When the Australian Michelle Garnaut first set foot in Hong Kong in 1984 she loathed the city. Garnaut, then in her mid-twenties, had just spent three months travelling around Thailand. She was young and hungry for adventure. But compared with the pristine beaches of her previous travels, Hong Kong felt overcrowded and chaotic. Most deplorable for the foodie was the lack of good independent dining. “It was a desert!” says Garnaut, referring to the nascent food scene.
当澳洲人米歇尔•加诺特(Michelle Garnaut)于1984年第一次踏足香港时,异常反感这座城市。当时她只有20来岁,刚刚花了三个月时间周游泰国,年纪轻轻的她酷爱冒险。但与泰国原生态的海滩相比,香港显得拥挤又嘈杂。让这位美食家感觉最不爽的是香港没有上档次的独立餐厅。“当时的香港简直就是美食荒漠!”加诺特说,她所指的是香港不尽如人意的餐饮业。