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Moveable Feasts 舌尖上的地圖, Rachel Duffell

AMBROSIA 客道 : The Magazine of The International Culinary Institute

International travellers are increasingly keen to understand the places they visit, and with the need to eat being universal -- and delicious food relished by people everywhere -- gastronomic tourism is taking the world by storm. It's a boom that the hospitality industry must embrace.

國際旅客愈來愈渴望了解自己造訪的旅遊地點，由於每個人都需要食物，而且任何人都喜歡可口美食，因此美食旅遊的潮流正席捲全球。這是餐飲及酒店業必須掌握的趨勢。

Cooked To Perfection 品味殿堂美饌, Thane Tierney

AMBROSIA 客道 : The Magazine of The International Culinary Institute

Corey Lee and a dream team of imaginative chefs from 22 countries join forces to create an intriguing new dining concept at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art.

知名大廚Corey Lee與來自22個國家、擁有豐富想像力的名廚攜手合作，為三藩市現代藝術博物館帶來迷人的美食新概念。

Acquired Tastes 洋味香港, Carol Chow

AMBROSIA 客道 : The Magazine of The International Culinary Institute

Hong Kong's restaurant landscape hasn't always been as cosmopolitan as it is today. Co-founder of the city's earliest Chinese-owned French restaurant, as well as Maxim's Group, Dr James Wu traces the evolution of the local F&B industry and explains why professional training has been crucial to success.

今日香港餐飲界多彩繽紛，各國料理薈萃，但並非一直如此國際化。身為美心集團及香港首間華人開辦的法國餐廳聯合創辦人，伍沾德博士與我們回顧本地餐飲界的發展，闡釋專業廚藝訓練是成功關鍵。

The Philosopher 廚房裡的哲學家, Tama Lung

AMBROSIA 客道 : The Magazine of The International Culinary Institute

André Chiang's unique approach to haute cuisine has taken him to number one in Singapore and quickly up the rankings of the world's most revered restaurants.

憑著獨具巧思的高級法式料理，使江振誠登上新加坡第一名廚竇座，在全球最佳餐廳的排名更迅速攀升。

World Tour: South America 世界之旅：南美洲, Rachel Read

AMBROSIA 客道 : The Magazine of The International Culinary Institute

Stretching from the Amazonian rainforests to the Argentinian pampas, the sprawling continent offers up some of the world's most diverse ingredients and culinary traditions.

從亞馬遜雨林，一直延伸到阿根廷大草原，蜿蜒崎嶇的南美洲擁有世上最多元化食材與烹飪傳統。

Haute Plates 美味新境界, Chris Dwyer

AMBROSIA 客道 : The Magazine of The International Culinary Institute

From ancient Rome to modern-day San Sebastián, the presentation and plating of food have been an integral part of the dining experience.

從古羅馬到今日的聖塞巴斯蒂安，菜式的呈現方式及擺盤藝術成為體驗美食不可或缺的一部分。

Fresh Inspiration 「心」鮮有道

AMBROSIA 客道 : The Magazine of The International Culinary Institute

Hélène Darroze was recently named as Veuve Cliquot's World's Best Female Chef for 2015. She comes from four generations of chefs and despite a brief attempt to work outside the kitchen she is now a global culinary star. From her Michelin-starred restaurant in London she told Daniel Jeffreys how she manages two world-class kitchens, a family of two young girls and still finds time to mentor young culinary professionals.

Hélène Darroze最近被法國凱歌香檳(Veuve Cliquot)評選為2015世界最佳女廚師。Darroze來自烹飪世家，祖上三代均為廚師，雖然她曾短暫離開廚房以外環境工作，但回歸廚房後已搖身成為全球頂尖的廚藝明星。在她位於倫敦的米芝蓮星級餐廳，她告訴我如何管理兩間世界一流的餐廳，盡心教養一對女兒之餘，還能抽空向不少年輕廚師傳授經驗。

World Class Skills 尋味全球

AMBROSIA 客道 : The Magazine of The International Culinary Institute

Globalization is most frequently associated with technology or banking, but it has been an equally influential force in the culinary industry. Although some chefs resist cross-cultural integration, Mariana Sebess, Academic Director of the Prestigious Mausi Sebess Culinary Arts Institute, believes that chefs should embrace the concept of world food and draw upon regional cuisines in the dishes they make.

