https://www.scmp.com/rss/517981/feed The latest news on Gordon Ramsay, Scottish celebrity chef, TV personality, restaurateur and writer, including celebrity news and updates. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com It has been a busy few weeks for Gordon Ramsay. He took time to film a Super Bowl advertisement with actor Pete Davidson and then make po’ boys – a sandwich originally from the US state of Louisiana – for broadcasters at the big game in New Orleans. The activities personify his curious amalgam of roles: part television chef, part brand ambassador, a headline generator and, ultimately, an entertainment industry bigwig with star power. Those ever-evolving characters are in evidence at 22... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3298670/gordon-ramsays-empire-grows-5-new-openings-city-london-tower-22-bishopsgate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3298670/gordon-ramsays-empire-grows-5-new-openings-city-london-tower-22-bishopsgate?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Feb 2025 09:15:06 +0000 Love him or hate him, Gordon Ramsay is a man who knows his mind, has opinions, and isn’t shy about expressing them. That’s partly what helped him catapult to fame as one of reality TV’s first superstars in the 2000s, as the main personality in iconic, genre-defining reality shows like Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, The F Word and MasterChef. That same strong-mindedness extends to his sense of style as well. His transition from an aspiring footballer to a Michelin-starred chef and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3259620/masterchefs-masterpieces-7-watches-gordon-ramsays-luxury-collection-his-beloved-rolexes-and-audemars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3259620/masterchefs-masterpieces-7-watches-gordon-ramsays-luxury-collection-his-beloved-rolexes-and-audemars?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Apr 2024 22:00:28 +0000 Long-running American television cooking competition “Top Chef” pits contestants against each other in a series of culinary challenges, using a progressive elimination format. Barry Quek, head chef at Michelin-star Hong Kong restaurant Whey, where he serves modern European cuisine featuring ingredients influenced by his Singaporean background, tells Richard Lord how it changed his life. I remember first watching it when I was in the army, at 19 years old, in 2009 or 2010. As a young kid, I... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3255190/how-top-chef-changed-life-barry-quek-chef-michelin-star-hong-kong-restaurant-and-tv-cooking?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3255190/how-top-chef-changed-life-barry-quek-chef-michelin-star-hong-kong-restaurant-and-tv-cooking?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:15:21 +0000 The Good The annual World Travel Awards have something of a problem. The Maldives keep winning. In 2023, the Indian Ocean archipelago picked up the prestigious title of World’s Leading Destination for the fourth year in a row. Its Marketing & PR Corporation was voted World’s Leading Tourist Board (second year running) and there was even a Global Tourism Resilience gong for swift post-Covid recovery. The Maldives was also nominated as the World’s Leading Dive Destination, World’s Leading... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3252960/maldives-good-bad-and-ugly-celebrated-holiday-destination-has-fans-taylor-swift-tom-cruise-prince?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3252960/maldives-good-bad-and-ugly-celebrated-holiday-destination-has-fans-taylor-swift-tom-cruise-prince?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Feb 2024 07:15:16 +0000 Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, a heartwarming documentary about the life and legacy of the late actor, got a standing ovation at this year’s Sundance film festival, according to The Guardian. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Will Reeve (@willreeve_) Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui, the production features interviews with the stars who knew him and his three children, while showcasing snippets of home video footage. Reeve, who... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3251339/who-are-christopher-reeves-2-lookalike-sons-will-and-matthew-they-were-sundance-premiere-super/man?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3251339/who-are-christopher-reeves-2-lookalike-sons-will-and-matthew-they-were-sundance-premiere-super/man?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:00:14 +0000 This year, millions of sports enthusiasts will make their way to Paris as the city hosts its most monumental event in recent history: the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Preparations are well under way, from infrastructural projects such as road and rail improvements within the centre of Paris to constructing a new arena at Porte de la Chapelle as well as the Olympic and Paralympic Village. Yet French Transport Minister Clément Beaune has been issuing warnings that transport conditions... