Syed Asim Hussain, co-founder of Black Sheep Restaurants, discusses Hong Kong’s third round of virus restrictions and how they will impact his business and the industry.

Despite a glimmer of hope for a vaccine, the fight against coronavirus has had setbacks this week, including tightening restrictions in Hong Kong — one of the world's earliest success stories.

“We were not going to let the pandemic get in the way of something we truly wanted to express from a creative standpoint… Restaurants are part of a city’s gloss and they are going to be part of our comeback story. We intend to be part of that story.”

今集《飲食男女》找到來自新加坡，擅長烹調越南菜的Le Garçon Saigon主廚Chef Theign，為我們示範越南版《三餸一湯》食譜。來自Chef Theign的菜單，有越南粉絲雞湯、香茅豬頸肉生菜包、鑊炒蝦球及青木瓜沙律，讓大家嘗到不一樣的越南風味。

Co-Founder of Black Sheep Restaurants, get to know Asim’s thoughts and interests in an exclusive and first-ever round of quick-fire questions! Filmed in one shot and one take across Fukuro and Ho Lee Fook in SoHo.

It's become a blueprint guide for restaurateurs around the world. At least half of what was first included is now government-mandated for all restaurants in Hong Kong.

Crisis manual has reached 30 countries, been picked up by hotel schools, retail and aviation industries.

Where does Chef Jowett Yu satisfy his food cravings? In our latest edition of Eat Like A Chef, Jowett (who’s a connoisseur of Chinese roast meats and dumplings) lets us tag along to his favourite food haunts in Hong Kong.

Chef Palash first learnt how to cook from his mother and grandmother. Now, he oversees all of Black Sheep Restaurants’ South Asian establishments: New Punjab Club, Hotal Colombo and Rajasthan Rifles.

Syed Asim Hussain discusses Hong Kong’s ban on bars serving alcohol and how the measure is impacting his business.

Syed Asim Hussain, provides an insight into the resilience of Hong Kong and its people. Listen, on repeat, to the BBC World Service's Newsday programme to discover more. (06:43).

"This business is in my blood and in my bones. My brother and I started working in my father’s restaurant when he was just 12 and I was just 11. Even at that age, I knew this business was all about looking after your customers and that’s always been how I’ve seen it."

"Something we explain to our guests with a lot of pride is how special the region of Punjab is, because it spans both Pakistan and India, and yet there is an amazing oneness in identity that Punjabis have.”

Viu TV採訪Associazione Chianti，位於灣仔船街的佛羅倫斯托斯卡尼小餐館，內容介紹托斯卡尼其實是大眾絕不陌生的佛羅倫斯中部，以最精簡而優質的食材炮製出一道道非同凡響美饌。

A lesson on picking the best players, starting fresh, and fixing errors. Taste Buds talks to Butter, Black Sheep Restaurants online cake shop, for the secrets to success.

Pakistani food gets the recognition it deserves thanks to Hong Kong’s New Punjab Club, helmed by Chef Palash Mitra.

According to Alesbrook: ‘Once you taste Sri Lankan food, you will realise it’s different from Indian food. It’s much lighter, more fragrant, the ingredients are fresher, and we use less seasoning and spices.

Risks, rewards, riches? Restaurant industry leaders talk about the ins and outs of investing in their world.

Turn left onto Peel Street in SoHo on any given evening, and you can expect to encounter a sidewalk crowd ready and waiting to dine at Chôm Chôm, a popular fixture of the Hong Kong restaurant scene. It’s a palpable energy that new chef John Nguyen thrives on.

工業風居酒屋，給大家一個下班後放鬆的一個好選擇，相約朋友同事們一聚，品嚐美酒佳餚。

酒吧式越南餐廳，每款菜式各有獨特驚喜，全新演繹河內特式美饌。

BELON是位於蘇豪一間新派法式餐館。開業初期的BELON，餐館接二連三面對不同的挫敗，包括：大量負評、很少顧客，甚至令餐廳出現虧損

“The New Punjab Club is an artful, immersive, transporting, cinematic experience in the guise of a newfangled tandoor grillhouse.”

Black Sheep Restaurants' New Punjab Club is one of the city’s most beloved destinations always counted on for a rollicking good time. At its helm is chef Palash Mitra, who knows a thing or two about entertaining in style – the Punjabi way.

Black Sheep Restaurants成立背後，亦因Asim前途一片光明。在美國金融界打滾四年後，他決意回港，用盡一切方法籌錢，以100萬美元創業，「香港係我嘅家，我想喺香港開一間餐廳」，簡單直接說出放棄筍工的理由。

Black Sheep Restaurants co-founder Hussain learnt the trade from his restaurateur father. We asked the two to sit down for an on-camera discussion about legacy, duty and passing the baton.

Executive chef Daniel Calvert gives us the secrets behind his key signature creations.

Chef Ford is a Canadian who’s worked all over the world, most recently in Sydney. She was also Top Chef Canada winner René Rodriguez’s sous chef on Iron Chef Canada in 2018.

We got co-founders Chris and Asim to sit down to chat about these three diversely different concepts, and how they approach opening all within such short intervals.

A pair of his father's old tandoor ovens helped Hong Kong restaurateur Asim Hussain achieve a dream – the world's first Michelin star for a Pakistani restaurant, an accolade he hopes will fire interest in the country's often overlooked cuisine.

Asim talks about how New Punjab Club became the first Pakistani eatery to earn a Michelin star.

"The menu at Osteria Marzia showcases coastal cuisine from the southern Italian regions, from Campania to Amalfi and Puglia to Southern Sicily. The international influences in flavours and ingredients are seen in such selections as crudos, salads, pastas and grilled main courses."

