{
  "id": 2069224,
  "title": "Banker-turned-hawker sells S$7 NYC Levain-style cookies at Golden Mile Food Centre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/banker-turned-hawker-sells-s-7-nyc-levain-style-cookies-at-golden-2069224",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T04:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/dining/ate-cookies-levain-style-hawker-golden-mile-6330061"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former banker Donovan Wong, now 33, has opened Ate Cookies, a stall specializing in New York-style cookies, at Golden Mile Food Centre. Despite his banking background, Wong has a strong history in the hawker trade. Before founding Ate Cookies, he owned Taiwanese hawker stall Wen Li Taiwanese Food for two years. Wong invested S$40,000 into his new venture and has been running it as a one-man operation. He drew inspiration for his cookies from New York's Levain Bakery and aims to produce larger, denser cookies. Although his F&B income has not surpassed his banking salary, Wong remains committed to his cookie concept and believes a new generation of hawkers is broadening the food available in hawker centres.",
  "summary": "The self-taught baker invested S$40,000 into his solo venture, Ate Cookies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "Banker-turned-hawker sells S$7 NYC Levain-style cookies at Golden Mile Food Centre",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/banker-turned-hawker-sells-s-7-nyc-levain-style-cookies-at-golden",
        "published": "2026-08-20T04:18:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}