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3249210/surfing-tahiti-football-marseille-how-see-2024-olympics-without-going-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/3249210/surfing-tahiti-football-marseille-how-see-2024-olympics-without-going-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Jan 2024 01:00:24 +0000 This Christmas, Gordon Ramsay’s alleged “ex mistress” Sarah Symonds decided to share some relationship advice based on her supposed personal experience – to never date a married man. In a new column for British media, the woman who claims to have had a “seven-year affair with married Gordon Ramsay” wrote: “I have no need for a man in my life, but if I did meet someone, I’d make sure they weren’t married. I’d never again have an affair; take it from me, no good can come of it.” The article... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3247410/who-gordon-ramsays-alleged-ex-mistress-sarah-symonds-welsh-native-just-wrote-new-column-about-her?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3247410/who-gordon-ramsays-alleged-ex-mistress-sarah-symonds-welsh-native-just-wrote-new-column-about-her?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Jan 2024 20:00:13 +0000 MasterChef Indonesia (MCI), the archipelago nation’s edition of the popular TV cooking competition, has been in hot water since an Indonesian-Chinese chef was named the winner of the show’s latest season, a decision that has led to accusations of bias and racism that have boiled over into heated debate. The controversy became so huge that the Indonesian slang term “Chindo” – short for Chinese-Indonesian – began to trend on the country’s social media for several days after MCI’s season 11 finale... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3244440/masterchef-indonesia-faces-heat-over-winner-classic-problem-ethnic-tensions-simmer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3244440/masterchef-indonesia-faces-heat-over-winner-classic-problem-ethnic-tensions-simmer?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Dec 2023 06:00:16 +0000 Anyone who has watched one of the countless reality-TV cooking shows aired in the past decade would attest that, in popular culture, kitchens are portrayed as testosterone-filled, ego-driven environments. Restaurant kitchens are depicted as high-pressure and aggressive places to work, driven by alpha male chefs – an image made popular by memes from one such show, Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen. The reality is often somewhat different; take French culinary star Anne-Sophie Pic, a quiet, calm and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3241640/10-michelin-star-french-chef-anne-sophie-pic-cristal-room-her-new-restaurant-hong-kong-feels?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3241640/10-michelin-star-french-chef-anne-sophie-pic-cristal-room-her-new-restaurant-hong-kong-feels?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 16 Nov 2023 04:45:17 +0000 It is no secret that Hong Kong is home to many exceptional chefs, who regularly showcase dishes from their restaurants through social media. Upon glancing at Andrew Wong’s Instagram feed – a curation of aesthetically pleasing plates – you might mistake him for one of these chefs. Clues from his bio and Story highlights, which reveal he is 20 and cooks in a private kitchen, reveal otherwise. In actuality, Wong is mostly self-taught and single-handedly cooks eight-course private dinners on a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3240738/how-baking-chocolate-chip-cookies-aged-8-spurred-hong-kong-private-kitchen-chef-20-drop-out-school?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3240738/how-baking-chocolate-chip-cookies-aged-8-spurred-hong-kong-private-kitchen-chef-20-drop-out-school?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Nov 2023 08:15:09 +0000 Hansik Goo, the one-Michelin-star Korean fine-dining restaurant in Central, Hong Kong, introduces a seasonal journey through Korean cuisine in its autumn menu. At the feast’s centrepiece is gaesal jatjeuptang, created by the restaurant’s soon-to-be head chef Park Seung-hun and founding chef Kang Min-goo. This stand-out dish is a harmonious blend of aromatic pine nut soup, hairy crab, Korean zucchini and tofu, and captures the essence of the season in each bite. When Park first came to Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3240239/korean-food-has-been-underrated-too-long-michelin-starred-hansik-goos-new-head-chef-park-seung-hun?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3240239/korean-food-has-been-underrated-too-long-michelin-starred-hansik-goos-new-head-chef-park-seung-hun?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Nov 2023 05:15:18 +0000 Hong Kong is a city where even the first anniversary of a restaurant opening is a big deal. There’s fanfare, special celebration dinners, perhaps even a guest chef brought in to share in the revelry of the occasion. How could it not be an important milestone when even successful restaurants struggle to survive? When you’re expected to break even within the first one to two years, because that’s how long your lease is? Hong Kong’s relatively short history and post-war success means that even its... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3239857/forget-restaurants-lasting-decades-hong-kong-surviving-year-cause-celebration-these-days-and-10?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3239857/forget-restaurants-lasting-decades-hong-kong-surviving-year-cause-celebration-these-days-and-10?