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Volunteers bring their kids to the kitchen at More Good in Hong Kong. Photo: Alexander Mak

Inside the food kitchen serving the underserved in Hong Kong

More Good has fed senior citizens, asylum seekers, migrant women and the homeless – and even hosts events at its 8,000 sq ft space.

Nearly 1kg Alba white truffle sells for US$154,000 to Hong Kong bidder

Profile | From ‘picky’ eater to 3-Michelin-star restaurant chef in Hong Kong

Jollibee parent fully acquires Hong Kong’s famed Tim Ho Wan dim sum chain

Jollibee Food Corporation buys remaining 8 per cent stake in company for S$20.2 million.

Jollibee said Tim Ho Wan would become its flagship brand for Chinese cuisine. Photo: Eugene Lee

Meet the Hong Kong chefs making Michelin-worthy meals for private homes

Gabriel Chung and Felix Cheung are among the private chefs that are reshaping Hong Kong’s post-pandemic fine dining scene.

Inside Hong Kong’s famous Thai-Chinese restaurant Samsen’s explosive success

With their third location only just opened, Samsen co-founders Adam Cliff and Bella Kong have built a brand bigger than either of them could have ever imagined.

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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.

Ardy Ferguson (centre, with award), winner of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2024-25 Asia Regional Final, poses with San Pellegrino’s Roberto Caroni and other finalists in Hong Kong on October 28, 2024. Photo: S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy

Chef at Hong Kong hotel gets suspended prison sentence for filming upskirt videos

Eastern Court hears Japanese national Eisaku Hara, 50, lost his job after case was disclosed to public.

Craving Thai milk tea canelés or Bordeaux wine? Hong Kong’s food fest is back

The 5-day event along the Victoria Harbour will feature world-class mixologists and Michelin-starred restaurants.

Why pumpkins are versatile enough to be on the menu all year round

How to cook pumpkin in different cuisines – beyond pumpkin pie: chefs share their favourite dishes, from soups to curry, just in time for Halloween and Thanksgiving

Pumpkins range from yellow to green, blue, purple, black and even white, and work in salads, soups, curries, pumpkin pie (of course) and other desserts. Photo: Getty Images

Samsen chef on what’s new at Thai restaurant’s third Hong Kong branch

Opening in Central, the third branch of Thai restaurant Samsen will have some new menu items, founders Adam Cliff and Bella Kong explain.

One of chef Adam Cliff’s favourites is the pork and glass noodles stir-fried with fermented tofu, a take on the Thai dish called suki haeng. Photo: Nicholas Wong/Sixteen Photography

Hong Kong Young Chef Young Waiter Young Mixologist contest winners reflect

Amber, Argo and Godenya restaurants produce 2024 Hong Kong YYY competition winners. They talk about their creations that impressed judges.

Chef at Hong Kong hotel with Michelin-star CV admits to filming upskirt clips

Eisaku Hara pleads guilty to filming women with camera pen, says he was suffering from depression after being separated from family in Japan.

Where a Singaporean chef in Hong Kong eats beef noodles, dim sum and more

Barry Quek is a fan of street food, dim sum, contemporary French cooking, roast duck and Indian fare. Here’s where he eats them in Hong Kong.

Singaporean Barry Quek is the executive chef at Whey, in Hong Kong. Photo: Whey

They made it in Hong Kong. Now these chefs are big in Taiwan

Three chefs reveal how running successful restaurants in Hong Kong put them on the path to further achievement in Taiwan’s capital Taipei.

Olivier Elzer in Hong Kong. The French chef opened Seasons by Olivier E, at the W Taipei hotel in Taiwan, in 2023, after running successful restaurants in Hong Kong. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Q&A | 9 food and drink recommendations from Jee chef Oliver Li

Oliver Li, of new modern Cantonese restaurant Jee and a Michelin-starred L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon alum, on his favourite local dining hotspots.

