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9 September, 2024
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100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory
Recently unveiled after a chic renovation, Bar Q88 combines modern elegance with a thoughtful homage to the city's heritage.

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Yuen Kee Dessert Cafe has reopened in Tin Hau, Hong Kong. Photo: Alexander Mak
Hong Kong dining & recommendations

The hottest new openings in Hong Kong, January 19-25

Sha Tin at New Town Plaza, new bar Not 2 Sweet, Yuen Kee Dessert reopens at Tin Hau and Sleep Well Eat More expands to Sheung Wan.

Wellness

Traditional Chinese medicine remedies for colds, coughs, hair and more

Wellness

Beyoncé and other celebs love it, but how healthy is lemon water?

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Hong Kong chefs

Salt to taste: chefs love to use it, but we all need to watch our intake

Salt varieties include Fleur de sel, Black Hawaiian sea salt, Himalayan pink salt and kosher salt – but we need to watch our consumption too.

Just some of the different colours and grades of salt. Photo: Getty Images
Canada

‘No ego in the room’ at women chefs’ showcase Yes Shef in Canada

Yes Shef, involving 30 female chefs, is organised by the Worth Association, founded to combat sexism in the hospitality industry.

Asian Cuisine

‘Little ninja’ ingredients give Western dishes a Japanese twist

A Japanese-American cooking instructor routinely adds items like sake, soy sauce and ginger to Western dishes to cater to Japanese tastes.

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IPO

Chinese soda maker Dayao plans Hong Kong IPO to raise up to US$500 million

The Inner Mongolia-based maker of carbonated beverages, juices and protein drinks is working with advisers on the size and timing of the deal.

The number of IPOs on the Hong Kong stock exchange is rising. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, January 19-25

See award-winning play The Top Restaurant or A&G Boulangerie’s exhibition of food art, and try new cocktails at JW Marriott’s Bar Q88 or the collaboration menu at Estro.

Britain

US$12 for chips? London’s high-end restaurants embrace a pub staple

Wagyu carpaccio. Mediterranean fare. Tapas. All served with chips. The humble fried potato dish has never been so elevated in the UK capital.

Africa

African cousin of sriracha, Tunisia’s harissa chilli paste, ‘a love story’

The Unesco-listed condiment seen as sriracha’s North African relative is growing in popularity, as is a festival devoted to it in Tunisia.

A Tunisian harissa maker at work in her home. Photo: AP
Japan

From samurais’ rations to hotel cocktails, the story of Japan’s Hatcho miso

Made only from soybeans and fermented for two years using ancient techniques, Hatcho miso has a special place in the cuisine of Nagoya.

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A Hatcho miso martini at the Hilton Nagoya. Photo: Llewellyn Cheung
Lunar New Year

5 food mistakes you should avoid over the Lunar New Year holiday

The Lunar New Year holiday is a time to eat foods with auspicious meanings, but there are also some that the superstitious should avoid.

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, January 17-19

From tasting tea to doing tai chi to an electronic music beat, five things to draw you out of your flat this weekend in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong

Best restaurants for luxury Chinese New Year menus in Hong Kong

Celebrate in style with our list of some of the best restaurants for Chinese New Year lunch and dinner dining in Hong Kong.

Duddell’s Chinese New Year Premium Poon Choi menu stars a poon choi chock full of luxury ingredients, from abalone to braised sea cucumber. Photo: Nicholas Wong/Sixteen Photography
Hong Kong chefs

Word on the StrEAT: Hong Kong’s F&B experts on their resolutions for 2025

Maintaining a healthier work-life balance, taking a break from social media and keeping an eye on the small steps to success are among the goals for the new year.

Some of Hong Kong’s F&B leaders, including the team at Tell Camellia (pictured), talk about their resolution for 2025. Photo: Handout
Old Hong Kong

Then & Now | How Chinese medicinal wines became just the tonic in Hong Kong

Chinese medicinal wines made with herbs or animal parts have long been the go-to remedy for all sorts of maladies, from bad breath to marital inharmony.

Lunar New Year

Best Chinese New Year pudding discounts in Hong Kong to help your shopping

From early-bird offers to codes and gift bundles, here are 10 of the best deals we found for everything from turnip cakes to sweet treats.

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What to do in Hong Kong

Where a French chef in Hong Kong goes for dumplings, tastes of home

Feuille head chef Joris Rousseau shares his go-to places for pan-fried buns, wontons, goose, crab and French food by a chef with ‘the touch’.

Wonton noodles from Hong Kong restaurant Tsim Chai Kee. Photo: Ji Siqi
Science

Scientists create ‘queen of explosives’ with Chinese steamed buns

Researchers have developed an unusual method for increasing the performance of the world’s most powerful non-nuclear explosive.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong government staff among 57 food poisoning cases at restaurant

Department of Health says 40 Housing Authority staff among three food poisoning clusters linked to Golden Lilies International Banquet Hall.

Best bars in Hong Kong

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for January 16-18

Bid adieu to Dr Fern’s Gin Parlour, indulge in a new menu at Bar Q88, and celebrate Kinsman’s first anniversary with a special cocktail event.

Bar Q88’s new Flavours menu is inspired by the tangram puzzle. Photo: Handout
Old Hong Kong

Recap | Hong Kong is a foodie mecca, but what is the history of its culinary evolution?

PostMag writer Jason Wordie explores how Hong Kong’s culinary landscape evolved from British army camp food to street food hawkers and even the influence of Chinese railroad builders.

American visitor Ellen Clark enjoys dim sum in a local Hong Kong restaurant in 1977. Photo: SCMP
Best restaurants in Hong Kong

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for January 17-19

Fill your weekend, and your stomach, with The Chilli Lab pasta, cheese fondue – and an Italian-Japanese four-hands dinner.

Donald Trump

Albino Trump lookalike in Punjab, Pakistan market a star

Sporting a blond quiff because of his albinism, pudding seller Saleem Bagga also sings to draw customers, who love taking selfies with him.

China travel

The best food in Xiamen, from oyster omelettes to soups that tempt monks

The Michelin Guide to Fujian debuted in 2024 and Xiamen is foodie heaven, with street stalls serving classics and restaurants updating them.

A 50-year-old shop in Xiamen that sells traditional snacks typical of southern Fujian province in southeast China. Photo: Pin Yen Tan
Healthy eating

Mouthing Off | Is eating a hot dog worth shortening your life by 36 minutes?

A study on minutes of healthy life gained or lost from eating foods including pizza and bacon makes one ponder what is worth the sacrifice.

Eating a hotdog could reduce your life expectancy by 36 minutes, according to researchers at the University of Michigan in the US, who used a measure of minutes of healthy life gained or lost to calculate the effects of over 5,800 foods in the US diet. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong dining & recommendations

The hottest new openings in Hong Kong, January 12-18

Chef Wu Chun-pui’s delicacies at Daai Zaak, a new-look Tsui Wah in Lan Kwai Fong, yakitori delights at Torikizoku, and Truffle Bakery’s first store outside Japan.

Where to eat in Hong Kong

Dish in Focus: Dressed crab at Magistracy Dining Room

Chef Alyn Williams from MDR uses Dungeness crabs for the flavourful dish, served playfully in the shell next to warm crumpets and curried mayo.

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