The Clot and Elephant Grounds co-founder has Kanye West, David Beckham and Pharrell on speed dial – but was once a ‘super chubby’ kid bullied at school

As climate change and other factors affect the availability of imported foods, Hong Kong chefs are turning to everyday local ingredients to serve exciting, and more sustainable dishes.

Hong Kong’s one-Michelin-star The Chairman has had its name and logo used by a Malaysian group planning to open a restaurant in a Kuala Lumpur mall – but there’s ‘no affiliation’.

When top TikTok and Instagram influencers make viral videos about a small restaurant’s food, the sudden huge demand can be overwhelming – just ask these owners.

Michael ‘Mick’ Bolam, executive chef of Porterhouse in Central, Hong Kong, appreciates ‘honest, uncomplicated, yet refined flavours’. He names his top places to eat in Hong Kong.

She started as a blogger sharing Turkish recipes and became a YouTube star. Now Aysenur Altan brings lesser-known parts of Turkey to the world in her videos that delve into the country’s food and culture.

Erewhon is the hottest place to hang out right now in LA, thanks to celebs from Leonardo DiCaprio to Miley Cyrus – here’s a peek inside the viral wellness store

This eclectic, colourful and dollhouse-like property just opened in Paris’ buzzing Marais neighbourhood – with staff uniforms inspired by Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel

Popular in Hong Kong karaoke lounges in the 2000s, whisky green tea was easier to drink than neat scotch, and fuelled many a drunken singalong. Today, some of the city’s top bartenders are shining a new light on an old cocktail.

Chef Mark Olive, who helped launch Hong Kong’s recent Festival of Australia, talks about how he has been championing indigenous cuisine in Australia for the past 30 years.

Japanese omakase restaurant Okeya Kyujiro was awarded a Michelin star in the newly unveiled Michelin Guide Vancouver 2023, while a Chinese-Canadian chef bagged the Young Chef Award.

Here Rejina Pyo opens up about her favourite headspace destinations, the Korean treats she misses from back home, and why her mum is still her ultimate fashion icon

New York City’s Eleven Madison Park, the three-Michelin-star restaurant that switched to vegan cuisine in 2021, is having a pop-up collaboration with Rosewood Hong Kong at Asaya Kitchen from November 14 to 18.

As Hong Kong craft beer goes from strength to strength, here are five local breweries making a name for themselves in recent years and some of the coming beer events and festivals in October.

In 1981, with little money or English, the Leung family left Guangzhou for Vancouver, where they went on to build a fruit and veg empire that has been serving the needs of the local Canadian community for decades.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary for 2023 has plenty of new food-related words, from ‘cheffy’ and ‘chef’s kiss’ to ‘zhuzh’ and ‘stage’. Hit shows such as The Bear and films like The Menu probably helped.

Education entrepreneur Kimberly Kwok reveals where she goes for her favourite Cantonese, Japanese and Korean food in Hong Kong, including pineapple buns with runny eggs and spam.

Lee Kuan Yew’s memorialisation remains a subject of debate in Singapore, but he is said to have vehemently opposed having a personality cult around him.

The 74-year-old said he was attracted by a deal on Facebook offering 1.5kg of Peking duck for the equivalent of US$17.30. It ended up costing him almost US$51,000.

Alexander Orlov, the Russia-born restaurateur behind some of Dubai’s top restaurants, talks about returning to Hong Kong after past failed ventures, and why he is ‘obsessed’ with the city.

In Malaysia, replanting palms that have outlived their commercial lifespans will cost an estimated US$3 billion, while Indonesia may need to stump up at least US$5 billion to help with the replanting costs.

Questions over discharged waste water leave eateries struggling to persuade patrons to return.

Fine-dining restaurants like the Michelin-starred Le Du have put Bangkok on the map as an affordable gastronomic hub. Now more culinary-minded tourists are flocking to the Thai capital.

Heard about the new Hong Kong bar with a toilet in the window? It’s the latest venture from local mixologist extraordinaire Agung Prabowo that shows ‘the bad times are done’

Chefs in Hong Kong share why traditional bamboo steamers are a kitchen staple and why they are better than metal and glass ones for making dim sum essentials like dumplings.

Beijing brewpubs that traditionally catered to Westerners are diversifying their menus in favour of local tastes amid a 40 per cent decline in expats.

Hongkonger brings traditional city delicacies to Paris and French-born businessman showcases his homeland’s flair for fashion in financial hub.