Where a Hong Kong head chef likes to eat Chinese, Japanese and Italian food

From Hong Kong street food classics to Japanese tempura and teppanyaki, Dong Lai Shun chef Sze Chiu-Kwan shares his favourites.

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Why Hong Kong fine-dining restaurants are pivoting to serving casual crowd

Competition from Shenzhen and more spending on holidays leaves Hong Kong residents less to spend on fine dining. Restaurants have responded.

What do Hong Kong fine-dining restaurants like Auor (whose laksa lunch offering is pictured) and Charles Darwin have in common? They both believe in adapting to survive. Photo: Auor

How these culinary upstarts are rebooting Hong Kong’s fine dining scene

Fine dining in Hong Kong has long meant fancy French or Italian menus crafted by imported chefs – but a new crop of young talent is changing that.

Fish bone pasta, watermelon rind juice, and more ways to reduce food waste

The hotel’s executive chef Tony Wong Chi-chuen saw how many fish bones were left over from the hotel’s daily buffet – and made fettuccine with them.

Udatsu Sushi in Hong Kong pushes boundaries of seafood dining

Michelin-star Tokyo restaurant Udatsu Sushi has opened a branch in Hong Kong. Its chefs tell the Post about constantly innovating and their quest to create the perfect meal.

A maki roll at Udatsu Sushi uses fresh herbs to wrap the fish. Photo: Nicholas Wong/Sixteen Photography

The perfect steak: 6 tips from grill masters Amine Errkhis and Oliver Hyde

The head chefs of The Steak House at The Regent Hong Kong and Singapore’s Bistecca Tuscan Steakhouse know a thing or two about good meat – they share their 6 tips for achieving carnivorous perfection.

An Australian Mayura Farm Tomahawk at The Steak House at the Regent Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

A Korean chef’s Hong Kong food picks for late-night bites, dim sum

Park Seung-hun, chef of Hong Kong Korean joint Hansik Goo, shares his go-to spots for dim sum, French fare, after-work food and drinks.

On The Menu | Ever thought ‘I want to eat that dish’ while watching a film? Now you can

Picture this: while watching a cult Japanese food film, you get a craving for the dishes you see displayed on screen. At Savour Cinema in Hong Kong, you get served exactly that.

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Chinese meets French on chef Oliver Li’s complex multi-course menus at Jee

Li combines his French and Chinese fine-dining training at his new Hong Kong restaurant Jee, where he and mentor Siu Hin-chi are devising complicated twists on classic dishes.

Soft shell turtle jelly with caviar at Jee. Photo: Nicholas Wong/Sixteen Photography

5 restaurants spearheading Hong Kong’s contemporary Indian boom

This new generation of trendsetting eateries prove Hong Kong is one of the best places to eat Indian food on the planet

A choice of main course dishes from Chutney Tandoor, one of a new generation of restaurants redefining Indian cuisine in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

The world of Hong Kong noodles

Why Auor’s Edward Voon believes fine diners still want 24-course menus

As he introduces a new stamina-testing menu pairing French fine dining with Asian cuisine, the Singapore-born chef is betting big that there’s still an appetite for indulgent meals

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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory
Nocino’s vibrant new location is situated on Wai Yip Street in Kwun Tong. Photo: Courtesy of Nocino

100 Top Tables weekend food guide: where to eat from November 15-17

The Thai Beef Salad cocktail by The Savory Project in Hong Kong features savory profiles from beef, peanut and chilli as well as coconut, kaffir lime and rum. Photo: The Savory Project

Drink in Focus: The Savory Project’s Thai Beef Salad cocktail

Dish in focus: Is LPM’s gateau au fromage frais the “best cheesecake in town”? Photo: Handout

Dish in Focus: LPM’s gateau au fromage frais

The Repulse Bay Wine Rally will take place this weekend in Hong Kong. Photos: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide: the best places to eat from November 8-10

The team at Changsha cocktail bar CMYK, one of only two mainland Chinese bars to feature in this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Bars. Photos: Handout

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