Hong Kong’s favourite chef opens up about his taste for tinned sardines, instant noodles

David Lai is one of Hong Kong’s best loved local chefs. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, he began his culinary training, gaining experience in the Bay Area at Masa’s (since closed) and the Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco. He returned home in 2003 to help open Spoon by Alain Ducasse, at the Inter­Continental Hong Kong and later opened a string of restaurants: Bistronomique (sold), Kushiyaki Beco (closed) and On Lot 10 (also closed). He currently owns...