Of Rice and Men: Workshop with Max Levy and Lau Chun

As the world’s third most cultivated crop and the main staple food for nearly two billion people, the humble rice is often overlooked. Few people understand this glorious grain’s cultivation and cooking methods.

In a unique setting at the House of Madison showroom, Slow Food Hong Kong, with Sub-Zero & Wolf, proudly presents this rice workshop. Chefs Max Levy from Okra and Lau Chun of Kin’s Kitchen will detail their fascinating knowledge and experience polishing and preparing different types of rice, and explain the flavours and textures of fresh versus aged rice. Let’s not forget the possibilities of Hong Kong grown rice.

Originally from New Orleans, Chef Levy has worked in sushi bars and kitchens from New York to Tokyo. He helped start a cocktail renaissance in Beijing with the opening of Apothecary in 2009 and was integral in the launch of Swire’s House brand of hotels with his restaurant Bei in the Opposite House hotel. He is also the proprietor behind Traitor Zhou’s Nonkosher Delicatessen, which produces artisanal Chinese and European styles cured meats and bagels.

Lau Chun’s culinary career began in architecture school where he spent more time in the food markets than in class. He loves to travel and eat globally, but being brought up in Hong Kong made him a bilingual foodie. At his restaurant Kin’s Kitchen, co-owned with his father and famed food critic, Lau Kin-wai, they insist on the best methods and ingredients for their Cantonese food. He has also extended the family business to food products. Further, Chun has written for multiple food publications and is a frequent guest host on TV food programs.

Details

Date: 3 March 2018 (Saturday)

Time: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Address: House of Madison showroom, 3/F, 8 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai (opposite Three Pacific Place)

Cost:

• HKD 250 per person for non-members, includes 1 year membership to Slow Food
• HKD 200 per person for Slow Food Members

Register Here

We are fully booked! Email info@slowfood.com.hk if you would like to be on the waiting list.