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Beyond the plate: An Indonesian chef-sommelier’s culinary vision
Kaskara Hasibuan reflects on his international career, his pop-up platform Comocasa, and how global training has shaped his approach to cooking and wine.
1 month ago
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Buried fire, shared roots: A Maori and Papuan stone-cooking bond
A Maori hangi and Papuan bubigi cooked side by side highlight deep-rooted culinary parallels, where food becomes both sustenance and a language of togetherness. ...
2 months ago
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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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Your love of coffee is partly down to genes and how much those around you are drinking
New research has revealed that how much coffee we drink is due to a combination of genetics and how much those around us are drinking it.
5 years ago
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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.
5 years ago
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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.
5 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.”
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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".
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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".
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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.
6 years ago
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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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