Old-meets-new Chinese cuisine

The chicken is plump with yielding, pliant flesh and a heaping of aromatic shallots, scallion and ginger atop. — MAPLE PALACE

Loy Tan is a man who knows the value of hard work. After all, Tan has been working since he was just 14 years old to supplement his family’s income.

“I grew up in a very poor family and my dad was 55 when I was born, so I had to look for a job when I was very young as my father couldn’t really work since he was much older,” says Tan.