Violet Oon

Violet Oon (born 6 May 1949) is a Singaporean Oon spent part of her childhood in London where her father worked as an executive at Royal Dutch Shell. Although her mother never cooked, Oon began cooking at the age of sixteen with her aunts in an effort to document her family recipes. She attended the University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore) in 1971.

Restaurants

In 1993, Oon opened her first restaurant called Violet Oon's Kitchen in the Takashimaya department store in Ngee Ann City.

In 2012, Oon and her two children opened Violet Oon's Kitchen in Bukit Timah initially with a Peranakan menu with Western influences. Later in the same year, Oon and her children opened National Kitchen by Violet Oon at National Gallery Singapore in the National Gallery Singapore.

From 2017 to 2019, Oon and her children opened three more restaurants in Clarke Quay, ION Orchard, and Jewel Changi Airport which focus on Peranakan as well as British-Hainanese cuisine.

Food Ambassador of Singapore In 1988, Oon was appointed Singapore's food ambassador by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board. She led Singaporean teams at the World of Flavors Conference and Festival organised by the Culinary Institute of America in 2004, 2007, and 2009.

Personal life Oon has two children who are co-owners of the Violet Oon restaurants. In June 2014, Oon suffered a stroke from which she recovered.