Jayson Tang: from Hong Kong dai pai dongs and wet markets to Cantonese fine-dining Michelin stars
Awarded Asia Rising Star Chef of 2025, Jayson Tang is part of a new vanguard reshaping the language of Cantonese fine dining. The youngest Hong Kong Executive Chinese Chef to earn (and sustain) a Michelin-star at Man Ho Chinese Restaurant at the JW Marriott Hotel, Tang has emerged as one of the city’s most compelling […]
Inside St. Regis Hong Kong – worth the hype?
From dreamy suites to butler magic, the much fêted luxury city hotel, opened in 2019, is out to impress. The St. Regis has been hyped up since being one the most exciting openings in Hong Kong in years. For this review, we are coming in blind, but with great expectations. First impressions count, and the […]
Patsy Yang: Shanghai insider seeks cultural journeys
Patsy Yang, a globe-trotting veteran lifestyle reporter for Shanghai Daily, has just returned from journeys to Bhutan and Sarajevo. The Shanghai native is a local export on the city’s evolving social hotspots and Chinese destinations through her reportage on food, wine, design, travel and cultural identity. Her favourite area in her home city is the […]
Inside the Stefano Ricci Explorer Symposium: Steve McCurry, Andy Mann and Zahi Hawass
Explorers, creatives and students at the Palazzo Vecchio turned luxury towards legacy for a new generation. On November 12th, in the chambers of Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio, the Salone dei Cinquecento was animated by purpose as the first Stefano Ricci Explorer Symposium gathered curious young minds and storied explorers. “I think the most important thing you […]
Patrick Leano: the Singapore-based chef’s journey of fire, flavour and finesse
To follow the career of chef Patrick Leano is to trace a map of the world’s most thrilling appetites. Born in Calgary, Canada, of Filipino descent, Leano cut his teeth in the competitive kitchens of London, Hong Kong and Shanghai, before his move to Singapore. Turning out delectable plates at lauded and Michelin-listed establishments like […]
