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7 spots in Hong Kong for matcha drinks, ice cream, cake and more

From a pet-friendly cafe to Hong Kong’s first home-grown matcha brand, the seven best places to go to taste the beloved powdered green tea.

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6 trendy Shanghai bistros for great meals, cosy interiors ... and an alpaca

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Why a Japanese spirit has been made with Thai rice for 600 years

8 Dec 2024 - 2:19PM

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Hong Kong restaurant chain expands to ... Warsaw, Poland

Ask For Alonzo owner Bart Szyniec talks about opening a restaurant in his native Poland and aspiring to be ‘the Maxim’s of Western eateries’.

7 Dec 2024 - 1:15PM

Ask For Alonzo in Tai Hang. The Hong Kong restaurant chain is expanding to Warsaw, Poland. Photo: Instagram/@askforalonzo

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Food and Drinks

Hong Kong ‘haunted house’ hosts US$700-a-head Dangerous Dinner

Yu Yuen sat abandoned until designer Sacha Yasumoto chose it to hold an exclusive dinner. If it’s haunted the ghosts are harmless, she says.

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Why prickly pear is a crop with potential in a warming world

In arid southern Italy, where drought, disease and global warming ravage olive trees, a start-up is growing prickly pear, a food and biofuel.

5 Dec 2024 - 5:15PM

Health & Wellness

Beans, peas better than veggie burgers as alternatives to meat

Eating plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy lowers the chance of an early death. Scientists ranked the best foods to switch to.

6 Dec 2024 - 5:20AM

Natural, unprocessed foods such as beans, peas and soybeans are better alternatives to meat and dairy than processed foods such as veggie burgers in terms of health, environmental impact and cost, according to a University of Oxford study. Photo: Shutterstock

Health & Wellness

Why eating dark chocolate could lower your diabetes risk

Christmas means lots of tempting chocolate. A study shows eating five small portions a week of the dark kind may have major health benefits.

6 Dec 2024 - 4:22PM

There is lots of chocolate to tempt this holiday season. For your health’s sake, choose dark chocolate. Photo: Shutterstock

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Food and Drinks

Japan’s sake brewers hope Unesco heritage listing boosts sales

Hong Kong sake-focused restaurant founder among those hailing sake’s heritage listing. Brewers of the rice wine hoping for rise in exports.

5 Dec 2024 - 6:07PM

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Food and Drinks

11 of the best restaurants in Hong Kong for Christmas 2024 group meals

These restaurants have space or private rooms for large parties, as well as Christmas menus that run the gamut from sushi to roast goose.

5 Dec 2024 - 12:55PM

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 6-8

A flea market for finding some quirky gifts, a pet market and a music festival are among the draws this weekend. Or you can try aerial yoga.

6 Dec 2024 - 5:08PMvideocam

Central Market in Central, Hong Kong, is hosting a weekend pet market, with quirky items for sale and workshops for pet owners. It’s one of our picks of the best things to do in Hong Kong over the December 6-8 weekend.

Food & Drink

Food and Drinks

‘Demon chef’ Alvin Leung’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants

From a Hong Kong-style cafe to a late-night spot to ‘the best Italian in the city’, chef Alvin Leung shares his go-to places to eat.

4 Dec 2024 - 1:15PM

A pizza from Sophia Loren Pizzeria. Photo: Instagram/@sophialorenhongkong

Food & Drink

Food and Drinks

Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars seeks contestants for season 2

Reality cooking competition series that was a global hit with its passionate chefs and intense battles invites applications to join season 2.

4 Dec 2024 - 10:20AM

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Food and Drinks

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.

4 Dec 2024 - 7:15AM

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Food and Drinks

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.

30 Nov 2024 - 6:15PM

A Mandya Sour cocktail prepared by bartender Neil Alexander. Photo; Instagram/@neilalexandermixology

Health & Wellness

4 proven ways to get people to eat less meat and combat climate crisis

A plant-based diet can cut greenhouse gas emissions, but meat-eating habits are hard to change. Here are some strategies that are working.

3 Dec 2024 - 12:45PM

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

Food & Drink

Food and Drinks

‘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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Food and Drinks

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.

30 Nov 2024 - 12:45PM

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Food and Drinks

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.

29 Nov 2024 - 11:15AM

Hokkaido sea urchin in lobster jello with caviar and cauliflower cream at Amber.

Travel & Leisure

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.

28 Nov 2024 - 4:15PM

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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Dead whale in Hong Kong, how dinosaurs got more stupid: 5 weekend reads

From Donald Trump potentially meeting Kim Jong-un again to a dead whale in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

2 Dec 2024 - 1:31PM

Food & Drink

Food and Drinks

14 Hong Kong restaurants and bars to try in December 2024

A fine-dining favourite, a Japanese cheesecake shop and a Bangladeshi restaurant promising comfort food are a few to look out for this month.

7 Dec 2024 - 8:41AM

Arts & Culture

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, November 29-December 1

Music lovers should head to Central, those looking to relax can check out a sound bath and foodies will love this afternoon tea this weekend.

29 Nov 2024 - 3:15PMvideocam

Music lovers should head to Central to check out this year’s Clockenflap festival, while those looking to relax can check out a sound bath this weekend. Photo: Clockenflap

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100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory

100 Top Tables 2024 Restaurant Directory

Our selection of the season’s tipples includes Tribute, a Christmas cocktail at LPM, Hong Kong. Photo: Handout

7 best Christmas cocktails in Hong Kong: from mulled wine to spiked chai

5 Dec 2024 - 12:45PM

Rakuen in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, is a long-established Okinawan-style izakaya. Photo: Rakuen

Why do Hongkongers love izakayas so much – and what exactly are they?

5 Dec 2024 - 11:00AM

Two variations on the 20th Century cocktail at The Opposites in Hong Kong – part of the Monkey Express 47 collaboration. Photo: Handout

Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for December 5-8

4 Dec 2024 - 9:15PM

Chocolate Truffles

Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for December 6-8

6 Dec 2024 - 11:40AM

Courtroom’s Habeas Corpus may still be a work in progress, but it’s already creating a buzz. Photo: Handout

Drink in Focus: Habeas Corpus at Courtroom – ‘the best mushroom cocktail’?

4 Dec 2024 - 3:20PM

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