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Kueh Ho Jiak opens their stall from 7.30am to 2pm, but their shelves are sometimes emptied by noon. In the last few years, they’ve increased their manpower so that they can save more time for rest.
Junda’s Playground, Da Bao is chef Junda Khoo’s version of the economy rice stalls found across Malaysia. Bain maries are packed with “the kind of simple, home-style dishes my grandmother used to make ...
Ho Jiak Chef honours his grandmother with his 'sexed up Indomee Goreng' Haymarket restaurant, Ho Jiak, is transporting customers on a journey to chef Junda Khoo's hometown in Malaysia.
Broadsheet’s new winter food festival Dine Out brings 40 events to both Melbourne and Sydney this August. In Melbourne, from ...
Ho Jiak is split into two levels: downstairs, the colourful, mural-filled interior is modelled after Lebuh Ah Quee, the busy Penang street where Khoo's grandmother lived, ...
Called Ho Jiak – Junda’s Playground, Khoo says it’s his most boundary-pushing restaurant yet. “We’ve never seen a Malaysian restaurant like this before in Australia,” says the chef, ...
At Ho Jiak we have more than 10 kinds of chilli pastes and sauces. This one is the most basic and the easiest to make, literally just chillies and oil. But it’s also the most versatile.
Get your tickets for one-off dinners and other events with Apollo Inn, Public Wine Shop, Ho Jiak, Cam’s Kiosk, Gerald’s Bar, ...
Khoo worked in finance before opening the original Ho Jiak outpost in 2015 in Strathfield; the second Ho Jiak, which launched in Chinatown last year, is more directly influenced by his grandmother ...
Malaysian-born Junda Khoo’s Ho Jiak has four iterations across Sydney, including the hatted Town Hall restaurant. Now, Khoo has brought his thrilling brand of Malaysian cooking to Melbourne with ...