French-American restaurateur Camille Glass is the co-owner of Brut and Crushed Wines in Sai Ying Pun on Hong Kong Island. She spoke to Andrew Sun.<\/em><\/p>\n I once had a boyfriend who nicknamed me har gow<\/em>, on account of the mountains of prawn dumplings I would blissfully inhale every chance I got.<\/p>\n I have never not been a food person. My mother tells me that as a baby I would eat fistfuls of roasted salmon slathered in blue cheese and spinach cream. Food has always been my love language and my greatest connector to the world.<\/p>\n I grew up between two homes in America. My mother\u2019s meals were direct lines to her French roots. My father\u2019s southern heritage gave me comfort foods like shrimp and grits. Two very different tables, both formative. My relationship with food took on a whole new shape when I moved to Hong Kong in 2012.<\/p>\n Since then, soup noodles have been a deeply important part of my diet. I\u2019ll never forget the first time I stumbled across the wontons at Tsim Chai Kee<\/strong> (98 Wellington Street, Central. Tel: 2850 6471). For nearly 15 years, I have been there almost every week.<\/p>\n For late nights, I\u2019ve always been loyal to Ichiran<\/strong> (Shop H & I, Lockhart House, Block A, 440 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay. Tel: 2152 4040) for their salarymen ramen. Yes, it\u2019s a chain but some places get under your skin. I stopped apologising for that a long time ago.<\/p>\n
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