With the imminent arrival of the Year of the Snake comes the inevitable onslaught of turnip puddings and big family feasts. We say: keep up the gluttony—the gym and those silly New Year’s Resolutions can wait. New Year Nosh Book the whole family in for a meal to remember at one of these...
Jan 25 2013
The temperature’s dropping through the floor, and even though you’re wrapped in layers, you’re still shivering. Yes, the cold January weather is here again, and it’s time to put something hot in your belly to keep that fire going. This winter, why not head to a traditional...
Jan 11 2013
Saint-Germain
When most of us imagine French cuisine, we might picture dainty dishes with fancy plating and fussy waiters in tuxedos. But a bevy of new restaurants are encouraging diners to bid this stereotypical image goodbye. Within the last of couple of years or so, newcomers to Hong Kong’s dining scene...
On Beginnings I opened my first restaurant in France in 1977. Opening it wasn’t difficult. What was difficult was that it was in a small city in the middle of France. There weren’t many guests or tourists. It was a very small business so we didn’t always have a lot of people to...
Jan 4 2013
The Salted Pig
It’s been an exciting year for HK Mag’s team of undercover sleuths, with so many new restaurants popping up all over the city and so little time to try them all. Without further ado, here is a list of our favorite new restaurants of the year.   Kowloon Tang Backed by Media Asia...
Dec 28 2012
HK Magazine: Where is your family from originally? Sunny Cheng: My family emigrated from Hebei province in China when I was nine. Hebei and Hong Kong aren’t that different, except for the weather and the food culture. In Hebei, the cuisine relies a lot on beef, lamb and strong flavors—...
Dec 28 2012
Loong Yuen Cantonese Restaurant
It’s the final day of 2012 and there are less than 24 hours before a whole new year begins—assuming Doomsday hasn’t gotten us all already. What to do before the inevitable countdown? Eat up, of course. We’ve drawn out a full day’s itinerary of feasts and celebratory...
Wing Hap Sing
Just like hotpot and hot soy milk, claypot rice is a solid culinary staple that becomes a go-to as soon as winter weather hits our city. Popular in both China and Southeast Asia, the wonderful, intense flavors everyone adores are the result of the specific method expert chefs cook the rice. After...
Wild Grass
Buffet Me All-you-can-eat turkey and never-ending dessert spreads? Sign us up. Café Kool Café Kool at the Kowloon Shangri-La is hosting a gold-themed international lunch and dinner buffet on Christmas eve and Christmas day, with prices starting at $838 for adults and $688 for children (depending on...
Dec 7 2012
City'Super
The Harbour Grand Have a traditional Christmas dinner courtesy of the Harbour Grand (no cooking required!) with their turkey combo package, which includes a 5- to 6-kilogram bird along with the usual stuffing and other seasonal sides.  For dessert, chomp on a warm mince pie or a Christmas...
Dec 3 2012