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Oct 2023 23:45:12 +0000 After chef Daniel Lee won Britain’s acclaimed reality-television cooking contest MasterChef: The Professionals in 2021, job offers came flooding in. But one by one he turned them down – even the chance for his name to be above the door at a prestigious London address: “Dan Lee at Park Lane”. Instead, the half-Chinese, half-English-Irish chef took up a residency at the laid-back Hockley Social Club in Birmingham, in the West Midlands, the city of his birth. There, he cooks his own take on Asian... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3239438/he-fed-gordon-ramsay-chicken-feet-masterchef-winner-daniel-lee-changing-perceptions-chinese-food-uk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3239438/he-fed-gordon-ramsay-chicken-feet-masterchef-winner-daniel-lee-changing-perceptions-chinese-food-uk?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Oct 2023 05:15:20 +0000 Getting into the Beckhams’ inner circle is no easy feat, but those who manage to win over the British family members’ hearts often become lifelong friends – just look at Eva Longoria, the Spice Girls and Gordon Ramsay. Recently, it seems like they’ve added a new friendly face to their tight-knit hang-outs: Isabela Rangel Grutman, the wife of hospitality multimillionaire David Grutman. The Miami-based “It” girl was spotted sitting front row this year at Paris Fashion Week shows, where she... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3239377/who-victoria-beckhams-stylish-bestie-isabela-grutman-model-married-multimillionaire-david-grutman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3239377/who-victoria-beckhams-stylish-bestie-isabela-grutman-model-married-multimillionaire-david-grutman?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Oct 2023 21:00:08 +0000 “Having a celebrity name attached definitely has its benefits, but it’s a double-edged sword – for the brands and for sommeliers,” admits David Farber, ex-banker and co-founder of Porte Noire wines. “Of course celebrity gets people talking about what you’re doing, but there can also be negative connotations in celebrity when it’s attached to a product. It puts the product under the microscope.” Farber has pondered this question a lot, because his business partner is the actor Idris Elba. The... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3236895/celebrity-wine-any-good-leonardo-dicaprios-champagne-telmont-jay-zs-armand-de-brignac-listers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3236895/celebrity-wine-any-good-leonardo-dicaprios-champagne-telmont-jay-zs-armand-de-brignac-listers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Oct 2023 09:00:10 +0000 Medical-grade beauty treatments don’t necessarily have to entail the anxiety and even risk associated with surgical procedures or injections. Dangling the promise of stepping into a clinic and emerging with revitalised skin, diminished signs of ageing and a rejuvenated complexion, many of today’s cutting-edge treatments stop well short of anything as invasive as an actual cutting edge. Horoscopes: how does the Metal Rooster affect your luck this September? Take intravenous drips, or IVs. What... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3237790/do-wellness-iv-drips-work-and-what-are-risks-kim-kardashian-adele-and-hailey-bieber-are-all-hooked?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3237790/do-wellness-iv-drips-work-and-what-are-risks-kim-kardashian-adele-and-hailey-bieber-are-all-hooked?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Oct 2023 08:00:09 +0000 Hollywood’s favourite funnyman Chris Rock is first and foremost a family man, as People once put it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hollywood Melanin (@hollywoodmelanin) The comedian recently brought his 21-year-old daughter Lola Simone to Paris Fashion Week, where the duo attended shows including Chanel’s womenswear spring/summer 2024 presentation. Lola is rumoured to be attending culinary school in Paris, per Tuko, so it probably wasn’t too... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3237820/meet-chris-rocks-stylish-daughters-lola-and-zahra-his-eldest-attended-paris-fashion-weeks-chanel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3237820/meet-chris-rocks-stylish-daughters-lola-and-zahra-his-eldest-attended-paris-fashion-weeks-chanel?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Oct 2023 20:00:18 +0000 Kaia Gerber and Cindy Crawford aren’t the only lookalike model and daughter duo on the scene. Christie Brinkley’s doppelgänger daughter Sailor Brinkley Cook is slowly making a name for herself in the fashion world as a model too, but being a nepo baby has had its pros and cons for the young starlet. 25-year-old Sailor is the daughter of former Sports Illustrated model Brinkley and architect Peter Cook, who were married from 1996 until 2008. She was born via IVF when Brinkley was 44, per... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3235466/meet-christie-brinkleys-lookalike-model-daughter-sailor-brinkley-cook-stylish-gen-zer-has-walked?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3235466/meet-christie-brinkleys-lookalike-model-daughter-sailor-brinkley-cook-stylish-gen-zer-has-walked?