SCMP Series: Fuelling the Culinary Fire
  • The chef de cuisine at The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong’s Cantonese fine-dining restaurant first learned how to cook by observing other chefs at work

  • Lau says being uncompromising with his high standards got him to where he is today, and he expects the same level of discipline from his team

  • A childhood spent helping out at his parents’ street food stall taught the Hong Kong native how to connect with both his team and guests

  • Tang has no ‘signature dish’ at the JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong’s one-Michelin-starred restaurant, where he works according to diners’ tastes

  • The veteran chef at The St. Regis Hong Kong says the flavours of traditional Cantonese cuisine are slowly fading

  • Hung is determined to breathe new life into the fare through the artful presentation of dishes, and tea pairings with dim sum

  • Even after four decades in the business, chef Jackie Ho of Lai Heen Cantonese restaurant at The Ritz-Carlton, Macau, wants to learn more

  • Ho boldly experiments with flavours encountered on his travels, and tests new dishes with his team before putting them on the menu

  • The director of one-Michelin-starred Tosca grew up by the sea, worked for renowned French chef Joël Robuchon and opened his own restaurants in Asia

  • These experiences culminated in the chef’s own brand of authentic Italian cuisine, with which he aims to evoke an emotional response from diners

  • Guests at L’Envol are transported to various parts of the world through the chef’s interpretation of French haute cuisine

  • Elzer uses seasonal produce from Europe and Asia for his dishes, which can be paired with more than 1,000 varieties of wine on offer