Former MasterChef Singapore contestant opens Indonesian food stall at Nanyang Polytechnic: ‘I didn’t eat for 5 days’
Singer-actress Eka Mairina, 48, invested a five-figure sum in her Indonesian food stall at Nanyang Polytechnic. But the lunchtime rush left her so overwhelmed that she lost her appetite for five days.
Eka Mairina, a 48-year-old Indonesian music artist from Singapore, recently opened her first permanent Indonesian food stall called My Indo Cook at Nanyang Polytechnic's North Canteen. The Muslim-owned business, launched on August 1, serves a variety of affordable dishes including nasi uduk, Indomie instant noodles, bakso and soto ayam.
Mairina turned a home-based business into a brick-and-mortar operation after her social media followers requested she sell the dishes she posted online. After just 10 days, she signed a contract, obtained necessary licenses, found suppliers and planned her menu for the opening day. Despite the chaotic first few weeks, Mairina lost her appetite and survived on plain water for five days due to the overwhelming lunchtime rush.
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