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Best places to eat in Hangzhou, China’s rising fine-dining hotspot
Hangzhou has become a gourmand mecca in recent years, with its Michelin Guide full of top restaurants serving a range of Chinese cuisines.
15 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
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What to eat on Peng Chau, food-filled Hong Kong island great for day trips
14 Dec 2025 - 12:15PM
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Coffee isn’t just a drink. How to use the beans as a seasoning
12 Dec 2025 - 3:15PM
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Kuala Lumpur restaurant brings Palestine’s rich flavours to Malaysia
Yafa Restaurant was set up to showcase Palestinian food and hospitality, with a little extra spice to cater to Malaysian tastes.
12 Dec 2025 - 12:15PM
Maqluba chicken from Yafa Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which showcases Palestinian cuisine and flavours. Photo: Yafa Restaurant
What to do in Hong Kong
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 12-14
Watch Hong Kong Ballet’s The Nutcracker, head to a beach beer festival, donate and shop at a festive thrifting event and more this weekend.
12 Dec 2025 - 10:49AM
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Must-try Christmas and New Year’s meals in Hong Kong to check out
Restaurants across the city are dishing up festive fare, from fine dining and buffets to brunches. Here is a taste of what is on offer.
12 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
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Unesco adds Italian cuisine and its rituals to world cultural heritage list
Italy’s culinary traditions have been recognised by the United Nations’ cultural agency as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.
12 Dec 2025 - 5:14AM
A dish of Italian spaghetti alla carbonara. Unesco added the rituals surrounding Italian food preparation and consumption to its list of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. Photo: AFP
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‘Hong Kong taught me balance’: Hutong chef on Sichuan spice and new menu
Sichuanese chef Ren Dingxu of Hutong Dubai talks about exploring spice in his new menu available in Hong Kong and his aim to ‘evoke emotion’.
11 Dec 2025 - 12:15PM
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Dim sum, pig’s tripe, Ningbo cuisine: food entrepreneur’s Hong Kong picks
Foodie Gerry Ma is no cook, but he knows where to find great Chinese cuisine in Hong Kong and chefs who exhibit excellent technique.
10 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM
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Why are so many Hong Kong bars closing? Industry insiders explain
High rents, a drop in international tourists, changing tastes and the Shenzhen effect are taking their toll, experts say. But there’s hope.
10 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
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Hong Kong-style cafe receives top recognition. Owner has been to the city once
Tarek Hassan fell in love with Hong Kong culture as a teen. Now his Gongfu Cafe & Bao in Ottawa, Canada, serves authentic tastes of the city.
9 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
Tarek Hassan is a 46-year-old Egyptian-Canadian who opened Gong Fu Cafe & Bao in Ottawa as an ode to Hong Kong’s traditional cha chaan teng cafe culture. Photo: Tarek Hassan
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The story of Paris’ famed Chinese restaurant Davé and its Hong Kong-born owner
Stars from Madonna to Tom Ford ate there. Now, Hong Kong-born owner Tai ‘Davé’ Cheung reflects as a new book of photos gives a peek inside.
7 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
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‘You’ll notice the difference’: French almond makers take on US growers
French almond producers in Provence are positioning locally grown almonds in a premium segment and promoting environmental awareness.
6 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM
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How to use lime leaves in a Thai fried chicken dish your friends will love
Seldom used by home cooks, citrus leaves flavour curries and Cantonese snake soup. Here’s a chicken dish that uses them to delicious effect.
5 Dec 2025 - 3:15PM
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Why Francis founders changed tack for their new Hong Kong restaurant Carmela
Carmela in Sheung Wan offers more southern Mediterranean dishes than Francis’ Middle Eastern ones, with dishes including pasta and seafood.
5 Dec 2025 - 12:45PM
(L to R) Carmela’s co-owners James Ward and Asher Goldstein, pose for a picture at Carmela in Central. 11NOV25 SCMP / Edmond So
What to do in Hong Kong
5 things to do in Hong Kong and ways to help this weekend, December 5-7
Whether heading to a bar that gives proceeds to Tai Po fire victims or donating essentials, there are various ways you can help this weekend.
5 Dec 2025 - 10:54AM
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89-year-old baker’s ingredient of success: working with his son and grandson
Yasuo Ono’s nearly 60-year-old cake shop Emily, now in Owariasahi, Japan, thrives thanks to family support – and keeping things tasty.
4 Dec 2025 - 12:15PM
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Best things to eat in Chaoshan, a food paradise in China’s Guangdong province
Chef Huang Jinghui reveals the secrets of Chaoshan cuisine – also called Chiu Chow cuisine – from seasonal seafood to lion-head goose.
4 Dec 2025 - 9:48AM
Blanched Canadian geoduck in chicken broth at Jiang by Chef Fei. Photo: Mandarin Oriental Guangzhou
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‘Yummiest’ seafood, ‘scrumptious’ Indian: Tabla founder’s Hong Kong faves
Tania Mohan reveals her favourite restaurants in the city, from spicy Sichuan and char siu rice in Central to seafood on Po Toi Island.
3 Dec 2025 - 6:15PM
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5 new Hong Kong coffee shops to snuggle down at in December 2025
From a soothing space with books and cake to a Korean-style cafe and new branches of popular hang-outs, these cafes offer coffee and comfort.
1 Dec 2025 - 7:15AM
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One final ‘dangerous’ dinner for abandoned floating restaurant in Hong Kong
A US$925-per-head dinner in an abandoned floating restaurant offered diners a nostalgic, opulent experience in glamorous surroundings.
1 Dec 2025 - 10:21AM
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Peking duck diplomacy? How a US president’s China visit made the dish famous
Richard Nixon’s televised China trip in 1972 was the first glimpse behind the ‘bamboo curtain’ for many and their first exposure to the dish.
30 Nov 2025 - 12:15PM
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Then US President Richard Nixon (right) and then Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai eat during Nixon’s official visit to China in 1972. Photo: Getty Images
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Why Hong Kong’s cooked food centres are so beloved and great ones to visit
Serving cheap and cheerful food with a dab of nostalgia, cooked food centres embody old Hong Kong and play a key role in the city’s identity.
30 Nov 2025 - 7:15AM
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What is a bento cake? The trending mini cakes that come from the heart
Bakers and bloggers are singing the praises of bento cakes, small layered confections originating in Korea that are easy to make at home.
29 Nov 2025 - 12:15PM
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How to use juniper berries in marinades and to add flavour to sauerkraut
The main botanical of gin can temper strong meats’ gamey flavour and goes great in choucroute, a sauerkraut-based dish from Alsace, France.
28 Nov 2025 - 3:15PM
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