At Sam Aisbett's Akuna Restaurant, the chef celebrated for his modern Australian cuisine, who cooked with culinary legends Tetsuya Wakuda and Peter Gilmore, is cooking without boundaries using local ingredients while showcasing a few from his Australian homeland too. "Look at me. I am modern oz!" says the chef who's calmer and more content than ever before.
InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula underlined its commitment to cuisine with an invite to celebrated Thai chef, Ton, to join their own Chef Thu for a special 4-hands dinner.
World's 50 Best Hotels has been announced for the first time ever. And these are the 50 hotels that made the list, 7 special awards, and 6 best-in-continent winners.
Dear Asian Youth Saigon has just organized the photography exhibition 'The Vietnam Experience' to capture the beauty of Vietnam. We met with Hao, Trang, Khang and Quang to get to know more about Saigon through their lens.
Mayu runs a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it curry shop called Vidu in Saigon’s Japan Town (and there’s another branch in Thao Dien). It’s a word-of-mouth hit thanks to the shops one dish, chicken curry.
MICHELIN-star IGNIV Bangkok’s David Hartwig and Arne Riehn came to Saigon’s Å by TUNG for a six-hand dinner collaboration. And we talked egos, family-style fine dining, and the search for the missing spoon.
I-Bartender Cocktail Competition was back for 2023, and the event was bigger than ever, with young competitors from across the country, hoping to take home first prize.
Chef Khải Tuấn from Stoker, Hoàng Tùng from T.U.N.G. Dining in Hanoi and Å by T.U.N.G, in Saigon, Phạm Thị Trâm Anh from Palais Des Douceurs, and CoCo Saigon’s Chef Vương will all be appearing at Vietnam Whisky & Cocktail Festival 2023. Here the tell us about their relationship with whisky and what’s in store at the event.
World Class Vietnam Winner 2023, Nguyen Tuan Anh, runs the experiential and sustainably-minded Hanoi cocktail bar, USEbar, and the museum-themed The Haflington. Here, he tells us how his approach has brought him happiness.
Vietnam Whisky & Cocktail Festival 2023 is on 26th and 27th August, and its 3 people’s choice semi-finalists, Luce Kieu, Tuan Cuong, and Tran Gia Hao tell us about their plans for the competition and beyond.
There’s a new Italian restaurant that converts into a disco, a very Vietnamese kind of burger, one of the region’s hottest chefs, and more in this edition of the hottest new places in Saigon right now.
Since the first LÔCÔ Art Market in 2017, each edition of the art market, which its founder, Long, and his team now hold LÔCÔ Art Market three times a year, has welcomed more vendors, more people, and more hype. So, we asked Long about his favorite local brands and how he’s grown the market since its founding five years ago.
At Vietnam Whisky & Cocktail Festival 2023, the cocktail competition will be judged by three formidable industry experts, Priyanka Blah, Nguyen Minh Khanh, and The Mood Therapist Richard McDonough. Ahead of the event, we asked them what kind of judges they are.