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Charmaine Mok
Deputy culture editor
Charmaine Mok is the Deputy Culture Editor at SCMP and the desk's food and wine specialist. She has been working in food media since 2007, and most memorably drank 50 coffees over three days in the name of research. She’s devoted to telling unexpected stories of the dining scene in Asia and those who shape it, and is always in the mood for noodles and/or a cheeky beverage.
Sweet dumplings are common at winter solstice, but Taishanese savoury ones are trending on social media as influencers return to their roots.
As ski resort areas in Hokkaido draw growing numbers of international tourists, we drop in to catch up on the latest best dining options.
After closing its Central branch in 2020, followed by a string of others, the beleaguered restaurant chain is hoping for a triumphant return.
Jungsik the US’ first Korean restaurant with 3 Michelin stars, and the first place in New York in 12 years to be raised to guide’s top rank.
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The Chinese cough syrup, loved by singers like Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey, is also finding its way into cocktails around the world.
Get your caffeine fix this December at new spots that have opened up, from a pet-friendly place to a chocolate-centric cafe.
2025 Michelin Guide Thailand elevates Sorn to 3 stars, Côte by Mauro Colagreco to 2 stars and gives 5 restaurants their first Michelin star.
A two-day programme, part of Marriott’s Luxury Group Dining Series, included cooking demonstrations, fine dining and a free-flow brunch.
Our top 5 picks include pop-ups serving cheesecake and French pastries and selling Hong Kong grocery brands, and a rural coffee-growing tour.
Chagee, To Teapresso, Green Tea Restaurant – mainland Chinese brands are increasingly using Hong Kong as a platform for global expansion.
The classic chocolate-coated biscuit treat is celebrated every year on November 11, and there is also a Korean version known as Pepero Day.
Five menus and happenings you should not miss this weekend, including traditional German duck and Stranger Things-themed ice cream.
Taylor Swift ate pasta in this area where Australian gastronomy thrives. We explore Surry Hills on foot from the artsy Ace Hotel Sydney.
Farm-to-table this, locally sourced that. Virtuous monologues stick in the throat, especially AI-generated ones, so focus on people.
New venues in the city include a Michelin-star chef’s Italian dessert cafe, a branch of a Singapore roastery and a place for vinyl lovers.
Ardy Ferguson of Belon won the Asia final of the S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy Competition 2024-25 to book his ticket for the grand final.
Avoid the Halloween parties in Hong Kong this weekend by sampling cocktails, trying some tea, or catching two bakery openings.
Opening in Central, the third branch of Thai restaurant Samsen will have some new menu items, founders Adam Cliff and Bella Kong explain.
Simu Liu made a strong point, but he deserves respect for calling on the online community not to harass drinks brand Bobba’s founders.
In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we take a deep dive into Chinese food culture, its history and how it influences cuisines from around the region.
A coffee festival featuring tours, workshops and talks, a spot promising ‘better beef’ and a new tofu specialist await hungry Hongkongers.
Three Singapore bars, two each in Hong Kong and Tokyo one in Guangzhou among bars ranked 51-100 in 2024 by World’s 50 Best Bars.
Kit Cheung and Joseph Cheung are opening the Tankyu Distillery in the northern region of Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, in 2025.
Coffee fiends flying out of Hong Kong are in for a treat, a Kowloon favourite has crossed the harbour and the OG Fineprint has expanded.
A popular bar is closing, a French restaurant launches a brunch and a Michelin-star Italian restaurant showcases a new menu this weekend.
Running until October 5, the festival involves four ‘bing sutt’ cafes in Hong Kong and London and aims to spread Hong Kong food culture.
Check out our restaurant and bar picks for Mid-Autumn Festival feasts, from traditional Chinese meals to lobster and cocktails.
Picture this: while watching a cult Japanese food film, you get a craving for the dishes you see displayed on screen. At Savour Cinema in Hong Kong, you get served exactly that.
Li combines his French and Chinese fine-dining training at his new Hong Kong restaurant Jee, where he and mentor Siu Hin-chi are devising complicated twists on classic dishes.
We examine Chinese superstitions and traditions about foods to eat and avoid in pregnancy, some of them still practised today, others not – such as eating the head of a white-haired dog.
