Food & Nutrition

In his third Green Queen column, plant-based fitness & nutrition expert Paul Sandburg takes one of the wellness world's new obsessions: prolonged fasting. Find out everything you need to know to get started. No, this isn’t another…
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Welcome to Part 2 of our interview with Denise Tam, the enlightened founder of Hong Kong's premier CBD destination Heavens Please and the city's resident expert on all things CBD, where we talk about dosing, how to get started, why CBD…
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Starting this August, dishes featuring Omnipork are now available across all of Tsui Wah’s 28 branches. The Hong Kong restaurant chain, which is an integral part of the city’s local cha-chaan-teng culture, will use the all-purpose…
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A new report published by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reveals that the planet has never been under this level of threat and at the current rate, can no longer sustain humanity. In particular, human activities…
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“BPA-Free” is now a label you see plastered on many plastic containers on store shelves. Ever since information about the potentially toxic effects of the compound surfaced, plastic box manufacturers have been desperate to combat…
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Founded by Scott and Justine Farmer in 2018, The Farmers is a Singaporean social enterprise promoting sustainability, cultural reconnection and local ecology through urban agriculture. Their urban farm is located right in their front…
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A new study by researchers at Austria’s Graz University of Technology has found that a typical apple contains over 100 million gut-friendly bacteria vital to our health, but organic apples contain more diverse and balanced bacteria…
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Fivelements Habitat, the city's new 15,000 sq.ft. integrated wellness destination in Causeway Bay, will give Hong Kongers an opportunity to refocus on their physical and mental health through different pathways, including yoga, sacred arts…
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Well, almost. In their latest sustainability report, New Zealand’s Ministry of Health strongly promotes plant-based diets as a way to cut down greenhouse gas emissions and improve daily food choices. The report also looked at other…
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Hong Kong meal delivery startup NOSH has recently announced the launch of a rebranded corporate-focused delivery brand called Spoonful available now in their home territory and launching in Singapore next month. In exciting…
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Australia’s largest bulk foods and zero-waste retailer, The Source Bulk Foods, has just unveiled its first Singaporean outlet located in Cluny Court. The new packaging-free destination will be stocked with over 350 pantry staples,…
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The city’s first ever Vegan Block Party over the weekend was a huge success. It promised a fun night of mouth-watering food, free-flow booze and live beats from DJs - and it more than delivered. The neighbourhood event, presented and…
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A leaked draft report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reveals that keeping global temperatures down cannot be done without a total transformation in our current food production and land management…
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The majority of the meat that people will be eating in 2040 will not come from slaughtered animals, but will instead be laboratory-grown “clean” meat or are plant-based meat alternatives, according to a newly published report. Greater…
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With flexitarianism and plant-based dining on the rise, more and more restaurants and cafes in Hong Kong are now offering vegan breakfast options to diners. Tired of doing your own research? Well we have done it for you. Below is our…
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You may be surprised to learn that Hong Kong's newest plant-based dining destination is located in a wellness retreat tucked away in Causeway Bay's Times Square but we're here to tell you about it. Fivelements Habitats is offering…
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Oatly, the Swedish plant-based milk alternative made from milled oats that has taken Hong Kong by storm - it is now regularly served up in the city’s two largest coffee chains Starbucks and Pacific Coffee - is expanding into mainland…
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The Story of The (Plant-Based) Burger That Changed The World Green Queen Editor-in-Chief Sonalie Figueiras sat down with Will Schafer, VP of Marketing for Beyond Meat, during his recent trip to Hong Kong in May 2019 to discuss how the…
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According to the first study published on human ingestion of plastic pollution, we are eating and breathing in an average of 50,000 particles of microplastic a year. Even more alarming is the likelihood that the real number is many times…
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Chef Peggy Chan Bids Farewell To Beloved Eatery, Announces New Higher-End Concept Breaking news for the Hong Kong dining scene (and no doubt heart-breaking for many who read this): Chef Peggy Chan's beloved vegetarian eatery Grassroots…
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Banana Blossom Fish & Chips? No thank you, says Columnist Smita J. Editor's Update: This piece has ignited much discussion, which we are thrilled about. In one such discussion, a friendly soul pointed out to that it could be read…
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