Ten years ago, Mr Dai Heng Jiang, a newcomer to Singapore, rented a small strip of walkway at People's Park Complex in Chinatown and started doing business.
From a small standalone food kiosk, he served an assortment of meats and vegetables doused in a tongue-numbing Sichuan mala gravy. Singapore office staff and Chinese manual workers alike lapped it up.
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