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Five Hotel Trends for 2016

You just can’t catch a break in the hospitality industry. Even at a time when hotel occupancy rates are soaring in many domestic markets, disruptive forces like the sharing economy, the emerging millennial market, and changing tastes in food and...

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InterContinental's Chef is First Hotel Chef to Cater to Muslim Clientele in South Korea

Ahmad Abu Jamous has made history as the first hotel chef specializing in halal food in Korea. He is responsible for the Arabic section of Asian Live, one of the four restaurants in InterContinental Seoul Coex in southern Seoul. ...

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How a Singaporean Started a Chicken Rice War in Shanghai

Restaurateurs in China’s most populous and cosmopolitan city have been battling to meet demand for one of Singapore’s ubiquitous delicacies – Hainanese chicken rice. Stalls have been popping up across the city and the locals have no qualms joining long...

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Trust the Japanese; a Professional Chef Will Come to Your Home and Cook For You – and Your Cat

We are all aware that hiring professional chefs to cook in one’s home is gaining a following. But trust the Japanese to take it one step further by offering to cook up a meal for your feline friend.

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World Gourmet Summit Awards Of Excellence 2016 Voting is Open!

Lauded as the only national accolade to recognise the excellence of F&B professionals and establishments in Singapore and in the region, the World Gourmet Summit Awards Of Excellence has grown in scale over the years, from an initial 13 awards...

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P Bistro Unveils Second Outlet and New Menu

Spurred on by a love for artisanal food and pastries, co-owner and pastry chef Min Yee began her culinary journey at Singapore’s Shatec Institutes, before a move to Paris, where she earned a Le Grand Diplôme and Master certification from...

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This is Black Cow Vodka - and It’s Made From Milk

Meet Black Cow Vodka. It’s the world’s first (and only) pure milk vodka, and it’s made entirely from the milk of grass-fed cows. Vodka fans will know that the tipple is traditionally made from potatoes or grains,...

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Brewers Are Turning to Bourbon, Cognac, Wine, and Even Weirder Barrels to Age Their Beers

Wood has recently become valuable to the beverage in a whole new way, with many brewers aging beer in barrels that previously contained entirely different types of spirits. As the trend picks up steam, those simple wooden receptacles are beginning...

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Chef Creates Solid Squares of Ketchup “Leather” to Stop His Burgers From Becoming Too Messy

A chef at LA restaurant Plan Check has invented a solid form of the red sauce, promising an end to stains on white shirts. Chef Ernesto Uchimura said he came up with the idea to turn ketchup into a harder...

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This Master Sushi Chef Turned a McDonald’s Big Mac Into a Sushi Roll

Master sushi Chef Hiroyuki Terada, of NoVe Kitchen and Bar in Miami, decided to see if he could turn a McDonald’s Big Mac into a sushi roll – and succeeded. In order to transform the burger into...