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at the request of her then-editor David Kraal. Throughout the 1980s, Oon wrote for
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restaurants. In June 2014, Oon suffered a stroke from which she recovered.
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initially with a
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Huang, L. J. (28 September 2009). "Violet's food at under $ 5".
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In 1988, Oon was appointed
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National Kitchen by Violet Oon at National Gallery Singapore
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Tan, H. Y. (30 June 2012). "Violet's back in the kitchen".
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Tan, H. Y. (8 August 2014). "Recovering from stroke".
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Lui, J. (14 December 2009). "Violet's spice of life".
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