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The Disappearing Art and Rhythm of Chinese Tea in Hong Kong

  • April 27, 2020
  • Brad A. Johnson
There is a mystical quality to the tea ceremony that becomes clearer only with practice and time, but the art of Chinese tea is fading. Sadly, most of Hong Kong’s traditional tea shops have disappeared. I’ve been thinking a lot about Chinese tea lately...
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Quick Review: The Pottinger Hong Kong

  • October 8, 2015
  • Brad A. Johnson
The 22-story, 68-room Pottinger opened last year in the heart of Central, the city’s epicenter of shopping and dining. The hotel sits on the steep hillside between Queen’s Road and…
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Hotel Review: Ovolo Southside, Hong Kong

  • August 2, 2015
  • Brad A. Johnson
Overview: A former high-rise warehouse turned 162-room boutique hotel, the Ovolo Southside is the first serious hotel to set up shop in the emerging Southside neighborhood of Tin Wan. The…
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Quick Look: Lung King Heen, Hong Kong

  • March 31, 2015
  • Brad A. Johnson
When Lung King Heen earned three Michelin stars in 2009, it was the first restaurant in Hong Kong — and the first Chinese restaurant anywhere in the world — to…
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The Beautiful Conflict of Tea in Hong Kong

  • January 6, 2012
  • Brad A. Johnson
Afternoon tea at Hong Kong's Landmark Mandarin Oriental (Brad A. Johnson) There are two ways to take afternoon tea in Hong Kong???both revered, both steeped in tradition, but with a different culture and practice. And while one is flourishing, the o...
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Hong Kong Nightlife: Sky is the Limit!

  • July 29, 2011
  • Brad A. Johnson
Hong Kong skyline photos from HKTB It is 5 pm, and like precision clockwork the porte cochere at the Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, in Kowloon hums with a dozen Ferraris: The serious business of happy hour has begun. Elevators brim to capacity, shooting...
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Shun Kee, Typhoon Shelter, Hong Kong

  • May 3, 2011
  • Brad A. Johnson
This is one of the most incredible restaurants in Hong Kong. It's a floating restaurant in the typhoon shelter in Causeway Bay. The kitchen is on a ramshackle boat, and the only way to get to it is on another boat. The restaurant operates several ...
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Lung King Heen, Hong Kong: World’s Best Chinese?

  • April 29, 2011
  • Brad A. Johnson
Lung King Heen, the fine dining Cantonese restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, is quite possibly the best Chinese restaurant in the world.It was the first Chinese restaurant ever awarded three stars by the Michelin Guide. And absolut...
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MingCha: An Amazing Tea Shop in Hong Kong

  • April 29, 2011
  • Brad A. Johnson
When in Hong Kong this month, I enjoyed all kinds of amazing food and drink: street food, boat food, rooftop cocktails, underground speakeasies, luxury five-star feats... And one of the greatest highlights of all was discovering MingCha tea boutiq...
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Cancún’s original grande dame changed its banner from The Ritz-Carlton to Kempinski during the pandemic, but little else has changed (except maybe some upgraded furniture in the rooms and a fresh coat of paint). Posh as ever. Lovely beach. Same staff. Same owner, whose classical art collection alone is worth a look if you've never seen it. You would wander the halls for days looking at art at this hotel. Old-money Cancún at its finest. ⁠ 45 3
Serenity. Checked into the new @waldorfastoriacancun on the outskirts of Cancún for a little pampering. It's lovely. A world away from the hectic hotel zone. I felt like I had the entire hotel to myself. ⁠ 69 2
Cochinita pibil with black-bean soup and wood-fired tortillas at @kinichizamal. Tasty detour. ⁠ 61 3
Nobody walks more than a block or two in Espita. Hardly anyone drives. Motorized trishaws are the preferred mode of transport. That last photo is the country road to Espita, which is located about halfway between Merida and Tulum in the Yucatán. ⁠ 54 0
Is this the prettiest avocado toast you've ever seen or what? That tiny spoonful of chile oil on the right side is more than enough. A perfect breakfast by @chef.jorgeildefonso and chef @_josehauvidal at @casonadeloscedros_restaurante in Espita, Yucatán. ⁠ 45 0
In the middle of seemingly nowhere in the Yucatán jungle you'll find the small, traditional pueblo of Espita, and that's where you'll find @casonadeloscedros_restaurante, an incredible little restaurant by @chef.jorgeildefonso (with chef @_josehauvidal on the pass), tucked inside an amazingly charming inn. This is essentially the only restaurant in town, and it is the very reason to make the journey. ⁠ 116 5
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