I left Swire Hotels over a year ago and look back and all the social channels I created and am super proud of the recent video my ex colleague Lilian directed and produced. Reminds me of the series of videos on Eat. Travel. Learn. And Nokia Shorts competition also has a beautiful split screen Love […]

Revisiting the collection of three short films Short Stays 1 made by independent Chinese film makers in 2009/2010 the short films by Liu Jiayin, Peng Lei and Zhao Ye are now available to be viewed online after making their runs at International film festivals around the world. My ex Beijing flatmate Samantha Culp and I […]

Didn’t have much time to go exploring what’s new in the city so I took comfort in what was good and in the vicinity. I’ve been an instagram addict since its inception and am quite surprised how well some photos turned out on my old 3GS full of cracks and hangs all the time. I’m […]

I didn’t get a chance to try any of this because I was running around like a crazy person on a few hours of sleep, but it sure does look amazing and I’m definitely having some the next time I’m in Beijing with a less insane schedule. The new macaroons are fab and the cupcakes […]

The Village Café has a new chef and a new a la carte menu to go along with it. While I was in Beijing recently, we shot a video with Australian chef Darren Greenwood on how to do a good steak sandwich and pumpkin salad. He stresses the importance of fresh produce and how Australians […]

Sui Jianguo’s solo show features some 30 works dating from 1987 to present. One of China’s most important contemporary Chinese artist, Sui praised by Chinese art critics as “A pioneer venturing to the farthest reaches of Chinese sculpture.” Working with a whole range of materials from bronze, steel, fiberglass to plastic Sui continues an indepth […]

January 17 is International Italian Cuisines day and Italian chefs all over the world are participating by cooking Osso Bucco–the chosen dish of 2012. The annual event revisits traditional recipes that have lost its authenticity around the globe. Cream in your carbonara anyone? Or parmesan on your seafood pasta? The carnage! Organised by ITCHEFS and […]

I ate alot this year, from Michelin starred restaurants, private kitchens, house parties, hawker centres to da pai dongs… there were some bad meals, alot of average meals, but so very few excellent ones. Here’s my top 10 and most memorable meals of 2011 in no particular order. 1. Local pork chop noodles in Macau, […]

I’ve posted a series of interviews with the chefs of the hotels’ respective restaurants on the corporate blog: You’d be much better here. Here’s what chef Gray Kunz, Taki Panayotakos, Maxy Levy and Marino D’antonio have to say about their menus. A peek into the Hong Kong International Airport kitchen prep. Airport kitchen photography by […]

Part of the daily multi-tasking adventure, this is one of the creative projects I’ve been working on this year. Photo submissions have been coming through and I’m excited to see more! Details:Following the initiatives of working with local creative talent, Swire Hotels’ House Collection: The Opposite House, Beijing and The Upper House Hong Kong have […]