Gastronomic ceramics in Japan
In Japanese traditional tasting menu gastronomic ceramics have always played a supportive role to the chefs' seasonal food presentation. The choice of the bowls, cups and plates is rarely limited ...
Cafe Salon Naka-Oku: feminine home cooking on Naoshima
When visiting Naoshima, the abundant artscape on this small island in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan calls for a break. If you long for wholesome, feminine home cooking then ...
The Best Thai Restaurants in Bangkok now
The best Thai food in Bangkok is found on its streets, in private residences and luxuriantly restored mansions. My selections were co-curated with my local, food-savvy, designer friend Moo Chulalux ...
Kichisen: refreshing the taste and style of traditional Kyoto-style kaiseki
My photo below tells it all: the focused gaze of the Kichisen's master chef Yoshimi Tanigawa shows how much focus goes into his food and how much he cares to ...
Nishikawa kaiseki Kyoto: sharing culinary tradition with an artist and host
On the same axis of the Kodai-ji Temple Nishikawa calibrates the balance of traditional ryotei cuisine with a casual and social ballast to the iconic, yet serious three Michelin star Kikunoi ...
Farm to table soba at Tamawarai Tokyo
Eating Japanese soba noodles at Tamawarai Tokyo is a slow food act with a Michelin stared attentiveness to quality. For most Japanese eating lunch at a sobaya is a rushed experience in any ...
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Hong Kong
Joel Robuchon does not need any introduction for a majority of food connoisseurs… ...
Rokkaku: the first Michelin-stared Izakaya in Japan
Izakaya is a casual Japanese meal that, similarly to the Spanish tapas or British pub food, is made to complement alcoholic drinks like wine, beer, sake or spirits. At the ...
Marou chocolate: paying tribute to terroir through sensitively crafted Vietnamese cocoa
Vietnam’s first artisan bean-to-bar chocolate makers Marou Faiseurs De Chocolat are paying tribute to the jungle farmed Vietnamese cocoa. Two Frenchmen Vincent Mourou and Samuel Maruta are making the vegan, mostly ...
