This week, we’re with yet another lawyer turned chef, Malaysian restaurateur and award-winning author of Sambal Shiok and now Simply Malaysian, Mandy Yin.She’s the super-driven restaurateur who started selling satay burgers at a street stall after getting burnt out in corporate law, and who went on to be lauded by all the food critics for her London laksa bar, Sambal Shiok.As a mum of a three year old now, she’s making it easy on herself, and on the growing number of people who really really want to cook her super tasty laksas and satays in Simply Malaysian. This is about giving yourself a break – as a mum. Pop over to Gilly's Substack for Mandy's Extra Bites, including some top tips for new mums! You can buy Mandy's book from the Cooking the Books shop at Bookshop.org which supports independent bookshops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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