Executive Chef Shao Tak-lung brings a wide, thoughtful lens to Chinese cuisine. His career has taken him from Hong Kong to India, Saudi Arabia, Macao and Singapore, working in five-star hotels and refining his understanding of regional techniques. Now leading both Mian, a regional fusion cuisine Mian at The Murray, Hong Kong and Gu Laing Cai, a Chaozhou cuisine at Central Market – both under the LUBUDS® Group — Shao draws on his global journey while staying rooted in the essence of Chinese food. His cooking reflects a rare combination of perspective and precision: worldly but grounded, elevated yet soulful.
The more I travel and meet chefs, the clearer I see each cuisine’s strengths and characteristics.