‘Spoilt for choice’: the best Middle Eastern food in Hong Kong, plus Indian, bistro and beach bar picks from an Egyptian-Irish marketing manager
- Kitchen brand marketing manager Joseph Louli loves everything from casual meals in Hong Kong cooked food centres to special occasion dining at private kitchens
- His choices touch on the flavours of his upbringing between the Middle East and Europe, but he likes Indian food too, and ending a hike with Thai food and beer
Joseph Louli is the marketing and hospitality manager at The Madison Group Asia, which handles premium kitchen and lifestyle brands like Sub-Zero, Wolf, Rimadesio, Wittmann, and Viabizzuno. Recently, he branched out with his own creative consultancy, Wasta. He spoke to Andrew Sun
I grew up between the Middle East and Ireland and was exposed to a lot of different cultures and foods.
My father is Egyptian and my mother is Irish, and they threw great dinners and parties and roped me and my siblings in to help with the cooking and hosting, which probably helped shape my career trajectory.
I came to Hong Kong in 2014 to visit my sister, and then joined the Madison Group to help grow their portfolio of bespoke premium interior brands, and launch House Of Madison – the company’s flagship Hong Kong showroom – as a lifestyle destination.
Easily the best lunch I’ve had recently was at Cornerstone (G/F, 49 Hollywood Road, SoHo. Tel: 6809 9771).
