Doppio Zero — a review
Doppio Zero, a popular Italian trattoria, has been open for just over a year. At a recent dinner I had the opportunity to sample 13 dishes, some signatures and some […]
Category Archives: Food & Restaurant Reviews
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Catering onboard junks goes upmarket
Spending the day on a junk is a popular summer pastime in Hong Kong. The sun, the sailing, the swimming, the drinking, have all taken precedent over food, until now. Read […]
Five restaurants, four meals
A story published in SCMP‘s Food & Wine on dining out in Tai Mei Tuk. I had limited time for research but wanted to write about authentic experiences so I […]
People love a negative review
“People like negative stories. They just do,” said British food critic, Jay Rayner. Rayner has just released a book containing 20 of the most negative reviews that he wrote for […]
Porcine perfection and slight disappointment
Two restaurant reviews I wrote for Business Traveller Asia Pacific. Porteno in Sydney. Fantastic from start to finish. St George in Hong Kong. Not as good as I had experienced […]
Double Boiled Soup: history and belief in a pot
This article on Double Boiled Soup. was written for SCMP’s Food & Wine. Below is a recipe courtesy of Sha Tin 18, which also has the best Peking duck in Hong […]
A sprinkling of Middle Eastern spice
This article appeared in SCMP’s Food & Wine. A brief glimpse into the complex world of quintessential Middle Eastern spices. Middle Eastern spices
Culinary Plagiarism or Homage?
Is recreating the same dish as a famous chef culinary plagiarism or an homage? Or is it a case of a chef too lazy to come up with his own […]
First Taste of VIEW 62
VIEW 62 by Paco Roncero has been one of the most anticipated new restaurant openings in Hong Kong so far this year. At a recent media dinner I sampled the […]
Peruvian Cuisine in Hong Kong
Peruvian Cuisine is taking the culinary world by storm, including Hong Kong, with the recent opening of Chicha. This is an article I wrote for South China Morning Post about […]
