Laurence Yeung is our first Member's Choice interviewee for the year. This passionate foodie shares his thoughts on cookbooks, favourite dishes and his last meal.

How long have you been a WOM member?
I have been a member for a couple of months.



What do you like most about WOM Guide's website?
Probably the "Ask a Chef" section. Usually I am more curious about how a chef approaches a problem than what he or she offers as a solution. The cookbooks I own are more or less in that vein as well -- full of explanation, but light on recipes.


Which dish do you always order at your favourite restaurant?

That is a tough one. My favourite dish would have to be pho (Vietnamese beef noodle soup) -- but from a restaurant in Washington, DC (Pho 75). In Hong Kong, probably a roast goose at Yung Kee -- I always eat there on my birthday. Oh yes, and the century eggs, too!


Which restaurant would you recommend for a romantic occasion or business meeting?

I really like Kee Club. Chef Bonelli is a genius, and the staff are so friendly and professional. No matter the occasion, they excel.

If tonight's dinner was your last on Earth, what would you eat?

I have thought about this at great length before: a simple meal of roast duck, roast pork, snow pea sprouts and plenty of rice with family and old friends, cooked by a guy who's been doing nothing but that his whole life. We'd be eating in a back alleyway on some too-small, cheap plastic furniture meant for children, as the smells of more street food
wafted through the air.