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Sep 2023 22:00:35 +0000 On a farm in Hampshire in the south of England, pungent wasabi plants that can be ground up to provide an essential condiment to accompany traditional Japanese dishes like sushi are flourishing. Starting with 400 wasabi plants 13 years ago, The Wasabi Company, founded by CEO Jon Old, now harvests roughly 1.5 tonnes per year after much trial and error throughout the cultivation process. Helped by the growing popularity of Japanese cuisine in Britain, the company sells wasabi to several Japanese... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3235198/perfect-challenge-british-wasabi-growers-how-their-product-spicing-japanese-cuisine-across-uk-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3235198/perfect-challenge-british-wasabi-growers-how-their-product-spicing-japanese-cuisine-across-uk-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Sep 2023 08:15:11 +0000 Restaurateurs in Dubai are ready for their third, fourth and fifth acts. Some of the city’s best-known chefs and operators are going bold this season, and others are opening new outposts of restaurants that have been big hits in London – a concept that works well in this expat enclave. The contours of the expansion reflect that the city has been in the culinary spotlight for the past few years. Local tourism agencies have showered publicity on restaurants and chefs, sponsoring food festivals,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3235050/8-dubais-best-new-restaurant-destinations-opening-season-huge-european-style-dining-complex-fine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3235050/8-dubais-best-new-restaurant-destinations-opening-season-huge-european-style-dining-complex-fine?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Sep 2023 08:51:22 +0000 Bumping into your favourite celeb might be a dream scenario for most of us, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to cross paths with the stars. A-listers are, after all, human too – they eat, drink, shop and travel just like the rest of us. And in certain traditionally trendsetting cities, it’s almost inevitable where some famous faces will be seen. After all, especially in big cities like Los Angeles, New York, London and Paris, A-listers are always looking for the hottest new destination,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/travel-hotels/article/3232560/10-most-popular-celeb-hotspots-la-paris-nyc-and-london-kim-kardashians-favourite-craigs-rihannas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/travel-hotels/article/3232560/10-most-popular-celeb-hotspots-la-paris-nyc-and-london-kim-kardashians-favourite-craigs-rihannas?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Aug 2023 01:00:15 +0000 We’re all too familiar with nepo babies in fashion, showbiz, business and big tech – but Holly Ramsay has sprung up as a new kind of nepo baby, being the celebrity kid of cooking giants Tana and Gordon Ramsay. Unlike many famous people’s kids, however, she doesn’t seem to be following in her parents’ footsteps – though she did go viral once on TikTok for posting a video of her cooking one of her dad’s recipes, to which Gordon replied, comically: “Shame on you, Holly!” So, cooking skills might... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3232308/meet-gordon-ramsays-glamorous-daughter-holly-next-nepo-baby-watch-instagram-influencer-and-model?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3232308/meet-gordon-ramsays-glamorous-daughter-holly-next-nepo-baby-watch-instagram-influencer-and-model?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Aug 2023 20:00:13 +0000 My €5.90 (US$6.50) Ovni burger at L’Après M was created by three-Michelin-star restaurant chef Gérald Passedat, and it shows. Each locally sourced ingredient at this fast food joint sings, from the organic lettuce grown on an urban farm, to the rosemary snagged from the car park. The pink meat inside the patty – still beautifully rare – explodes with flavour like a bovine beef bomb. L’Après M’s golden arches may look familiar. That’s because the restaurant was, until recently, a drive-through... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3230509/marseilles-exciting-dining-scene-prison-restaurant-ex-mcdonalds-drive-through-and-high-end-food?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3230509/marseilles-exciting-dining-scene-prison-restaurant-ex-mcdonalds-drive-through-and-high-end-food?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Aug 2023 11:15:10 +0000 French chef Renaud Dutel never thought his career would take him to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, but he has found there a culinary capital in the making. Five years after being offered, and accepting, a position at a fancy restaurant in the Gulf financial and tourism hub better known for its skyscrapers than its food scene, Dutel is delighted to have “taken the risk”. “I believe Dubai is at the beginning, but is on the way to becoming one of the best destinations in the world to come to... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3229194/dubai-aims-become-dining-destination-help-star-chefs-gordon-ramsay-and-pierre-gagnaire-cosmopolitan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3229194/dubai-aims-become-dining-destination-help-star-chefs-gordon-ramsay-and-pierre-gagnaire-cosmopolitan?