Mr Tan Tieow Teong founded the bakery in Katong Shopping Centre more than 30 years ago. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The late Mr Tan Tieow Teong was a well-known and humble boss, who took the bus to work till he was 90, Dona Manis said.In a Facebook post on Saturday, Dona Manis said Mr Tan died on Friday. It did not specify the cause of death.Located in the basement of Katong Shopping Centre for more than 30 years, Dona Manis Cake Shop is known for its banana pies, chocolate tarts and other pastries.One of the founder for Dona Manis Cake Shop.
“Still a little overwhelmed at the moment, but thankful that we had time together in his last few months,” Ms Shen said.For those who would like to say a final goodbye to my dear grandfather, "Uncle Tan" or "Mr Tan" of Dona Manis Cake Shop...Mr Don Leow, in a comment under Dona Manis’ post, remembers the late Mr Tan’s kindness to him as a teenager, and how Mr Tan would give him pastries.
Other commenters said they knew Mr Tan as a kind and friendly man whose recipes and baked items were “second to none”. Ms Tiffany Chok, a 31-year-old executive administrator, told The Straits Times that she has frequented Dona Manis since she was 18 and would pop by after her church services on Sunday for its chocolate tarts and banana pies.
“I enjoyed the random conversations with Mr Tan and the other aunties there, and always admired how they had the strength to carry on doing this despite their age,” Ms Chok said, adding that her fondest memory of the bakery is the smell of banana pie wafting through the basement of the shopping centre.Please verify your e-mail to read this subscriber-only article in full
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