Vintage Publishing

Early Mornings at the Laksa Cafe - Janet Tay

Amid the bustle of Carpenter Street, Lim Ah Hock sells the the best laksa soup in all of Kuching, tirelessly keeping his ancestral broth simmering with his wife, Kim Choo. According to family legend, a deity gifted them the recipe, promising prosperity as long as it remains boiling. But Ah Hock is aging, and the broth''s quality is fading. Compounding the problem, businessman Towkay Lau has opened a rival laksa café next door.In Hong Kong, Ah Hock’s son, Wei Ming, has spent eight years trying to prove himself as a chef, hoping to show his father there''s more to life than laksa. However, he''s struggling with gambling debts, the woman he loves is in the arms of a gangster, and the sushiya he''s been left to run has lost its Global Restaurants Guild star. Facing his mentor, the esteemed sushi master he calls Sensei, seems impossible.Invited home for his father''s 60th birthday, Wei Ming sees a chance to escape his troubles. But in Malaysia, Ah Hock remains entrenched in tradition. Determined to protect the family legacy, he strikes a deal with Towkay Lau, a showdown to determine the best laksa café on Carpenter Street -risking everything he holds dear.As father and son reconnect, old differences resurface, forcing them to confront whether preserving a legacy is more important than embracing the future.

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