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3 Jan 2024 - 8:15AM

Charmaine Mok

On the Menu | The best of 2023 in food: my favourite dishes and drinks of the year

4 Jan 2024 - 2:41PM

Charmaine Mok

On the Menu | December 2023: 5 food and drink events in Hong Kong to put on your calendar

1 Dec 2023 - 5:15PM

Yulia Ezhikova

Opinion | Why it’s time to take a hard look at our relationship with alcohol

6 Feb 2023 - 4:45PM

Charmaine Mok

On the Menu | How can we be better diners in 2023? 6 tips to make restaurants love you

28 Dec 2022 - 12:43PM

Yulia Ezhikova

Opinion | 7 sparkling wine alternatives to pricey champagne for the holiday season

6 Dec 2022 - 5:15PM

Lists

Head to Vivant (pictured) in Central before it closes, try on a pair of new Nike kicks and enjoy the latest Taiwanese drama this weekend in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

Arts & Culture

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 8-10

Immerse yourself in Indian arts, culture and heritage, try on a pair of new Nike kicks and eat and drink at a great wine bar before it shuts.

8 Nov 2024 - 5:11PMvideocam

5 can’t-miss shopping opportunities in Hong Kong this weekend

8 Nov 2024 - 11:15AM

5 wellness events in Hong Kong and Macau this weekend, November 8-10

7 Nov 2024 - 1:15PMvideocam

Arts & Culture

October 7 widow on her movie at Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival

Shaylee Atary directed Single Light, inspired by a sexual assault she suffered. It is one of 25 films in festival celebrating Jewish culture.

7 Nov 2024 - 7:15AMvideocam

Shaylee Atary’s film Single Light is part of the 2024 Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival. Photo: Yossi Yarom

Health & Wellness

What to eat during perimenopause, with dietary tips from 5 experts

Gwyneth Paltrow said entering menopause feels like ‘losing your mind’. Gut and brain health experts explain why, and the foods that can help.

8 Nov 2024 - 7:28AMvideocam

Food & Drink

Need a hairy crab fix this season? 9 places in Hong Kong to eat it

Nine of the best places in Hong Kong serving seasonal hairy crab menus in 2024, from hotels to Japanese and Italian restaurants.

4 Nov 2024 - 12:45PM

Arts & Culture

From combing hair to gifting a suckling pig, Chinese wedding rituals

Find out who conducts the pre-wedding hair-combing ceremony, how to play door games on the big day and the role a red umbrella plays.

7 Nov 2024 - 1:14PM

Tools needed for a pre-wedding hair-combing ceremony. Photo: Edmond So

Health & Wellness

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 1-3

Take your dog for some yoga or a tarot-card reading, tuck into Sichuan clay pot rice, or catch a movie this weekend in Hong Kong.

1 Nov 2024 - 3:51PMvideocam

Food & Drink

13 new Hong Kong restaurants and bars to try in November 2024

From tapas and Hong Kong-style noodles to Singaporean ice cream and Japanese doughnuts and yakitori, the best new places to try this month.

31 Oct 2024 - 6:15PM

Entertainment

5 movies and TV shows to watch in Hong Kong this weekend, November 1-3

Just in time for Halloween comes a grimly comedic Hong Kong-set zombie movie; or you can dive back into the demonic world of a K-drama show.

31 Oct 2024 - 5:15PMvideocam

Louise Wong in a still from Cesium Fallout, Hong Kong cinema’s first nuclear radiation disaster movie. Photo: Edko Films

Food & Drink

Why Niigata in Japan deserves to be on every foodie’s radar

Niigata is known for Japan’s best koshihikari rice and sake, but it offers much more. We run the rule over 7 of the best places to eat there.

30 Oct 2024 - 7:46AM

A dish at Uozen in Sanjo city, in Japan’s Niigata prefecture, where chef Kazuhiro Inoue takes a hands-on approach to sourcing ingredients, including cultivating his own vegetables and hunting game in the mountains. Photo: Uozen

Travel & Leisure

What’s at Epic Universe, Universal’s Florida theme park opening in 2025

What to expect when Universal Orlando Resort’s new theme park opens in May 2025, packed with attractions from popular films and video games.

28 Oct 2024 - 6:15PM

Health & Wellness

Is your ‘balanced’ diet really so? 5 expert tips for healthy eating

A balanced diet isn’t a mix of good and bad foods, as some think. Doctors describe how to make food that’s nutritious, affordable and fun.

27 Oct 2024 - 6:15PM

Health & Wellness

5 ways to be happy and expert tips on how to achieve them

Psychoanalyst Carl Jung’s five ‘pillars’ for a happy life include good physical and mental health, satisfying work, and social connections.

27 Oct 2024 - 7:45AM

Social connections provide support, reduce feelings of loneliness, and promote a sense of belonging, which all help us feel happier. You can strengthen social connections through acts of kindness, a psychologist says. Photo: Shutterstock

K-drama

New K-drama offers for Jang Ki-yong and Kim Yoo-jung, and more casting news

The Atypical Family’s Jang Ki-yong may return in a romantic drama, while Shin Hye-sun is being considered for a crime mystery drama.

8 Nov 2024 - 7:57AM

Jang Ki-yong in a still from The Atypical Family. Jang may return in a romantic drama, in the latest K-drama casting news. Photo: JTBC

Food & Drink

7 Seoul restaurants of Culinary Class Wars chefs, and how to book

The must-visit restaurants of finalists in the hit Korean cooking competition show on Netflix, and how to make reservations.

26 Oct 2024 - 5:18PM

Food & Drink

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, October 25-27

Try your hand at cocktail making, immerse yourself in jazz music, learn about endurance running and more this weekend.

25 Oct 2024 - 3:15PMvideocam