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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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Indonesian gastronomy: On the knife-edge of a golden age

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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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Conveyor belt, Kaiten sushi restaurant in Dotonbori district taken Oct. 2, 2009 in Osaka.
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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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A group of scientists led by associate professor Vincent G. Gomes at the University of Sydney in Australia has found a way to turn fruit cores from durian and jackfruit into potentially high-performing electrochemical supercapacitors, or energy storage devices with high energy density, which can then be further developed into applications such as batteries for electronic devices and transportation.
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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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Venezuelan chef Yolanda Medina (left), Sudanese chef Ahamed Mohamed (center) and Syrian chef Hala Doudieh (right) pose at the Refusion restaurant, staffed by refugess and migrants chefs from Syria, Sudan and Venezuela, on February 12, 2020 in Madrid.
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Refugee restaurant seeks to win Spanish hearts

Refugees from Syria, Sudan and Venezuela are now the chefs at a unique Madrid restaurant that aims to change the lives of refugees and alter how people see them.

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Germany's ice wine harvest fails because of mild winter

An unusually mild winter has left Germany without an ice wine harvest for the first time, fueling fears that the sweet dessert wine will become a rarity in future.

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Why does Swiss cheese have holes?

Also called “eyes,” they’re so essential to Swiss cheese that when they’re missing, the cheesemakers say the batch is “blind.”

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Scientists at Ghent University in Belgium are experimenting with larva fat to replace butter in waffles, cakes and cookies, saying using grease from insects is more sustainable than dairy produce.
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Waiter, there's a fly in my waffle: Belgian researchers try out insect butter

Belgian waffles may be about to become more environmentally friendly.

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A picture taken on November 22, 2019, shows a sculpture of the shell of sea coconut or 'coco de mer', that grows only within the Praslin and Curieuse islands and the nutshell trade is controlled for its high value, in front of a post office in Mahe island, the largest island contains the capital city of Victoria, Seychelles.
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Booming business of the booty-ful nut of the Seychelles

It is the world's largest seed, and with a shape suggestive of a woman's hips and myths of love-making powers, the coco de mer is an icon of the Seychelles.

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West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil (left) and actress-cum-singer Cinta Laura pose for a photograph at the newly opened Jabarano café in Melbourne, Australia, during its launch on Feb. 24.
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West Java specialty café Jabarano now brewing in Australia

The café, located on 555 Flinders Lane in Melbourne, is the first of four Jabarano coffee shops to be opened across Australia.

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Betawi latte, 'gambang' cake: Starbucks Indonesia introduces locally inspired menu

A Betawi-inspired menu consists of Betawi latte, gambang cake, sarang semut cheesecake and selendang mayang pudding.

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A Scottish distillery on Wednesday launched a climate-friendly gin made from peas, after five years of research found that it removes more carbon dioxide from the environment than it creates.
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Scottish distillery launches 'carbon neutral' pea gin

A Scottish distillery on Wednesday launched a climate-friendly gin made from peas, after five years of research found that it removes more carbon dioxide from the environment than it creates.

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Cesar Bonilla, 87, poses for a portrait next to his motorcycle, which he used to distribute potatoes around the city of Coruna, inside Bonilla a la Vista factory in Arteixo, near Coruna, Spain, on February 17, 2020.
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Movie magic: Spanish tinned crisp sales boom on Korean film cameo

Cesar Bonilla is still baffled by a surge in demand for the canned potato chips made by his company in northwestern Spain after they appeared in award-winning Korean film Parasite.

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Bandung's famous Toko Sidodadi bakery that sells different types of traditional bread.
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Seven must-try legendary eateries near Bandung town square

From breakfast dishes to desserts, eateries near Bandung's town square park will satisfy your hunger for different culinary experiences. 

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From farm to cup: The delights of Balinese homegrown teas

Quietly, Bali has been growing its own teas, which have been making inroads into the island’s hospitality industry.  

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Essential Balinese dishes are among the master class programs at the 2018 Ubud Food Festival (UFF).
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Ubud Food Festival set to return to Bali in April

Featuring cooking demos, food tours, master classes and more, the "Heroes"-themed festival is said to take place in more than 30 venues across Ubud, Bali.

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The world’s best burgers as picked by stars of gastronomy

We asked the culinary elite — chefs laden with Michelin stars and other accolades — for their favorite burgers when they are having a sneaky time out from gastronomy. 

