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South China Morning Post
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Cream of the crop: 100 Top Tables celebrated the finest restaurants and bars in Hong Kong and Macau
With awards in 10 categories, 100 Top Tables is dedicated to celebrating the exceptional restaurants, bars and individuals that make Hong Kong and Macau's F&B scenes world-class. Here are this year's outstanding winners. Best Chef – Tam Kwok-fung Chef Tam Kwok-fung founder of Chef Tam's Seasons. Photo: Handout Seasonality is an admirable concept. The idea of using the freshest ingredients at the peak of their flavour is one all restaurants should aspire to. In fact, an increasing number do – to the point where it has become something of a cliché to hear chefs labour the point, as if they were doing something novel. Advertisement One chef who truly stands apart by actually doing something original is Tam Kwok-fung. At his eponymous restaurant Chef Tam's Seasons, Tam builds menus based on the 24 solar terms of Chinese traditional belief rather than the more typical four seasons. This means Tam crafts new dishes nearly every two weeks throughout the year. This cycle of continuous reinvention is a monumental undertaking, especially to deliver to the high standards that guests expect of Tam. No other chef in Macau or Hong Kong is this dedicated to the concept of seasonality, and chef Tam should be applauded for his work. Best New Restaurant – Jee Chicken wing stuffed with sea whelk at Jee. Photo: Nicholas Wong There are many questionable phrases used to promote new restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau. Guff about 'reinventing' a particular cuisine is one; a term as tired and dirty as an old dish cloth. But while many restaurants preach how they're reimagining the classics, Jee actually does so – and to spectacular effect. A collaboration between Siu Hin-chi, of the award-winning Ying Jee Club, and up-and-coming chef Oliver Li, Jee is a true cross-generational partnership. It is in Jee's kitchens above Central that Li works with Siu's recipes and refines them with the French techniques he learned at lauded restaurants such as L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon and L'Envol. Some tweaks are subtle, such as the sea cucumber dipped in a squid ink batter before being fried, and others more significant, like the switch from prawn toast to crabmeat toast with XO sauce. But, whether changes are major or minor, the adjustments are always purposeful and enliven dishes in delightful ways. If only all four-hands collaborations could be this brilliant and permanent. Rising Star – Zinc Leung
Korea Herald
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Top chefs showcase their cuisine in Seoul next month ahead of Best Restaurant Awards
Renowned overseas chefs to collaborate with Seoul restaurants March 22-26 Top chefs of Asia will be serving up new flavors in Seoul next month. Fifty Best Signature Sessions, a special dining experience featuring collaborations between top chefs and Seoul restaurants, will run March 22 to 26 at restaurants throughout Seoul as a celebratory event ahead of the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants Awards. Reservations for Fifty Best Signature Sessions opened on restaurant reservation app Catchtable, Thursday. For those gravitating toward fusion, try exploring the taste of Macao and Seoul. Chef Tam Kwok Fung of Macanese fine dining restaurant Chef Tam's Seasons will team up with chef Min Kyung-hwan from Born & Bred in Seongdong-gu for dinner priced at 500,000 won ($349) on March 22. Coming all the way from Chile, chef Rodolfo Guzman, who runs Borago, will team up with local one-star Michelin Evett, headed by Australian chef Joseph Lidgerwood, on March 23, to offer Asian and Latin American flavors. The fusion dinner is priced at 350,000 won. On the same day, a dinner course priced at 750,000 won will be prepared by the chefs of two Michelin two-star restaurants in Seoul, Mingles and Alla Prima, and chefs from Hong Kong's The Chairman and Bangkok's Sorn at Mingles. Freshly crowned Asia's Best Female Chef 2025, Chudaree Tam Debhakam will bring her culinary expertise to Seoul, collaborating with chefs Kim Hee-eun and Yoon Dae-hyun of Soul. The three chefs will showcase a Korean and Thai-style lunch menu on March 24, priced at 350,000 won. Teppan, a teppanyaki restaurant at Grand Hyatt Seoul, will also serve dinner on March 26, but further information has yet to be announced.
