Guincho A Galera
New to the Scene These hot, new restaurants should be on the top of every foodie’s list. Kafka Cordon Bleu-trained Macau native Nicole Lei has turned this high-ceilinged venue into a gorgeous dessert space that has attracted the city’s hippest crowd. Named after the “Metamorphosis...
Feb 24 2012
The legendary Paul Bocuse is...well, not exactly coming to town, but his protégé Gilles Reinhardt—who is every bit as talented—will be here from now until March 2 to showcase pure French talent at H One (Shop 4008, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St., Central, 2805-0638). Reinhardt...
Feb 22 2012
I’ve been involved in some intense discussions about steak lately, for one reason or another. In one case, the owner of a prestigious European steakhouse was in Hong Kong a couple weeks ago, scouting out locations to open up an Asian branch and sizing up the competition; I was with him on one...
Feb 22 2012
On Fame When I walk from my apartment to my restaurant [in New York] each day, it takes about 25 minutes, [and] someone will say, “Hi!” [along the way]. People also recognize me when I’m working [at my restaurant] and will ask, “Can I take a picture? Can I have an autograph...
Feb 21 2012
After a brief appearance at Ocean Terminal, this Hong Kong-based French confectionery shop is popping up at K11 until April 29. With a clever name that pays homage to French writer Marcel Proust’s “A La Recherche Du Temps Perdu,” the shop offers much more than just madeleines and...
Feb 21 2012
Heirloom
First, there is the newly opened second branch of Mr. Taco Truck (Shop B, G/F, 14-15 Wo On Lane, Central, 2810-0888) in the heart of Lan Kwai Fong, after a successful first shop and dedicated following in Quarry Bay. Mr. Taco Truck offers some of the cheapest tacos in town. (Although at $19 for a...
Feb 21 2012
Loong Toh Yuen
If you’re a real buffet aficionado, you take every dish they throw your way as a personal challenge to your digestive abilities. When you enter an all-you-can-eat restaurant, “The Final Countdown” slowly crescendos in your head, and chances are you’re wearing a sweat suit...
Celebrate Mardi Gras in style on Feb 21 at Lily & Bloom. With its delectable menu of specials centered on Creole cuisine including gator and corn fritters, she-crab soup with fried okra and corn bread, and chicken gumbo and grilled sausage, this is an event you won’t want to miss. Lily...
Feb 20 2012
Ding Huang
As soon as temperatures start to dip, Hongkongers love to amass around cauldrons of steaming broth for a hearty hotpot meal. Although minimal skills are required by the participant and patience is the key (waiting for the food to cook can be a test of wills), there are a few fundamental components...
Feb 17 2012
Robata Zawazawa
Yardbird Yardbird is hands down Hong Kong’s coolest chicken coop, with Matt Abergel, former executive chef at Zuma, at its helm. Everything in this place oozes a relaxed, New York-meets-Tokyo-vibe, from its jazzy music and ridiculously charming staff to its tantalizing skewers. As the venue...
Feb 10 2012