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Hong Kong is one of Asia's best food cities, but the extended border closure is shrinking the culinary scene's exposure in Asia and beyond

Coffee is an integral part of our daily lives, but apart from the occasional caffeinated pastry or decadent affogato, this ubiquitous ingredient hardly ever features in our food. Nespresso Gourmet Weeks is hoping to change that. First launched in 2012, the initiative has challenged some of the world's top chefs in Switzerland, Austria and Russia to use coffee as a spice to flavour their culinary creations, in the process turning diners' preconceived notions of coffee on their head.    Now, Nespresso Gourmet Weeks has touched down in Hong Kong for the first time, demonstrating the full culin...

Chef Vicky Cheng has just launched Wing, his second restaurant in Hong Kong. Located one floor below VEA on Wellington Street, the venture has been quietly anticipated since VEA Lounge closed late last year, and was finally unveiled today (9 April). Wing is a word that reflects the chef’s Chinese name, as well as the concepts of longevity, perseverance, hope and tenacity; the restaurant’s logo is based on the auspicious “ruyi” knot, which in turn represents mastery of the essentials to create endless possibilities. Celebrating the intricacies and potential of Chinese cuisine has alway...

February 19, 2021 Ms Cherie Wong with her husband at NUH. Her recovery went smoothly. Instagram/Cherie Wong The plea for help was from a stranger for someone she did not know. But Ms Cherie Wong, 30, did not hesitate. She had seen pleas for organ donors on social media in the past, but could not help at the time as she was overseas. So Ms Wong, who runs an e-sports and talent management company, sprung into action when she saw the appeal on Facebook asking for a liver donor to save a little girl's life. Raenelle Wong, who is 17 months old, was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a rare liver con...

When their daughter Raenelle was diagnosed with biliary atresia – a rare liver disease – at 1½ months old, Ms Vicky Cheng and Mr Roger Wong were devastated. Last September, Raenelle's parents got even worse news - doctors said the 17-month-old had end-stage liver disease and gave her six months to live, unless she could get a liver donor. Dad's...