“The media picked up on the prince title, so I thought I would have some fun with it,” he says. Chef Danny Ho at Hotel Icon in Tsim Sha Tsui. He is known as the “Durian Prince”. Photo: Xiaomei Chen Branding, it seems, is one of Ho’s strong points – he has created a regal … Read more
The good news for fans is that they can shop the brand at its first offline retail space – a pop-up on the second floor of Central Market open from July 20-24. Trying before you buy never sounded so good. 93 Queen’s Rd, Central 2. Woke Up Like This Founded in 2019 by Hong Kong … Read more
Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset officially went on sale in Hong Kong on Friday, drawing local customers as well as those from mainland China and other regions, where the device is either more expensive or unavailable. Buyers who pre-ordered the Vision Pro, which starts at HK$27,999 (US$3,585) in Hong Kong, can pick up the product … Read more
It all began in 1885, when ragpicker and repairman Leung Chi-wah (also known as Leung So), who had been fixing European umbrellas for foreigners conducting business in Guangzhou, decided to make Western umbrellas himself using imported materials. He would eventually set up shop in a busier part of the city. Umbrellas for sale at Leung … Read more
“If I return to Iran then I would be arrested at the airport,” says Ebrahimi during an interview in Hong Kong at the Mira Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. Zahra Amir Ebrahimi in Shayda (2023), in which she plays the titular role. Ebrahimi was in Hong Kong this month as part of the 48th Hong … Read more
In 2019, he lent his name to a hotel steakhouse in the Bahamas, in the Caribbean. Then, in 2021, the brand opened in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. In summer 2023, the Mondrian Singapore hotel opened Bottega Di Carna with Cecchini. Next year will be Cecchini’s 50th year as a butcher. Photo: Xiaomei Chen … Read more
