Chef Park Seung-hun moved to Hong Kong in 2020 to work at then newly opened Korean restaurant Hansik Goo, where he became head chef in 2023. I was raised in South Korea, just outside Seoul, so I grew up eating Korean food. My mom runs a restaurant even now, so I like to go there … Read more
Po Chen is the founder of vegan bubble tea brand Mother Pearl, launched in 2020. She spoke to Andrew Sun. When it comes to food, I really care about the environment and service. My husband always says I don’t care about the food, only the atmosphere. I admit that I like to sit comfortably for … Read more
Langoustine takes centre stage in June, and menu highlights include langoustine ceviche (HK$320/US$41) served with langoustine crisps, pistachio avocado purée, and melon and cucumber salsa, and langoustine risotto (HK$480) with courgette rolls and langoustine mousse. 7/F, JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, tel: 2810 8366 2. Oyster & Wine Bar The … Read more
The restaurant was on the crest of the French-Japanese dining wave alongside industry big guns such as Amber at Hong Kong’s Landmark Mandarin Oriental hotel and Ta Vie at The Pottinger, both in Central on Hong Kong Island. Alexander worked at Hong Kong restaurant Whisk from 2012 to 2015, where he was known for his … Read more
By 2019, the foundations seemed solid enough; Talpo decided to step down to pursue other interests and projects. What was originally going to be a one-year break tuned into a three-year hiatus. “As a result, Manuel took over and he got to a point where he was really tired,” says Talpo. “We both put so … Read more
To cater for their leisure, a stretch of Forbes Street was wholesale gentrified, with old auto-repair garages and shops replaced with a row of smart, stylish restaurants. With the street’s picturesque creeping banyan tree along the opposite wall, the area seemed so full of potential. The interior of the now-closed Missy Ho’s in Kennedy Town, … Read more
The menu features items such as steaks, charcoal grilled eel, jumbo tiger prawn grilled over lychee wood, grilled oysters and uni toast. Desserts include classics such as charred pineapple. Shop OT G62, G/F, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui 2. Mokone Heading the kitchen at newly opened Chinese restaurant Mokone in The Olympian Hong … Read more
Charlene Hua runs Africa Coffee & Tea (ACT) cafe in Wong Chuk Hang, which recently expanded to include an event space. She has also opened a new ground-floor mini cafe called Single Origin. She spoke to Andrew Sun. I was born in China but moved to Chicago when I was 10. That was in 1984, … Read more
For 14 years, Charmaine Cheung was executive chef at high-end supermarket City’super’s Superlife Culture Club cookery school, conducting classes in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Shanghai. She spoke to Andrew Sun. I grew up in Los Angeles. My mom insisted we didn’t dine out because of the amount of MSG that restaurants put in their food … Read more
Behind Cafe Deco Group’s expansion is chef-turned-CEO Angelo McDonnell. Cafe Deco Group CEO Angelo McDonnell at Chef’s Cuts, one of the group’s many food establishments in Hong Kong. Photo: Cafe Deco Group “I’ve known Gérard [Dubois] since I arrived in Hong Kong, almost 30 years ago,” says McDonnell, whose first job in Hong Kong was … Read more
