Today I'm speaking with the organisers behind the Hong Kong Foodie Tours in Hong Kong. Cecilia and Silvana are the great masterminds behind this concept, where they take food lovers on a tour of backstreets in Hong Kong, so they can taste different culinary highlights and learn about the history of the district as well… Continue reading Interview with the Hong Kong Foodie Tours
Ok, today is the day that everyone writes about flowers, hearts and love - so let's skip that. I'd rather talk about winners and losers, horses and riders, beers and burgers. Can you guess what my topic for today is? It is Happy Valley, the famous race course in the heart of Hong Kong. It… Continue reading Happy Valley revisited
The M+ museum (M+ stands for museum and mroe) will showcase visual culture that spans local 20th and 21st century art, design and architecture from China, Asia and beyond. At the M+ exhibition at the ArtisTree I visited a preview of the museum's growing collection of architectural models, drawings, renderings and photographs. It included original… Continue reading Building M+ / The Architecture Collection
After yesterday's post about the M+ competition, it's time to reveal the winning design. If you don't know this already,Herzog & de Meuron and TFP Farrells were chosen unanimously. The proposed building, which will feature a large, horizontal platform and a thin slab tower, was praised for its simplicity and clean design. Perhaps the design’s… Continue reading Building M+ / The Winning Design
Last Sunday was the final day of the Mobile M+ exhibition at ArtisTree in Tai Koo. The exhibition showcased the six proposals that made it to the final stages of the international competition for Hong Kong's new, multidisciplinary museum for visual culture. It featured the winning entry and also some of the future exhibits. M+… Continue reading Building M+ / The Competition
Would it not be great if you could not just read this interview but actually taste the fantastic creations that The Mixing Bowl create? Yes, it would! I have been to their place and I know that the small of freshly baked bread and the taste of sweet macaroons goes well with a hot coffee.… Continue reading Interview with The Mixing Bowl
I had been to Ocean Park twice already, but both times were back in 2011. Since then it has changed, several new attractions have been added - from new animal houses over new rides to new areas in the park. When I first visited, back in May 2011, it was a cold and rainy day.… Continue reading Ocean Park revisited
One of the most amazing artworks that I've seen recently was at the Reveal exhibition at ArtisTree. One of the architects that showed his skill is Edward S. T. Ho - and he is an amazing watercolour painter. It is quite unbelievable that he only started to paint in 2009 when you see his artwork.… Continue reading Edward Ho’s travel journal in watercolour
An almost unknown but very creative exhibition space is ArtisTree in Tai Koo. ArtisTree is a pun for the original word “Artistry” which means “artistic workmanship, effect or quality, artistic ability”. I've been there a few times, first to see the Frank Gehry exhibition about the Opus building and then to see Reveal. Reveal was… Continue reading Reveal and M+ at ArtisTree in Tai Koo
It is a little further away from Central, but it is definitely worth the trip. What am I talking about? The Sha Tin Heritage Museum. I have been a few times now and I always enjoyed it. For instance, the Fabergé exhibition last year was real eye-candy. In 2013 the highlight was the Eddie Lau… Continue reading Eddie Lau and Bruce Lee at the Sha Tin Heritage Museum
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