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South China Morning Post
10 hours ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Café de Coral seeks intangible cultural heritage status for baked pork chop rice
Hong Kong fast-food chain Café de Coral has submitted an application for baked pork chop rice – its signature dish – to be included on the city's intangible cultural heritage list. Advertisement In May, the restaurant group, which has more than 160 outlets in the city, rolled out limited-edition discount coupons to get the dish for HK$20 (US$2.60) – less than half what it usually costs – to mark its application. Café de Coral announced its application on May 30, just ahead of Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department's first Intangible Cultural Heritage Month , which runs throughout June. Baked pork chop rice is typically made by baking a mixture of cheese, tomato sauce, pork chop and vegetables atop a bed of fried rice. It is a quintessential dish of Hong Kong's 'soy sauce Western' – a hybrid cuisine fusing Cantonese and European ingredients that emerged in the city in the mid-20th century, during British colonial rule.
Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Why Adam Cliff Won't Open Another Samsen Restaurant in Hong Kong
The Samsen restaurant group is one of Hong Kong's standout success stories of the past decade, with daily queues outside each of the three outlets a testament to the enduring popularity of the Bangkok-style food and casual hip vibe. Yet Adam Cliff, the chef-owner of the group, has no plans to open a fourth iteration — in Hong Kong, at least. An expansion to Australia is possible, however, as is a different concept locally.
Forbes
6 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
New York City Celebrity Hotspot Café Maud To Open Upper East Side Location
In New York City, there's never a shortage of popular brunch or happy hour spots, but East Village-based Café Maud has achieved something of a cult following by downtown locals in the past year or so. So, it's not surprising to hear they are now expanding uptown with a second location set to open mid-July. New York-based Cafe Maud is opening a UES location in July 2025. The newest Cafe Maud will be located at 1640 2nd Avenue (the former Five Mile Stone corner of 85th and 2nd), and follows growing demand by commuting locals to add on an uptown location. This spot, founded by Irish restaurateurs (Jackdaw, Odd Sister, Dear Maud), Paul McDaid, Ronan Carter, Jack Watson, Aaron Ashe, along with Curt Huegel, is known for its European-like open-air café energy, with an all-day menu that includes everything from breakfast burritos to lemon ricotta pancakes at breakfast to shrimp ceviche and a wood-fired pizza oven as the day progresses. "A year ago, we opened Café Maud and The Rhymers' Club, which are our most current products in the restaurant group," said restaurateur and partner Ronan Carter. This restaurant group was born when Curt Huegel, a New York and Florida-based restaurateur joined forces with Ronan and Paul in 2017. Since then, Jackdaw, Lulus, Dear Maud, and Odd Sister came to be. They've since partnered with Dublin natives Aaron Ashe and Jack Watson at Café Maud. Since that's been going well, they felt like it's something they could recreate elsewhere. "Having seen the response to it in the East Village, we heard about the iconic 5 Mile Stone location on the Upper East Side coming available, so we jumped at the opportunity to put our hat in the ring for space," said Carter. "We were lucky enough to get a deal done and considered it an ideal location and opportunity to copy and paste what has been our best-received concept to date," said Carter, recognizing the Upper East Side is a young, vibrant neighborhood and one of the most affordable in Manhattan. "We thought it aligned with many visitors in our target market," he said. The spicy tuna with crispy rice is a popular happy hour option at Cafe Maud and will also be ... More available at the new location. Rather than set the Café Maud locations apart, this time they are trying to recreate something that they found to be well-received and that they've enjoyed operating. "We want to give it hints of its own character but keep everything else pretty similar. We worked with the guys behind The Malin workspaces at Ardor, who are furniture suppliers with experience in both designing and manufacturing, to design the space. They added unique elements, including custom-made millwork and stone furnishings manufactured in their factory in Newry, Ireland," said Carter. Cafe Maud is an all-day cafe and will be open for breakfast and brunch as well as happy hour and ... More dinner. One thing that the team is doing differently on the Upper East Side is introducing a new concept similar to the vibe of Café Maud's downtown connected speakeasy, The Rhymers' Club. "The 85th Street location will have a new evening concept called The Domino Room, opening daily after 5pm. Inspired by the historic private room in London's Café Royal Hotel, where W.B. Yeats and his secret poets' society, the Rhymers' Club, once gathered, The Domino Room stays true to the partners' Irish roots," said Carter, who explained that tucked above Café Maud, this uptown hideaway will feature a wraparound Juliet balcony and offer outdoor dining, creating a refined yet relaxed setting for evening cocktails and conversation. As much as this new spot will be an exercise in hoping lightning strikes twice, there'll be some new cocktails to experience, even for diehard local fans. "We will have three unique cocktails in The Domino Room crafted by our beverage director, Aurele Berdoz. He is the mastermind behind some of their other concepts, Odd Sister, Jackdaw, Café Maud, Dear Maud, and TRC's most popular cocktails," said restaurateur and partner Paul McDaid. The Upper East Side is known for its dinner scene. "We want to cater to that in a more laid-back environment. While the Domino Room will mainly consist of the Café Maud menu, there will be some Domino Room-specific menu items," said McDaid. Cafe Maud's new UES location will open as an all-day cafe in mid-July. The Domino Room will open daily at 5pm.
