By Arthur Tam
Featuring this month’s top deals, events and openings at the Taikoo Place community.
New Opening
Mon Kee Café
The popular cha chaan teng from Wan Chai has just opened up another outpost near Taikoo Place to fulfill all of your breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea needs. Order their famous smooth and silky scrambled egg with shrimp over rice or fried pork chop over instant ramen to curb your cravings. Shop A, G/F, 955, King’s Road, tel: 2511 2533; facebook.com/monkeecafequarrybay
Jar Gor 1996
Former Miss Hong Kong Halina Tam has opened her third Hong Kong street snack vendor at Hoi Kwong Street (just across the street from Devon House). Try a tasty selection of the popular cart noodles, imitation shark fin soup with fish cake, rice rolls and curry fish balls. Hurry, lines are already forming. Shop 25B, Hoi Kwong Court Block 2, 13-15 Hoi Kwong St, Quarry Bay; facebook.com/JarGor1996
Events
Master Classes for Stage Lovers!: 10 Oct, 17 Oct and 25 Oct, 7:30-9:30pm
If you love acting, singing and dancing, join PROJECT AFTER 6: Cube Culture Master Classes. Learn from industry professionals and gain valuable tools and experience for your next big audition. Take a body movement master class with Henry Yip on 10 October, a theatre singing master class with Charles Teo on 17 October or an acting master class hosted by Chan Cho-kin on 25 October. Exclusive reservation on the Taikoo Social app. Download it now on App Store or Google Play to sign up or find out more here.
Project Green Moon 2017: Now until 18 Oct & Mooncake Sharing Programme: Now until 12 Oct
If you are having trouble finding a sustainable way to dispose of all the mooncake boxes that you’ve collected over the Mid-Autumn Festival, Taikoo Place offers a solution. Swire Properties is collaborating with the Maxim’s Group again this year to host Project Green Moon. At selected properties including Taikoo Place there will be collection boxes for recycling your mooncake boxes and all proceeds will be donated to the Salvation Army for the good cause in supporting the less privileged. In addition, if you have extra mooncakes that are in good condition and individually packed, share the joy of the festival and donate them to someone in need at the adjacent Food Angel collection box. For complete list of collection points, please visit here.
Weekend Music Fest with Joox - Cheers to Music: 7 Oct and 14 Oct, 3-4pm
Enjoy live music performed by some of Hong Kong’s most talented indie artists outside Eslite Spectrum at Cityplaza. Look forward to sets by folk duo Lil’Ashes with their brand of youthful soft rock, sister act Tse Chin-tung and Tse Chin-lui with their charming ballads, and ToNick with their youthful punk rock and the likes. G/F, Cityplaza, outside Eslite Spectrum Tai Koo Store
Freespace at Taikoo Place 26 Oct – 5 Nov
Swire Properties and West Kowloon Cultural District Authority have collaborated to bring a series of cross-disciplinary art performances ranging from shadow puppetry to outdoor music concerts. Presented at different spaces around Taikoo Place, the 13 unique programmes with 29 performances are sure to impress. Find the full lineup and dates of performances here. Be sure to download the Taikoo Social app for chances to win free tickets.
Deals
Eiffel Bistro Discount Lunch and Dinner: Every day
The French bistro now offers 20 percent off your lunch every day from 11:00am-12:30pm and dinner from 5:30-7:30pm. This deal is a steal. Shop 514, G/F, Kin On Mansion, 7 Tai Yue Ave, Taikoo Shing; 2446 1598; eiffel-bistro.hk
Bring Your Own Bottle at Feast (Food by EAST): Every Fri, Sat and Sun
There are no corkage fees, so BYOB and enjoy your dinner at Feast (Food by EAST) without that extra inflated beverage cost. 1/F, EAST Hotel, 29 Taikoo Shing Rd, Taikoo Shing, 3968 3777; east-hongkong.com/en/restaurants-and-bars
Sugar (Bar.Deck.Lounge), Buy 1 Get 1: Every Sunday
EAST Hotel’s rooftop bar and lounge is now offering a buy-one-get-one-free deal on cocktails, beer, champagne and house wines every Sunday from 12pm-6pm. It’s one more chance to wind down before the work week begins. 32/F, EAST Hotel, 29 Taikoo Shing Rd, Taikoo Shing, 3968 3738; east-hongkong.com/en/restaurants-and-bars/sugar
Soup Origin
Need a bowl of hot soup to nourish your soul? Get $3 off each bowl (original price $28 each) when you order at Soup Origin with the exclusive reader promotion code “THEMAG”. You must order the day before, by 6pm, either online or through WhatsApp. WhatsApp: 6098 7097; online orders: souporigin.com