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Conceptual dining
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 21/02/2020
» A small shophouse on Sukhumvit 49 seems the most unlikely place for a fine dining restaurant. Yet up a narrow mirrored staircase leads you into a 24-seater dining space that looks and feels like you're in an abstract art painting.
A course in culinary beauty
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 31/01/2020
» Veganism is now mainstream and the word is spreading. In many countries where people have been reluctant to embrace a meat-free diet, attitudes are changing. Japan is one such example.
Pincer movement
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 17/01/2020
» Sri Lanka's famed Ministry Of Crab has quite a following. Small wonder when it's been on Asia's 50 Best Restaurant list since 2015 (No.35 in 2019). It's fair to say, they take crab pretty seriously there. Indeed, Ministry of Crab has its own constitution with eight "amendments" paying homage to Sri Lanka's iconic lagoon crab.
Food forward
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 03/01/2020
» Since the opening of Masque in Mumbai in 2016, chef-patron Prateek Sadhu has gained a reputation for being innovative, and that year was even named Most Innovative Chef Of The Year by the Western Culinary Association of India.
Reinventing Taiwanese cuisine
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 06/12/2019
» 'I don't have a culinary philosophy. My cooking philosophy is about making food delicious, but this is the basic a top chef should do. Everyone can cook but I am a professional," says Kai Ho, chef-patron of the two Michelin-starred Tairroir in Taipei.
From the fire
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 06/12/2019
» 'I first ate at Yanagiya in Nagoya five years ago, and what struck me was how something so simple can be so delicious," says co-owner Nicholas Lam. Lam and business partner Ben Na Nakhon have always wanted to bring Yanagiya to Bangkok, but were unsure if the market was ready for it, "but we wanted to give it a shot", says Lam.
Claws for thought
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 01/11/2019
» Dharshan Munidasa is restaurateur royalty in his native Sri Lanka, renowned for having founded Nihonbashi, Ministry of Crab and Kaema Sutra, some of the island nation's most successful restaurants.
Contemporary interpretations of regional favourites
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 27/09/2019
» Inspired by his travels throughout Thailand, chef Krit Prathuangsukh's new tasting menu at Basil at the Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit showcases the diversity of Thai ingredients and cooking techniques. Each dish of the nine-course "Thai Journey" menu reinvents a regional classic with a modern twist, while remaining distinctly Thai.
Aman Villas Nusa Dua
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 03/10/2019
» A gateway to Indonesia, Aman Villas Nusa Dua is within easy reach of the vibrant districts of Sanur, Jimbaran, Kuta, Legian and Seminyak. The villas are also the perfect starting point for a journey through Indonesia with Aman: Amandari, Amankila, Amanwana and Amanjiwo.
The international local
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 04/10/2019
» 'My approach to cooking is to let the ingredients shine, it is always about the ingredients," says chef Richie Lin. Lin's Michelin-starred Mume in Taipei, Taiwan, is known to change its menu according to the seasonality of ingredients available.