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Vicky Lau, the only female chef in Asia with a double Michelin star for her work at her restaurant Tate Dining Room. ― AFP pic via ETX Studio
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HONG KONG, May 27 ― Despite the institutional status bestowed by her double Michelin star, Vicky Lau says the battle to improve gender parity in the male-dominated world of professional kitchens is a long way from won ― but small victories bring her hope.
In the fiendishly competitive arena of Hong Kong s fine-dining scene, few have had as remarkable an ascent as Lau.
The living room is adorned with a pair of B&B Italia Maxalto Crono sofas, Cassina 646 Leggera chairs by Gio Ponti, Minotti Jacques armchairs, Vincenzo de Cotiis DC1511 side table and the Sum of One and Two hanging lamp by Niamh Barry
“We wanted to get back the original soul of the house that had been lost in the last refurbishment thirty years ago,” says the designer. Neutral white, grey and cream tones provide a fitting backdrop for splashes of colour from artworks and furnishings. This palette also pays homage to Geneva’s cloudy skies.
Beriestain and his team restored the damaged floors and decorative mouldings in the living room, master bedroom and dressing room. They then added new oak flooring and streamlined elements to spaces without historic features, instead of replicating the existing moulding designs. Next, the team used the couple’s contemporary art collection as a starting point to layer the soulful shell.
Tate’s award-winning chef Vicky Lau
In their Sheung Wan kitchen, chef Vicky Lau and her pastry chef Graf Kwok are putting the final touches on some impeccably packaged gastronomy gourmet boxes before they go out for delivery, while listening to Aretha Franklin’s 1968 hit “I Say a Little Prayer”. The packages are part of Lau’s new business venture Date by Tate, a lifestyle and pastry boutique that she’s recently opened on Hollywood Road as an extension of her acclaimed one-Michelin-star restaurant Tate Dining Room.
From homemade fermented-tofu cheesecake to a pastry breakfast set, eco-friendly hampers and luxury tableware, Lau, who was voted Best Female Chef in Asia in 2015 in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, has imparted her signature French Chinese multisensory experience and her delicate pastel aesthetic to the new offerings. With impeccable attention to detail and a clear vision in mind, Date by Tate is the result of a months-long effort by Lau’s team and deliv
Comprising two connecting red-brick buildings, the 21,000sqft property was in an extremely poor condition. “The building had incredible historic detailing throughout, most of which was badly damaged by its previous owners, who had ripped out historic ceilings, removed fireplaces and partitioned rooms to create a block of offices with no thought to preserving the historical integrity or beauty of the building,” says the designer.
The dining room features De Gournay wallpaper, custom-made lighting pieces, dining chairs from Blainey North and a stunning custom-made dining table with a starburst inlay incorporating blue and white agate at its centre
Determined to restore the property’s original architectural elements, Pooley and her team enlisted the help of craftsmen and restoration experts, who revived the mouldings, cornices, fireplaces and joinery. The potential of the seven-bedroom townhouse was soon revealed during the restoration process. One room on the first floor, in pa