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THE SPIRIT OF HIGH SOCIETY
HONG KONG TATLER
PEOPLE Who's Who
FACES
AT A GLANCE
FAVOURITE CHINESE DESSERTS
“Chinese black sesame soups, walnut
creams and fresh tofu fa with ginger
syrup... but never too sweet”
ZEST FOR LIFE
“I love humour. I never like to be
bored. I like to set trends but not to
follow them”
ON THE HORIZON
“I have a coffee table book coming out.
It will be on travel, entertaining,
cuisine and lifestyle”
WISR WORDS
“Love what you do”
Her Just Desserts
HONG KONG'S QUEEN OF CAKES,
BONNIE GOKSON, HAS
EXPANDED HER DELICIOUS
EMPIRE. CRYSTAL TAI IS
GRANTED AN AUDIENCE WITH
THE MAJESTIC MS B
In the first few minutes of our
interview, Bonnie Gokson already has
a confession to make. “I love what I
do,” she smiles. And it isn't hard to see
what it is Gokson loves about her job.
As one of Hong Kong's foremost
lifestyle and luxury experts, there is
little that she hasn't accomplished in
her colourful career. In 2008, she
captivated the city with the opening of
her bar-restaurant Sevva, which also
featured her phenomenally popular
bakery. Now she has branched out with
Ms B's Cakery, a commissary cake
shop she opened to keep up with the
overwhelming sweets and pastries.
Gokson has set up shop at 39 Gough
Street and the new venue fits right in
with its eclectic Noho neighbours.
“The place is tiny. It's very charming,”
she says. “It still has character, which
is the most important thing in life. I
think small is beautiful, full-stop.”
Indeed, the same can be said for
Gokson's creations. Sevva's cakes are
renowned among Hong Kong's
culinary cognescenti as bite-sized
pieces of heaven: her signature works