Hong Kong is not known for its decent food at affordable prices, so the Lan Kwai Fong Food Festival is a marvellous opportunity to show your taste buds some respect for a change.

The Va Bene restaurant has flown in culinary maestros, and food fanatics turned out in force for a gala dinner to mark the visit of one such chef, Grazia Casa, to its kitchens for a week.

No doubt the restaurant will be hoping for a visit from Terri Holladay, who is said to favour its cuisine, and who is hot news in socialite circles following her rift patching up exercise with Cecil Chao.