Red Velvet Cake
Union Brasserie, Bakery & Bar Union’s blend of classy décor, delish food and a great location have made it one of Jakarta’s hippest spots to see and be seen. Although it’s one of the city’s trendiest nightlife venues, it might be even more famous for its Red Velvet Cake. Created by Chef Karen Carlotta, the mastermind behind Union Bakery, the...
Esquina
Spanish tapas sees an edgy, underground twist at Esquina – Singapore's rustic-chic tapas bar with some superstar credentials. Esquina is Singapore’s alternative tapas bar with an edgy underground charm – a hipster’s paradise if you will. It eschews the idea that a premier restaurant must have white table cloths and a formal fine dining ambience, instead blasting out heavy beats...
Asuka
Absolutely Authentic Japanese at the JW Marriott Jakarta Asuka is a Japanese restaurant that marries modern and traditional aesthetics to create a look that feels contemporary yet authentic at the same time. The focal point of the restaurant is the long sushi bar, with a beautiful awning of curved and polished wooden slats soaring up from the back wall to...
Enmaru
Japanese Izakaya Cuisine, Elevated The first thing you should know about Enmaru is that it is the highest Japanese restaurant in Jakarta, literally. It is located in the Altitude complex, which is situated on the 46th floor of The Plaza building (which also houses Salt Grill by Luke Mangan, the modern Australian restaurant from the renowned celebrity chef, and Gaia,...
Edogin
Superlative Selections and Japanese Buffet at Hotel Mulia Senayan, Jakarta For those with a serious hunger for high-quality Japanese food, Edogin at Hotel Mulia Senayan, Jakarta should definitely be one of your top choices. While the restaurant has an extensive selection of à la carte items, including everything from ramen to tempura as well as a dedicated sushi bar and...
A Gastronomic Rockstar
Ryan Clift, the man behind Singapore’s famed Tippling Club and the recently opened DING DONG, has gone from humble beginnings to running a veritable F&B empire that has helped changed the face of eating and drinking in The Little Red Dot forever. Chef and restauranteur Ryan Clift could be described as the Cinderella of the culinary world – with less...
Playing with Fire
Richard Millar, the Director of Cuisine at the W Retreat and Spa Bali, says the key to his eclectic, cutting-edge cuisine is high-quality ingredients, many of which he grows himself. The quality of produce and where it has been sourced from are increasingly becoming as important to gourmands as the way a dish tastes. Consequently, many chefs are starting to...
Artful Italian
Jakarta’s hottest new Italian restaurant, GAIA by OSO, features a menu filled with dishes that combine rustic flavours with modern finesse. The mastermind behind the menu is Chef Diego Chiarini, who is also responsible for the lauded OSO Ristorante in Singapore. We talked to the Italian impresario about his passion for bringing the authentic flavours of his homeland to...
Solata Restaurant
Italian In Gold and SIlver Michelin-starred Chef Ezio Gritti brings refined Italian fine dining to Bali’s Sunset Road with the much-anticipated opening of Solata. As the calibre of cuisine that can be found in Bali continues to rise, the Island of the Gods seems to attract more and more prestigious chefs from abroad to make their home here. The latest internationally...
Divine Dessert Competition at mejekawi
Four of Indonesia’s hottest young chefs compete to create the sweetest treat KU DE TA’s exciting new restaurant, Mejekawi, not only offers some of Bali’s most innovative degustation menus, it also houses a high-tech test kitchen filled with the latest in gastronomic gadgetry. This culinary playground was put to good use recently when it hosted a culinary competition pitting some...
