21-Year-Old S’pore PR Drops Out Of Uni To Save Family’s Restaurant, Now Works There Full-Time
7 Aug 2023
SOURCE: MustShareNews (Singapore)
A locally-viral news story about Mark Zubovskyy. It introduces Kapitan as a Slavic restaurant “formerly known as Borscht and Dumplings.ru,” one of the only places for Slavic cuisine in Singapore
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. The article narrates Mark’s background (came to SG at age 3, studied here, completed NS) and the turning point where he quit school to help. It describes how Mark now “wears every hat” at the restaurant at only 21 – from managing inventory to cooking and even bartending
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. It also mentions his TikTok success: a video of him in a sailor’s neckerchief telling his story went viral, giving Kapitan a surge in visibility
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. The piece includes Mark’s reflections on adapting to local life and his attachment to Singapore. Overall, it frames Mark as a filial son and passionate young entrepreneur reviving his family’s food venture with grit and savvy. (Accompanied by photos of Mark and Vadim at Kapitan.)