Give Back This Holiday Season with Cookie Smiles x JOYCE Celebrity Chefs Gingerbread for Good Popup
This Christmas season, Cookie Smiles has teamed up with luxury fashion boutique JOYCE to run Gingerbread For Good from December 6 to 23, 2021, at New World Tower, Central, with a range of unique gingerbread men created by the following celebrity chefs and culinary experts:
- Agustin Balbi and pastry chef Joanna Yuen, Ando
- Baptiste Villefranque, W Hotel Hong Kong
- Chris Ho, private chef by the name of “Ho La Ho Sik”
- Robin Zavou and pastry chef Christophe Sapy, Mandarin Oriental
- Franckelie Laloum and pastry chef Natalie Leung, Louise
- Graham Long, The Continental, The Upper House
- Chris Czerwinski and sous chef Chan Chun Fai, Salisterra at The Upper House
- Richard Ekkebus and pastry chef Valentin Mille, Amber at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental
- Salvador Benedicto, Cassio
- Sheldon Fonseca, The Mira Hong Kong
- Uwe Opocensky and executive pastry chef Julien Gourmelon, Shangri-La Group
- Wil Fang, Cookie DPT
The gingerbread treats will feature different flavour combinations and decorations, ranging from the classic in Ando’s ‘Grumpy Mojo’ gingerbread, made with maple syrup, Island Shangri-La’s ‘Gingerbread Nutcracker’, to more creative approaches from The Landmark Mandarin Oriental in the form of ‘The Big Boy’ with mikan jam, and Cookie DPT’s red velvet gingerbread, and more.
Check out: Hong Kong Chef’s Make Cookies for A Good Cause | Cookie Smiles
All proceeds, less incidentals from the pop-up were donated to our charity partners ImpactHK, Splash, HK Down Syndrome & SPCA.