Which is why three years later, I found my visit to National Kitchen by Violet Oon much of a surprise. The restaurant exudes a stately ambience with its mirrors, dark wood panels, floral Peranakan tiles and glittering chandeliers. “You should revisit the Bukit Timah outlet sometime; it looks really nice,” Oon tells me over the phone prior to our interview.
Singapore’s food ambassador Violet Oon explains why she attributes the rising success of her eponymous chain of restaurants entirely to her two children, Tay Su-lyn and Tay Yiming.
SINGAPORE (March 20): I first tasted Violet Oon’s famed Peranakan fare at her flagship establishment in Bukit Timah, then known as Violet Oon’s Kitchen. It was a laidback neighbourhood establishment featuring colonial-style interiors, whitewashed walls and chalkboard menus.
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