Sort Out Your Summer
Summer’s here, and you’d better get your plans straight. Let our handy guide to the season’s hottest happenings help you on your way to the best summer ever.
Food & Drink
HKTDC Food Expo 2013
Jostle your way through the crowds at the annual Food Expo. Part trade gathering, part public orgy, you’ll find the craziest and the randomest snacks at more than 350 booths. Chili sauces, organic snacks, teas, cheese-flavored ice-cream, sea urchin, instant noodles—you name it, and we’ll be damned if there isn’t someone selling it. You’ll be able to sample some goods, but be prepared to bulk-buy when you’re there. Good luck finding your way out.
August 15-19, HKCEC, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, www.hktdc.com/fair/hkfoodexpo-en.
K-Food Party
Party and binge at the first K-Food Party, a three-day cultural affair with food stalls and music. Taste your way through giant oysters, jujubes (red dates, not gummy candies), quirky Korean snacks, kimchi, Korean beer, soju and even veggies and fruits at the exhibitors’ booths. Then catch some awesome breakdancing, martial arts and traditional Korean music.
June 20-22, Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza, Tsim Sha Tsui, 3487 563.
Masters of Mixology
Need another excuse to get blackout-drunk? Do it in style by attending a Masters of Mixology event at the MO Bar. For three nights, the top bartenders from around the world—including New York Tiki bar king Brian Miller—will be mixing for guests while they enjoy a four-course meal at MO Bar’s private function room. Sample everything from classics to molecular cocktails, depending on the theme of the night.
June 11-14. The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 15 Queen’s Rd. Central, 2132-0077, www.mandarinoriental.com/landmark.
Ritz-Carlton 2nd Annual Asia-Pacific Food and Wine Festival
During the four days of the fair, each of the Ritz’s restaurants hosts dinners, lunches, tastings and seminars by chefs from around the world. Fancy a cooking class with Noma chef Mads Refslund? Sign yourself up for a $3,980 lesson, followed by a Chef’s Table dinner with champagne pairing. Prefer afternoon tea with treats by renowned French pâtissier Franck Fresson? Shell out $395 and you’re booked in for a 3pm session at The Lounge and Bar. Check out the website for more.
June 13-16, Ritz-Carlton, ICC, 1 Austin Rd. West, West Kowloon, 2263-2270.
Nightlife
Party your way through the summer evenings.