Wo Hoi Ming · Max Wo

At a glance

Chinese culinary director of Regent Taipei and the chef leading Silks House. His career links Hong Kong Cantonese kitchens with hotel restaurants in Japan, Macau and Taiwan.[1] [2]

Cooking & identity

Cantonese soups, seafood and roast meats remain central. Wo’s interest in Taiwanese rice, agricultural produce and tea brings local references into the established repertoire.[1] [2]

Why this profile is included

The two-city Duddell’s exchange supplies named partners, successive dates and a documented return visit; the career interview adds professional context beyond restaurant awards.[3] [2] [4] [5] [6]

Connected restaurant / chef: Silks House

Recent developments

1. 2026-05–09

   The releases record the May Hong Kong dinners with Chan Yau Leung and announce a September Taipei return.[3] [2]

Collaborations & guest appearances

3 collaboration projects · 3 within the two-year research window

Projects are deduplicated: multiple nights, venues or reports do not automatically become separate collaborations. Food-and-drink events and shared festival appearances are labelled by format.

1. Four handsMixed evidence · see each date

   Silks House × Duddell’s · Cantonese exchange

   • 2026-05-06 — 2026-05-07
     Duddell’s · Hong Kong
     Reported after the event
   • 2026-09-16 — 2026-09-17
     Silks House, Regent Taipei · Taipei
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Wo Hoi Ming / Silks House · Chan Yau Leung / Duddell’s

   The first Hong Kong dinners led to a Taipei return. The later release replaces the earlier tentative August return with confirmed September dates.[3] [2]

2. Pop-upScheduled date passed · announcement

   The Consul Bangkok × Silks House

   • 2025-10-23 — 2025-10-24
     The Consul · Bangkok
     Scheduled date passed · announcement

   Participants / partners
   Max Wo / Silks House · The Consul / Tatler Best Takeovers

   Tatler announced a Cantonese takeover by Max Wo. Its page header lists October 23–24, while the body says one night only; the range is preserved without claiming two confirmed services.[4]

3. Four handsReported after the event

   Off Menu · Silks House × Nobuo

   • 2025-06-04
     Silks House, Regent Taipei · Taipei
     Reported after the event
   • 2025-06-05
     Nobuo · Taipei
     Reported after the event

   Participants / partners
   Max Wo / Silks House · Nobu Lee / Nobuo

   Max Wo and Nobu Lee combined Cantonese and contemporary French approaches around Taiwanese produce. The organiser published both Taipei dates and later reported on the food.[5] [6]

Career & milestones

1. Before Taipei

   Trained at Lei Garden in Hong Kong, then worked at The Ritz-Carlton Osaka and The Venetian Macao. Exact appointment years are not provided in the cited interview.[1]

2. 2019 · restaurant release

   Worked at W Taipei before leading Silks House; the restaurant’s collaboration release places his appointment in 2019.[1] [2]

Recognition over time

Restaurant ratings and individual honours are listed separately. Editorial profiles are labelled as coverage.

1. 2026 · Professional coverage

   Chinese Restaurant Awards · career and mentorship interview, A Reason to Stay[1]

Sources & dates

Public evidence reviewed through 2 November 2026. Historical records are retained; this is not a claim of an exhaustive private engagement history.

1. Chinese Restaurant Awards · A Reason to Stay · Chef Max Wo Hoi-ming ↗Published 2026-03-12 · Checked 2026-11-02
2. The Forks & Spoons · Duddell’s × Silks House · Taipei, September 16–17 ↗Published 2026-08-17 · Checked 2026-11-02
3. The Forks & Spoons · Duddell’s × Silks House · Hong Kong, May 6–7 ↗Published 2026-04-02 · Checked 2026-11-02
4. Tatler Asia · The Consul Bangkok × Silks House ↗Checked 2026-11-02
5. Tatler Taiwan · 2025 Off Menu · original dates and venues ↗Checked 2026-11-02
6. Tatler Taiwan · 2025 Off Menu · review of the six collaborations ↗Published 2025-07-25 · Checked 2026-11-02