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Love over a cuppa

A Day Off with Chuck Hughes – in Hong Kong

Spa-end it together

Spend your Valentine’s Day in the throws of

luxury and pampering in the romantic setting of

Chuan Spa. Lovebirds can enjoy two glasses of

Champagne with fresh fruit along with their day

of Jacuzzi, massage and facials. Sounds like a

pretty great way to give a gift that you’ll get to

enjoy too!

www.chuanspa.com

Never one to miss an occasion, Starbucks has

released their V-day coffee thermos so you can drink

up your love every morning. They also have the

obligatory heart-shaped raspberry mousse cake if

you want something sweet for your sweetie along

with their cup of Joe.

www.starbucks.com.hk

Love sharks?

The Hong Kong Shark Foundation has launched a

wedding competition in collaboration with Happy

Hearts Love Sharks, a shark conservation group that

encourages couples to hold shark fin free weddings.

The competition, which contestants can win by vote

this May, offers a whole range of prizes, but the

winner receives a six-day stay in an eco-lodge in Fiji

where they can dive every day.

www.happyheartslovesharks.org/hk

www.hksharkfoundation.org

How does poutine, a dish made with French fries, rich gravy and

cheese curds, followed by a classically Canadian maple pecan pie

sound to you? If it makes your taste buds tingle, and you are an

American Express cardmember, then join the latest installment of

the Celebrity Chef Series with A Day Off with Chuck Hughes, jointly

presented by American Express and the Asian Food Channel (AFC).

The event includes a sit-down dinner and demonstration that will

showcase Chef Hughes’ famous Québécois fare. Taking place Friday, 9

March at 7pm at Happy Valley Racecourse for $1095 + or at a special

price of $876+ for American Express Platinum cardmembers.

www.theafcstudio.com

Lunch

This is my biggest meal of the day.

I had some leftover mackerel from

the night before and it’s a great

oily, fatty fish. So I threw that in a

salad bowl with arugula, spinach,

tomatoes, fennel, olive oil and spicy

peppers, which I always have in

my fridge. Then I ate this bowl, big

enough for a horse, to fill me up for

the day. I have two restaurants so

I usually travel between the two

and I’m always tasting new dishes;

today it was raw tuna with a little

tahini, sesame paste, fish eggs,

cilantro and it was a great, classic

kind of dish.

Supper

My girlfriend made me my

favourite supper, chicken

meatballs in a tomato sauce

with spaghetti squash. No dessert

today because I’m not allowed

dessert during the week. If

you asked me what I ate on a

Saturday, it would be a whole

different menu as it’s my cheat

day and it would be filled with

pancakes, chocolate chip cookies

and sushi!"

For more information on Chef

Chuck Hughes check out: www.

asianfoodchannel.com/chef/

chuck-hughes

Celebrity Chef Chuck Hughes is

looking forward to his first trip to

Hong Kong for his tour " A Day

Off with Chuck Hughes" brought

to you by American Express and

the Asian Food Channel, where

he will be hosting a dinner with a

cooking demonstration exclusively

for American Express Platinum

cardmembers. Chuck says, "I’ll

be cooking with a lot of familiar

Canadian ingredients like lobster

and other seafood and I’m hoping

to incorporate a lot of what I

experience of the local fare in my

recipes. Discovering new cuisine

by travelling makes me a better

chef. I can’t wait to meet the fans

and people who really like to eat

and discover some authentic and

unique dishes. I’m really looking

forward to talking to the locals

and discovering what and where

they like to eat, that’s how I

always find the best food!”

As well as from his television

show, Chef Hughes became

renowned when he took the title

as the youngest Canadian chef to

win Iron Chef America, beating

the legendary Chef Bobby Flay

with his delicious lobster recipes.

Breakfast

"I started with a bowl of Irish

steel cut oatmeal that’s almost

like barley. It takes a long time

to cook so I make it up the

night before and then reheat it

in the morning with a banana,

some blueberries and a coffee. I

always try to have a big breakfast

because I know if I go straight

to the restaurant, I won’t have a

chance to eat.

Snacks

I always have a few coffees and at

least three big bottles of sparkling

water. I played hockey at noon so

I had an apple and a protein bar to

keep my energy up but sometimes

I just have a big handful of

almonds and some fruit.

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