In with the new This used to be a retro-looking French restaurant, but now it is transformed into a modern international restaurant with a new bar and terrace. Riva Grill, Bar & Terrace at The Park Lane Hotel Jakarta is sure to capture everybody’s heart. Opening its doors in 1998, Riva has been totally renovated and the concept changed from French...

The classically luxurious L’Avenue restaurant at The Hermitage Hotel is rolling out a new six-course luxurious degustation menu handpicked and augmented personally by Executive Chef Guillermo Valera and his team of internationally trained chefs. Under Chef Guillermo, L’Avenue is well-known for its favourite signature menu of West-meets-East selections, primarily consisting of components from two or more different regions combined and...

The House with a Heart The story behind The Sayan House is a romantic Bali classic: a young, passionate couple arrived in paradise, visited Sayan just outside the lively centre of Ubud, the island’s cultural heartland, and fell in love with it. They built their dream house right where The Sayan House stands today and spent their evenings hosting friends, neighbours...

Epicurean Market is back with its third annual food & wine fair. Presented by Marina Bay Sands, the fair will run from 14th to 16th August 2015. This highly anticipated gourmet event features a rich and vibrant collection of flavours from around the globe. Visitors will have the opportunity to sample signature dishes from award-winning restaurants such as Bread...

Italy may be celebrated for its pizzas, pastas and delectable dishes, but the country’s brilliant tradition of desserts (“dolce”—literally “sweet”) not only almost steal the show, but again, have invariably evolved as iconic classic dishes worldwide. Beautifully rounding off the meal, with the delicious dolce on offer, remember not to fill up too much on the savoury stuff. Many...

  Celebrates the RIVA Grill Bar & Terrace 1st's Afirst anniversary at The Park Lane Jakarta with Ccelebrity Cchef Scott Webster. Chef Scott is the chef/ and co-owner of Carrington Place (one of Australia’s Ttop 500 Rrestaurants byaccording to the Australian Financial Review) in New South Wales, Australia and the Osia Bar & Restaurant at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore. Enjoy...

American casual-dining family restaurant, Applebee’s Neighbourhood Grill & Bar, offering a friendly atmosphere with its signature bar and grill menu, is now in town! Applebee's menu features beef, chicken and seafood, as well as burgers, pasta and seafood, with a selection of signature menu items found only at Applebee's. Applebee's operates in 19 countries, with more than 2,000 locations around...

There’s something special happening on Thursdays. Yes, one of the finest buffet restaurants, SATOO at Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta brings “Red Night”, a fresh and exciting concept to enjoy a wide spread of exceptional dishes throughout its 12 open-kitchen buffet every Thursday. As guests walk in on Thursday night, the restaurant will be adorned in red, from napkins to the...

  The impending opening of Jamie’s Italian in Bali in 2015 has our tongues wagging and taste buds tingling in anticipation. The Jamie Oliver group of family-friendly Italian eateries, together with Hotel Properties Limited (HPL), has their eyes set on our famous Kuta Beach, next to Hard Rock Hotel Bali. The Naked Chef collaborated with his Italian mentor, chef Gennaro Contaldo,...

Within the old-world elegance of The Hermitage hotel is an equally charming restaurant that is both luxurious and classy: L’Avenue. Interior-wise, the restaurant is beautifully decorated with Carrera marble, adorned with artwork, ornaments and other thingamajigs from the colonial era, and many other decorative aspects reminiscent of ye olden days, way before Jakarta was even born.  As the primary dining...