Sepa@ Team LocalHood
- Jan 30, 2019
6 Restos for an ultimate V ❤❤ day vining-dining experience
Valentine's day is just another day for some but a special day for many to express your love to those dear to you. In case your way of expressing your love involves dining out over an out-of-the-ordinary culinary experience, this piece will interest you. WE LOVE LOCAL so we have curated for you 6 restaurants IN THE HOOD (central- western district) which will indefinitely seduce your palates to tasting new and innovative cuisines with a special touch of the valentine’s festiv
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Winnie Tse
- Jan 29, 2019
Important pointers for shopping at the dried seafood market this CNY ♥♥
Ever wondered about the strange slightly musky, preserved smells of the dried seafood shops in the area? Chinese New Year holidays is the perfect time to be a bit adventurous and celebrate in the local way by venturing into a dried seafood shop on the hunt. While Chinese dried goods like preserved sausages （臘腸）, ham （金華火腿）, dried fish maw 花膠, dried sea cucumber (海參), dried scallop are an acquired taste and take quite some time to select and prepare, some retail shops and rest
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Yan Ki Wan, LocalHooder
- Jan 28, 2019
Pass the CNY break the local HK way:
Kung hei fat choi! In Hong Kong over the CNY break and thinking of what to do? We've got your CNY break sorted out so you don't have to sit at your home getting bored at the start the Year of the "Dai" (Pig). Here's a list of all the some great places to visit locally, like the locals :-). Make sure to check them out... FLOWER MARKET Sweet smell fill your nostrils….Rows and rows of bright, colourful flowers delight your senses. Are you in the Garden of Eden? Well, actually yo
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Tersina Shieh 謝德蘭, LocalHooder
- Jan 28, 2019
What wine goes with Chinese New Year food?
Tersina Shieh 謝德蘭
promoting wine culture in Greater China
wine consultant ■ marketer ■ event organiser ■ winemaker ■ food/wine pairing adviser ■ wine judge ■ writer
+852 9849 2677 tersinashieh@icloud.com www.tersinashieh.com Chinese New Year (CNY) is big family celebration where family would sit together for the CNY eve dinner to thank for the year, and then again on the first day of CNY to celebrate the beginning of a new year. The next few days are then spent visiting an
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Urmila Menon
- Jan 28, 2019
Blog Article
The hood from an artist's ey👁
Urmila Menon is an urban sketcher and artist living in Kennedy town. In this section, Urmila takes us through different parts of the central & western district - our hood - and shares her very personal take on it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lo Pan Temple, K Town I shot for my Art Series for my Youtube channel, at the gorgeous temple in Kennedy town. This location is soooo gorgeous and elusive🤩. There is this old temple with all
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Myriam Bunting (with contributions from Moran
- Jan 15, 2019
Specialty ingredients stores in Sai Wan for Ethnic delicacies cooking
The fragrant harbor of Hong Kong is woven with dynamic odors and an eclectic mix of migrant cultures. Although the restaurants of Hong Kong cause people to flock and froth, sometimes the palate craves the bold flavors of a home-cooked meal. Looking for ingredients that remind you of home? We have your back! Let us tell you for starters that most of the big supermarket chains nowadays stock a some basic international cuisine ingredients. The basic essentials could be found in
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Pdf@ Localhood volunteer Team
- Jan 10, 2019
Darn New Year Resolutions!!
"Happy New Year." "Happy 2019." It’s the start of yet another new year and the time for that darned question once again: “So, what is your New Year’s resolution?” Now, of course it’s not mandatory to make resolutions, but there is so much social pressure around this question that you kind of feel obliged to have one. Sure, I could have said, “Nah, don’t have one this year,” giving the impression that I usually do - which would be a big fat lie. Or I could make up some easy-bl
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