Kimchi Workshop with Yong Soo Do By Virginia Yee On an overcast Saturday morning on 18 November 2017, a group of around 25 Slow Food members and guests ventured to Wanchai’s Bib N Hops restaurant where chef Yong Soo Do explained the essence of making Korean kimchi. “You don’t likeContinue Reading

The Subtleties of Sichuan Spices: Dinner with Chef Deng By Andrew Sun / David Lai Slow Food Hong Kong presented a very successful event at Deng G Bistro & Baiju Bar on 13 September 2017. ‘The Subtleties of Sichuan Spices’ dinner in the company of Chef Deng Huadong was fullyContinue Reading

On 20 May 2017, Max Levy – owner and chef of the restaurant Okra Hong Kong – gave Slow Food Hong Kong a special presentation on his fish ageing techniques and philosophy. Participants learnt about how sashimi fish would benefit from a certain amount of ageing – for enzymes andContinue Reading

Summer Workshop 2017: Handmade Noodle By Anselm Cheung On 8 July 2017, we had a fun and rewarding afternoon making fresh vegetable noodles by hand with seasonal local farm produce including pumpkin and sweet potato. While learning about the local species of pumpkin and sweet potato, we took part inContinue Reading

World Disco Soup Day 2017 By Adele Wong Did you know that every year, approximately 1.3 billion tons of food get tossed away worldwide? In Hong Kong, where we toss 3,300 tons of garbage into landfills every single day, around 36% of the waste is made up of food. InContinue Reading

Slow Food x Kong Yeah: Local Veg Dinner with Film Screening By Gary Suen Up a flight of stairs of a random industrial building in Kwun Tong is a small café/restaurant called “8104 Box of Life”, and every Monday evening, Kong Yeah, a small advocacy group that supports local farming and food products,Continue Reading

Slow Food – its Hong Kong peaks and the Swiss cheese By Angus Forsyth   I have been a member of the Hong Kong Chapter of Slow Food for many years.  The movement developed in Italy and has spread worldwide and those of us in Hong Kong who like –Continue Reading

By Ida Chow This year, we held our Terra Madre Day (10 December) lunch at Osteria Felice. 15 members and guests enjoyed an Italian meal of pizza and pasta, harking back to the birthplace of Slow Food. Then we had the pleasure of hearing Adele Wong talk about her newContinue Reading

On 29 October 2016, Slow Food Hong Kong in collaboration with LIVIN farms ran a taste-and-learn session on edible insects. Participants learnt about how insects may become the new wave of food solution as an alternative protein source. Check out the video of the event featured on Bloomberg!Continue Reading

By: Elizabeth Zhang When you don’t know where food comes from, it’s just a commodity. -Rick Bayless On Monday July 25th, Kong Yeah in collaboration with Slow Food HK, hosted an exclusive vegetarian farm-to-table dinner for our members and friends. A delicious three course menu of fresh seasonal produce was presentedContinue Reading