The Hong Kong-based executive producer of musical The Sound Of Music shares her favourite restaurants, including one where she has had ‘many happy dim sum visits’ to a place that ‘never disappoints’.
Thanks to the founder’s daughter and grandson, the Diamond Restaurant name lives on as a gourmet food brand – even after its five Hong Kong outlets closed down in 2002.
A litigation lawyer of ‘the scariest kind’ reveals where she gets her fried egg sandwich fix, the place to head for traditional dim sum and spots she visits when she’s abroad.
Nearly 60% of Hong Kong restaurants have reported an increase in labour costs Details
Deliveroo s latest index has revealed 82% of surveyed restaurants in Hong Kong do not have plans to lay off or ask staff to take unpaid leave in Q2, and close to 60% reported an increase in labour and operation costs.
Surveying about 500 restaurants in Hong Kong between 30 March and 13 April 2021, the restaurant confidence index indicated that 29% of restaurants initially expressed plans to lay off staff when asked in early January, but only 23% followed through.
If restaurants need more workers, 53% of them prefer hiring part-time and temporary staff over full-time staff (23%).