Watch Out For…
Whenever I crave anything sweet, I usually don’t think about how many calories I’ll be ingesting or how fatty the thing’ll be (which might explain why I’ve tested on the high side for the “bad” LDL cholesterol in my most recent check-up, but...
Dim sum is an inevitable strand of every Hongkonger’s cultural DNA. This age-old tradition of sharing bite-sized morsels family-style is as alive and well as ever, and har gow, siu mai and char siu bao are pretty much mandatory dining vocab for anyone who calls this city home. While the...
So the S. Pellegrino World’s Best Restaurants list for 2012 (www.theworlds50best.com) has finally been published. It’s still heavily dominated by European and American institutions, but Asia has quite a bit to be proud of—if you look at the top 100 and not just the official top 50...
Talk of the Town
Art HK is no longer just a culture buff’s affair—foodies can now get involved too. First, as the official hotel for the much-talked-about event, Mandarin Oriental will be offering a special lunch and dinner to delight all senses at the Mandarin Grill + Bar (Mandarin...
The Modern Woman
Susanna Ngao’s understated dresses are the embodiment of New York chic.
It’s hard not to ogle the sexy, body-flattering dresses hanging along several wall-hugging racks at Susanna Ngao’s S. Nine studio. It’s even harder not to impulsively pull one off and...
Leading the way is Amo Eno (3, Shop 3027, IFC Mall, 8 Finance St., Central, 2954-9922), an upscale and trendy wine bar with the technology to back it up. The centerpiece here is a massive long table with an interactive touchscreen (not unlike a giant iPad) that customers can use to help choose and...
On School
I’m glad I went to college because learning about liberal arts is as important as learning about cooking. But when I graduated, I realized I didn’t want to be a business person in the traditional sense, so I went to work at a pizzeria first, then I went to Cordon Bleu, and I...
Watch Out For…
Super exciting news: Concept Creations will be opening a new Peruvian (!!) restaurant in June. Apparently Peruvian cuisine is the latest craze in big cities like New York and London, and now we’ll get to experience it too, in the form of Chicha (Spanish for a type of...
I’ve been here since ’93, so it’s been 18 years now. I came over to open Toscana [at the old Ritz-Carlton]. When they invited me to come to Hong Kong, I was very interested. In Los Angeles, I worked with a very famous anthropologist, and we were looking at how Asia was growing as...
