HONG KONG: Following a successful series An Ode to Eggs and an Ode to Rice, Asia's best female chef Vicky Lau of Tate Dining Room in Hong Kong will present a refined single-ingredient lunch menu with a French Chinese twist. This time, she will be putting the versatile tofu in the spotlight, Asia's most popular soy-based protein. “Tofu is an often-misunderstood … [Read more...]
Dierendonck to open second shop in Brussels
BRUSSELS: Hendrik Dierendonck, the renowned nose to tail Belgian butcher will open his second shop in Brussels. The Belgian butcher announced he has taken over Le Charolais, a family run butcher shop in Rue Vanderkindere in the heart of the ‘Quartier des Artisans’. Rue Vanderkindere is probably the foodie street par excellence in Brussels with many speciality shops … [Read more...]
50 Best for Recovery programme launched
The organisation behind The World’s 50 Best Restaurants is replacing its annual list, awards and related events with a three-pronged campaign, entitled 50 Best for Recovery – supporting restaurants worldwide in partnership with S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna. The aim is to provide tangible financial relief where possible, as well as create and collate helpful resources for … [Read more...]
World’s 50 Best Restaurants in Antwerp postponed to 2021 – no list to be published this year
ANTWERP: The World's 50 Best restaurants event that was set to be organised in Antwerp, Belgium on 2 June 2020 will not take place. 50 Best announced today that they have cancelled the 2020 event and this will take place in 2021, circumstances permitting. The organisation announced that it will not release its annual list in ranked format this year. "50 Best have … [Read more...]
(4) #UnitedWeDine: a Hong Kong initiative to support restaurants
HONG KONG: Over the past two months, the Hong Kong restaurant industry has been dealt a devastating blow, with once-thriving outlets struggling to stay afloat in a city that no longer dines out. Recording the first sweeping loss in annual revenue since 2004, Hong Kong’s restaurants are now in need of help and support. As a response to a declining industry that remains the … [Read more...]