Chef Daniel Calvert of BELON shares his favourite spots in Hong Kong, from Cantonese suckling pig to where he gets his banh mi deliveries from and more.

"Black Sheep Restaurants has grown from beginnings in one tapas house 6 years ago to a group that now owns 20 hotspots across Hong Kong. Here, find out how their underdog mentality helped them build a culinary empire."

Foodie invited Chef James Harrison of La Vache! into the kitchen to teach them how to cook the perfect steak at home.

餐飲集團Black Sheep Restaurants自2012年於香港創立，旗下擁有17間餐廳。其創辦人Syed Asim Hussain指出，過往曾有外賣平台邀請集團的餐廳加盟，他都一一拒絕。他認為，外賣服務不只是把食物送到食客手上。因此，Hussain決定推出外賣應用程式及網站Black Sheep Restaurants GO，自營團隊提供免運費的外賣服務，外賣的服務範圍只覆蓋堅尼地城至跑馬地一帶。他揚言，即使生意因此有虧損，也會堅持集團提供自家的外賣服務。

"I think it’s fair to say one of the most successful stories of the past few years is the Black Sheep Restaurants ’ one. How do you grow, in only 6 years, from being an underdog to being the leader on your market? That’s the exciting secret have been trying to unlock by discussing with Christopher Mark and Syed Asim Hussain, Co-Founders and Managing Partners of the group."

"Since arriving in Hong Kong, Calvert has developed an appreciation for Asia’s conventional and unconventional ways of enjoying good food. The master of French cuisine with a local twist shares his top tips for hosting the perfect dinner party and gives a shout-out to his favourite fellow chefs."

"Bread is an important part of Indian cuisine, with more than 30 different varieties to choose from. Chef Palash Mitra from New Punjab Club gives us a rundown of the most popular types, and declares his personal favourite."

"Co-founder of Black Sheep Restaurants and a chef by training, Christopher Mark candidly shares his parenting tips while he and his daughter Parisa, 13, created an off-menu strawberry lattice pie at the company’s central kitchen."

"We speak to Tamara Amaya, the Argentinian sommelière at one of our favourite steakhouses, Buenos Aires Polo Club, who moved to Hong Kong in 2014 for a notable stint at the Four Seasons’ Pony Line lounge prior to moving to Polo Club. Here are her thoughts on wines and the world’s end…"

餐飲集團 Black Sheep Restaurants 的合伙人之一 Christopher Mark，就儲了最少一千把餐刀，集團開設阿根廷扒房 Buenos Aires Polo Club，他將自己在世界各地買來的餐刀，拿來讓客人使用，我們找來這刀癡，看看他的愛刀故事。

"Black Sheep Restaurants co-founder and culinary veteran Christopher Mark got his hands on his first knife by chance at an early age. Decades later, he continues to collect exquisite blades from around the world as he expands the restaurant empire with his team."

Shun Sato, the head chef at Soho izakaya Fukuro, shares his favourite spots for drinking and dining in the Japanese capital.

"The hard working folks in the hospitality industry are ironically the people who don’t get much time to feed themselves. Head Chef Bao La at Le Garçon Saigon talks about the importance of a good family meal."

"One of the arbiters of authentic Vietnamese cuisine in our city, chef Steven Nguyen was born to Vietnamese immigrants, and is a first-generation Canadian. Growing up in the suburbs of Toronto, he was surrounded by aunts, uncles and grandparents who loved to cook and instilled in him the spirit of communal Vietnamese dining."

Syed Asim Hussain, co-founder of Hong Kong's Black Sheep Restaurants, on growing a startup and the importance of company culture.

He grew up in his father’s SoHo restaurant, learned quickly in his first job and, while still in his 20s, co-founded Black Sheep Restaurants. Syed Asim Hussain says commitment to innovation, values and community is their key ingredient

How Syed Asim Hussain, co-founder of Black Sheep Restaurants, became one of Hong Kong's most successful restaurateurs in just six years.

Co-founder of Black Sheep Restaurants and Gen.T Lister, Syed Asim Hussain, breaks down the interior of his most personal project to date

“There’s an old Barbadian rhyme ‘one of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak’, which is a pretty good basic guideline to use. Here, the sour is fresh lime juice, the sweet is Falernum and Orgeat, the strong is subpar rum and the weak is ice and fresh orange juice.”

We chat to Bao about his earliest food memories, get his fool-proof recipe for nước mắm chấm sauce, and find out some of his favourite foodie destinations in both Hong Kong and beyond.

Black Sheep Restaurants group has more on its plate than usual. Dashing between a new opening in Wan Chai and brand new joint New Punjab Club on Wyndham Street, company co-founder Syed Asim Hussain is a man with quite a few missions – and slightly out of breath.

"Born and bred in Australia, Chef Bao La talks to ELLE MEN about how he reconnects to his Vietnamese roots through cooking."

“With a penchant for being the underdog, and their commitment to pushing boundaries, and setting trends in hospitality and restaurant operations, Christopher Mark and Syed Asim Hussain built their restaurant empire in Soho way before it transformed into the cool, hip hangout spot that it is today. They walk us through the area and compare the days then and now, while also sharing the secrets to their consistent success.”

“Buenos Aires Polo Club is inspired by the South American country’s penchant for the distinguished sport and dynamic grilling culture. Head Chef Luca Marinelli takes us back to the golden era in Recoleta.”

"Chef James Harrison has never been to Beirut, but training under Melbourne's best Lebanese-Australian chef (and his slap-happy mother) made him fall in love with the cuisine."

"Complacency comes when you look at a menu and say you're completely happy with this. That's when you should just call it a day, because that's when you stop being better than you were yesterday."

"Having spent 10 years working in Michelin-starred kitchens, Daniel Calvert has brought his passion and precision to his role as chef de cuisine at Belon in Hong Kong."