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  • Yamamoto Hamburg: Japanese Hamburger Chain Set To Debut In Hong Kong This Month

    Yamamoto Hamburg: Japanese Hamburger Chain Set To Debut In Hong Kong This Month

    Yamamoto Hamburg, a Japanese company renowned for its handmade hamburger patties, is set to establish a new outlet in Hong Kong next month. The location of this new establishment will be PopCorn in Tseung Kwan O, marking Yamamoto Hamburg’s first venture in the Hong Kong market.

    Brand’s Second International Expansion

    This move constitutes the brand’s second foray outside its homeland Japan, with the first expansion taking place in Taiwan. The Hong Kong venture also complements Yamamoto Hamburg’s sister brand, Hikiniku to Come, which made its Hong Kong debut in 2024.

    The Hong Kong flagship location, which spans 1700 square feet, will accommodate over 60 guests. The decor is centered around the brand’s friendly, communal ethos, with natural wood finishes, gentle lighting, and relaxed seating arrangements to facilitate casual, family-friendly dining.

    A Culinary Legacy Spanning Two Decades

    Yamamoto Hamburg was established in 2005 by Shohei Yamamoto. The brand primarily deals in handmade hamburger patties, crafted from Australian Black Angus beef and Spanish pork, establishing it as a relaxed, family-focused dining option.

    Yamamoto expressed his delight at the expansion, stating, “Since our inception in Tokyo twenty years ago, my aim has been to spread the pleasure of Japanese handmade hamburg – prepared with safe, reliable ingredients imbued with the warmth of home cooking – to the world. I am therefore thrilled to bring my first hamburger brand, Yamamoto Hamburg, to Hong Kong.”

    Yamamoto Hamburg aims to provide an authentic daily feast revolving around family and the comforting essence of Japanese dining, as Yamamoto recalled the meals his mother used to prepare.

    Questions & Answers

    When was Yamamoto Hamburg established?
    Yamamoto Hamburg was founded in 2005 by Shohei Yamamoto.

    What does Yamamoto Hamburg specialize in?
    Yamamoto Hamburg specializes in handmade hamburger patties using Australian Black Angus beef and Spanish pork.

    Where is the brand’s new outlet to be located in Hong Kong?
    The new outlet of Yamamoto Hamburg is slated to open in PopCorn, Tseung Kwan O.

  • Moleskine opens its first retail store in SEA

    Moleskine opens its first retail store in SEA

    It’s been a big year for Brioni. The fashion house has marked its 65th year by collaborating with us on our ’Wallpaper* Handmade… in Italy’ exhibition, opening several new stores and – of course – throwing a large party. And now it is celebrating the milestone with a commemorative Moleskine notebook, which it’s giving to friends of the brand, illustrated by the whimsical hand of the artist, Carlo Stanga.

    Eschewing fashion’s customary glossy images, Stanga has created a series of playful and informal vignettes depicting the tailoring brand’s history and identity. On one page, a team of tiny characters spills from the pockets of a giant suit jacket as they carry out its finishing touches. And on another, there are a series of Brioni-clad Oscars, with a caption that reads: ’Brioni conquers Hollywood.’

    ’We were attracted to Carlo’s work by his fresh and modern stroke,’ says Brioni. The brand has a large archive of illustrations. From its inception in 1945, up until the 1970s, it collaborated with artist, Luigi Tarquini. ’We feel that illustration is a warmer art form than photography,’ the fashion house explains.

    Next up for Brioni is the opening of its new stores in China and Düsseldorf, plus September will see its first fashion show with Alessandro Dell’Acqua at the creative team’s helm.

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  • Vive Cake Boutique Hops Into Easter With ‘Cutielicious’ Easter Bunny & Adorable Chicks

    Vive Cake Boutique Hops Into Easter With ‘Cutielicious’ Easter Bunny & Adorable Chicks

    Celebrity-loved Vive Cake Boutique is hopping into Easter with cutielicious Easter Bunnies and adorable Easter Chicks from 1-30 April at its Central flagship café-store in H Queen’s, 80 Queen’s Road Central and latest pop-up store in Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui.

    Founder Vivien Lau’s new Insta-worthy dessert sensations are headlined by the most enchanting Easter Bunnie cake in town – ‘Bunny Luvs You’ – a showstopper which is an Easter dessert and table decoration all in one.

