Cage Homes : an art exhibit on Hong Kong's most expensive streets

VIP buffalo treatment: jazz and massages produce premium mozzarella

A queue forms for rub-downs as jazz piano tinkles out of the speakers: some of the best buffalo mozzarella in the world starts with in-stable VIP treatment.

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Japan's luxury fruit masters grow money on trees

With melons that sell for the price of a new car and grapes that go for more than US$100 a pop, Japan is a country where perfectly-formed fruit can fetch a fortune.

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Inner beauty: Fermented black beans

What they lack in looks, fermented black beans more than make up for in flavour.

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French vines taken by storm

This summer brought hailstorms that destroyed thousands of hectares of vines in just about every region of France. Two masses of air clashing into each another, one cold, one hot, were the cause...

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Ravenous rivals: Hong Kong and Shanghai an influence for good

Cross-pollination between the restaurant scenes in Hong Kong and Shanghai has been going on for as long as the rivalry between the two cities. One early example is Jimmy's Kitchen, which was...

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25+ restaurants: Yung Kee

Yung Kee is famed the world over for its fine roast bird, but much of its success is down to an ability to navigate the city's changes, writes Janice Leung Hayes.

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I know a place: Chef Jesus Pascual

I started cooking with my mother at a very young age. I was curious and loved to watch her cook, and she was happy to pass on her culinary skills. My father encouraged me to become a professional...

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Food review: Common Room in Central

Common Room
1/F Wo On Building, 8-13 Wo On Lane, Central
Tel: 2525 3599
Open: Monday-Friday 11.30am-2.30pm, Monday-Saturday 6pm-4am
Cuisine: international
Price: about...

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Bar review: Havana Bar in Central

Havana Bar
4/F The Plaza, 21 D'Aguilar Street, Lan Kwai Fong, Central
Tel: 2851 4880

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Food review: Orba Japanese Restaurant in Causeway Bay

As with all good Japanese, attention to detail is an integral part of the experience at this Causeway Bay restaurant, writes Susan Jung.

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Australia's Tamborine Mountain Distillery's artisanal approach to making spirits

Arranged on the shelves are dozens of hand-painted bottles. There are vodkas with clean, crisp infusions: ginger, wild citrus and the native Australian lemon myrtle leaf. There are also brightly...

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Wine Opinion: All manor of styles in Rothschild's lair

The stone gatehouse, manned by well-spoken National Trust staff, lies a 2.5-kilometre drive from the manor, past rolling countryside, deer parks, stables, an aviary, a rose garden, and immaculate...

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