Pork chop rice, beef noodles: favourite Hong Kong restaurants of gourmet shop boss
Darren Chan, who runs Oliver’s The Delicatessen in Central and ‘grew up in a Chinatown kitchen’, shares his favourite places to eat
As managing director (food) for DFI Retail Group, Darren Chan is in charge of upscale gourmet store Oliver’s The Delicatessen, which recently relocated to the third floor of Landmark Prince’s in Hong Kong’s Central neighbourhood. He spoke to Andrew Sun.
I literally grew up in a Chinatown kitchen in Melbourne, Australia.
My father was a Hong Kong chef who immigrated to Australia in the 1970s, and my mother was from Saigon, Vietnam, so we were very fortunate to be exposed to multiple cuisines and flavours.
My Sunday ritual is a family lunch, as that is when my father had his day off while I was growing up.
We like 10 Shanghai (Shop B01-B10, Lee Garden Three, 1 Sunning Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2338 5500). A staple order is the crispy tea leaves smoked chicken.