Lung King Heen () is a

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Cantonese restaurant in the

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. Its kitchen is run by

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Chan Yan-tak Chan Yan-tak () is a Hong Kong/Chinese people, Chinese chef, who is best known for being the first Chinese chef to earn three Michelin stars. He began to work in restaurants in his early teens, and went on to earn his stars at the Lung King Heen r ...

, who came out of early retirement in 2002 for the Hotel. The restaurant has earned many commendations since its opening. The

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awarded it three Michelin stars in 2009.

History

Chef Chan Yan-tak had spent part of his culinary career as a sous-chef — and after one year, executive chef — at Lai Ching Heen in the Regent Hong Kong (now the

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) since 1984. However, after the death of his wife, he retired in 2000 to help take care of his children. However, Chan was persuaded by his colleague from the Regent,

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Alan Tsui, to come out of retirement in 2002 to help the Four Seasons establish a Cantonese restaurant.

Reception

Lung King Heen is critically acclaimed. It is the only

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that has been awarded the maximum 3 Michelin stars by the 2009 Hong Kong and Macau edition of the

. In 2010, the restaurant's homemade

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was listed as the 'Best condiment' on the ''Hong Kong Best Eats 2010'' list compiled by CNN Travel. Lung King Heen was also added to

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's list of five-star restaurants in January 2014.

References

External links

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Lung King Heen at Forbes Travel Guide
{{Hong Kong restaurants Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong Michelin Guide starred restaurants in Hong Kong Fine dining Cantonese restaurants