    Priced HK$680 for 1lb, this darling creation for the festive holiday is available in an assortment of flavours to suit all tastes: Pistachio Cake with Pistachio Buttercream, Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Fillings, Earl Grey Cake with Earl Grey Cream, Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Cream and Crunchies, Lemon Cake with Lemon Buttercream filled with Yuzu Curd, Green Tea Cake with Green Tea Buttercream, Banana Cake with Chocolate Buttercream, and Hazelnut Cake with Hazelnut Buttercream.

    Two of the sweetest little treats imaginable are also on the endearing Easter menu. Baby Chick Macacreams (HK$68, available only at Central cafe-store) is confectionary queen Vivien Lau’s charming festive adaptation of her beloved melt-in-your-mouth macarons – styled after chicks hatching from Easter eggs and flavoured with yuzu ice-cream.

    Available at both stores, ‘Easter Meringues’ (HK$55) are the sweetest of treats styled in carrot and chick shapes especially for Easter Bunnies – adapted from a new line of meringues launched with the recent opening of Vive Cake Boutique’s Harbour City pop-up.

    Vive Cake Boutique has proved a roaring success story since being launched with online orders in 2014 by founder and creative director Vivien Lau, who discovered her passion and talent by chance, making her first cake for a friend’s birthday.

    Her signature ‘handmade with love’, cupcakes, macarons, cookies, confectioneries and tailor-made cakes for weddings and special occasions, are all made from scratch with less sugar and finest ingredients sourced from all over the world.

    VIVE’s widespread acclaim includes Time Out’s listing among the “crème de la crème of Hong Kong’s bespoke dessert makers” – with a massive celebrity and socialite following including Aaron Kwok, Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung, Niki Chow, Sharon Chan, Miki Yeung, Ella Koon, Myolie Wu and more.

  • The Garnered comes to ground at Landmark Hong Kong

    The Garnered comes to ground at Landmark Hong Kong

    Online retailer The Garnered, which offers mainly handmade fashion, craft and design products, is showcasing its wares at a pop-up in Landmark in Central.

    In a first for Hong Kong, the London-based venture will have its creations on show until November 12.

    Former Selfridges head of fashion Anna Gardner launched the e-commerce site last year to offer designers a more flexible, supportive platform through which to express their vision and highlight their creative processes.

    Garner started in the fashion industry at the Paris office of American Vogue and Vanity Fair, as an assistant to André Leon Talley. It was the springboard for an international career that has encompassed being head of communications for London retailer Joseph Ettedgui, and fashion director for Henri Bendel.

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  • Soap Opera Productions opens its first Honeybunch Handmade store in Hong Kong

    Soap Opera Productions opens its first Honeybunch Handmade store in Hong Kong

    New Zealand manufacturer of soaps and body products, Soap Opera Productions Limited, announced today (November 16) that it has opened its first retail store in Hong Kong, Honeybunch Handmade, in response to strong demand for quality personal care products in the region.

    The new retail storeat Aberdeen Street in Central offers New Zealand handmade soaps, bodycare products as well as flower bouquets. According to the Managing Director, Mrs Lisa Jolly, Soap Opera Productions has been developing soap products for a Chinese retailer starting with only one store and now having over 20 stores in Mainland China.

    She said, “Through this business partnership, we gained the know-how and expertise in developing soap products that are suitable for the Chinese market, therefore we decided to launch our own brand in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is an international city famous for its breadth of retail choices.

    It gives new brands great exposure to residents, business traders and visitors. It is the best place from which to promote our New Zealand handmade gift and floral concepts to the world.”

    She added, “I am impressed with Hong Kong’s fabulous logistic services. It offers exciting opportunities for us to extend our customer reach beyond Hong Kong through e-commerce.

    Our online store supports delivery to worldwide customers.”

    The Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion, Dr Jimmy Chiang, said, “Being a free port and logistics hub, Hong Kong is able to efficiently support both online and offline business operations. It offers tremendous opportunities to companies that use Hong Kong as their sales and distribution centre in Asia. Soap Opera Productions has extended its business model from a manufacturer to a retailer and we are happy that the company has chosen Hong Kong as its first overseas location.

    We wish the company every success in Hong Kong.”