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Trend vs. tradition: Matcha’s revival takes hold in Indonesia

Matcha is enjoying a renewed boom in Indonesia in 2025, driven by social media trends, specialty cafés and matcha-infused treats. As the powdered green tea goes mainstream, purists continue to defend its cultural roots through chado, the Japanese tea ceremony.

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South Korean pastries and desserts find a sweet spot in Indonesia

In an enthusiastic and curious market for Korean culture, South Korean chefs are finding fertile ground for K-style pastries and desserts by keeping pace with trends and infusing them with a distinctly Korean sensibility. ...

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Six decades on: Sizzle, craft, repeat at Ruth’s Chris

Turning 60, the steakhouse launches an anniversary menu in Asia that reflects its New Orleans lineage and long-standing commitment to consistency. ...

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Bali’s Best Eats Awards provide a guide on the best dining venues on the island and gives recognition to the great work done in Bali’s culinary industry.
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Restaurants in Bali to compete in Bali’s Best Eats Awards

Bali’s Best Eats Awards aims to provide a guide for diners to choose the best dining venues on the island and to give recognition to the great work done in Bali’s culinary industry.

7 years ago
In mid-November, Chef Mauro Colagreco of Mirazur in France, will open his first U.S. property, Florie’s, at the Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach; this will be a substantial piece in the property’s recent $45 million-plus renovation.
Food

The world’s no. 3 restaurant is opening in Palm Beach

If you ran one of the world’s top restaurants and were making your first foray into America, where would you go? New York? Los Angeles, the country’s current dining hot spot?

7 years ago
Eddy Supardi, founder of popular toast joint Roti Bakar Eddy, passed away on Wednesday, passing his legacy to his children.
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Roti Bakar Eddy’s Eddy Supardi passes away

Eddy Supardi, founder of popular toast joint Roti Bakar Eddy, passed away on Wednesday, passing his legacy to his children.

7 years ago
Buyers, workers and auctioneers attend the first tuna auction at the new Toyosu fish market, the first day of the market's opening in Tokyo on October 11
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First tuna auction at Japan's 'new Tsukiji' market

The cries of the raucous pre-dawn tuna auction rang out for the first time at Tokyo's new fish market Thursday, just days after the world-famous Tsukiji site closed the door on its 83-year history.

7 years ago
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Indonesia home to 252 satay varieties

Of that, the origins of 175 can be traced. The rest could not be traced and are the result of existing recipes.  

7 years ago
Starting on Oct. 15, diners will be able to walk into the Zauo restaurant in Chelsea, NYC and dip a line into a giant tank full of frisky striped bass—plus salmon, fluke, trout, and other fish.
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Fishing for your food at New York’s wild new seafood restaurant

Your odds of catching a big striped bass for dinner in New York City are not especially high. A pier in Brooklyn, close to the Williamsburg J.Crew, probably offers the best chance. Your next step is to find someone to clean and cook it for you.

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A jar of 'sambal koja' is seen among tomatoes, 'salam koja' (curry leaves), crackers, grilled chicken, satay and boiled eggs in yellow soup.
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The story of 'sambal koja'

The exploration of sambal and Indonesian ingredients is one that knows no end.

7 years ago
A unit of JAB Holding Co., the investment vehicle of the billionaire Reimann family, is close to a partnership with Illycaffe SpA that will likely include producing single-serve coffee portions for the family-owned roaster, according to people familiar with the situation.
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JAB unit is striking coffee partnership with Italy's Illy

A unit of JAB Holding Co., the investment vehicle of the billionaire Reimann family, is close to a partnership with Illycaffe SpA that will likely include producing single-serve coffee portions for the family-owned roaster, according to people familiar with the situation.

7 years ago
A unit of JAB Holding Co., the investment vehicle of the billionaire Reimann family, is close to a partnership with Illycaffe SpA that will likely include producing single-serve coffee portions for the family-owned roaster, according to people familiar with the situation.
Food

JAB unit is striking coffee partnership with Italy's Illy

A unit of JAB Holding Co., the investment vehicle of the billionaire Reimann family, is close to a partnership with Illycaffe SpA that will likely include producing single-serve coffee portions for the family-owned roaster, according to people familiar with the situation.

7 years ago
A typical view of food bought at warteg (Indonesian food stall), consisting of rice with various side dishes and crackers.
Food

Modern ‘warteg’ find favor with urbanites

Warteg are known for being cheap and filling because owners are known to dish big porsi kuli (portions for laborers). But some businesses are taking warteg to the next level.

7 years ago
A fishermonger moves a frozen tuna after the final tuna auction at the landmark Tsukiji fish market, the last day of the market's operations before closing its doors, in Tokyo on October 6
Food

Going, going, gone! Tokyo's Tsukiji holds last tuna auction before move

Tokyo fishmongers gathered before dawn Saturday for one final tuna auction at the world-famous Tsukiji market before it closes its doors and moves to a new site.

7 years ago
Beer production at SABMiller Plc's Pilsner Urquell Plant
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New York is the world’s best beer city, says a top brewmaster

As a tag line for a beer guide, “Foam is where the heart is” is hard to top.

7 years ago
Two bottles of whisky, Macallan Peter Blake 1926 (L) and Valerio Adami 1926 (R), are displayed ahead of a Bonhams auction in Hong Kong on May 18, 2018.
Food

Million-dollar bottles of scotch from same cask vie for record

Another day, another million-dollar bottle of whisky.

7 years ago
The auctioneer raises his gavel as a 60-year old The Macallan Valerio Adami 1926 sold for a record amount at Bonhams in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, on October 3, 2018.
Food

Rare bottle of Scotch whisky fetches record price

An extremely rare bottle of whisky was sold for a new world record at auction in Edinburgh on Wednesday.

