Catherine Denoual Maison and Wink Hotels partnered up to produce our luxury linens. So, Wink's head of housekeeping, Aiden Trinh went to the factory to check on production and discuss the power of a good night's sleep.
Hai Do, Wink Hotel Saigon Centre’s area operations manager and acting GM of this, the first Wink Hotel, thinks there are three keys to becoming a great hotel, “a great team, great guest satisfaction, and great hospitality…”
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.
After a chance meeting in Dalat, chocolate lovers Khanh-Linh Le And Gricha Safarian created The Cocoa Project for the people!
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.
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.
Gemination is a new cocktail bar in Dalat. And it’s a place where the team behind On The Rocks have gone native.
At Mắm NYC, located on Manhattan’s Forsyth Street, Jerald Head and Nhung Dao recreate the flavors of Hanoi, with their funky mam tom-fuelled bun dau mam tom. Surprisingly, New Yorkers are getting as addicted as Jerald.
Aguo Izakaya is a warm, welcoming new Japanese restaurant on Saigon’s Ton That Thiep Street with fun retro design-elements, a long counter and some private booths upstairs.
Phạm Hồng Toàn opened Tủ Bar with his co-founder. It’s a Saigon cocktail bar that you enter through a wardrobe. But rather than a gimmick, Tủ Bar is that kind of place that makes you believe in magic again.
Sago House just won Asia 50 Best Bars’ Art Of Hospitality Award, one of two awards handed out before the event on July 18 in Hong Kong. We gave hungover co-founder Jay Gray a call to find out how they did it.
Nguyen Cong Truyen is currently the bar captain at Stir – Modern Classic Cocktail Bar. At World Class Vietnam 2023, he won the Rising Star title thanks to his impressive performance. Here, he tells us how he did it.
One of five chefs to cook at the MICHELIN Guide Vietnam 2023 gala dinner, Chef Chumpol’s Bangkok restaurant has 2-stars. And he knows how to cook to scale without losing the passion for perfectionism.
“I dance like I’m from the Carribean. I have the attitude of a typical Italian father. I cook like I’m French. But I’m living the dream here in Vietnam,” All that history and culture is captured in every bottle of Rhum Belami. We went over to his micro-distillery to get the latest from Vietnam’s favorite craft rhum company.