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9 September, 2024
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100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory
100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory
Hong Kong’s professional chefs may be among the best in the world, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t experienced their share of disasters. Photo: Ilus AI

Word on the StrEAT: Hong Kong’s top chefs’ worst kitchen nightmares

Delicate scallops drizzled with yuzu ponzu and shiso for a refreshing burst of flavours will be served at a two-night only omakase at Liberty Exchange. Photo: Iron Chef Hong Kong x Liberty Exchange

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 20-22

Yurakucho’s Merry Mischief Midori as part of Singular Concept’s The Grinch Who Stole Cocktails event. Photo: Handout

Your 100 Top Tables Hong Kong weekend drinks guide, for December 19-21

Irish Coffee at The Diplomat bar in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: The Diplomat

Drink in Focus: Irish coffee at The Diplomat

Roast goose has long been a favourite with local diners, in part because it has often been cheaper than chicken. Photos: Jocelyn Tam

Tired of turkey? The best roast goose in Hong Kong for Christmas

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Planning a sober Christmas? Tips on avoiding alcohol and having a good time

Sober coaches, sober bar managers and happily sober people give their tips on avoiding alcohol – one trick is to leave a party early.

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Word on the StrEAT: Hong Kong’s top chefs’ worst kitchen nightmares

They’re at the top of their game now, but even the city’s chefs at Michelin-starred restaurants, or luxury hotels like the Grand Hyatt or Rosewood, once had to deal with a mess of their own making.

Hong Kong’s professional chefs may be among the best in the world, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t experienced their share of disasters. Photo: Ilus AI
Hong Kong economy

Celebrate Christmas and New Year in Hong Kong: 7 things to do in the city

The Post explores what the city has more to offer beyond wining and dining this festive season.

Japan

Japan brewery aims to make world’s first space sake, sell it for US$640,000

Asahi Shuzo said the ingredients would be sent to the International Space Station in late 2025.

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Hong Kong

This week in PostMag: from Hong Kong farms to Vienna’s Strauss

This week’s PostMag explores regenerative agriculture in the region and the ongoing debate on cultural restitution. Happy festive read!

A new crop of farmers are taking a more holistic approach to farming in Hong Kong. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Chinese culture

Why savoury Chinese dumplings are becoming a winter solstice favourite

Sweet dumplings are common at winter solstice, but Taishanese savoury ones are trending on social media as influencers return to their roots.

Hong Kong society

Suspected pufferfish poisoning leaves 2 Hong Kong men in hospital

One man is in a critical condition and the other is stable after eating a pufferfish they caught themselves.

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Dried fruits have highest sulphite levels, Hong Kong survey finds

But researchers say health risks are low given the population’s low dietary intake of the food preservative.

Dried fruits were found to contain the highest mean concentration of sulphites at 240mg/kg. Photo: Shutterstock
Indonesia

Can Indonesia’s world-class cuisine food become its next global superpower?

Indonesian cuisine, voted the world’s seventh best by TasteAtlas, is struggling for global influence despite outranking French and Japanese dishes.

Rendang is a spicy beef stew from Indonesia. The country’s cuisine was recently voted the world’s seventh-best food by TasteAtlas. Photo: Shutterstock
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 20-22

A dance workout to get in shape for the holidays, a charity roast goose feast and a celebration of a Japanese pop duo are among our picks.

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Recap | Unmissable Japan, from Fukuoka’s yatai feasts to luxury ryokans and a samurai’s trek

Looking for a reason to visit Japan? Well, here are five, from a culinary adventure along a historical samurai trek and Okinawa’s gems, to the best Mount Fuji has to offer.

Technology

The restaurants where robot chefs prepare your salad

US salad chain Sweetgreen is rolling out automated kitchens where robots make the salads. Every bowl still has a human touch – for now.

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Salads come off the new Infinite Kitchen robotic system at a Sweetgreen restaurant in Chicago. The US chain is committed to rolling out automated kitchens where robots make the salads. Photo: TNS
What to do in Hong Kong

Where an Iranian chef in Hong Kong goes to eat steak, kebab and halal food

Ali Ahmadpour, chef at Bedu, on his go-to places to eat in Hong Kong, from a North American diner to dim sum and roast goose restaurants.

The chef of New Istanbul Kebab on Hart Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui, cuts lamb to make a kebab. Photo: Bruce Yan
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Why, for skiers heading to Japan, Niseko and Rusutsu still reign

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Chinese culture

All about Lazy Susans and the many spins on their origins

The revolving tabletop platters are found in Chinese restaurants all over, but who was Susan? And why was she idle? The answer is a bit hazy.

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Tourism

The hottest travel destinations for your holidays in 2025

From Greenland’s northern lights and Chiang Mai’s food festival, to the Kumbh Mela in India, 2025 promises a diverse range of travel experiences.

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Canada

3 Chinese chefs cook up a seafood storm at food award dinner in Canada

Alex Chen, Li Bo and Leo Wang used a variety of skills that showcased their different backgrounds, cooking mainly local seafood.

Wine and Spirits

How to drink soju, and why having Korean spirit is like a polygraph test

Artist Funnyjun teaches non-Koreans the art of drinking soju. He says how people drink the moreish spirit reveals much about their character.

Hong Kong

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 20-22

Take a break from festive feasting with a hairy crab omakase, indulge in harbour-side afternoon tea, and round off the weekend with a traditional Sunday roast.

Delicate scallops drizzled with yuzu ponzu and shiso for a refreshing burst of flavours will be served at a two-night only omakase at Liberty Exchange. Photo: Iron Chef Hong Kong x Liberty Exchange
Christmas

Your 100 Top Tables Hong Kong weekend drinks guide, for December 19-21

Enjoy a feast at Honky Tonks Tavern, indulge in Dr Seuss cocktails at Singular Concepts’ venues, and wrap up the holiday with some final drinks at DarkSide.

Yurakucho’s Merry Mischief Midori as part of Singular Concept’s The Grinch Who Stole Cocktails event. Photo: Handout
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In Japan, a protein pioneer’s edible insect experiment fails to fly

The founder of Gryllus Inc, which has filed for bankruptcy, maintains that his company’s insect-based food was ahead of its time.

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The hottest new openings in Hong Kong, December 15-21

From pineapple-bun burgers at Bolo Bolo and Korean BBQ at Culinary Class Wars’ Saemaeul Sikdang, to French food at Marmo Bistro and Hokkaido dessert brand Snowsand’s first Hong Kong pop-up.

Hong Kong science and tech

Mouthing Off | Sugar, salt … durian. A device zaps your tongue into tasting them all

Scientists at City University of Hong Kong have invented a device that can mimic flavours by zapping the tongue with an electric current.

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Drink in Focus: Irish coffee at The Diplomat

This winter warmer, reportedly born at an airport in Ireland in the 1940s, gets a sumptuous upgrade at SoHo hotspot, The Diplomat.

Irish Coffee at The Diplomat bar in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: The Diplomat
Banking & finance

Chinese IPOs surge in Hong Kong as Minieye and Guming line up

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Christmas

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’Tis the season for Christmas cakes and hot toddies. These spices go into making your favourite holiday foods and drinks. How to use them.

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