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Jul 2023 06:15:09 +0000 Iconic London department store Harrods will open a new private members club in Shanghai, the first of its kind outside the UK, in a bid to tap resilient demand from ultra-wealthy Chinese amid a slowing recovery in consumption. The new club, called The Residence, will open at the end of this year on the second floor of Cha House, a central Shanghai heritage building where a Harrods tea room and bar, which are open to public, are already located. What it really takes to join the world’s most... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3228215/inside-harrods-new-shanghai-private-members-club-residence-offers-chinas-ultra-wealthy-seclusion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3228215/inside-harrods-new-shanghai-private-members-club-residence-offers-chinas-ultra-wealthy-seclusion?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jul 2023 08:29:57 +0000 When Tana Ramsay met her future husband, Gordon Ramsay, she didn’t think much of him at first. But he managed to change her mind and, almost 30 years after they married, they’re still going strong. The couple now has five children together: 24-year-old Megan, 23-year-old twins Holly and Jack, 21-year-old Tilly, and 4-year-old Oscar. Cayetana “Tana” Elizabeth Hutcheson was in her early 20s – and engaged to someone else – when she met Gordon at a New Year’s Eve party in London, but she didn’t... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3224883/gordon-ramsays-big-happy-family-meet-his-5-kids-wife-tana-megan-holly-jack-tilly-and-oscar-which?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3224883/gordon-ramsays-big-happy-family-meet-his-5-kids-wife-tana-megan-holly-jack-tilly-and-oscar-which?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:10:11 +0000 When David Beckham announced his partnership with The Londoner Macao back in 2019, little did he – or the rest of the world – know it would be four long years until he’d return to the region. Fortunately, the football mega star’s comeback was nothing short of spectacular, meeting fans and media, dazzling Macau’s industry bigwigs and even surprising unsuspecting onlookers in Hong Kong.         View this post on Instagram                       A post shared by David Beckham... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3222140/inside-david-beckhams-triumphant-chinese-comeback-football-legend-dazzled-hong-kong-fans-londoner?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3222140/inside-david-beckhams-triumphant-chinese-comeback-football-legend-dazzled-hong-kong-fans-londoner?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 May 2023 04:14:30 +0000 The pandemic years were not easy ones for the F&B industry of any major city, least of all in Macau. Many restaurants – be they fine-dining or casual neighbourhood spots – were frequently forced to suspend operations throughout much of the last three years. But that has not stopped restaurateurs and chefs succeeding in the face of adversity. Nowhere is this more in evidence than this year’s edition of 100 Top Tables. The South China Morning Post’s annual book serves as a guide to very best fine... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/100-top-tables/article/3215084/how-macaus-dining-scene-bouncing-back-2023-25-restaurants-feature-100-top-tables-openings-grand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/100-top-tables/article/3215084/how-macaus-dining-scene-bouncing-back-2023-25-restaurants-feature-100-top-tables-openings-grand?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Mar 2023 06:28:51 +0000 Their sting can leave victims writhing in pain, but the chutney created from grinding their bodies is so tasty that British chef Gordon Ramsay called it “delicious” and put it on his menu back in 2018. The tiny red weaver ants harvested from the sal trees of the Similipal biosphere reserve in the Indian state of Odisha are the key ingredient of kai chutney. Named after the indigenous ants, known locally as kai, the relish has been part of the diet of India’s eastern and northeastern tribal... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3209789/gordon-ramsay-called-it-delicious-how-indias-red-ant-chutney-has-moved-beyond-tribal-staple-and-why?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3209789/gordon-ramsay-called-it-delicious-how-indias-red-ant-chutney-has-moved-beyond-tribal-staple-and-why?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Feb 2023 03:15:09 +0000 Twenty-four hours after boarding my flight to Seoul, I’m feasting not on the mountains of kimchi I had been looking forward to, but on a hot dog. It’s not just any hot dog – it’s a thick, meaty sausage encased in batter and panko (a type of breadcrumb), filled with Mozzarella cheese and sprinkled with sugar. Heart attack, here we come. It turns out that corn dogs are one of the most popular street foods in Seoul, the capital of South Korea, and are sold at the city’s food stalls, bars and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3201236/seoul-food-guide-how-eat-your-way-around-south-koreas-capital?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3201236/seoul-food-guide-how-eat-your-way-around-south-koreas-capital?