Mirazur

‘I owe a lot to Hong Kong’: Venezuelan chef Ricardo Chaneton of Mono on finding his passion, and a home

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When I was five, my parents divorced. It was traumatic and as a child I suffered a lot of resentment. Both my parents remarried. Chaneton with his parents in Bogota, Colombia, in 1988. Photo: Ricardo Chaneton At first, I lived with my mum in Caracas. I was a good student, but I was also naughty … Read more

Why, for Argentine chef Mauro Colagreco of 3-Michelin-star Mirazur, using local seasonal produce at his new Hong Kong restaurant is ‘a must’

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“Being a chef is not about making a good dish, it’s much more than that,” he says, in his gentle and considered manner. Mirazur, in the picturesque town of Menton, France, was Colagreco’s first restaurant. It holds three Michelin stars. Photo: Matteo Carassale “I’m part of probably the last generation that learned to cook with … Read more