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Reality cooking competition series that was a global hit with its passionate chefs and intense battles invites applications to join season 2.
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5 new cafes and coffee shops in Hong Kong to try in December 2024
Get your caffeine fix this December at new spots that have opened up, from a pet-friendly place to a chocolate-centric cafe.
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Indian cocktail lab shapes the future of drinking around the world
Flavor Lab in Bengaluru serves Indian whisky, riffs on martini and more to help spirits giant Diageo predict the habits of a new generation.
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A plant-based diet can cut greenhouse gas emissions, but meat-eating habits are hard to change. Here are some strategies that are working.
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Serving up tasty plant-based dishes such as pasta with broccolini, basil flowers and lemon zest will help propel diners to eat more plant-based meals. Photo: Instagram/@ciaindustryleadership
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‘Mysterious’ fish famous in Fukuoka is sumo wrestlers’ favourite
When sumo wrestlers go to Fukuoka to fight, they eat longtooth grouper stew. A chef explains why the fish’s flesh is prized – and pricey.
2 Dec 2024 - 11:53AM
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World’s first 3-Michelin-star Thai restaurant named, Sorn in Bangkok
2025 Michelin Guide Thailand elevates Sorn to 3 stars, Côte by Mauro Colagreco to 2 stars and gives 5 restaurants their first Michelin star.
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A home cook’s go-to Hong Kong restaurants for snake soup, seafood and more
Grace Lau reveals her favourite places to eat in Hong Kong, from a place that is ‘a piece of history’ to somewhere with ‘heavenly’ food.
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A hidden gem in Greece, Mount Pelion is heaven for hikers, foodies
Four hours from Athens and too cold for olive trees, Mount Pelion offers cookery and craft lessons, guided hikes and historical treasures.
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Makrinitsa, a town on Mount Pelion in Greece. Four hours from Athens, it has hikes, cookery and craft classes, and good food to offer visitors. Photo: Shutterstock
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Chefs say understanding flavour is their holy grail. This book defines it
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The five tastes as illustrated in a slice of tomato, in Arielle Johnson’s book Flavorama – A Guide to Unlocking the Art and Science of Flavour. Photo: Flavorama
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Last butcher in New York’s Meatpacking District glad he ‘was part of it’
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Hong Kong restaurant again named among ‘world’s best’ by La Liste
Restaurants in the US, UK, Switzerland, France, Germany and Japan round out the review aggregator’s best-in-the-world list this year.
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Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for November 29 to December 1
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Pop-up store Kellett Island Grocery sells Hong Kong specialities
The store in Causeway Bay sells Hong Kong-produced food and drink items such as a Young Master beer and Wing Lok soup-flavoured noodles.
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Why love-to-hate wines like pinot grigio deserve a second chance
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10-hour queues in Germany to buy viral ‘Dubai chocolate’ bars
Baker in Berlin can’t keep up with demand for the pistachio-filled bars first seen in Dubai, which buyers can resell online for US$100-plus.
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