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:15:10 +0000 Isn’t it odd that, after decades of high-octane cooking competitions, we only very recently welcomed to the digital screen the shaking shenanigans of Drink Masters – a show featuring a gaggle of ornately tattooed mixologists and a host (Tone Bell) who is as smooth as a perfectly made martini? A dozen years ago, the world became enraptured with the charismatic, bucolic amble of The Great British Bake Off – a show so serene and wholesome it seemed designed to be an antidote to the chest-pounding... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3200986/circle-food-critics-apprentice-restaurant-prs-menu-debuts-3-reality-tv-food-shows-world-isnt-ready?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3200986/circle-food-critics-apprentice-restaurant-prs-menu-debuts-3-reality-tv-food-shows-world-isnt-ready?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Nov 2022 08:45:08 +0000 “He’s a good person,” says plaintive son Hyun-woo of his absent father, Dong-ha – who is otherwise engaged, spade-wielding, shirtless and down to his boxer shorts, burying two bodies in the dead of night. Drum roll, please, for A Model Family, the ironically titled 10-part Korean melodrama on Netflix about domestic dysfunction, drugs, ruthless criminals and a big bag of money. Things are not going well for Park Dong-ha (Jung Woo). Passed over for a university professorship, harangued by... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3194234/dont-compare-netflix-k-drama-model-family?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3194234/dont-compare-netflix-k-drama-model-family?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:45:14 +0000 Hong Kong has long been an attractive market for celebrity chefs. Some of their restaurants, such as the late Joël Robuchon’s L’Atelier in Central, on Hong Kong Island, have become mainstays. Others such as Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Spoon and Mercato burned brightly and briefly, while the likes of Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver lent their names to establishments of questionable quality. And the big names keep coming: Paulo Airaudo, of two-Michelin-star Amelie in Spain, recently opened Noi, a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3193259/unlike-gordon-ramsay-joel-robuchon-and-jamie-oliver-these-top?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3193259/unlike-gordon-ramsay-joel-robuchon-and-jamie-oliver-these-top?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Sep 2022 04:15:11 +0000 Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification. Accurate and real-time monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions is essential for battling climate change. The current practice of relying on proxy indicators such as energy consumption, however, does... https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3189184/hong-kong-relying-old-technology-monitor-carbon-emissions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/3189184/hong-kong-relying-old-technology-monitor-carbon-emissions?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:30:17 +0000 Let’s be real – the Kardashians, and many high-profile celebrities for that matter, are no strangers to photo-editing software. But with netizens scrutinising your every post, it’s virtually impossible to get away with retouching, no matter how subtle. How though, when you have a glam squad and PR team managing your every move, do you let these photos get out in the first place? Photoshop fails show up in various ways, but the most obvious missteps include suspiciously warped furnishings in the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3177340/12-biggest-celebrity-photoshop-fails-ever-kim-kardashians?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3177340/12-biggest-celebrity-photoshop-fails-ever-kim-kardashians?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 May 2022 16:10:19 +0000 It’s only been a year since its opening but changes are already afoot at Salisterra, on the top floor of The Upper House hotel in Admiralty on Hong Kong Island. The Andre Fu-designed restaurant has had a new menu since May 1 thanks to newly arrived executive chef Cary Docherty, who was most recently the executive sous-chef at the nearby Island Shangri-La hotel. On the revamped menu are items like a cold seafood platter, stracciatella with minted peas and broad beans, bouillabaisse with red... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3176563/hong-kong-restaurant-salisterra-revamps-menu-expect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3176563/hong-kong-restaurant-salisterra-revamps-menu-expect?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 May 2022 05:00:22 +0000 British comedian James Corden said he will be bowing out of his late-night CBS television show next year, calling it a “good time to move on and see what else might be out there”. Corden announced his decision during the taping of Thursday’s The Late Late Show, which he began hosting in 2015. “When I started this journey, it was always going to be just that. It was going to be a journey, an adventure. I never saw it as my final destination, you know?” the 43-year-old said. “And I never want this... