Handsome hawkers: Meet 4 men who are as dishy as the food they whip up

A video of Mr Jeevan Ananthan cooking fishball noodles attracted attention online and drew requests for media interviews due to his good looks. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
Mr Mohamed Dufail joined his family's prata business in 2013 at age 27. ST PHOTO: MARCELLIN LOPEZ
In 2005, Gilbert Lim was named the Most Handsome Hawker in the National Day edition of The Straits Times. ST PHOTO: KELLY HUI
Walter Tay wakes up early - by 6am daily - to work out for two hours and his diet consists mostly of fruit, seafood and brown rice. ST PHOTO: KHALID BABA
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SINGAPORE - The Straits Times susses out four handsome hawkers, who look as tasty as the food they serve up.

In October, when Miss May Leena Krishnan posted a video of her fiance cooking fishball noodles on their newly opened stall's Facebook page, her aim was to prove that an Indian can cook Chinese dishes such as fishball noodles and bak chor mee.

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