Travelling Like a Local!
It wasbound to come to an end eventually. Having spent years fantasising about the cloud of bliss life would be if only I could pass all my Master of Wine exams and “just” have the research paper left, I now…
Dragon Noodles Academy is a fun restaurant with creative dishes and quirky decor. It’s by the same folks who opened the Yum Cha restaurants, known for their whimsical, colourful dim sum. At the entrance, customers are greeted by a long,…
How did you get into cooking? “I grew up in Glasgow and, on special occasions, my family would buy Indian curries and pakora [fritters]. When I was seven years old I wanted to make it. I took recipe books out…
The vibe: as Hong Kong’s first Nipo-Brasileiro (Japanese-Brazilian) bar and restaurant, Djapa scores points for a genuinely fresh idea. The ground floor bar (the restaurant is upstairs) has a lively, if chaotic, modern art decor. There are lots of bold,…
In celebration of the winter solstice on December 21, Regal Palace at the Regal Hongkong hotel in Causeway Bay is offering a special set menu until the end of the month. The menu is HK$2,888 plus 10 per cent for…
Starbucks will soon be adding soup to its menu in an effort to grow its food business. This spring, Starbucks will begin a regional roll-out of a new line of organic soups, Sharon Rothstein, the company’s global marketing officer, announced…
If you hear someone at a sushi restaurant comment on how the fish tastes very fresh, there’s a good chance that person is a sushi novice. The description is as pointless as telling someone the dessert was sweet. What does…
Most of the Mexican food served in Hong Kong isn’t going to win over any fans to the cuisine, unless you like gloopy, sloppy, heavy messes that use far too much sour cream and shredded cheese. The cuisine can be…
As a teenager, Richard Craggs got his kicks leaping across rooftops and scrambling up buildings – long before parkour went mainstream in Hong Kong, where he grew up. Now 42, and based in Shenzhen, he’s taken another leap of faith:…
The gifts I hand out at this time of year tend to be home-made ones: jars of very boozy mincemeat to make mince pies with, chocolate truffles, tin boxes of cookies, and Christmas pudding or stollen. This year, I’m giving…