Hawker Centre Model Exported
by Felix Lim
@ 24 Jan 2014
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain was so enamoured with the idea of large, open-air food market as can be found in hawker centres dotted around Singapore that he now wants to open one in urban Manhattan, New York City. He is quoted as saying, “it is my hope that an important component of this project will be representatives of Straits hawker masters.” Chef Bourdain is known for his love of simple, down-to-earth food as can be found on the streets. He has professed himself as a fan of Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice at Maxwell Food Centre as well. He has covered local food many times in his TV programmes and his books so it is not so much a surprise that he would look for a way to bring this cuisine back home with him.
