Word on the TOWN is that there's a restaurant tucked away in the bustling heart of Causeway Bay that serves up an innovative blend of cuisines based on prime ingredients sourced from Japan. Headed by chef Bryan Nagao, previously of Felix at The Peninsula Hong Kong and Kokage in Wan Chai, Town is the exciting venture by the Hawaii-born chef that reflects the myriad culinary influences throughout his career, from Asia and the United States to Europe. Town has been around for so

As hidden culinary gems go, none catches my attention more than when it claims to boast fresh, seasonal ingredients from Osaka AND a mysterious Japanese beer garden. Might I also mention the all-you-can-drink happy hour for only HK$160 from 5:30pm-7:30pm? I'd never heard of Ura prior to this, despite it being sandwiched between two well-known restaurants (VEA & Momotaro) in The Wellington, and I was excited to give it a try. The Chang brothers, also behind Indonesian restaur

Chef Alvaro 'el Palanca' Ramos is making his debut at trendy Spanish tapas restaurant La Paloma from 16-21 August only, and we were lucky enough to enjoy a sneak preview of what's to come. The man himself is a pure embodiment of the food he serves: vibrant, quirky and a lover of all things Asian. Like any Spanish meal should, we started off with a glass or ten of Cava and Sangria before settling down to feast. Chef Alvaro's 6-course menu (priced at $398/person) consists of co

In a fast paced city like Hong Kong, slow cooking is often a time-consuming luxury we can't afford (let alone cooking in general!). Cue Miele's newly launched Vacuum Sealing Drawer, which considerably speeds up the marination process while keeping ingredients fresh for longer. As a person with very limited time and patience myself, this is definitely the kind of breakthrough product that would get my lazy self to cook more on weekends. Head Chef Kuen Chan of acclaimed Nordic