Back in January, former Noma chef de partie and Tom Aikens alumni James Sharman held a three-week pop-up dinner event at the Soho Printing Press, which was one of the most-talked about and Instagrammed events for three weeks. This month, chef Sharman and his team is back in town with another pop-up event, and some exciting plans in the works.

The esteemed chef is returning to the Far East with a new pop-up series after holding weekly runs in New York City and San Francisco. Sharman’s team, known as The One Star House Party has taken over the Soho Printing Press space in Sheung Wan as the chef team returns to Hong Kong every month to hold a one-week pop-up dinner, inspired by the ongoing road trip the team is currently holding during their time away from Hong Kong.

“We will hold dinners for one week at the venue (Soho Printing Press) each month, the rest of the time we will continue to travel to other cities and hold pop ups there. Then there are also time for transit and prepping in between cities, but we always come back to Hong Kong every month,” explained James Sharman. The group is attempting something new and creative.

With inspirations drawn from his road trip, Sharman will create a menu that pay tributes to each visiting city with his team of food and beverage professionals including Kevin McCrae, Sharman’s partner in creating Butcher & Brine, a street food concept before starting the popup in Hong Kong, as well as Bart Szymczak, who previously worked at London’s The Typing Room and currently the man who takes the helm of the stove at the popup series.

The chefs’ nomadic journey is enriching their ability and creativity in designing menus for Hong Kong as well as other cities. “When we are on the road, we constantly come up with ideas for food and dining experiences we couldn’t dreamt up had we been confined to one restaurant. It is crazy, creative, and has not been done before,” explained Sharman.

Inspired by their journeys, guests in Hong Kong have much to look forward to, as the team takes the concepts and dishes of their foreign pop-ups back to Hong Kong every month. “We don’t travel to new locations and try to re-create authentic dishes. Instead we land with an open mind and see where it takes us, and what we learn along the way,” said Sharman. “Take California for example, the abundance of amazing produce allows us much room to play, while New York City offers a rich heritage of dining culture, from generations of fish markets and butcheries to delis that shape how diners eat in the city, we aim to offer this piece of the world on the plate when we return to Hong Kong.”

For James Sharman, the new monthly pop-up dinner series is more than just an event of creative dinners, it also serves as a platform for something bigger. “We create dinners in derelict neighborhoods and unseemly locations, from neglected factory in Taipei to lofts in the States. Even though the Hong Kong location will permanently be at the Soho Printing Press, we aim to offer some surprising but delicious food that is honest and not too complex to understand,” explained Sharman. “We are encouraging the connection between guests and chefs, who will tell you the story of where and how this dish is inspired, and interact with the guests directly on their preferences and feedback.”

James Sharman’s new Dinner pop-up at Soho Printing Press runs May 10 to 18. Tickets are available on May 4 at 12:00pm here.