Cover Aaron Gillespie, executive chef of 22 Ships and Ham & Sherry

Some of the city’s finest restaurants are serving limited off-menu delights with free-flow options

This autumn, Jia Group is launching a new dining pop-up event showcasing the best from their restaurants such as Aberdeen Street Social, Duddells, 22 Ships, Rhoda and more. For eight consecutive Saturdays, chefs from the hospitality group’s restaurants will present a special menu featuring off-menu items that are never served on their respective establishments’ regular menus.

Known as “The Pass”, the culinary event is a new pop-up idea from the group. From September 9 to November 4, for eight Saturdays in a row, guests can indulge in a customised menu featuring special dishes that are served for the first time since their creation. These dishes, ranging from vibrant flavours of South East Asia at Mak Mak, Kaum, and Chachawan, to popular Italian regional flavours from 208 Duecento Otto, guests attending these pop-up events also has the opportunity to interact with chefs while enjoying in these limited-edition creations.

The exclusive event will be hosted in a secret location near 1 Duddell Street in Central, and prices range from HK$1,000 to HK$1,800 per person. Tickets are available online here