‘Old school’ dim sum, late-night street food, Italian brunch: a Hong Kong music entrepreneur’s go-to places to eat

Music entrepreneur and DJ Johnny Hiller is the music director at Melody – House of Food and Music (100 Third Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong). He spoke to Andrew Sun. I’ve been into food since I was very young. I learned to cook at the age of eight out of necessity as my mum … Read more

Food is ‘an expression of love’, says Johanne Siy, Asia’s best female chef of 2023. Ahead of Hong Kong collaboration, she talks about ‘the perfect avocado’

Johanne Siy, named Asia’s Best Female Chef 2023 by Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, has come a long way since her marketing days – but her culinary journey and her affinity for food started long before her corporate career. “I grew up about five minutes from the beach, so where I’m from is a seafood town. … Read more

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

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