https://www.scmp.com/rss/324686/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Why did you decide to become a chef? “Growing up, my dream was to be an artist and to work in a creative industry. I started out hating the idea of becoming a chef. When I was in high school, I specialised in art and creative writing, but my father disapproved of my dream. He recommended that I become a chef, and because he had deep relations with Japan, from studying at Tokyo University, he sent me there after my military service. “Twenty years ago, the culinary industry in Japan was booming.... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/2111125/how-top-korean-chef-stopped-hating-kitchen-work?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/2111125/how-top-korean-chef-stopped-hating-kitchen-work?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 15 Sep 2017 02:47:36 +0000 Tsuta in Causeway Bay is the Hong Kong branch of a Michelin-starred soba shop from Tokyo, and it received a lot of hype when it opened a few months ago. The queue to get in can be long, but we visited on a rainy weekday afternoon, so the wait outside was quite brief. The interior is tranquil, with only about 20 seats around the open kitchen. The selection is limited, with only two offerings for broth: shoyu (soy sauce) and shio (salt). The most basic bowls start at HK$98 and include one slice... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/2108047/restaurant-review-tsuta-causeway-bay-limited-selection-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/2108047/restaurant-review-tsuta-causeway-bay-limited-selection-and?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Aug 2017 04:33:45 +0000 With the summer holidays in full swing, and airlines booked to capacity, this is one of the most stressful times of the year for flight attendants. Yet few travellers will be aware of the strain behind their professional smiles. Long shifts, jet lag and irregular meals can take their toll – and then there are the passengers. Last month, a 29-year-old Cathay Pacific air hostess was hit and kicked by a Hong Kong resident on an inbound flight from Bangkok. She was frustrated at having to wait too... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2106390/why-hong-kong-passengers-are-flight-attendants-nightmare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2106390/why-hong-kong-passengers-are-flight-attendants-nightmare?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Aug 2017 11:30:15 +0000 How did you become a chef? “In 1998, I enlisted in the Korean army, where I stayed for 26 months. The cooks at the military base I served at were on holiday for two weeks and I was asked to take over the catering. That was my first time grabbing a knife and cooking, and it was so much fun it didn’t seem like work. “Soon after I had completed my military service, the officer asked me to take over the job, because he thought I was better than the other cooks. I stayed there for 10 months, and I... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/2106217/how-army-life-gave-korean-chef-behind-jungsik?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/2106217/how-army-life-gave-korean-chef-behind-jungsik?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Aug 2017 22:00:30 +0000 This year’s Hong Kong International Drummer Festival (HKIDE) is truly living up to its name by featuring performers and composers from not only Asia but also the US and Germany. Among those taking part in this month’s festival is BYOS, a contemporary American snare drum duo whose style is a mixture of hip-hop and marching band. Now in its second year, the festival’s theme is inspired by “East-West fusion”. This materialises in a concert on August 11 between BYOS and eight local musicians –... https://www.scmp.com/culture/arts-entertainment/article/2105223/hong-kong-international-drummer-festival-east-meets-west?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/arts-entertainment/article/2105223/hong-kong-international-drummer-festival-east-meets-west?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Aug 2017 05:02:44 +0000 It may have been staged around France more than 800 times, but putting on Éphémère the Little Witch here as part of this year’s Hong Kong International Arts Carnival is still no walk in the park, says Mohamed Drissi, who has brought the musical to Hong Kong. For a start, the entire show had to be translated into Cantonese. How jazz borrowed improvisation from classical music, and pianist Gabriela Montero who’s on a mission to take it back “We toured around primary and secondary schools with a... https://www.scmp.com/culture/arts-entertainment/article/2104796/hong-kong-workover-popular-french-musical-about-little?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/arts-entertainment/article/2104796/hong-kong-workover-popular-french-musical-about-little?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Aug 2017 09:00:35 +0000 Humidity is the enemy of banh mi thit – the Vietnamese sandwich that has recently become so popular in Hong Kong. It’s a fusion dish that evolved through the French occupation of Vietnam which ended in 1954. The French introduced the baguette to Vietnam, and cooks adapted it to make use of local ingredients. A banh mi thit (thit being Vietnamese for meat, the traditional filling) is judged on the quality of the banh mi (the bread), which is airy, with a more delicate crust than the French... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/2104160/eight-hong-kongs-best-banh-mi-restaurants-and-secrets-getting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/2104160/eight-hong-kongs-best-banh-mi-restaurants-and-secrets-getting?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Jul 2017 05:00:16 +0000 The konghou, the Chinese equivalent to the Western harp, will come under the spotlight at this year’s World Harp Congress. The Hongyun Konghou Ensemble, founded by Zhao Guangyun in 2004, will kick off the week-long event at the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts on July 7, with a programme that showcases the ethereal sounds of the ancient Chinese musical instrument. According to the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, the earliest version of konghou – which is played horizontally – dates back to... https://www.scmp.com/culture/arts-entertainment/article/2101161/hong-kongs-world-harp-congress-showcases-ancient-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/arts-entertainment/article/2101161/hong-kongs-world-harp-congress-showcases-ancient-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Jul 2017 06:02:09 +0000 The unconventional coupling of computer science and traditional Chinese ink art lends a striking aesthetic to “Centrifugal Force”, Wong Chung-yu’s latest solo outing at Hanart TZ Gallery in Central. Including works from the past 14 years, the exhibition is a showcase of Wong’s polymathic skills and his interest in bridging Chinese and Western philosophies through traditional Chinese ink and video animation. Wong has a degree in computer science and studied Chinese painting with Wucius Wong,... https://www.scmp.com/culture/arts-entertainment/article/2100151/hong-kong-artist-wong-chung-yus-solo-show-centrifugal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/arts-entertainment/article/2100151/hong-kong-artist-wong-chung-yus-solo-show-centrifugal?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jun 2017 09:00:45 +0000