Loading...
Eat/Drink
-
Michelin gives Seoul two new two-starred restaurants for 2020
PARIS, Nov 22 — Michelin has released the winners of the latest guide for Seoul, giving the city two new restaurants with two stars and seven new restaurants to the one-starred...
-
Foot fetish: Nibbles a specialty at Indonesian restaurant
YOGYAKARTA, Nov 22 ― As he scarfed down a traditional Indonesian meal, Adi Karyanov got himself the two-in-one special at a new restaurant offering pedicures by fish. The tables...
-
High spirits at Singapore’s school for gin
SINGAPORE, Nov 22 ― In a Singapore distillery, the smell of pine, citrus and flowers fills the air as students crush juniper berries, blending them with their own choice of...
-
Robochef: Sony cooks up new AI unit for food revolution
TOKYO, Nov 20 — Cooking robots and tastier recipes: Japanese electronics giant Sony today launched a new artificial intelligence unit they hope will change the way we cook and...
-
Beyond Beaujolais nouveau: A look at other 'new wines'
PARIS, Nov 18 — In the complex world of wine, where Beaujolais Nouveau is all about popping the cork on its vin primeur, aka vin nouveau on the third Thursday of every November,...
-
Discovering 'kai see hor fun' all the way in Tropicana Aman
SHAH ALAM, Nov 17 — When it comes to food, I am sometimes stuck in a rut. Very often, I'm too lazy to even Google new places to try. Instead, I just hit up my familiar spots....
-
Web auction offers a rare chance to obtain legendary wines from a major Bordeaux vineyard
BORDEAUX, Nov 16 — How many amateur oenophiles can say they have never been frustrated by wine auctions that are not always easily accessible? On the occasion of the centenary...
-
A Nutella-themed hotel pop-up to open in California next year
LOS ANGELES, Nov 14 — A Nutella-themed hotel is set to open next year for diehard fans of the chocolate hazelnut spread. And it will be called: Hotella Nutella. For one weekend...
-
Michelin savors the delights of fine dining in Slovenia
NEW YORK, Nov 14 — On Tuesday, November 12, the Red Guide announced that its first ever selection of the best gourmet restaurants in Slovenia will be published in March 2020....
-
Thai cuisine restaurants get two Michelin stars for first time at home
BANGKOK, Nov 13 — Two restaurants in Bangkok have each earned a pair of coveted Michelin stars, the first time the leading guide has awarded the accolade to local establishments...
Loading...
-
Burger King eyes big bite of Europe market with ‘veggie Whopper’
LONDON, Nov 12 — US fast-food giant Burger King today launched its meatless burger in Europe, hoping to capture a substantial slice of a growing market. The vegetarian version...
-
Beyond vegan burgers: Next-generation protein could come from air, methane, volcanic springs
ROME, Nov 8 — It may sound like science fiction, but in a few short years the family dinner table may be laden with steak from a printer and other proteins produced from air,...
-
Hermit's Hut: Learning to escape with a Taiwanese tea ceremony
TAIPEI, Nov 8 — The world is harsh and unforgiving. Every new day, every fresh hour, brings another calamity, it seems. It’s easy to understand the urge to get away or simply...
-
Italy gets new three Michelin-starred restaurant in latest dining guide
ROME, Nov 8 — Italy has a new three Michelin-starred dining destination, thanks to the promotion of Enrico Bartolini al Mudec in Milan. The gastronomic bible of fine dining...
-
Old McDonald’s: Aussie mates show off burger bought in 1995
SYDNEY, Nov 7 — A McDonald’s burger bought in 1995 and kept in an Australian shed for years has never decomposed, according to two men who now refer to the quarter-century...
-
Shelling out: Japan crab fetches record US$46,000 at auction
TOKYO, Nov 7 — A Japanese bidder may be feeling the pinch after forking out US$46,000 (RM190,700) at an auction for a snow crab — a price that "probably set a new world...
