VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT BY RENOWNED AUSTRALIAN CHEF

As many believe that vegetarian food is essential in healthy living, a flagship vegetarian restaurant VEDA has recently opened in Ovolo Central on Arbuthnot Road, Central. Designed by renowned chef Hetty McKinnon, every dish uses fresh and top-quality ingredients, fully reflectting the chef’s
enthusiasm and love for cooking.

“Each dish is made with fresh and superior
ingredients, which fully reflects the chef’s enthusiasm and love for cooking.”

VEDA, originated from the word “vid” in Sanskrit, means “knowledge”, representing the knowledge and wisdom on Chinese and Western culture and ingredients. Ovolo Hotels Group’s Chairman and CEO Girish Jhunj hnuwala expressed that “it’s great to open a vegetarian restaurant in the heart of Hong Kong, and believe that the taste of chef Hetty’s dishes will soon make VEDA the gathering place for the foodies.”

Hetty McKinnon is both a chef and food writer. She opened a restaurant, Arthur Street Kitchen, in Sydney that practices the simple concept of “bringing local cuisine to local residents”. With her creativity, she made delicious salads rich in flavor, and delivered them by bicycle in person. Later in 2015, Hetty moved to Brooklyn, New York with her family and her restaurant. She started hosting events and banquets, cooperated with locals to establish the Brooklyn culinary workshop “Neighborhood Studio”, published the multicultural food magazine “Peddler”, and regularly wrote articles for the Guardian’s vegetarian column.

VEDA
Address: 2 Arbino Road, Central
Telephone: 3755 3067
Business Hours:
Sunday to Thursday 6:30-23:00,
Friday and Saturday 6:30-00:00
Parking: Central Plaza ($34 per hour)

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澳洲名廚掌舵中環素菜餐廳

不少人也認為，素菜是健康生活的其中一個必備範疇，香港的素菜餐廳也愈開愈多，最近於中環亞畢諾道 Ovolo Central 新開幕的旗艦素菜餐廳 VEDA，就是由國際素食名廚 Hetty McKinnon 悉心設計菜式，每道美食均選用新鮮上乘食材，充分體現出大廚對烹調美食的熱誠和熱愛。

“ 每道美食均選用新鮮上乘食材，充分體現出大廚對烹調美食的熱誠和熱愛。”

– VEDA 源自梵文中「vid」一字，意思是「認識」，代表對中西文化及食材的知識及智慧。Ovolo Hotels Group 主席兼行政總裁 Girish Jhunjhnuwala 表示，「很高興能於香港的心臟地帶開設令人嚮往的素食餐廳，憑著主廚 Hetty 的滋味佳餚，加上我喜愛的菜式，相信 VEDA 會火速成為美食家的聚腳點。」

– Hetty McKinnon 是位熱愛蔬菜的澳洲名廚兼美食作家， 2011 年她於悉尼薩里山市中心開設了社區餐廳 Arthur Street Kitchen，實踐了「為本地居民帶來本地美食」的簡單理念。她繼續發揮創意，炮製出滋味豐富的時令沙律，並騎單車親自送到客人府上。後來於 2015 年，Hetty 與家人，以及自己一手創辦的餐廳一起遷往紐約布魯克林，在當地舉辦活動、工作坊及宴會，並與當地人聯手創立布魯克林烹飪工房 Neighborhood Studio，出版多元文化飲食雜誌《Peddler》，亦定期為《衛報》的素食專欄撰寫文章。

– 這次 Hetty 會將她的鍾情素菜的飲食概念融入菜式中，與顧客及親朋好友共享。VEDA 的素食美饌多不勝數，推介的招牌菜包括尼泊爾乳清芝士菠菜饃饃，煙燻辣椒加上醃番茄，讓人胃口大開。而印度脆餅則是集團創辦人 Girish Jhunjhnuwala 最愛的經典印度風味菜式，香脆可口。帶幾分日本風味的醬油味噌拉麵選用了上大量蔬菜、豆腐及醃蛋，層次豐富;而適合純素人士的香粥，就加入了糙米、藜麥及香菇，上碟時灑上香油及羽衣甘藍片，有啖啖米香，不容錯過。

– 甜品亦非常具特色，純素的無花果芝士蛋糕淋上滋味焦糖醬，酸酸甜甜，讓人回味無窮。而賣相精美的朱古力海綿蛋糕配熱情果慕絲，開胃的熱情果更是讓食客無法抗拒。除了眾多的單點菜式外，VEDA 亦提供一系列的澳洲美酒，包括 13 款杯裝葡萄酒、精釀烈酒，以及精心調配的雞尾酒及啤酒。

VEDA

地址: 中環亞畢諾道 2 號
電話: 3755 3067
營業時間: 星期日至四 6:30-23:00、
星期五及六 6:30-00:00
泊車: 中央廣場 (每小時 $34 起)

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VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT BY RENOWNED AUSTRALIAN CHEF