Hong Kong has just welcomed its first-ever plant-based culinary arts academy, opened by Green Monday in collaboration with real estate giant Great Eagle Group. The new culinary school, tailored for restaurant chefs, hospitality professionals and caterers, will run educational courses on plant-based ingredients, cooking and dining to “inspire change across menus” in the city. 

A new culinary arts academy has opened its doors in Hong Kong—and this time it’s going to be 100% plant-based. Created by Green Monday, the group behind the world-famous vegan pork analogue OmniPork and Green Common vegan grocery chain, and Great Eagle Group, the conglomerate behind Cordis and The Langham hotels, the new academy marks Hong Kong’s first ever completely vegan culinary school.  

The aim of the project is to make sustainable plant-based eating mainstream in Hong Kong’s vibrant F&B industry. The first class, held on July 28, saw culinary, hospitality and dietetics students participate in a session on food production and agricultural resource use. They were then taught new innovative techniques and skills on how to cook and create dishes using plant-based meat alternatives, which are far more climate-friendly than animal meat.