-
South Africa’s sacred salt spices up top cuisines
GIYANI (South Africa), Nov 7 — With a sleek swish of his knife, Germaine Esau, the head chef at Cape Town’s award-winning Myoga restaurant, slices open a freshly caught tuna,...
-
Save the date: Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards to be held March 24 in Japan
TOKYO, Nov 7 — After Singapore, Bangkok and Macao, the eighth edition of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards moves to Japan in 2020. New details have been released for the...
-
Cheddar cheese row chef named as an 'immortal' of French cuisine
PARIS, Nov 5 — A French celebrity chef who is suing the Michelin guide for suggesting he used cheddar cheese in a souffle was named as one of the 10 immortals of haute cuisine...
-
From Melbourne to Melaka: The journey of a reluctant barista
MELAKA, Nov 3 — Journeys are about finding oneself, and Jacqueline Wen has travelled quite a distance. Originally from KL, the veteran barista first started working at RAWCoffee...
-
Malaysian film-maker Ho Yuhang makes 'sambal' a supporting actor in his episode of HBO's 'Food Lore'
PETALING JAYA, NOV 2 — It's an eight-part anthology featuring different Asian film-makers telling stories that explore the human condition with narratives inspired by food......
-
Thai chef aims to turn insect eating into fine dining
BANGKOK, Nov 1 — Thai chef Surasit Buttama spent almost a decade cooking international food at upscale restaurants and hotels in the United States and Thailand, but he found his...
-
French producers shrug off New York foie gras ban
PARIS, Nov 1 ― French foie gras producers yesterday shrugged off the decision by the city of New York to ban the controversial delicacy, saying their access to the US market was...
-
The chosen bun: Decade-old burger's decay livestreamed in Iceland
REYKJAVIK, Nov 1 ― A decade after McDonald's shut down in Iceland, thousands of online users follow the live slow decay of the last order ― a seemingly indestructible burger...
-
Misty mountains and water lilies: Chiang Mai's Asama Café will enchant you
CHIANG MAI, Nov 1 — These days you can find great coffee anywhere, provided you look hard enough. Beyond searching for a good cuppa in unusual places, sometimes you just...
-
The race to eat Bangkok’s ‘biggest burger’, a 10,000-calorie challenge
BANGKOK, Oct 31 — A Bangkok burger joint has become an internet sensation after YouTubers started challenging each other to eat its biggest meal — a near 6kg patty covered in...
-
New York bans foie gras on animal cruelty grounds
NEW YORK, Oct 31 — New York can stake a claim to being the culinary capital of the world, but one famous dish is about to be taken off the menu: Foie gras. The city council...
-
On the hunt for healthier boba? Introducing Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea (VIDEO)
PETALING JAYA, Oct 29 — Bubble tea has gained a notorious reputation for being a sugar-laden treat, but change is already on the horizon. Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea, the latest...
-
The perils of having a favourite chicken rice stall
COMMENTARY, Oct 28 — We are what we eat. And sometimes we are what we don’t get to eat. Let me explain. So I have a favourite chicken rice stall. Everyone has one; if it’s...
-
George Town's iconic cafe Toh Soon opens a branch... and it's not in an alley!
GEORGE TOWN, Oct 27 — If you are turned off by the idea of joining the long snaking queue of people waiting to get a seat in popular alley cafe Toh Soon, you can now head over...
-
World’s most expensive bottle of whisky sells for £1.5m
LONDON, Oct 25 — The “Holy Grail” of whiskies smashed the record for the most expensive bottle ever sold, going for nearly £1.5 million (RM8 million) at a London auction....
-
No more live crabs: Singapore’s House of Seafood fills claw machine with boxes to exchange for crab dishes
SINGAPORE, Oct 25 — The owner of the restaurant that has come under fire for its claw machine featuring live crabs said that he will be replacing them with boxes for users to...
-
Anger at Singapore ‘grab-a-crab’ machine
SINGAPORE, Oct 24 — A Singapore restaurant today suspended a bizarre promotional stunt where customers use an arcade-style machine with a mechanical claw to catch live crabs...