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Bernice Chan

Bernice Chan

Vancouver
@bernunithk
Bernice Chan is a former SCMP Culture writer who is now based in Vancouver, Canada, where she writes compelling stories about food and drink, lifestyle, wellness and the Asian diaspora. She previously co-hosted the award-winning Eat Drink Asia podcast and received a SOPA honourable mention for a video story about a Jamaican-American looking for her Chinese grandfather.

Standard Chartered Cathay Mastercard holders can enjoy gourmet dining deals at top restaurants from December 1 to February 28, 2025 – from Cantonese feasts to Champagne brunches.

‘Tin-fluencers’ have helped change the food’s image, moving customers away from low quality, mass-produced brands to more sustainable artisanal-style producers.

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How to cook pumpkin in different cuisines – beyond pumpkin pie: chefs share their favourite dishes, from soups to curry, just in time for Halloween and Thanksgiving

The three Frenchmen have built global reputations for their culinary expertise, including their berry creations, winning awards from the likes of World’s 50 Best Restaurants and the Michelin Guide

The tireless efforts of a Toronto doctor to educate people about Asia’s blood-soaked theatre of war have come to fruition in Toronto’s new WongAvery Asia-Pacific Peace Museum

Sanzo’s founder cites the left-field success of BTS and Crazy Rich Asians as inspiring his drink, while Poppi was the most-watched commercial at this year’s Super Bowl after first being pitched on Shark Tank

Kevin Wong’s Far East Descendant restaurant in Philadelphia is inspired by martial arts, decorated in the style of the Donnie Yen film New Dragon Gate Inn, and has dishes with names including Five Deadly Venoms.

Daniel Lew, who was invited to meet Ed Sheeran after being heard busking in Vancouver, has released his latest album, Destiny. He talks about his hearing loss and how he stuck to his dream.

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Yao Jui-chung’s photographs of abandoned public buildings, on show in Vancouver in the show Mirage: Disused Public Property in Taiwan, will, he hopes, highlight the wastefulness of leaving them unused.

With 7 of Hong Kong’s best restaurants presenting exclusive offers during the city’s hottest months, now’s the time to drink and dine in cool comfort with something for every palate

At this month’s 9th World Championship of Chinese Cuisine, in which 70 teams competed, two Hong Kong teams won the gold and silver medals in the group categories.

New versions of old recipes for pineapple buns and Asian crullers, his own recipe for durian cake – Christopher Tan explains what got him started on cookbook NerdBaker 2: Tales from the Yeast Indies.

Nicole Leung was ready to become a waitress when benefactors saw her potential and sent her to play basketball in the US college system. There she befriended fellow Hong Kong hoops star Yannie Chan.

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Memories of three generations of women from Communist China, Hong Kong and California and the traumas they carried with them are at the heart of Feeding Ghosts, Tessa Hulls’ debut graphic novel.

The Chinese dumpling is being made more accessible to Western diners by Chinese millennials, who are creating new fillings inspired by international cuisines and catering to non-meat eaters.

Jamaican-Chinese Canadian chef Craig Wong explains the inspiration behind his unusual fusion restaurant, Patois in Toronto, Canada, where jerk chicken chow mein is a signature dish.

The journey of Ho Yuen, a cha chaan teng, or tea cafe, that began life in a Kowloon district, has gone from Hong Kong to Canada to Hong Kong – and back to Canada again. Its second-generation owner explains.

Chinese-Canadian chef Andersen Lee interned at some of the world’s best restaurants before deciding to switch to cooking Chinese food. The result? His new, affordable Montreal restaurant, Oncle Lee.

The story of Made Here, published by the team behind social enterprise Send Chinatown Love, a cookbook that profiles individuals from 43 Asian food businesses in New York and features their recipes.