7 years ago
People walk toward the Merlion statue on Sentosa Island resort in Singapore. It is the first time an Asian country has been selected to host the global restaurant rankings' award ceremony, which started in 2002. Past host cities include London, Bilbao, Melbourne and New York.
Food

Singapore to host world restaurant awards

Next year, Singapore will host the annual and much-watched World's 50 Best Restaurants awards, deemed the Oscars of the global restaurant industry.

7 years ago
In this file photo taken on February 13, 2018 bottles of Pepsi are displayed on a shelf at a convenience store in San Anselmo, California.
Food

PepsiCo joins Coca-Cola in exploring cannabis drinks

PepsiCo on Tuesday joined the growing list of big companies to confirm potential interest in making drinks with cannabis.

7 years ago
The processing of coffee beans for honey coffee starts from picking the beans, drying them under sunlight, roasting and then grounding them without adding other materials or techniques.
Food

Merapi farmers offer new variants to lure coffee enthusiasts

Merapi coffee farmers have reportedly upped their game by offering new variants of coffee and ways of brewing it.  

7 years ago
A table with a view at Oso Ristorante at Altitude, The Plaza.
Food

Romance, Italian cuisine and cheese: Jakarta welcomes Oso

Whether for a special occasion or just to satisfy cravings for ravioli, Oso is the new (but not that new) place to go.

7 years ago
As if knowing that the food appearing on screen will arouse  the viewers’ appetite, Union Café at Senayan City pays tribute to the movie and foodies by offering a special menu.
Food

‘Aruna dan Lidahnya’ to entertain moviegoers and foodies alike

As if knowing that the food appearing on screen will arouse  the viewers’ appetite, Union Café at Senayan City pays tribute to the movie and foodies by offering a special menu.

7 years ago
The sign of a Dunkin' store, the first since a rebranding by the Dunkin' Donuts chain, is pictured ahead of its opening in Pasadena, California, U.S., August 2, 2017.
Food

Dunkin's rebranding leaves hole in heart of doughnut lovers

Doughnut lovers took to social media on Tuesday to decry a decision by Dunkin’ Donuts to drop its signature product from its name, an effort by the brand now known simply as Dunkin’ to highlight a wider array of menu items and appeal to a younger generation.

7 years ago
A woman walks past a branch of US burger chain McDonald's in central London on September 4, 2017.
Food

McDonald's switches to cleaner cheese, buns in latest menu scrub

McDonald’s Corp. is getting rid of some preservatives and fake colors from its burgers in the chain’s latest attempt to clean up its menu.

7 years ago
A tiny restaurant in Wales is giving up its coveted Michelin star for more quality family time.
Food

Welsh restaurant gives up Michelin star for family time

A tiny restaurant in Wales is giving up its coveted Michelin star for more quality family time.

7 years ago
Braetop Berries strawberry farmer Aidan Young holds a strawberry on his farm in the Glass House Mountains in Queensland on September 20
Food

Australia strawberry crisis now tastes a little sweeter for farmers

Australia's pins-in-punnets strawberry crisis prompted a spate of social-media driven hoaxes, but sites like Facebook and Twitter are also helping stir a revival in sales that has left some farmers struggling to meet resurgent demand.

7 years ago
Illustration of robot waiter at a restaurant.
Food

Tokyo cafe to open with robot waiters remotely controlled by disabled

A cafe will open in Tokyo's Akasaka district in November featuring robot waiters remotely controlled from home by people with severe physical disabilities.

7 years ago
At the top of the job qualification list is a bachelor’s degree in culinary, food studies, hotel management or equivalent degree, plus at least five years of experience in the hotel or restaurant industry.
Food

Want to become a Michelin inspector in New York City?

Michelin is hiring an inspector for one of the greatest dining capitals in the world – New York City.

7 years ago
British actor, director and executive producer Idris Elba at the 68th edition of the Berlinale film festival in Berlin on February 22, 2018.
Food

Actor Idris Elba is opening tropical-themed cocktail bar in London

Mandela and Avengers star Idris Elba is the latest celebrity to parlay his fame into the restaurant biz, with the opening of a cocktail bar at the Waldorf Hilton in London.

7 years ago
Jeon is prepared for Chuseok, Korean Thanksgiving.
Food

Get to know Chuseok, Korean Thanksgiving

A holiday to celebrate the main harvest and abundance also takes place in Korea. Every fall, Koreans observe Chuseok, which falls on Sept. 24 this year.

7 years ago
The dining area on the balcony of Tangier restaurant in Jakarta
Food

Three restaurants for alfresco dining in Jakarta

When escaping to the beachside is not an option, these three restaurants in Jakarta may cheer you up with their outdoor dining areas.

7 years ago
Wine-making on the Weingut Friedrich Becker Estate as German Pinot Noir popularity leaps
Food

Climate change hits Germany, and winemakers couldn’t be happier

The Braunewell family has been practicing the ancient art of viticulture in the picturesque hills above the Rhine River since the middle of the 17th century. This year’s grape harvest, at the end of Germany’s second-warmest summer on record, is their earliest ever.

7 years ago
From insect residues in fizzy drinks to beef gelatin in yoghurt, consumer group Foodwatch said it had found undisclosed animal-based ingredients in a dozen food and drink products sold in France.
Food

Bon appetit! French find traces of bugs in their food and drink

From insect residues in fizzy drinks to beef gelatin in yoghurt, consumer group Foodwatch said it had found undisclosed animal-based ingredients in a dozen food and drink products sold in France.

7 years ago
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