Co-owner and Manager of Francis restaurant, James Ward, poses for a portrait at St. Francis Street, Wan Chai. Photo: Nora Tam
Co-owner and Manager of Francis restaurant, James Ward, poses for a portrait at St. Francis Street, Wan Chai. Photo: Nora Tam
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Eat Drink Asia: Koreatown, Israeli food at Francis and cart noodles

Bernice ChanAlkira Reinfrank
Bernice Chan and Alkira Reinfrank

Updated: 2:03pm, 20 Dec, 2018

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Co-owner and Manager of Francis restaurant, James Ward, poses for a portrait at St. Francis Street, Wan Chai. Photo: Nora Tam
Co-owner and Manager of Francis restaurant, James Ward, poses for a portrait at St. Francis Street, Wan Chai. Photo: Nora Tam

In this episode Bernice Chan and Alkira Reinfrank visit Hong Kong's own 'Koreatown' and taste local versions of classic Korean street food; talk about the pressures of running the hottest restaurant in town with James Ward, owner and operator of Francis in Wan Chai; and Bernice continues her mission to educate Alkira about Hong Kong's local cuisine - this week it's a feast of pig's blood, intestines and liver.

Guest producer: Kyungmin Cho

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Bernice Chan

Bernice Chan

Bernice Chan is a former SCMP Culture writer who is now based in Vancouver, Canada, where she writes compelling stories about food and drink, lifestyle, wellness and the Asian diaspora. She previously co-hosted the award-winning Eat Drink Asia podcast and received a SOPA honourable mention for a video story about a Jamaican-American looking for her Chinese grandfather.

Alkira Reinfrank

Alkira Reinfrank

Alkira is a Senior Video Producer, where she presents and coordinates on-air interviews and video segments in the Post's studio. She is the series producer for the SCMP’s flagship video interview series ‘Talking Post’, which features global newsmakers, such as Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and fashion icon Vera Wang. Alkira also co-hosts the podcast series Eat Drink Asia, which was named Asia’s Best Entertainment Podcast at the Asia Podcast Awards in 2019. Before moving to Hong Kong, Alkira worked as a multimedia reporter with ABC News in Australia. Alkira has appeared on BBC World News, BBC World Service, i24 News (Israel) and The Project (Australia).