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South China Morning Post
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, May 4-10
See this Rolland Cheung Hong Kong artist Rolland Cheung Wui-hei's solo exhibition, New Natural. Photo: Handout Hong Kong artist Rolland Cheung Wui-hei's solo exhibition 'New Natural' breaks two-dimensional artistic boundaries by integrating resin art with light, motion sensors, sound and mechanical installations in an immersive experience exploring humanity's relationship with nature. Featuring the largest resin artwork in Hong Kong, the show, which runs from May 9 to June 2, presents 10 new pieces that evoke natural forms such as glaciers and sand dunes. L0 Gallery, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei Eat this Mother's Day Cuisine Cuisine's decadent fish maw and conch soup. Photo: Cuisine Cuisine Get ready to celebrate mum this coming week with a host of special menus around town. At Cuisine Cuisine , spoil her with an eight-course Cantonese feast featuring suckling pig layered with foie gras, and marinated pigeon with 15-year-aged chenpi. Alternatively, LucAle is serving a special brunch menu of Italian classics such as green sea bass cappelletti with caviar sauce, and slow-cooked beef cheek with celery-root cream. What's more, mothers are presented with a fresh rose on arrival. Advertisement Cuisine Cuisine, Shop 3101-7, IFC Mall, Central; LucAle, Shop A, 100 Third Street, Sai Ying Pun Book this Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig and the Angry Inch's creative director Ivanhoe Lam and cast member Jordan Cheng in Prince Edward. Photo: Jonathan Wong Iconic Broadway rock 'n' roll musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch will be presented in Hong Kong for the first time from May 10 to 18 at the West Kowloon Cultural District. Premiered in 1998, the play follows Hedwig, an East Berliner whose botched gender-affirming surgery sets her on a path of revenge with her band. It has been adapted into multiple languages, though this is the first time it will be performed in Cantonese. The Box, Freespace, 18 Museum Drive, West Kowloon. For more information, go to their website Drink this COA COA's mescal pairing with chocolate. Photo: COA It's no secret that whisky and chocolate pair well, but what about mescal? Leave it to COA to make a case for the smoky agave spirit in its latest pairing flight created in partnership with Conspiracy Chocolate. Expect pours from producers such as Del Maguey, Montelobos and Los Danzantes, paired with chocolate squares loaded with everything from porcini to sweet paprika and tonka bean caramel. Shop A, LG/F, Wah Shin House, 6-10 Shin Hing Street, Central
South China Morning Post
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, May 4-10
See this Rolland Cheung Hong Kong artist Rolland Cheung Wui-hei's solo exhibition, New Natural. Photo: Handout Hong Kong artist Rolland Cheung Wui-hei's solo exhibition 'New Natural' breaks two-dimensional artistic boundaries by integrating resin art with light, motion sensors, sound and mechanical installations in an immersive experience exploring humanity's relationship with nature. Featuring the largest resin artwork in Hong Kong, the show, which runs from May 9 to June 2, presents 10 new pieces that evoke natural forms such as glaciers and sand dunes. L0 Gallery, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin Street, Shek Kip Mei Eat this Mother's Day Cuisine Cuisine's decadent fish maw and conch soup. Photo: Cuisine Cuisine Get ready to celebrate mum this coming week with a host of special menus around town. At Cuisine Cuisine , spoil her with an eight-course Cantonese feast featuring suckling pig layered with foie gras, and marinated pigeon with 15-year-aged chenpi. Alternatively, LucAle is serving a special brunch menu of Italian classics such as green sea bass cappelletti with caviar sauce, and slow-cooked beef cheek with celery-root cream. What's more, mothers are presented with a fresh rose on arrival. Advertisement Cuisine Cuisine, Shop 3101-7, IFC Mall, Central; LucAle, Shop A, 100 Third Street, Sai Ying Pun Book this Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig and the Angry Inch's creative director Ivanhoe Lam and cast member Jordan Cheng in Prince Edward. Photo: Jonathan Wong Iconic Broadway rock 'n' roll musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch will be presented in Hong Kong for the first time from May 10 to 18 at the West Kowloon Cultural District. Premiered in 1998, the play follows Hedwig, an East Berliner whose botched gender-affirming surgery sets her on a path of revenge with her band. It has been adapted into multiple languages, though this is the first time it will be performed in Cantonese. The Box, Freespace, 18 Museum Drive, West Kowloon. For more information, go to their website Drink this COA COA's mescal pairing with chocolate. Photo: COA It's no secret that whisky and chocolate pair well, but what about mescal? Leave it to COA to make a case for the smoky agave spirit in its latest pairing flight created in partnership with Conspiracy Chocolate. Expect pours from producers such as Del Maguey, Montelobos and Los Danzantes, paired with chocolate squares loaded with everything from porcini to sweet paprika and tonka bean caramel. Shop A, LG/F, Wah Shin House, 6-10 Shin Hing Street, Central
South China Morning Post
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Word on the StrEAT: How Hong Kong's top chefs and mixologists fell in love with their craft
Published: 6:15am, 13 Feb 2025 A family member, a partner … even a fellow chef. Many people have influenced the love stories behind our city's drinks and dining scene. Ahead of Valentine's Day , we infiltrated the bars and kitchens of Hong Kong to hear first hand how these chefs and mixologists fell in love with their craft. Chef Alessandro Angelini of LucAle. Photo: Handout 'Food has always been at the heart of my life. Growing up in Rimini, a seaside town in Italy, food wasn't just about eating – it was about family, tradition and love. The spark came early for me, I grew up around my family's hotel and my grandfather was a chef. I saw him cooking with love and that is where my inspiration comes from. 'My wife, Lakshmi, is my biggest supporter. We met on Valentine's Day when our PR agency arranged for her to take some photos for LucAle. I offered her pasta and a steak. She fell in love with my food, and I fell in love with her.' Ilaria Zamperlin, executive chef at Aqua Ilaria Zamperlin at Aqua. Photo: Handout 'I grew up on a large farm so I had easy access to all kinds of fresh and seasonal fruits and vegetables, home-made cheeses, meat and my uncle's wine. I've always taken part in preparing the family meal, so for me it was a very normal practice to cook with my mother, but I never dreamed that one day this could turn into a real job and career. 'My first loves were cakes , pastries and desserts. I was completely obsessed with tiramisu. But then I discovered the beef fassona tartare in a tiny restaurant in Piedmont, it blew my mind! And then it was my auntie's artichokes cooked in charcoal – sadly I never managed to steal her recipe.' Agung and Laura Prabowo, co-owners of Penicillin Bar and Lockdown Bar Co-owners of Penicillin and Lockdown, Agung (right) and Laura Prabowo. Photo: Handout 'My passion for mixology began with the creativity it offers,' Agung reminisces, 'The ability to transform simple ingredients into a delightful experience is incredibly fulfilling. My grandmother's home-made fermented glutinous rice is what first ignited my passion, but the moment I learn to make an Old Fashioned at my first cocktail class, I was hooked. The precision and artistry required opened my eyes to the world of mixology.'