提起全球化，人們往往會聯想到科技或金融發展，事實上，餐飲業的全球化亦備受關注，並在人們的生活中擁有舉足輕重的地位。一些廚師對於跨文化的廚藝融合頗為反感，不過其支持者也不在少數。Mausi Sebess烹飪藝術學院的學術總監Mariana Sebess就是其中一位，她深信廚師應該順應美食全球化的趨勢，集各地美食之所長，從而創造出獨特的美味佳餚。

Turning Thirty

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The Hong Kong Design Institute played host to the kick-off ceremony for the Vocational Training Council's 30th Anniversary on February 29th 2012…

Change Agents

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Two recent visitors to HKDI helped students understand how design and a sustainable lifestyle can be good partners but as Summer Cao reports designers have to inspire consumers to adopt better habits before long term improvements in the environment will be possible.

Matrix Of Delights

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Using skills from the 21st century scholars are putting digital techniques to work in an effort to preserve the endangered artefacts of China's Dunhuang region, where the Mogao caverns represent one of the world's most important repositories of ancient art. As Daisy Zhong reports, part of their solution has been to digitally recreate the caves in Hong Kong.

Fit To Be Tied

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

In conjunction with the 8th International Shibori Symposium, HKDI presented The Animal Fiber: Art Informs Shibori from 13 December 2011 to 14 January 2012, revealing how an ancient technique has grown into an art form revered by couturiers and a medium of experimentation loved by children of all ages.

Colour Code

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

In November and December this year, HKDI will collaborate with The Design Alliance Asia (tDA Asia) -- one of Asia's most extensive creative networks -- to host an exhibition entitled "Colours of Asia".

Master Strokes

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

A new exhibition at HKDI will reveal how one of China's most famous contemporary artists created a unique synthesis between East and West

Daily Sketch

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Dereck Marks is an artist who draws his inspiration from the people around him. After spending three months at the HKDI as a visiting fellow he tells Daniel Jeffreys that Hong Kong is the perfect place to find subjects for his work.

Tailor Made

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Aesthetics and practicality make fine dancing partners at the HKDI's Department of Fashion and Image Design, where Liz McLafferty encourages students to explore the boundaries between the inperatives of art and the needs of society.

Shining Stars

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Hong Kong has become one of the most important jewellery markets in the world and the region's success has attracted top-designers. Summer Cao met three of the industry's most charismatic talents to learn what direction it will take next and what role the HKDI can play in maintaining the city's reputation for creativity.

Just…Do It

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Fourteen years after Hong Kong was promised a purpose-built cultural district the site of the project in West Kowloon remains a blank canvass but the new Chief Executive, Michael Lynch, has promised to break through the inertia and make the dream a reality.

Play By Play

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Hong Kong's toy industry has had a dominant role on the global stage in the past but after a recent exhibition that showcased some of its halcyon days one of the city's biggest manufacturers of playthings says it's time for the region to win back its place in the world's toy box.

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Play Time

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Although Hong Kong was once the centre of the world's toy manufacturing industry, the city does not have a museum honouring these icons of childhood. But that will soon change, writes Daisy Zhong.

Designed To Last

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Issues of creativity and sustainability have usually been separated since the industrial revolution in the West over two hundred years ago. While most designers have thought about how to sell their products, rather than how to save the earth, an increasing number have begun to argue that this separation is untenable. The HKDI's Yan Yan Lam is one of them. As she explains to Daniel Jeffreys, a sustainable future for the planet is something that will only happen by disign.

Our Future Selves

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

In 2009, Dr. Yanki Lee initiated a series of projects to challenge the concept of ageing as a problem to be solved, choosing instead to cast the ageing process as unique experience for each individual and a culture from which design lessons can be drawn. Her research is leading to a series of innovative design projects that will benefit all segments of the community.

Jean Genie

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Koyo William is now an internationally recognised fashion designer with his own label, but his story began at the HKDI, where he first understood the power of creativity and jeans that fit in all the right places.

Playing For Keeps

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

When Peter Buffett paid a visit to HKDI in November it was a delight to find that the son of America's richest stock-picker is a compelling paradox of refreshing candour and Zen-like apborisms.

A World That Works For Every One

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

In 1979, twenty-six year old Patricia Moore disguised herself as a woman in her 80s and travelled to 116 cities throughout North America, to discover if urban design met the needs of the elderly. Dressed in her grandmother's clothes, she developed a unique form of immersion research that revitalised the role of architecture and design in our daily lives. Now she is working with the HKDI to develop solutions that work for all age groups. Here she lays out here passionate vision for the future of design.

Brit Parade

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

This summer saw the first-ever large-scale exhibition of contemporary British art in Hong Kong. The exhibition called at four cities, providing an inspiration for HKDI staff and a challenge for its travelling curators.