Culinary, it owns the franchising rights to popular Michelin-starred dim sum restaurant, Tim Ho Wan.
The “Liao Fan Hawker Chan Restaurant” is just the first of an initial regional, then global expansion, following Tim Ho Wan‘s footprint.
The ultimate aim is to promote Singapore’s hawker heritage globally.
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The similarities behind the two are uncanny, both unexpectedly propelled to fame after clinching a Michelin star, selling street food – atypical from the usual Michelin ‘fine-dining’ restaurants.
Tim Ho Wan has established a global presence in countries from Australia, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and of course Hong Kong and Singapore in a short span of a few years.
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Personally, I feel happy for Chef Chan (can I call him Uncle Chan?), a humble hawker who made it big.
We cannot expect him to chop 180 chickens every day, tirelessly for the rest of his life (He seems to have aged a bit when seen during the press conference.)
It is indeed good opportunity for one of our local delicacies (but I know it’s HONG KONG chicken) to take on an international platform.
On the flipside, I do feel that a major charm of the stall, is not just the food, but the man himself.
There are 28 other Michelin Starred Restaurants & Stalls in Singapore, but none had as much attention as Liao Fan Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle, also because the chef is really an affable person with no airs.
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Liao Fan Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle 香港油雞飯麵
78 Smith Street Singapore 059872
Hawker Stall: Blk 335, Smith Street #02-126, Chinatown Food Complex, Singapore 050335
Opening Hours: 10:30am to 7:00pm (Mon – Tues, Thurs – Fri), 8:30am to 7:00pm (Sat – Sun), Closed Wed
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* Special thanks to @boshemian for covering the press conference.
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