(CNN)If you want to find out what art tastes like, there"s no shortage of masterpieces being served up in Hong Kong.
The latest trend to hit the city"s booming restaurant and art scene has gallerists and restaurateurs teaming up to combine elements of gastronomy with visual arts.
The result? Diners gain a stronger connection to both the food and the art, say fans.
Here are some of the leading Hong Kong restaurants blurring the boundary between dining and art.
Duddell"s
Works by Frederick Ronald Williams -- one of the 20th century"s major landscape painters -- and Zao Wou Ki -- a Chinese-French painter and member of Paris" Acadmie des Beaux-Arts -- are on permanent display.
"Chefs are like any artists," says Taddei.
"We have a different medium, our own style, our own signature. Despite the enormous amount of dishes you create, each should carry your own touch."
Dine Art"s menu carries dishes such as ravioli stuffed with Sicilian langoustine with ginger and yoghurt foam.
"Cooking brings back happy memories of times with my grandma and the rest of my family," says Taddei.
"Watching them cooking, talking, preparing the table -- sharing laughter and tasty meals. Today I cook to recreate this feeling and share it with my guests."
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