Why Hong Kong needs a culture tsar – not just a… The city needs someone to identify what is unique about the Hong Kong experience and spread that message to…
Is Hong Kong’s soaring ‘2-dish-rice’ phenomenon… A spike in eateries selling two-dish-rice boxes is reminiscent of the 1950s when open-air food stalls helped Hong…
Thai tour group deserves ‘Tourist of the Year’… The group, who had to eat meal boxes for three days of a four-day trip and still described it as ‘very good’,…
Hong Kong’s ‘two-dish-rice’ is fully deserving… The two-dish-rice box, beloved by Hong Kong residents and, lately, diplomats alike, is an icon of the city – it…
Hong Kong people, do your job! Be kinder or risk… The fight for tourist dollars is heating up as people embark on post-Covid travel, and while Hong Kong is a more…
Old Hong Kong bakeries are dying – go to one… As we bid farewell to Happy Cake Shop in Wan Chai, remember there are still a good handful of these traditional…
Don’t hate the phrase ‘Hong Kong, add oil’ – we… Hong Kong people should retake ownership of the phrase ‘Hong Kong, add oil’ – after years of Covid-19 and economic…
Hong Kong’s got the hots for handsome butcher… Why are Hong Kong housewives and aunties so obsessed with handsome local butcher Samuel Lau? Maybe it’s because…
Hong Kong’s best brand? It’s no drink or oil –… Hong Kong home-grown brands like Vitasoy and our ubiquitous red-white-blue nylon laundry bags don’t really reflect…
Why you should wear your lucky red underwear for… I burst out laughing when I saw the words “bright red underwear for Chinese New Year” in a promotional email I…