PETALING JAYA, Jan. 25 -- Anyone who's lived or worked in and around Damansara Utama will almost certainly be familiar with the open-air food court that fed office workers in the area for decades.

It was a popular lunch and after-work haunt, even though its loose umbrella setup meant inclement weather was always a threat.

Last November, it reopened as Uptown Eats with a brand-new setup, featuring well-ventilated seating, wash basins, and a proper roof overhead.

More importantly, it retained most of its existing vendors, including longtime crowd favourites, of which many have been around since the early 1990s, like Ah Keong Yong Tau Fu, Steven Western Corner, and Uptown Curry Fish Head.

With new digs come new faces. One of the "new kid...