Briton Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Airlines, is a billionaire, investor and philanthropist. And while many celebrated International Beer Day on Friday by drinking a few pints, Branson announced that he would be launching his own signature beer for his new cruise company, Virgin Voyages.

A team of British scientists has helped produce a radioactivity-free vodka called “ATOMIK” from crops near the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the University of Portsmouth said today.

Bangkok's famed culinary powerhouse Gaggan will close its doors by the end of this month, its manager said Thursday, bringing a sudden end to the recently crowned fourth best restaurant in the world. 

The recent US kombucha craze has been fermenting for decades. All-natural, low-sugar, and packed with supposed health benefits, the once-niche drink has invaded grocery stores, supermarkets and cafes.

Don't get intimidated by the exceptional dishes served at restaurants. You too can cook such delicious dishes at home, Michelin-starred chef Kwok-keung Chan says.

Together with Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta, fitness guru Laila White created the superfood lunch bento.

Vegan ice cream is a hot commodity these days. But violent storms that have devastated farms in Southeast Asia are threatening to take away one of its best ingredients -- coconuts.

Starting on August 3, Paris's Quai Branly, a stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower, will be the site of a smorgasbord of tantalizing tastes and smells, with a month-long food market.

A rare Assam tea has sold for a world record price at auction in India, highlighting a boom for speciality teas while the industry as a whole is in crisis.

Aiming to revive local tea culture and highlight Indonesian tea varieties, the competition featured three categories, namely Tea Preparation, Tea Pairing and Tea Mixology.

Rendang may have been dubbed one of the world’s most delicious foods, but the majority of Westerners have never tasted nasi rendang or any other types of Indonesian dishes.

Coffeehouse chain Starbucks Indonesia introduced a new campaign titled “Starbucks Cup of Stories” at its Reserve outlet in Senayan City, Jakarta, on Monday.

Unlike Indonesia’s specialty coffees, which are relatively easy to find at coffee shops, most of the country’s specialty teas are destined for foreign markets.

Two popular beverages – tea and coffee – have their own associations and hierarchy, but the team "specialty" leaves plenty of room for interpretation.  

It's a cuppa like no other. Every evening in Islamabad a crowd arrives at Sanaullah's street stall to taste his "tandoori chai" -- milk tea served in terracotta mugs, still hot from his traditional oven. 

A famous teetotaler, Trump raised eyebrows Friday with his insistence that he likes US wine more than the French version.

A list of destinations if you're interested to learn more about jamu.

Bars from Singapore continue to make their mark in the global bar scene, with Atlas and Manhattan taking top prizes for the first time at the Spirited Awards held in New Orleans on July 20.

Increasingly, players in the food industry are embracing artificial intelligence to better understand the dynamics of flavor, aroma and other factors that go into making a food product a success.

The new Beau outlet offers the bakery's signature array of European breads and pastries, as well as breakfast and lunch dishes.

In his new television series, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay gets out of his comfort zone.  

The fourth edition of the Michelin Guide Singapore will be unveiled at a glitzy gala on Sept 17 at Capella Hotel.

New varieties of these Taiwanese tea-based drinks, such as honey pearls and brown sugar syrup, actually exceed the recommended daily sugar intake for adults, which is eight to 11 teaspoons a day.

Go-Food says more than 750 outlets in Greater Jakarta, Bandung, Surabaya and Bali have joined its initiative to cut down on single-use cutlery and plastic bags.

Diners in some upmarket restaurants will soon be able to tuck into laboratory-grown steak, thanks to an Israeli startup that seeks to tap into consumer concerns about health, the environment and animal welfare.

The GPPI has reached an agreement with several coffee roasters in New Zealand that would allow them to import green beans from Indonesia.

France's famed Le Fouquet's brasserie on the Champs Elysees avenue reopened on Saturday, four months after the chic eatery was ransacked by rioters during a yellow vest protest that turned violent with several shops on the avenue destroyed.

A once-in-a-generation wine festival called Fête des Vignerons is slated to run between July 18 and August 11 in Vevey, Switzerland.

In the 1989 movie "When Harry Met Sally", actor Meg Ryan's loud rendition of a woman faking a climax while seated at a New York deli stands as one of the most memorable moments in film history.

Flamboyant French chef Marc Veyrat has railed against Michelin, demanding that his top restaurant be withdrawn from the guide, after telling AFP that its inspectors claimed he had used English Cheddar cheese in his souffle.