On 17 September 2022, a cozy group of Slow Food Hong Kong members and friends gathered in the studio of Chef Samantha Tam of Heimao Foods to learn to make Chinese pastries. Samantha, who studied pâtisserie at Le Cordon Bleu and is a founding member of Slow Food Cooks’ AllianceContinue Reading
Twilight Tour: Mui Wo Eco-Adventure Slow Food Hong Kong, in collaboration with the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong & Macau), proudly announce the upcoming eco-tour in Mui Wo for this autumn. Presented by the Land Education Foundation, the exclusive English tour will venture into the ecological hub ofContinue Reading
Next up, Slow Food Cooks’ Alliance member Sandy Keung will showcase an exclusively crafted menu for Slow Food general members this summer at her fine dining restaurant, TABLE. Deeply influenced by the Chinese holistic concept of ‘harmony between man and nature’, TABLE revives the practice of eating according to seasonality.Continue Reading
Article and photos by Michele Wisla “There is no such thing as ‘away’. When we throw anything away, it must go somewhere.” – Annie Leonard As we started off for our afternoon tour and workshop on 28 May 2022 at Urban Mushroom, a company & farm creating sustainable local produceContinue Reading
Escaping the Hong Kong humidity, we were welcomed to Aria with glasses of chilled white wine from the featured vineyard* of the night. The winery, Marchesi di Barolo, pioneered the dry Barolo wines in 1814that was exclusively served in the royal courts. These wines were paired with a special menu^Continue Reading
Alba, Bra and the wines of Marchesi di Barolo with the Knights of Alba In this special joint event by the Knights of Alba Hong Kong and Slow Food Hong Kong, virtual and in-person wine tastings of the wines of Marchesi di Barolo are combined! The history of the MarchesiContinue Reading
From Waste to Food: Tour and Workshop with Urban Mushroom Founded in 2018, Urban Mushroom is a venture that grows mushrooms with wastes such as coffee grounds, rice bran, straw, corn and wood. The team aims to raise public awareness about sustainability and the possible uses of city wastes byContinue Reading
Join and connect with other Slow Food Hong Kong members on a contemplative evening and enjoy a 15-minute documentary broadcast live on Zoom, called the “Stories of Food“, produced by Slow Food Minnesota. Bring your own favorite slow drinks and snacks to the (online) table and make yourself comfortable. AfterContinue Reading
Article by Elizabeth Zhang I recently started Michael Pollan’s “Omnivore’s Dilemma” and in the early chapters, he discusses purchasing a steer (named simply No. 534), to follow this one animal from birth to slaughter, in order to better understand the modern food production chain in the US. To borrow aContinue Reading
Cow Story: Online Sharing with Adelaide Lala Tam Meet Adelaide Lala Tam, a food designer from Hong Kong currently based in Rotterdam. Her specialty is in dismantling industrial food production systems to gain a critical understanding of our modern relationship with food. She reconnects her audience to food ecosystems throughContinue Reading