There’s a new pop-up coming to town. Normally found at Central’s Island Shangri-La, upmarket cafe and patisserie Island Gourmet will temporarily be popping up over the river at the Kowloon Shangri-La.

Chef Alain Guillet will be bringing his signature cakes including frou frou, raspberry mille-feuille and berries Charlotte (ladyfinger biscuits with vanilla bavarois and berries). Other sweet treats, such as chocolates and macaroons, will also be available.

Opens: September 15 – December 31

Address: Kowloon Shangri-La lobby, 64 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Tel: 2721-2111

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Opening: Avobar

Get your smartphones ready – one of London’s most Instagramable restaurants is set to open in Hong Kong in the middle of September. Avobar, an avocado-themed restaurant, will be opening its doors in K11 Musea with an all-day menu of avocado-based dishes, desserts and even cocktails.

Signature dishes include the avo bun burger and the ultimate avo toast – both of which will also be available in the soon-to-open Hong Kong branch.

Opens: September 16

Address: Shop B201, K11 Musea, Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Tel: TBD

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Pirata turns five

Hong Kong’s Pirata Group is celebrating its fifth anniversary with an ambitious series of venue-crossing menus, combining the flavours of and available at six signature restaurants all across the city.

The celebrations kick off with a collaboration between Madame Ching and TokyoLima – the group’s modern Chinese and Japanese-Peruvian fusion venues –from September 2 to 5, for a culinary collaboration inspired by China and Japan.

September 9 to 12 will bring a joint menu by Meats and The Optimist, where Northern Spanish flavours will encounter meat-heavy dishes.

Finally, the month winds down with Chaiwala and TMK’s collaborative menu, which will see Indian dishes mesh with Japanese hand rolls, offered from September 16 to 19.

Price: HK$350 per person

Address: varies by establishment

Tel: varies by establishment

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Roganic Hong Kong x Jaan by Kirk Westaway

Chefs Kirk Westaway and Simon Rogan will be joining forces for a 10-course, four-hands menu for two nights only this month. Westaway is the name behind Singapore’s one Michelin-starred Jaan by Kirk Westaway, which is number 32 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2019. Rogan needs no introduction as the founder and chef of Roganic Hong Kong and Aulis Hong Kong.

Highlights of the menu include Scottish langoustine, miso and barley salt-based celeriac, and Wagyu with black garlic, salted gooseberries, turnip and camomile.

Price: HK$1,980 per person, additional HK$980 for wine pairing

Address: Roganic, UG/F 08, Sino Plaza, Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay

Tel: 2817-8383

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Tate Dining Room x Wing Lei Palace collaboration

Vicky Lau, chef and owner of one Michelin-starred Tate Dining Room & Bar, is joining hands with Tam Kwok Fung of Wing Lei Palace for a four-hands collaboration menu for just two nights. The dinner, which will take place in the Wynn Palace Macau, will showcase each chef’s forte. Highlights include abalone with chicken jus created by Tam, and foie gras royale with marinated roast goose by Lau.

Dates: September 5 – 6

Price: MOP$1,688 per person, additional MOP$1,000 for wine pairing

Address: Wynn Palace Macau, Avenida da Nave Desportiva, Cotai, Coloane-Taipa

Tel: +853 8889 3663

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Massimo Spigaroli guest chefs at Nicholini’s

Michelin-starred chef Massimo Spigaroli is set to steal the culinary spotlight later this month when he touches down in Hong Kong for a brief stint as guest chef at Nicholini’s in the Conrad Hong Kong.

Headline dishes of the upcoming one-night-only affair include traditional Parma style tortelli stuffed with ricotta and spinach dressed with butter, and Italian red cows’ Parmigiano-Reggiano with Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale.

Date: September 16

Price: HK$1,288 per person including wine pairing

Address: Nicholini’s, Level 8, Conrad Hong Kong, 88 Queensway, Pacific Place Hong Kong

Tel: 2822-8801

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Four-hands, double guest chef dinner by Vanessa Huang and Ton at Whisk

The Mira Hong Kong marks its landmark 10th anniversary this year – and it’s celebrating with an eight-course, double guest chef dinner later this month. Leading the four-hands dinner at Whisk is chef Vanessa Huang from Taipei’s Ephernité and Thailand’s Thitid “Ton” Tassanakajohn from Le Du in Bangkok.

Named one of Asia’s Top 9 Female Chefs by the Michelin Guide, Huang is well-known for her farm-to-table dining philosophy. Ton – who cut his teeth at New York’s internationally renowned culinary institutes Eleven Madison Park and Jean-Gorges – has made a name for himself with his Thai and French-influenced dishes, and was recently recognised with a Michelin star for his work at Le Du.

Dates: September 20 – 21

Price: HK$1,788 per person, additional HK$380 for wine pairing

Address: Whisk, 5/F, The Mira Hong Kong, Mira Place, 118-130 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Tel: 2315-5999

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