Fook Lam Moon () is a

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. Fook Lam Moon means "fortune and blessings come to your home." The restaurant is often dubbed ''the Cafeteria for the Wealthy'' () by the media.

History

Born in 1908, founder Chui Fook Chuen became an apprentice at the age of 14 and quickly ascended as a house chef for an ex-bureaucrat of Qing Dynasty residing in Hong Kong. Following this position, he became the head chef for the prominent Ho Tung family. To fulfill his vision of becoming the true master chef for a wider clientele, Chui set up his own catering service "Fook Kee" in 1948. By offering dishes epitomizing the traditions of Cantonese cooking yet with a personal twist, Chui had since set the guiding principles and cemented the fundamentals which Fook Lam Moon uphold throughout the years. Fook Kee was an instant success, catering to the elites of Hong Kong and it was renamed as Fook Lam Moon in 1953, endowed with the meaning of "good fortune arriving at your door". Alongside Hong Kong's economic growth and evolution of the culinary industry, the first Fook Lam Moon Restaurant was opened in 1972 in Wanchai, Hong Kong. The Kowloon branch soon followed in 1977, opening in Tsimshatsui.

Signature dishes

The restaurant's signature dishes are braised Japanese dried aged

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, roast suckling pig, baked stuffed crab meat and onion in shell and a variety of double-boiled soups.

Recognitions

The Wanchai and Tsim Sha Tsui branches of the restaurant were awarded two and one stars, respectively by the 2010

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, following the one star rating in the guide's inaugural 2009 Hong Kong and Macau edition. It was also listed at no. 18 and 19 on ''Asia's Top 20 Restaurants'' of the

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in the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 editions, respectively. Fook Lam Moon was listed 48th in the Asia's Best 50 Restaurants in 2013; and ranked 19th, awarded "Highest Climber" in 2014.Apple Dail
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References

External links

Official Website

Interviewed by Singapore TV on 24 Feb, 2014
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