Because of British colonization, Hong Kong has developed a very interesting an unique type of cuisine that is separate from mainstream Cantonese fare. The cha chaan teng, which I wrote about when this site was called Prospere Magazine is one of them, as are Hong Kong style pastry shops . Specialties include coconut tarts, pineapple […]
Pacific Place is pure luxury. Stores include Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Chanel, Harvey Nichols and of course, the famous Lane Crawford, Hong Kong’s equivalent to Bergdorf Goodman. The Pacific Place location of Lane Crawford, however, will be shutting down in the new year. Burberry will eventually be taking over part of the location, but there’s […]
Hong Kong offers many amazing, top-tier restaurants as well as other, more affordable eateries of all types, not just Chinese food (as a Torontonian, I consider myself very spoiled when it comes to authentic Chinese cuisine. To the point that I can’t name any Canadian-Chinese style eateries that serve egg rolls and crunchy “noodles” that […]
The Special Administrative Region known as Hong Kong is made up of Hong Kong island, Kowloon and what’s known as the “New Territories” (which includes Lantau Island, where Hong Kong Disney is located). While today, one can take the MTR (subway) or drive through a tunnel to get to Kowloon and the New Territories, until […]
