Christian Mongendre

Christian is an co-founder and the Director of Operations at Mana! Fast Slow Food in Hong Kong. The mantra at Mana! is "Eat Like It Matters" and this attention to healthy and predominantly raw foods and energetic and thoughtful living is instilled in every aspect of the restaurant, from its eco-conscious design to the carefully curated menu and provenance of each ingredient. Christian's roots and training in healthy living and food nutrition go far back. He was born a vegetarian in Hong Kong and moved to France when he was two. He is a classically-trained French chef and also developed his nutrition knowledge and clean-eating savvy as an athlete, having to pay careful attention to his nutrition and eating habits during the span of his life when he competed internationally as a professional rower.