Leung Man-tao

Leung Man‑to (Hugo Leung Man‑To, born 11 August 1950) is a Hong Kong food critic, television presenter, and Managing Director of Tai Wing Wah Restaurant in Yuen Long. Nicknamed "Food God" and "Fat Taogo" for his large build, he began at age 19 as a trainee in Wan Chai’s Wing Wah Restaurant, later working floor management and promotion at Tai Wing Wah. Introduced to the cultural scene by Yip Hon‑leung, he became known for traditional walled‑village cuisine. In recent years he has co‑hosted TVB’s Daily Food God and appeared in advertisements.

Background

Born in Zhongshan, Guangdong, Leung grew up in Macau in a family seafood wholesale business. He is the eldest of five siblings; his younger brother Leung Man‑cheng is Commissioner of the Macau Police. Leung attended St. Joseph’s Diocesan College, where classmate was International Ocean Chairman Fong Siu‑to. After his father’s business was lost in the 1966 Macau riots, the family moved to Kennedy Town, Hong Kong. Leung helped in his family’s salted‑fish stalls before working export at a plastic flower factory, then trade at a garment firm.

In 1970 he joined Titan Trading as an export officer and studied Cantonese barbecue cooking at Wing Wah Restaurant in the evenings, introduced by the owner. His father invested HK$30,000 in Tai Wing Wah in 1975; Leung managed the pastry counter and later became floor manager. After the 1994 fire at the San Ning Road branch, which reopened in December 1998, Leung assisted the aging owner in revival.

On 26 December 2011, Tai Wing Wah launched a canned "foie gras" for mass sale; consumers noted the product contained only pork liver. In 2021, Leung lost weight from 325 lb to 195 lb using ketogenic diet and exercise.

External links

• Facebook: hugo.leung.718
• RTHK interview, 4 March 2006