Fine dining

FOOD & DRINK

Michelin-starred restaurant Esora of Lo & Behold Group to close end-2025

This is the latest in a string of fine-dining closures here

Regional finalists and their mentors gathered in Seoul in March.
FOOD & DRINK

Grooming the next generation of chefs

Platforms such as the San Pellegrino Young Chef Academy help young talent to rise to the next level

Head chef Arne Riehn poses beside IGNIV's star attraction: a candy "store" of assorted pralines, caneles and candy.
TRAVEL

Dining and wellness at St Regis Bangkok

Michelin-starred IGNIV restaurant and a longevity hub are just some of the hotel’s five-star attractions

Comfort food at Cote Korean Steakhouse. It is among the eight or so places that represent the hottest tables in New York.

The art of perfect vibes: How NYC’s hottest restaurants got that way

Torrisi, Corner Store, Chez Fifi, Polo Bar, Coqodaq, Le Veau d’Or, Carbone … they all have certain things in common (and not just that you can’t get in)

Chef Paul Marcon of France prepares a dish during the Grand Final of the Bocuse d’Or gastronomic competition.  French domination of the contemporary culinary world is built into modern history.

The high highs and low lows of haute cuisine

The finalists at this year’s Bocuse d’Or produced painstaking masterpieces. But sometimes, don’t you just want a slice of pizza?

Anh Sung-jae, the chef-owner of the three Michelin-starred Mosu restaurant in Seoul, was catapulted to global fame in 2024 as one of the judges on the hit reality cooking show "Culinary Class Wars".
DINING

New year traditions with Mosu chef Anh Sung-jae

With Koreans and Chinese celebrating the Lunar New Year on the same dates, the star chef and Culinary Class Wars judge shares his personal memories and customs of the festival

Season of Joy hamper by Raffles Boutique.
SPECIAL FEATURE

Magical Christmas moments at The Raffles

Capture the joys of the Yuletide season at the Grand Dame, where marvellous feasts and captivating experiences await

Tourists at a cafe in Hanoi. Vietnam, famous for its array of cheap and delicious food, is fast becoming a premium dining destination.

Tourists seeking luxury are flocking to Vietnam’s fine-dining restaurants

Burgeoning list of such spots in the country are bringing travellers willing to splurge

The Tourism Authority of Thailand is targeting revenue of 2.3 trillion baht this year-with 20 per cent of that coming from food.

Now it’s Bangkok’s fine dining scene that’s luring tourists to Thailand

WHEN chef Thitid Tassanakajohn first opened his Thai fine dining establishment Le Du in Bangkok in 2013, his four-course set menu was 990 baht (S$37). It was a steal compared to fine dining establishm...

The gilded dining room of the Palazzo Vilòn in Rome.

In Rome, it’s luxury versus squalor

ON A recent June evening, guests in the magnificent dining room of the Palazzo Vilòn feasted on a Baroque-themed dinner amid centuries-old mirrors painted with cherubs, inlaid marble floors and a ceil...