The winner of the EcoChic People’s award will receive a once in a lifetime chance experience to soak up the UK’s sustainable fashion scene on a 10-day trip where they will meet numerous British sustainable fashion designers and attend London’s fashion week’s Estethica. The...
Andrea Oschetti doesn’t think of his culinary venture, Cuore, as a private kitchen per se. “I myself am a private chef. I live here, this is my home—and so Cuore is a cultural exchange,” he says. “Guests come to dine here, or I go to them. My aim is to share with...
“I started out as a pot washer at Gaddi’s in the Peninsula. I was 18,” Eddy Leung begins. “Then I became a cook, then a chef, then an executive chef, then a consultant... and now I’m back to being a chef,” he chuckles.
Eddy also reveals that he was the owner and...
If you’re a fan of the hit UK series, Skins, you’ll know Electrelane—the all-female, British indie band whose songs feature in the series. Their work draws from a wide range of influences including Neu!, Stereolab, The Velvet Underground and Sonic Youth.
Electrelane’s second...
The rally has been organized by Living Islands Movement (LIM), which argues that the plans for the incinerator are poorly thought-out. Namely, they use the wrong technology, the wrong approach, and the wrong location.
Wrong Technology
The incinerator will be equipped with the so-called “...
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Linguini Fini: For pizza, wings and pitchers
For $150 a head you can watch the games live on Linguini Fini’s flat screen on Sevens Saturday and Sunday. The deal gets you a pitcher of Peroni or Bloody Mary, plus a platter of fried chicken wings or a thin-crust pizza. Drinks are also...
HK Magazine: When did you first start making sculptures?
Wong Tin-yan: I created my first sculpture for my Bachelor of Fine Art graduation show at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, back in 2000. Just like all students, I started to look at myself a bit more seriously before the grad show, and...
Since the iconic Hong Kong brand moved from its long-held flagship location on Pedder Street last year, fans have wondered where Shanghai Tang would call home next.
Its central branch embarked upon a suitably ‘nomadic’ Mongolian journey to the roof of pier 4, a move that reflected the...
If you were told that Hongkongers waste 168 tons of secondhand clothes every day, would you think twice about the way you buy? Christina Dean, founder of Redress—an NGO that seeks to raise awareness about fashion wastage among consumers—is hoping you’ll say yes.
Redress’s...
Performances are broadcast in real time from New York’s famed Met, captured by 14 cameras simultaneously shoot from multiple angles to record every detail, for that ‘high definition’ view. They are then transmitted by satellite to cinemas in over 46 countries across the world....