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Andrew Sun
Andrew Sun
Andrew Sun has dabbled in many shades of the media spectrum for 25 years, from college radio, TV, print and online columnist to starting film festivals, managing music labels and authoring food books. Someday he will figure what he wants to be when he grows up.

Michelle Chu’s mother is Hakka Chinese, so the design director of Tai Ping Carpets Asia has a thing for Hakka food, as well as Malaysian, Korean and Shanghainese. She shares her favourite restaurants in Hong Kong.

Ruth Lee, the founder of Master Ruth TCM Clinic, shares her favourite Hong Kong restaurants – including a place for healthy halal curry, where she eats Sichuan boiled fish, and a weekend brunch tip.

The views were wonderful, the food not so wonderful on a two-week cruise around Norway and Iceland – except for the novel Southeast Asian dishes occasionally snuck in, especially the Filipino cuisine.

Victor Dizon, a co-founder of A2A Safaris, shares his favourite Hong Kong restaurants, from a spot that serves excellent sushi to a place with perfectly cooked Peking duck.

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Panama native Divya Tourani knows where to find great Latin food in Hong Kong. The home decor seller shares where she goes for relaxed fine dining, steak ‘cooked to perfection’ and a taste of Bangkok.

Is it the ‘breath of the wok’ or dynasties-old recipes that makes Chinese food taste so good? Neither – it’s down to convenient jars of ready-made sauces, says Andrew Sun, who uses them in Western food.

In Hong Kong and hankering for an authentic taste of Ho Chi Minh City? Head to Wan Chai, where two Saigon natives have opened Banh Mi Nem, a takeaway shop selling the classic Vietnamese sandwich.

A photographer and artist reveals where he loves to eat in Hong Kong and mainland China, including the restaurant he says has the ‘best roast pork’ and where he gets one of his ‘ultimate comfort foods’.

Samantha Tam, a lecturer in hospitality, shares her favourite restaurants in Hong Kong, from a busy Chinese dessert spot to an Indian restaurant that is popular with chefs.

When wine trade show Vinexpo Asia upped sticks for Singapore after more than two decades in Hong Kong, the move was supposed to be permanent. A year later, it is back. What are we to make of this?

Sonny’s Pizza in SoHo is one of the rare Hong Kong pizzerias selling by the slice. Its founders talk up the special dough their New York-style pizzas use, and working with hot dog and ice cream vendors.

Teodora Lazarova, a former model and founder of skincare line La Thea, shares her favourite places to eat in Hong Kong, from a noisy hotpot place to a French restaurant with ‘extraordinary’ dishes.

Fine dining meets traditional Chinese medicine at The Mira Hong Kong’s Cuisine Cuisine restaurant, where chef Edwin Tang creates health-replenishing dishes that incorporate TCM ingredients.

CJ Jalandoni, the head chef of Brut in Sai Ying Pun, shares his favourite Hong Kong restaurants, from a pizza joint that makes its dough ‘perfectly’, to a particular Thai place with ‘fantastic’ dishes.

Hong Kong residents are flocking to Shenzhen, southern China, en masse to enjoy food that is much more affordable than at home. Hong Kong bars and restaurants are suffering as a result.

Food writer Annabel Jackson reveals where she goes in Macau for Portuguese seafood rice, Macanese crab curry and minchi, a favourite Hong Kong restaurant, and a go-to place for cheese in London.

New research suggests all alcohol is harmful when consumed in any amount, contradicting other health advice that red wine can help reduce cardiovascular risks and coronary diseases.

The Hong Kong-based executive producer of musical The Sound Of Music shares her favourite restaurants, including one where she has had ‘many happy dim sum visits’ to a place that ‘never disappoints’.

Chubby Papa’s Deli in Hong Kong’s Kennedy Town specialises in Philly cheesesteak sandwiches – but if you want one, get there quick, because the deli will close on April 28 after two years in business.

Stefan Gross, the managing director of food and wine importer Blue Danube Gourmet, reveals where he likes to eat in Hong Kong, from where to get ‘the city’s best fish and chips’ to ‘real comfort food’.

‘Old school’ dim sum, Japanese fare, late-night Chinese street food – Hong Kong-based DJ and restaurant music director Johnny Hiller shares where he goes to eat a variety of cuisines in the city.

The changing fortunes of Hong Kong’s bars and restaurants, from Easter to the Rugby Sevens, showed why tourism officials need to switch their focus to once again attracting Western visitors to the city.

A fan of Hong Kong dumplings, roast pork belly and char siu, Swede Per Henrik Jonsson has worked around the world. Some of the best Peking duck he has eaten was served at a restaurant in Dubai.

Raymond Tham, chef of Beta in Kuala Lumpur, talks to the Post about the meaning behind its name, its mission to add a modern touch to Malaysian street food, and how he lost weight during the pandemic.

The chef-owner of Italian restaurant Casa Cucina shares his favourite restaurants in Hong Kong, including a hotspot that closes at 2am and a place that oozes old Hong Kong glamour.

Home baking has taken off to a remarkable degree in Hong Kong, where kitchens are often tiny. Andrew Sun hasn’t been tempted himself, but appreciates the range of bread and cakes he can now buy.

Restaurateur returns to the helm of Hong Kong’s Pirata Group, having stepped down as CEO in 2019, and looks ahead to expansion to new markets – and back at how he and Manuel Palacio got started.

The Cakery’s Shirley Kwok shares her favourite restaurants to eat at in Hong Kong, including a casual spot for salads, the place to find the best garlic bread, and one with a great community vibe.

We pay more for flights, Uber rides and hotel rooms at peak times, but when US fast food giant Wendy’s talked about ‘dynamic pricing’, a huge social media backlash forced it to reconsider.

Romain Dupeyre, chef of Racines in Hong Kong’s Sheung Wan district, shares his favourite restaurants to eat at in the city – including a spot for dumplings with French twist – and at home in Provence.

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