Nanjing Jinling Hotel opened on 4 October 1983. At 110 metres, its 37 storeys made it the tallest building in China in the 1980s. Such has been the breakneck surge in that country’s economy and infrastructure the Jinling is not even amongst the top 40 highest buildings in today’s Nanjing. China has the most skyscrapers […]
The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the landing of King George V and Queen Mary. When the British royal couple visited Mumbai – known at that time as Bombay – in 1911, they were however only shown a cardboard model because construction did not start till 1915. It was on 9 December 1924 […]
Launched on 18 December 2018, Imperial Treasure London was the group’s first foray outside Asia. The Singapore-based company made the scope of their ambition abundantly clear by situating the restaurant in the most prestigious, exclusive enclave of Britain. St James’s is the aristocratic heartbeat of London. The palace of the same name was built by […]
Malaysia’s most famous Chinese restaurant is the story of YU Soo Chye. ‘Setting up a business is not difficult but to sustain and maintain it is always a challenge. You need to be hardworking, willing to learn and cannot be narrow-minded in doing things. You are employed to solve problems, not create them. You must […]
Zhejiang Heen was opened at 11 am, 11 November 2011. That precise arrangement was, no doubt, a tilt to Feng Shui considerations. Zhejiang Heen earned 1 Michelin star in 2013. Chinese people have no worries or qualms about ‘13’. In fact, receiving the accolade in 2013 was very auspicious because the restaurant has kept the […]
Yaik Sang – now romanised as Yixin – was co-founded by WONG Jim Wan and partners in 1963. The flamboyant Wong was also proprietor of Winner House Hotel in North Point. Photos in the main private room in Yixin reveal a debonair hotelier restaurateur immaculately turned out and with a ready smile. Yaik Sang attracted […]
CHUI Wai Kwan is the youngest son of Chui Fook Chuen, founder of Fook Lam Moon. When members of the family decided to chart their separate courses in continuing the legacy left behind by their father, Chui started Seventh Son, a reference to his position amongst his brothers and sisters. Chui was the only of […]
Chan Kan Kee has its roots in a village in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province. It began as a movable stall selling lu shuispecialities. The vendor was grandfather of present owners Eliza Chan and her family. The patriarch later migrated to Hong Kong and set up as a hawker in Heung Hing Lane, better known to an older […]
WANG Yong is the dynamic but unassuming chef at Jin Sha. He loves travel and keeps an open mind in order to better experience and enjoy whatever comes his way. I first met Wang some 10 years ago when he visited the Four Seasons Singapore for a culinary promotion. It’s very reassuring when a chef […]
Au Bonheur du Palais was opened in 1985 by the parents of the present proprietors. Elder brother Andy is chef and Tommy is front of restaurant. After leaving Guangdong in the 1940s, the Shans lived in Hong Kong, Japan, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur and Vanuatu (where they opened a restaurant in the capital Port Vila). SHAN […]
