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Interview: Silas Li of Hong Kong Cuisine 1983
With Hong Kong open to the world again, foodies from across the globe have been flocking back to the city to sate their appetite for Hong Kong cuisine. So, it seems only fitting that this year’s recipient of the Best Chef award for 100 Top Tables, South China Morning Post’s annual fine dining guide, is none other than Silas
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Interview: Cristy Almeida of Bizibuz
With a career in finance that spans 17 years, four investment banks and four different continents, Cristy Almeida might not seem like the typical start-up type, but the mother of two is currently changing the face of education—and female entrepreneurship—in Hong Kong as the founder and CEO of . “As a working mom, I found it
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Interview: Teresa Lin of Yap Hong Kong
It isn’t usually a compliment to be called yappy — let alone a yapper — but Teresa Lin is out to change all that. The founder of Yap Hong Kong created her own online user review directory after moving to Hong Kong from the United States, where she used to rely on friends’ opinions and
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Interview: Jonn Lu of Shark Savers Hong Kong
Jonn Lu walks into our office looking like he’s ready to scale the walls. Dressed in a blue and black athletic tee, shorts and a rugged backpack, the organiser of Hong Kong‘s latest anti-shark finning campaign — cleverly titled “I’m FINished with Fins” — is also an extreme sports fanatic who runs adventure meet-ups in his
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Interview: Jane Gottschalk of Jax Coco
For anyone who’s ever said, “I don’t have enough time,” talk to the hand — or rather, Jane Gottschalk. Besides running three companies, Jax Coco coconut water, Perfect Moment ski and surf wear and Ohso probiotic chocolates, the svelte blonde is also a mother of four young children (with a fifth on the way), the
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Interview: Kenneth Cheng, Hong Kong Show Jumper
Kenneth Cheng looks like your average Hong Kong 20-something year old, with short black hair, a lanky figure and youthful pink cheeks. Except that he isn’t. Born into the world of show jumping (his mother and father both competed back in their prime), Cheng started riding at the age of four and has never looked
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Interview: Ami James of Miami Ink
Ami James, the sexy American tattoo artist best known for his hit reality TV shows, Miami Ink and NY Ink, was in Hong Kong last week for the grand opening of the new fashion playground, LAB CONCEPT. Dressed in a crisp white shirt, G-Star raw denim and skinny suspenders, James talked to us before the
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Interview: Manish Arora of Paco Rabanne
“Come on, shoot!” laughed Manish Arora as he sat down for his final interview of the day. The Indian fashion designer and creative director of women’s wear for Paco Rabanne was in Hong Kong earlier this week for JOYCE’s private preview of their Spring/Summer 2012 collection, and had finally been seated after a drawn-out series
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Interview: Bertrand Mak of Rupert Sanderson
When you first meet Bertrand Mak, you might notice two things: one, that he’s extremely stylish and two, that he might have a shoe fetish. In fact, the 29-year-old Asia partner of famed UK shoe designer Rupert Sanderson is so disturbingly fashionable, we couldn’t help ourselves from asking if he had a stylist. “I can’t