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“Most people don’t get to work in jobs they love”

By Kate Springer | Friday, June 3rd, 2016

Hong Kong Homies is a series where we get deep real fast with Hongkongers. Benson Shum, painter On getting his start as an artist My..

Jeff Chan on working 18-hour days

By Adele Wong | Thursday, June 2nd, 2016

Jeff Chan is the head chef of fine-dining restaurant St. George at Hullett House. He tells The Loop about working 12-plus hours a day, and..

Max Traverse on working with Jamie Oliver

By Kate Springer | Friday, May 27th, 2016

Hong Kong’s only tiki cocktail bars — Honi Honi and Mahalo — are both helmed by the same guy: Max Traverse. Having just won two awards from..

David Lai of Neighborhood and Fish School

By Adele Wong | Friday, May 13th, 2016

David Lai now runs cozy establishment Neighborhood off Hollywood Road, but the serial restaurateur has a string of projects under his belt. He was the..

Patrick Goubier of Chez Patrick and La Table de Patrick

By Kate Springer | Wednesday, May 4th, 2016

Patrick Goubier, the French chef behind Chez Patrick restaurant, Chez Patrick Deli, and La Table de Patrick, tells us about his family-run business, how he met his..

Adventures of a Modern Explorer

By Gayatri Bhaumik | Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016

As the first woman to cross the world's largest sand desert, aka the Empty Quarter or Rub' al Khali, it’s no surprise that Hajar Ali continues..