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‘Text hip’ trend makes books cool in Korea, and a bar catches on
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Prized white honey producer starts from scratch after war in Ethiopia
Tigray in Ethiopia is famous for its creamy white honey, but civil war destroyed half its beehives. Its beekeepers are still recovering.
9 Nov 2024 - 4:22PM
Beekeeper Amanuel Hiluf checks his beehives in Hawidela, Ethiopia. His hives produce white honey, highly prized, but he had to start from scratch after a civil war wrecked his livelihood. Photo: AFP
Food & Drink
Meet the ‘Bourdain of China’ telling ‘amazing’ food stories on YouTube
Christopher St. Cavish is known for writing about soup dumplings. His new video series spotlights foods around China and those behind them.
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Keto or high-carb? For endurance runners one is better than the other
One of these diets ‘is possibly bad for your bones’ says an expert, while the other ‘likely improves performance’.
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Arts & Culture
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 8-10
Immerse yourself in Indian arts, culture and heritage, try on a pair of new Nike kicks and eat and drink at a great wine bar before it shuts.
8 Nov 2024 - 5:11PM
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Where a Parisian eats in Hong Kong, from Indian to the ‘best Cantonese’
Eli Bitan, board chair of the Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival, shares his top dining spots in the city – one serves ‘unmissable’ bagels.
8 Nov 2024 - 12:15PM
Uttappam with tomato at Woodlands Vegetarian Indian Restaurant. Photo: SCMP
Family & Relationships
What can you expect at a Chinese wedding banquet? All the dishes explained
Chefs in Hong Kong break down the must-eat dishes at Chinese wedding banquets and their names’ auspicious portents for the lucky couple.
7 Nov 2024 - 3:36PM
Food & Drink
How Big Way Hot Pot succeeded by turning hotpot idea upside down
Vancouver hotpot chain where, inspired by the pandemic, you don’t share but order your own bowl, grew rapidly. Now it’s about to hit the US.
6 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM
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5 must-try menus and bars in Hong Kong this weekend, November 8-10
Five menus and happenings you should not miss this weekend, including traditional German duck and Stranger Things-themed ice cream.
7 Nov 2024 - 9:45AM
Food & Drink
Sweet potato soup sake? 3 Hong Kong women’s dessert-based craft drinks
Three women have created sake drinks based on sweet potato and red bean soups using traditional Hong Kong flavours and Japanese ingredients.
6 Nov 2024 - 1:30PM
(From left) Eummie Chik, Keita Wu and Kiu Au of the Three Sisters Sake Brew Project - an endeavour focused on creating craft sake using traditional Hong Kong dessert flavours and Japanese ingredients - at Sake Bar Chu Chu in Causeway Bay. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Food & Drink
Where to eat in Surry Hills, Sydney’s creative culinary hub
Taylor Swift ate pasta in this area where Australian gastronomy thrives. We explore Surry Hills on foot from the artsy Ace Hotel Sydney.
6 Nov 2024 - 10:54AM
Food & Drink
How India’s single malt whiskies are challenging global giants
Indian brands like Indri, Amrut and Paul John are winning best whisky prizes at international awards and surging in popularity beyond India.
4 Nov 2024 - 11:26AM
Entertainment
Critics decry scenes of alcohol drinking in K-dramas, chat shows
K-dramas like Queen of Tears and YouTube shows where Korean stars let their hair down over drinks ‘familiarise young people with drinking’.
4 Nov 2024 - 5:45PM
Food & Drink
Need a hairy crab fix this season? 9 places in Hong Kong to eat it
Nine of the best places in Hong Kong serving seasonal hairy crab menus in 2024, from hotels to Japanese and Italian restaurants.
4 Nov 2024 - 12:45PM
Hairy crab can be eaten in a variety of dishes this autumn in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock
Food & Drink
Why has Yu Bibim of Culinary Class Wars closed his restaurant?
The chef on the Netflix show, who went viral for his love of the Korean dish bibimbap, has apologised for running an illegal restaurant.
4 Nov 2024 - 10:10AM
Food & Drink
Where a South American in Hong Kong eats for reminders of home
Architect Ximena Perez recommends a casual place for Latin American food and an innovative one, as well as go-tos for Cantonese and pasta.
1 Nov 2024 - 12:15PM
Food & Drink
13 new Hong Kong restaurants and bars to try in November 2024
From tapas and Hong Kong-style noodles to Singaporean ice cream and Japanese doughnuts and yakitori, the best new places to try this month.
31 Oct 2024 - 6:15PM
Food & Drink
5 new coffee shops in Hong Kong to try this November
New venues in the city include a Michelin-star chef’s Italian dessert cafe, a branch of a Singapore roastery and a place for vinyl lovers.
31 Oct 2024 - 7:15AM
A cafe mocha from Common Man Coffee Roasters. Photo: Common Man Coffee Roasters
Food & Drink
Chinese investors sour on Bordeaux winery investments
They dreamed of elegant living in France and good earnings from selling their wine in China. Now many investors have given up or want out.
30 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM
Food & Drink
Jay Fai, Bangkok’s crabmeat omelette queen, may retire as soon as next year
Thai street-food cook Jay Fai, who was awarded a Michelin star in 2018, may be hanging up her signature ski googles as soon as next year.
29 Oct 2024 - 9:47AM
Food & Drink
Hong Kong-based chef to represent Asia in global young chef awards
Ardy Ferguson of Belon won the Asia final of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2024-25 to book his ticket for the grand final.
30 Oct 2024 - 9:45AM
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