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Lunch With Sumiko: Hawker Chan and his lucky star
Chan Hon Meng says luck has played a big role in his life. But hard work, a unique product and not being greedy have also been important factors.
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Mr Chan Hon Meng in his Hawker Chan outlet in 18 Tai Seng, after the peak-hour lunch period. Soon after his Chinatown hawker stall got a Michelin star, he partnered Hersing Culinary to expand his business.
ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
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Two years after he received a Michelin star, life for hawker Chan Hon Meng has changed - and yet it hasn't.
During those two years, he travelled to 10 countries and experienced snow for the first time.

