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Dark days over for cook

Retanasamy: Fame is a bonus. Right now, I just want a stable source of income to support my family. — Photo: Straits Times

WHEN Singapore’s Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao featured him in 2020, zi char chef Devid Retanasamy found himself in the spotlight.

Readers were intrigued by a fresh-faced Indian cook fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese who could fire up a wok with chilli crab and curry fish head.

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