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3175914/james-corden-carpool-karaoke-fame-quit-us-talk-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3175914/james-corden-carpool-karaoke-fame-quit-us-talk-show?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Apr 2022 01:49:12 +0000 Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz have officially tied the knot, according to multiple reports including People, E! News and TMZ. Brooklyn, the 23-year-old son of football star David Beckham and Spice Girl-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham, married actress and model Peltz, 27, in an elaborate wedding on April 9 at a mansion owned by the bride’s father, billionaire Nelson Peltz: Montsorrel, his exclusive estate in Palm Beach, Florida. View this post on... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3173853/brooklyn-beckham-and-nicola-peltz-are-married-david-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3173853/brooklyn-beckham-and-nicola-peltz-are-married-david-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Apr 2022 08:38:53 +0000 There are plenty of television treats, from holiday food to sappy romcoms and grumpy ghosts, for everyone to binge on this Christmas. The cosiest Yuletide vibe can be found at Nigella Lawson’s place, where Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat Christmas goes full-on festive by serving treats including Austrian cookies, Scandinavian entrées and pink pomegranate cocktails (BBC Lifestyle, on Cable TV channel 760, myTV Super channel 605 and Now TV channel 502). But “the queen of kitsch Christmas clutter”, as... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3159145/christmas-tv-2021-netflix-romcoms-holiday-food?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/arts-music/article/3159145/christmas-tv-2021-netflix-romcoms-holiday-food?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Dec 2021 01:45:14 +0000 How did Gordon Ramsay spend his pandemic lockdown? Getting frenetic in a kitchen, of course. The chef with a dizzying number of books, restaurants and TV shows was at home in Cornwall, England, with mouths to feed last year when he did a series of lives on Instagram cooking meals in 10 minutes or less. The fast-moving endeavour he began on YouTube the year before culminated in Ramsay in 10, his latest cookbook filled with recipes made against the clock. “There’s so much fun to be had in cooking... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3154413/how-gordon-ramsays-social-media-project-during-pandemic?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3154413/how-gordon-ramsays-social-media-project-during-pandemic?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Nov 2021 07:16:32 +0000 An Indian street vendor unwittingly sparked a heated Twitter discussion this week after a user shared a video of him preparing an innovative version of dosa, one of the nation’s most beloved dishes. Originating from South India, dosa is a thin pancake or crepe made from a fermented batter paired with lentils, coconut chutney and rice, that is enjoyed by millions every day. The street vendor’s version, named “Dilkhush” (“delightful”), was crafted from ingredients such as dry fruits, cheese and... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3151696/india-loves-dosa-just-dont-tell-purists-about-recipes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3151696/india-loves-dosa-just-dont-tell-purists-about-recipes?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:53:33 +0000 Nature or nurture? Whether it’s all in the genes or really the result of a nurturing environment, it’s clear that many of the world’s most talented stars have passed on their prowess, one way or another. Most lately, the late James Gandolfini’s son Michael is playing a young version of his dad’s most iconic role, Tony Soprano, in The Many Saints of Newark. And when we look at the world of music, both Pink’s and Jennifer Lopez’s daughters have shown off their strong singing voices under the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3149540/celebrity-kids-who-followed-their-famous-parents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3149540/celebrity-kids-who-followed-their-famous-parents?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Sep 2021 22:00:20 +0000 While Gordon Ramsay is famous around the world for being the sharp-tongued Michelin-starred chef and TV personality behind shows like Hell’s Kitchen, few people know that he has a daughter who also has skills in the kitchen – and now, on the dance floor, too. Matilda Ramsay, better known as Tilly, is the fourth child of Gordon Ramsay. And though she’s still only 19 years old, she’s no stranger to the spotlight, having already hosted her own cooking show on the BBC, and written a cookbook... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3149334/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-tilly-ramsay-daughter-chef?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3149334/5-things-you-didnt-know-about-tilly-ramsay-daughter-chef?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:00:20 +0000 You started your career in advertising. What was that like? “I studied political science at the University of Melbourne and thought speech writing was an art. