Music critic Amos Why (Wong Ho-yin) is perhaps better known as a filmmaker directing features such as Napping Kid (2018), Myself Found (2018) and Dot 2 Dot (2014). He spoke to Andrew Sun. When I studied psychology, my teacher said two-thirds of humans are sensitive in smell and taste, the rest are not. I think I am one of the rest. I don’t think I am very sensitive in smell or taste, but I am a fussy eater. I don’t eat seafood and raw food. I don’t take veggies or anything green. I am a heavy meat eater. I like dishes that are oily, salty, sweet and thick in texture. Lastly I don’t like trying new things in dining, which is entirely opposite to my personality. I love visiting local restaurants run by grass-roots families. Two places stand out for me. One is Gogi Ice House (Shop A, G/F, 86 Tai San Praya Road, Cheung Chau. Tel: 5395 9328), one of the most interesting tiny Chinese dumpling cafes you will find in the territory. It’s located on my home island, Cheung Chau. I also like Po Yuen (Shop 2A, G/F, Winning Centre, 29 Tai Yau Street, San Po Kong. Tel: 2766 2386), located around the corner from my workshop. This restaurant focuses on takeaway snacks and home-made meals. A long lunch queue usually forms outside around noon to 2pm every working day. For Hong Kong-style sweets, I enjoy Yuen Kee Dessert (32 Centre Street, Sai Ying Pun. Tel: 2548 8687), which has the best Chinese-style egg pudding and red bean dessert in the world. I also like Yee Shun Dairy Company (506 Lockhart Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2591 1837). They serve the best steamed milk pudding, not just for Hong Kong, but the best in the universe. Sadly, some of my favourite places for visitors went out of business over the last two years. Now, I would likely invite them to Cheung Chau for dinner at ChocoDuck Bistro (No. 3, Kin San Lane, Cheung Chau. Tel: 5111 8084), serving French and Italian cuisine. Another excellent option is to organise a private dining session with chef Paul Pang (Tel: 9641 4796), my old high school mate. He used to work at Jamie Oliver’s Hong Kong restaurant. That’s what I did for my wife, Teresa Kwong’s, birthday celebration recently. She wanted me to cook for her but I can’t really cook, so we hired chef Paul as an instructor and we did a six-course Chinese meal for her. After Easter, Teresa and I will be flying to Italy and presenting my newest feature film, Far Far Away , at the Udine Far East Film Festival and then the Singapore Chinese Film Festival. Since we’ll be in Europe, we’re going to visit Manchester and Venice too. I love pasta in Bologna, but there is a new restaurant that I will definitely try for the first time in Manchester. Hong Kong Choi (Unit 4C, 175 Broughton Lane, The Vibe, Salford. Tel: +44 161 792 8388) is run by my best friend Yvette Chang who moved to the UK a year ago. It’s a place where many new Hong Kong immigrants find their hometown flavours in their new home.