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A banner advertising "extreme cuisine" hangs above the Hugjos 2 restaurant in Surakarta, Central Java, which serves dishes containing dog meat.
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GrabFood joins Indonesia's digital frontline against exotic meats

Amid growing calls worldwide to ban the wildlife trade, prompted in part by the zoonotic origin of the novel coronavirus, Grab has joined other digital companies in stepping up the efforts on Indonesian soil.

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Starbucks Indonesia has launched other initiatives to reduce disposable cup usage, namely For Here glass and Bring Your Own Tumbler.
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Starbucks Indonesia to stop providing plastic straws in all outlets

Starbucks Indonesia began the initiative to use paper instead of plastic straws since Oct. 1, 2018, through a program called Greener Nusantara, launched in Bali.

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An Indrakila cheese producer in Boyolali regency, Central Java, makes various natural cheeses, including mountain, mozzarella and feta.
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It gets feta: Boyolali produces cheese to match imported products

Cheese production in Boyolali started in 2007 when dairy farmers in the regency received assistance from a German NGO.

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Illustration of 'ayam geprek', a battered fried chicken served with sambal bawang (chili mixed with onion, garlic and oil).
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner: 'Ayam geprek' crowned most-ordered dish on GoFood

GoFood recorded 300 million orders of ayam geprek throughout 2019, which according to its estimates, is "nearly equal to a round trip from Java to Kalimantan if the plates were arranged lengthwise".

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George Calombaris attends the 16th annual G'Day USA Los Angeles Gala at 3LABS on January 26, 2019 in Culver City, California.
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MasterChef Australia judge's restaurant empire collapses

The restaurant empire of former Australian MasterChef judge George Calombaris was placed into voluntary administration Monday, a year after a wages scandal at his eateries and his exit from the globally popular show.

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In this file photo taken on February 6, 2017 a Tiffany & Co. flag hangs outside of a store in lower Manhattan in New York City.
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Tiffany’s first European cafe to open in London on Valentine’s Day

The American jeweler is to open its first ever cafe in Europe in Harrods in London on Feb. 14. 

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The Whisky Auctioneer company said its "Perfect Collection", which was built by the late Pepsi bottling company executive Richard Gooding, includes 100-year-old bottles believed to be worth more than a £1 million.
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World's most expensive whiskies go up for sale

Some of the world's rarest and most expensive whiskies went on sale on Friday in an online auction of a private collection amassed by a late US soft drink bottling tycoon.

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Cape Town restaurant wins Guinness world milkshake record

Guinness World Records has named a South African restaurant as the official titleholder for "Most Varieties of Milkshakes Commercially Available".

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% Arabica to open four stores in Indonesia

The first % Arabica shop in Indonesia is scheduled to open in March and will be located in District 8 Jakarta in South Jakarta.

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French chef Marc Veyrat poses on January 28, 2020 in Paris in the restaurant owned by the Moma group 'La Fontaine Gaillon' after being appointed its new Chef.
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'Cheddargate' chef tells Michelin to keep out of his restaurant

Marc Veyrat, the French celebrity chef at the center of the "Cheddargate" scandal, has declared that he never wants a Michelin star for his new Paris restaurant.

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Locusts boiled, baked or dried? Kuwait serves up a swarm

Some people like them baked, others prefer them dried. Locusts are surprisingly nutritious and considered a delicacy by many in Kuwait but not everyone is enamored by the crunchy culinary offering.

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In this file photo taken on April 4, 2014 rounds of French Camembert cheese are pictured at the Isigny-Sainte-Mere dairy co-operative in Isigny-sur-Mer, northwestern France.
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Pasteurised camembert? French cheesemakers vote 'Non'

A battle over the future of camembert came to a head Friday after French producers voted against allowing pasteurized versions of the classic raw-milk cheese.

5 years ago
“For the first 12 months we will open five stores in Jakarta, targeting the middle class. We chose Taco Bell because their products are good and healthy,” FAST director JD Juwono told kontan.co.id.
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Taco Bell to enter Indonesian market in April

The license to open the franchise has been acquired by PT Fast Food Indonesia Tbk (FAST), the company that manages KFC in the country.

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Bakmi Rudy is among the participants of the Lunar Mie Festival with Tirta Lie, which is slated to run at Atrium Plaza Blok M, South Jakarta, on Jan. 29-Feb. 2.
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Tirta Lie to host first-ever halal 'bakmi' festival

The upcoming festival, titled Lunar Mie Festival With Tirta Lie, will be his first event to feature halal-only bakmi joints.

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