Where's the (UK) beef?

hkLifestyleGeek gives us the scoop on UK beef promotions around town

Celebrity chef Jason Atherton was in Hong Kong recently to praise the virtues of British beef. At a kick-off event at Watermark, he explained that the cows from England are grass-fed, making the texture of the meat admittedly more chewy, with a more natural flavour compared to the tenderness corn-fed beef, a food cows don't normally eat. For Atherton it's all about flavours and went on to explain that the provenance of the beef was also important in how he determined his menus.

Hong Kong diners can taste for themselves in a month-long promotion called "English Beef -- The Royal Treat" from now until April 15. Four restaurants around town will be using British beef in its dishes -- Dickens Bar, Shore Restaurant & Bar, The Globe and Watermark. Different beef cuts are used to create such dishes as beef fillet carpaccio at Watermark, grilled 28-day aged bone-in rib for two at Shore, and English beef roast available on Sundays at The Globe. Dickens Bar at The Excelsior Hong Kong presents braised English beef and Yorkshire pudding.

Dickens Bar, The Excelsior Hong Kong
281 Gloucester Road
Causeway Bay
2837 6782
mandarinoriental.com/excelsior/fine-dining/dickens-bar/

Shore Restaurant & Bar
3-4/F, the L. Place
139 Queen's Road
Central
2915 1638
shore.com.hk

The Globe
B/F, Garley Building
45-53 Graham Street
Central
2543 1941
theglobe.com.hk

Watermark (until April 13)
Shop L, Level P, Central Pier 7
Star Ferry
Central
2167 7251
cafedecogroup.com