I was born in Macau and moved to Hong Kong when I was five years old, where I have lived and studied since. At the age of fifteen, I went to the UK to continue my education until my first year of university. However, I found that I couldn’t adapt to university life, so I made the decision to quit and enroll in culinary school. After graduating in one year, I began my apprenticeship at the Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge. Eventually, I returned to Macau and worked at a Michelin-starred restaurant, continuing to pursue my passion for cooking.

By Kevin Law

Neesha Jhaveri is a graceful Kathak dancer, accomplished teacher, creative choreographer and a

co-founder of Sri Shakti Academy, Hong Kong. She is a disciple of late Guru Pt. Hazarilalji and Smt.

Sunayana Hazarilalji, both doyens of Jankiprasad school of Banaras Gharana and has received

training in a Guru Shishya parampara tradition.

She moved to Hong Kong in 2001 and since then she has completely devoted herself in spreading the

awareness of Indian Classical Dance and Culture in Hong Kong.Through Sri Shakti Academy, the first

professional Indian dance company set up in Hong Kong, she trains numerous students, gives lecture

demonstrations at the prestigious universities of Hong Kong and performs at various dance festivals

organized by the Hong Kong Government and the Indian Consulate of Hong Kong. A recipient of the

National Scholarship from the Government of India and a graded artist at Doordarshan, she has

performed at various dance festivals in India, Africa, America, China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

Arun (a) Alex P.E born and raised up in Chennai, India .
Studied mechanical engineering, and work for a watch company for five years as a product designer.
Came to Hong Kong for work in 1997 and worked in the same company for 20 years. Quit my job as a chief operation officer of the company.
I’m a vegetarian since my birthday and that’s how I got to know Woodlands when I came to Hong Kong. Started editing in the restaurant every meal for many years and eventually became the owner of the restaurant in the year 2018.
I am the first generation businessman in my family and a full-time businessman since 2017 after I quit my job.
Following my passion, I started building the food and beverage business and in five years we have five restaurants almost every year a restaurant. The reason addition being the one in Macau the first Indian vegetarian restaurant of Macau.
My vision is to make Woodlands a popular brand in this region of the world and my mission is to educate the locals about the Indian food. Indian culture. Also the Indian vegetarian food.

All about Stefano Bussi, Head Mixologist of Vida Rica Bar at Mandarin Oriental, Macau

A flamboyant, eccentric and recently crowned the winner of 2024 World Class Hong Kong & Macau,

Stefano Bussi is a storyteller, an innovator and an experimentalist. Gaining experiences in London,

Italy, Australia and now Macau, Stefano creates cocktails that may look simple but once you take a

sip, it will leave you wanting more.

Lambert Lam

Founder of JUSTINDIA

Founder of HONG KONG EAT & MACAUEAT Marketing and Production

After studying overseas in Toronto, and working as a gourmet editor in a Canadian Asian magazine, Lambert returned to Macau. He worked with Wynn Resorts Macau until 2021, before founding MACAUEAT, a marketing and production studio offering digital services to promote the city’s culinary gems dotted along cobbled streets and glitzy casino strips. In 2024, he teams up with Michelin-starred chef Justin Paul to open a semi-fine-dining restaurant named JUSTINDIA. With Justin’s culinary expertise and Lambert’s marketing skills, the restaurant quickly becomes one of the most popular in town.

Master Hariom is the trendsetter of Kuchipudi , Bollywood and Semi classical Indian dance in Hong Kong among the locals ever since he started teaching here in 2003. He has been a dancer , dance teacher and choreographer in a career spanning over 4 decades. He started learning Kuchipudi in his hometown of visakhapatnam since the age of 3 and went on to learn under the tutelage of many esteemed gurus such as Sangeet Natak Academy awardee Sri Pasumarti Sitaramayya ji and Guru Sri Hari Ramamurty, a direct disciple of Padmabhushan Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam becoming a champion in district, state and national level competitions. He was a national scholarship awardee from Center for cultural research and training, a wing of the union Human Resources and development ministry of India to learn Kuchipudi. He started teaching in India in 1992 in his home town and moved to here in 2003 to continue his teaching. Himself and his students have been performing in many prestigious events both locally and internationally in India, China, USA, UK, Singapore, Japan, Taiwan and Macau

GEORGE IU THE HONGKONG MENTOR SHARING THE HAPPY FITNESS LIFE IN LIVE TALK SHOW WITH US TODAY.BE HAPPY AND BE FIT.KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

- Nike Trainer
- Co-Founder of MiU Training Hub
- ZUMBA Education Specialist
- STRONG Nation Master Trainer
- Group Fitness Instructor since 2004

Now let us hear what he will share in our live talk show :)