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By Emily Serby If you have ever fallen down a Seoul vlog rabbit hole, chances are you have come across the YouTuber Cari. Cari is the face behind both the 'cari cakes' and 'cari can read' channels on YouTube. Best known for her travel vlogs, the Seoul-based content creator does not shy away from processing personal ups and downs with her channel's 415,000 subscribers. She weaves themes of solitude and nostalgia through her videos, all delivered with a quiet vulnerability that makes her feel more like a friend than an internet personality. A California native, Cari originally came to Seoul as a student in 2012, fell in love with the city and decided to come back for work. She became one of the earliest big content creators in Korea, where fans eagerly tuned in for Q&A sessions and Korean office tours. 'There wasn't actually a lot of tourism information available at the time,' she recalls of her early days in Seoul. 'There was no TikTok . I had just got Instagram, so I just had to discover everything organically.'
South China Morning Post
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Drink in Focus: Ritual Fizz at the St Regis Bar Hong Kong
In May, the St Regis Bar Hong Kong launched Tickets to Ride on Trains & Trams, an ambitious new menu centred around a board game that involves taking the train or tram (on the board) to 16 different numbered stations, each corresponding to a drink. Theming is front and centre – guests are encouraged to play the game as a means to decide which drink to have. Both the game and the cocktail menu follow what is now a recurring throughline for St Regis' menus: drawing inspiration from historical locations in Hong Kong and New York, where the St Regis Hotel was first opened. What sets this current menu apart is the sheer selection of excellent drinks – 16 different signature concoctions, all balanced and executed wonderfully. St Regis Bar Hong Kong's new Tickets to Ride on Trains & Trams menu involves 16 drinks, each corresponding to a 'station' on a board game. Photo: Nicolas Wong Sixteen Photography No drink on this menu represents the high level of execution more than the Ritual Fizz, which is inspired by Little Italy, a historic neighbourhood in Manhattan known for its concentration of Italian immigrant residents. Paul Chan, bar manager for the St Regis Bar Hong Kong, breaks the drink down for us. It combines London Dry gin (or vodka, on occasion), Italian citron and bergamot liqueurs, fresh lemon, cream, egg white, sugar and a splash of soda water. 'It's bright, fresh and creamy all at once,' Chan describes. 'You get this refreshing citrus kick from the Italian citron and bergamot, balanced by the botanicals of gin and a silky, almost dessert-like finish from the cream and egg white. There's a playful effervescence from the soda, and I think the drink really dances between being uplifting and indulgent.' Those in the know recognise this ingredient and flavour profile as similar to the immensely difficult and visually stunning Ramos Gin Fizz, introduced by Charles 'Carl' Ramos in New Orleans in 1888. Apocryphally, Ramos and his team shook the drink for a total of 12 to 15 minutes along something of a cocktail assembly line. (Cocktails are normally shaken for around 20 to 30 seconds.) Ritual Fizz from St Regis Bar Hong Kong's new menu Tickets to Ride on Trains & Trams. Photo: Handout Modern methods are much less dramatic, but the drink still requires intricate preparation – dry shaking ingredients, then slowly pouring 2/3 of the mixture with soda before allowing it to settle in a fridge. If your physics and chemistry were correct, pouring the remaining ingredients should help the iconic foam head rise 'like a souffle', according to Difford's Guide.
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About 20,000 spectators pack into Happy Valley to soak in final day of horse racing season
Tens of thousands of punters packed into Hong Kong's Happy Valley Racecourse to soak up the party atmosphere on the last day of the horse racing season on Wednesday, with many saying it was the busiest they had ever seen. A full house, estimated to be around 20,000 spectators, attended Happy Wednesday, which featured live bands, DJs and a fireworks display. Happy Wednesday is one of Hong Kong's two horse racing events that run weekly throughout the season. The Happy Valley event is known to attract a younger crowd and tourists with a lively atmosphere because of its HK$10 (US$1.30) entry and focus on food, alcohol and live music. Hong Kong Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges said that the crowd showed Hong Kong horse racing was more than a gambling spectacle. 'It is the excitement of Hong Kong, I think it will be a full house, and that is something which epitomises Hong Kong,' Engelbrecht-Bresges said. 'It's a passion for horse racing. It's a passion of energy, of close finishes, dynamism. Highland Rahy (6), ridden by Zac Purton, won the Class 3 over 1,650m at Happy Valley. Photo: Kenneth Chan 'Horse racing in Hong Kong is absolutely unique, and the most unique place in the world for horse racing is Happy Valley.
