The best cart noodles in Hong Kong according to a chef, where he goes for spare ribs rice, and memorable meals with his boss, ‘Demon Chef’ Alvin Leung
- The right-hand man of ‘Demon Chef’ Alvin Leung, Dave Yu enjoys cart noodles, spare ribs, beef balls and satay hotpot soup in Kowloon City and Yuen Long
- His best fine-dining experiences have been overseas, at places like Geranium in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Sorn in Bangkok, Thailand
Dave Yu Tsz-hung is celebrity chef Alvin Leung’s right-hand man in the kitchen. He’s just returned from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, where he marshalled the launch of Leung’s Demon Duck in Caesars Palace Dubai. Now he’s helping two-Michelin-star Bo Innovation relaunch at a new location in Central, on Hong Kong Island. He spoke to Andrew Sun.
As a kid, I loved to eat and I liked shopping at the wet market with my mum. I started working in kitchens for extra money while studying in Australia. They would hire anyone, even those with no experience.
My first job was at a Japanese restaurant and all I did was wash dishes. It took a couple of years before I moved up to washing rice, rinsing salad leaves, and cutting spring onions. Step by step, I was promoted to making rice and cooking staff meals.
A favourite cart noodle place is Wing Nin Noodle (various locations including Shop 2-4, Po Shing Building, 88 Kau Yuk Road, Yuen Long. Tel: 2477 3816). They have shops everywhere now but the original site in Yuen Long is still the best. The hot sauce and beef innards are great.
