Tai Cheong Bakery Review: Hong Kong’s Most Famous Egg Tart

Some food reputations are built on nostalgia and maintained by inertia — the famous restaurant that was once excellent and now coasts on its name. Tai Cheong Bakery is not that. I visited in the evening, stopping after dinner at Tsim Chai Kee nearby, and found an egg tart that justified every word written about … Read more

Hong Kong Egg Tart Guide: Tai Cheong vs Bakehouse (And Everything In Between)

Hong Kong’s egg tart is one of the city’s most beloved food objects — a pastry that exists in a specific form nowhere else in the world, the product of a particular local history and a particular local taste. I ate egg tarts at two of Hong Kong’s most celebrated establishments during my January trip: … Read more