At a certain point in the 1980s, Amy Poon realised that her childhood was unusual. While her friends were pooling together their pocket money to share a McDonald’s milkshake, she was hosting them at her parents’ restaurant and signing off the bill. “I was certainly a friend with benefits!” she laughs now. But behind the scenes, it wasn’t always as glamorous as it seemed.
“Although we were surrounded by people the whole time, it was quite a lonely childhood,” Poon reflects. “My parents worked six days a week – they didn’t clock off at 5pm. I spent a lot of time at the restaurant.”
