Karen Leong went from baking cakes and prepping pastries to flipping larger-than-life burgers – and she couldn’t be happier.
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.
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.
Catholic missionary St Francis Xavier is often credited for introducing and spreading Catholicism in Asia. Here’s how his right shoulder blade, a treasured relic, made its way to the St Joseph’s Seminary and Church in Macao.
Nepali chef Dinesh Gharti’s culinary story began at a small restaurant where his mother taught him to cook. He’s come a long way since.