Continue reading Continue reading Entertainment journalist Eileen Cha, who grew up on Cantonese and Hunanese food, says she has a split personality palate Eileen Cha is a prominent entertainment journalist, radio host and food critic based in Hong Kong. She spoke to Andrew Sun. My mum's Hunanese and from a well-off family, so she never set foot in the kitchen. When she came to Hong Kong and married my dad, she had to figure out how to cook proper Cantonese meals and old-fashioned soups.