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a politician I wanted to write speeches for, but thought there must be some parallel between selling politicians and selling a product, so I applied that skill set in advertising. “I had mentors who told me: ‘If you can’t write what you want to say in two lines, then you basically don’t know the product well... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3147803/box-cakes-led-pastry-chef-down-path-fine-dining?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3147803/box-cakes-led-pastry-chef-down-path-fine-dining?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Sep 2021 04:15:12 +0000 The qipao and its menswear equivalent, the changshan, are increasingly rejected in China as being sartorially representative of the Chinese people. One reason is because they are derived from the traditional clothing of the Manchus, the non-Han Chinese rulers of China’s last imperial dynasty, the Qing (1644-1912). The word “qipao”, literally “banner robe”, makes a direct reference to the Manchus, who are also known as the Banner People (Qi ren), so named for the quasi-militaristic organisation... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/3146423/qipao-out-hanfu-advocates-traditional-chinese-clothing-have?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/3146423/qipao-out-hanfu-advocates-traditional-chinese-clothing-have?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Aug 2021 03:41:35 +0000 How did your father influence your career path? “It’s a long story but a negative one. My grandparents migrated from Pakistan to India. They were very well-to-do landowners. When they came to India they had nothing, thinking they would go back, but it never happened. When my grandfather accepted the truth, he became very depressed, but he didn’t want a government handout either. “He opened a restaurant called Green Hotel in Bhilai, in central India. But he had never worked in his life so he did... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3146113/why-indian-restaurants-should-not-be-slaves?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3146113/why-indian-restaurants-should-not-be-slaves?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Aug 2021 04:15:13 +0000 One casualty of Hong Kong’s food and beverage scene over the past few years has been the demise of the celebrity chef. Only a few years ago, the most famous culinary names in the world had restaurants in the city: Gordon Ramsay, Nobu Matsuhisa, Alain Ducasse, Pierre Gagnaire, Jamie Oliver, Jason Atherton, Tom Aikens, Akrame Benallal, Yannick Alléno, Judy Joo … the list goes on. And although the blame for this exodus could reasonably be laid on the civil unrest on our streets two years ago, the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3143479/age-celebrity-chef-over-jamie-oliver-nobu-and-gordon-ramsay?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3143479/age-celebrity-chef-over-jamie-oliver-nobu-and-gordon-ramsay?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Aug 2021 04:00:16 +0000 What was your childhood like in Singapore? “My parents were always working so I lived with my grandmother. She cooked every day but was not the best cook. Whenever we ate out or got takeaway food, it always tasted so much better. I kept wondering, ‘What is she doing wrong? Why can’t she make it delicious?’ “When I was nine years old, I started helping her chop vegetables and crack eggs. By the time I was 12 years old, I could crack an egg with one hand. A year later, I went to secondary school... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3141665/singaporean-chef-how-gordon-ramsays-hells?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/food-drink/article/3141665/singaporean-chef-how-gordon-ramsays-hells?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jul 2021 04:15:16 +0000 I confess I’m a latecomer to The Great British Bake Off. Not being much of a baker, the show didn’t immediately appeal. But like everyone else during the pandemic, I watched more television than I care to admit. One happy result was discovering the show's genteel and wholly English entertainment. I’m prone to cook imprecisely and hurriedly, experimenting with ingredients in primarily savoury dishes. This approach reflects my normal skew to Gordon Ramsay-judged competitive cooking shows like... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3139993/never-mind-gordon-ramsay-and-his-cut-throat-ego-driven?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3139993/never-mind-gordon-ramsay-and-his-cut-throat-ego-driven?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 06 Jul 2021 07:16:30 +0000 Despite the status bestowed by her double Michelin star, Vicky Lau says the battle to improve gender parity in the male-dominated world of professional kitchens is a long way from won – but small victories bring her hope. Would you eat durian? 4 smelly Asian foods that taste amazing In the fiendishly competitive arena of Hong Kong’s fine dining scene, few have had as remarkable an ascent as Lau. The culinary industry is a male-dominated industry … but it also expects women to behave like men –... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3135592/how-hong-kongs-two-michelin-star-chef-vicky-lau-became?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3135592/how-hong-kongs-two-michelin-star-chef-vicky-lau-became?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jun 2021 06:13:08 +0000