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Hedy Khoo

Senior Correspondent

Hedy is senior correspondent at The Straits Times. She covers food-related news, from the best affordable eats to in-depth stories of people who inhabit the food and beverage industry. Hedy started her career in journalism as a photojournalist and worked at several publications, including The New Paper, where she was a food columnist for a decade. She firmly believes the best kind of cooking comes from the heart, not from the use of luxury ingredients.

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Eggs: Brain food or viral fad, and how many should you eat a day?

Are eggs really brain food?
Are eggs really brain food?

Why fish soup stall owner Low Boon Chuan took a $300,000 gamble on a Bedok coffee shop

Low Boon Chuan at his Lau Ka Kopitiam in Bedok that also houses his Boon Keng Road Fish Head Bee Hoon stall.
Low Boon Chuan at his Lau Ka Kopitiam in Bedok that also houses his Boon Keng Road Fish Head Bee Hoon stall.

Beat the haze with three recipes for tasty herbal brews

Chinese Pear And Snow Fungus Soup.
Chinese Pear And Snow Fungus Soup.

Sweet spots: 5 new Chinese dessert cafes and what to order

From viral Chinese brands to home-grown dessert brands, here are five places to check out and what to order at each.
From viral Chinese brands to home-grown dessert brands, here are five places to check out and what to order at each.

Newly opened Spanish bodega Casa Lola takes you to Barcelona with affordable tapas and paella

Carabinero Paella is available for the three months at Casa Lola.SPH EDITORIAL USE ONLY
Carabinero Paella is available for the three months at Casa Lola.SPH EDITORIAL USE ONLY

How a 27-year-old grew a nine-outlet Hokkien mee chain in three years

Mitchell Ong of Shiok Hokkien Mee at his newest outlet in Serangoon Central.
Mitchell Ong of Shiok Hokkien Mee at his newest outlet in Serangoon Central.

How a 47-year-old lost weight with a calorie-tracking app without giving up hawker food 

LeanerTogether founder Tan Chin Hock with his favourite nasi lemak at AR-Rina Nasi Padang in Bukit Batok.
LeanerTogether founder Tan Chin Hock with his favourite nasi lemak at AR-Rina Nasi Padang in Bukit Batok.

Can home-grown calorie-tracking apps help you lose weight while eating hawker food?

HawkerSense is among the home-grown apps that focus on Singapore dishes and hawker fare that international food trackers are less familiar with.
HawkerSense is among the home-grown apps that focus on Singapore dishes and hawker fare that international food trackers are less familiar with.

After 30 years in Beijing, S’porean interior designer Patrick Tay turns dessert hawker in Chinatown

After spending years abroad in Beijing, Singaporean interior designer Patrick Tay now runs hawker stall Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan in Chinatown Complex selling desserts like Cheng Tng, Yuzu Ice and Mango Sago.  His daughter, Nichole Tay, 28, founder of storytelling social app Phases currently helps out at the stall.
After spending years abroad in Beijing, Singaporean interior designer Patrick Tay now runs hawker stall Tuan Tuan Yuan Yuan in Chinatown Complex selling desserts like Cheng Tng, Yuzu Ice and Mango Sago.  His daughter, Nichole Tay, 28, founder of storytelling social app Phases currently helps out at the stall.

Where anglers can get their own catch cooked in Singapore, with fees from $12

Chef-owner Jonathan Tan grilled a whole tuskfish caught by a customer.
Chef-owner Jonathan Tan grilled a whole tuskfish caught by a customer.

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