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Celebration: Visitors take iftar dishes prepared at the DoubleTree by Hilton Surabaya in East Java on March 6, 2025.
Celebration: Visitors take iftar dishes prepared at the DoubleTree by Hilton Surabaya in East Java on March 6, 2025.
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How food influencers shape culinary trends in Indonesia

From genuine, unpaid reviews to clever marketing tactics, food vloggers have painted the culinary landscape of the country, offering not just insightful responses but also vibrant recommendations to gastronomic explorers.

1 month ago
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RE:HARVEST and partners transforms food waste into Sustainable Opportunity

South Korean start-up RE:HARVEST, in collaboration with P4G (Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals), ASEIC (ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center) and leading beverage producer PT Multi Bintang Indonesia Tbk, hosted a Food Upcycling Seminar on Feb. 14-15 in Menteng, Central Jakarta, with an aim to advance sustainable food practices and reduce food waste.

2 months ago
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Shanghai celebrates Lunar New Year with a dogs' dinner

In China, where people are choosing to adopt pets rather than have children, restaurants or online stores have started to offer dinner events and meal sets for cats and dogs, with at least one held a few days early on Saturday.

3 months ago

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Eating tofu linked to a lower risk of heart disease, says study

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China KFC owner moves to cooking kits, catering to survive virus

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Beyond burgers: Asia puts twist on alternative meats

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McDonald's to temporarily close all UK, Ireland restaurants amid coronavirus outbreak

McDonald's Corp said on Sunday it would temporarily close all its restaurants in the UK and Ireland by Monday evening because of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Precautions ensure food delivery reliable amid COVID-19 outbreak

For many, eating out is entertaining and relaxing. While we are lucky that food delivery services can bring food from our favorite restaurants to the door, thus sparing us the need to go out, there might be several things that still make us worried. Was our food prepared in a hygienic kitchen? Are the people who handled our food healthy? Are the food delivery drivers also in good health?

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Michelin chefs whip it up for Berlin's healthcare workers

With measures to contain the coronavirus becoming increasingly strict in the German capital, customers were no longer coming. But then owners Maximilian Strohe and Ilona Scholl had an idea. 

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Bon appetit: French hunker down to eat their way through pandemic

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GoFood, GrabFood provide contactless food delivery amid COVID-19 spread

The feature is practical to support customers who want to self-quarantine and impose social distancing, while still getting fresh food delivered to their doors. 

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Self-isolate in style: Scots chef offers fine-dining takeaways

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McDonald's to scrap plastic in UK 'Happy Meal' toys

McDonald's pledged on Tuesday to end the use of plastic found in toys served with children's "Happy Meals" in the UK and Ireland by the beginning of 2021.

5 years ago
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Italian dares to make French bread great again

Adriano Farano is on a mission to teach the French how to make great bread again.

5 years ago
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Mare Nostrum brings a taste of the Mediterranean to Jakarta

Three chefs responsible for the 2 Michelin-starred restaurants in Spain bring in a Mediterranean flavor to Jakarta.

5 years ago
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Beijing bans face-to-face dining in restaurants amid epidemic

Diners will not be allowed to sit face-to-face in restaurants and canteens in Beijing during the coronavirus outbreak, according to the latest government notice.

5 years ago
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French chef who helped spark UK dining revolution dies at 78

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France and Italy sweep the field at international rosé wine competition

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Your love of coffee is partly down to genes and how much those around you are drinking

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Paris’s Café de la Paix to put up its furniture for auction

As part of a renovation program masterminded by decorator Pierre-Yves Rochon, the furniture of the famous restaurant in the InterContinental Paris le Grand Hotel will be auctioned off on March 19 and 20.

5 years ago
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Ubud Food Festival postponed to late June

The annual culinary event Ubud Food Festival (UFF) that was scheduled for April 17 - 19, has been postponed to June 26 - 28 due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns.  

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Starbucks bans personal cups over coronavirus fears

Reusable cups are in vogue for reducing waste but are no longer welcome at Starbucks cafes over fears of the coronavirus, the coffee chain announced.

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No conveyor belt sushi: Japan adapts to new normal of the virus

Japan's famed conveyor-belt sushi restaurants, where the belts that normally carry morsels direct to customers’ tables now stand still due to hygiene concerns.

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Scientists in Australia say durian has potential to charge devices in the future

Local fruits like durian and jackfruit could change the way we charge our smartphones or electric cars in the future, according to a study highlighted in website Popular Mechanics.

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Refugee restaurant seeks to win Spanish hearts

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