Chef Sam Sham has worked in nearly 20 different restaurants since 1971, and his passion for traditional Chinese dishes has only grown since.
Erico Dias
Web Producer
Erico came to Macao News as an intern in 2021 and stayed, taking on a reporter role with special interests in culture, city life and sports. Today he is the Macao News web producer and is also part of the newsletter team. During his time off, Erico plays football, coaches younger players, and enjoys walking in nature. He reads widely on the topic of mental health and wellness.
Ristorante il Teatro's Chef Nicholas Olivas went from baking at home to mastering the flavours of Italian cuisine in some of the world’s most prestigious kitchens.
Karen Leong went from baking cakes and prepping pastries to flipping larger-than-life burgers – and she couldn’t be happier.
Steven Tai may have inherited Macao’s oldest clothing factory but his work is far from traditional.
Jerome Torres, is the Filipino pizzaiolo heading up one of Macao’s most addictive pizza parlours, Honest Pizzeria, in Taipa Village.
Enjoy these festive films with friends and loved ones in the lead-up to the holidays. Lights, camera, action!
This Indonesian chef left home at 14 due to financial difficulties, migrated to Hong Kong to become a domestic worker, then built a culinary business in Macao.
The annual racing extravaganza is set to take off on 19 November. Gear up for three days filled with white-knuckle races, family-friendly events, dining with a view and loads of adrenaline.
The Associação Internacional de Filantropia will exhibit 50 of the project’s more than 7,000 photos at Artyzen Grand Lapa Macau from 13-28 November to raise money for Caritas Macau.
Meet the woman heading up one of Macao’s most authentically Thai kitchens, Bualong Izidro of Chiang Rai Kam Ok.
How local business owner Leong Kam Hon overcame tremendous adversity to open Hon Kee Café, one of Macao’s best-known cafés, and establish the whipped coffee trend.
After 36 years, Keng Si Wong and Kim Chen re-opened Veng Lei Laboratory, making handmade incense for a new generation.