From fashionable French to the preferred cuisine of Chinese poets, from playful Seoul food to international classics, there is something for all preferences in Sha Tin. I wrote about seven of these restaurants for SCMP’s Good Eating guide, November issue. Read about them below, or click here for the SCMP online version (no images). My personal favourites of these are Fauchon, Dragon Inn, and Sushi … Continue reading Dining Hotspot – Sha Tin
1 Night, 3 Chefs, 7 Courses, 8 Michelin Stars! In May, Caprice, is hosting a seven-course dinner, prepared by three talented chefs from three restaurants, for a combined eight Michelin stars. Christian Le Squer (Four Seasons Hotel Georges V, Paris), Fabrice Vulin (Caprice), and Chan Yan Tak (Lung King Heen) have been working on the menu together for months, and each will present diners with multiple … Continue reading Caprice – 8 Michelin Stars
When asked to do a review of restaurants in Lai Chi Kok for South China Morning Post, I was skeptical, it was not an area known for its dining, but as it turned out this is changing. There are seven restaurants included in the article, Industrial Revolution from the Good Eating guide, covering a range of cuisines. The one that stands out the most for me was the … Continue reading Dining Hotspot – Lai Chi Kok
Macau is on its way to becoming a fine-dining destination, Privately Yours, an article co-written by me and published in The Peak Hong Kong, explores private room dining options at six of Macau’s best restaurants. Continue reading Private Room Dining – Macau
In this article, For the Very Few, I explore five of the best dining options in Hong Kong when exclusivity, personalisation and discretion are as important as the food. Continue reading 5 Top Tables
When I took a bite of the sesame prawn toast at Fu Lu Shou I was immediately transported to eating Chinese takeaway as a child, this snack of prawn paste and toast a treasured favourite. So many memories came flooding back with just that one dish, it was surprising. It is that nostalgia experience that is the draw for many of the regulars of this casual … Continue reading Fu Lu Shou
One of the great things about writing this article for CNN Travel was eating dim sum, in this case dim sum that is fast disappearing. For info on some of these retro dim sum and where to find them in Hong Kong read, Hong Kong dim sum classics make comeback … for now Continue reading Hong Kong Dim Sum – Old-School Classics
It can be difficult to get many of those that live on Hong Kong Island to venture to what they like to call, the dark side. For those not from Hong Kong, the dark side is Tsim Sha Tsui, a five minute harbour crossing by public transport from Central. Last Thursday, I experienced three culinary reasons to make the journey – the only truffle cocktails … Continue reading Three new culinary dark side attractions
A link to my July blog post for BBC Travel, on what may well be a growing trend in Hong Kong – getting an art and food fix in the one space – click here to read more. Continue reading Culture meets cuisine in Hong Kong
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 Kong. Sha Tin 18’s Pork and Apple Soup A summer soup. Serves 1 1 apple, sliced 200g of lean pork 4 Chinese almonds 4 apricot kernels 1/2 a honey date 400g of water Boil a … Continue reading Double Boiled Soup: history and belief in a pot
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