Anan Saigon Crowned Vietnam’s Best Restaurant at Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants
Anan Saigon is crowned Vietnam’s best restaurant, and claims the 48th spot on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants.
Distilling Passion and Persistence: Roddy Battajon's Journey with Rhum Belami
An interview with Roddy Battajon - the founder of the first Vietnamese premium rhum brand
3 Vietnamese Bars amongst this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Bars (51-100)
3 Vietnamese Bars named amongst this year’s Asia’s 50 Best Bars (51-100).
Questions with Adam and Dung: Founders of Glơgg, a made-in-Vietnam Spiced Wine
I get up close and personal with Adam and Dung, founders of Glogg, a made-in-Vietnam Spiced Wine with Swedish roots, to find out the what, why, how and who of this first-of-its-kind product.
NOSH’s “Young Guns Series” is an exciting line-up of events spotlighting up-and-coming Vietnamese Chefs
NOSH’s “Young Guns Series” is not another four-hands chef event. It’s a celebration of Vietnam’s coming-of-age culinary scene and its rising local talent.
MICHELIN Guide Vietnam 2023: 103 restaurants debut in the first edition including 4 MICHELIN Stars
The country’s first awardees of the coveted MICHELIN stars are Anan Saigon, Gia, Hibana by Koki and Tầm Vị. (Photo: Saigon Dining Guide)
What to expect: Vietnam’s First-Ever Michelin Guide in Vietnam
Ahead of the most highly-anticipated culinary event in Vietnam, I share about what to expect, debunk popular Michelin myths and the potential impact on the industry.
% Arabica in Vietnam - why, how, where and what’s next?
In this exclusive interview, I chat with Vynce Nguyen, General Manager of Hong Kong-based Investment Holdings Company The Kho Group and franchise investor of the popular Japanese coffee chain %Arabica in Vietnam.
In this article, I find out why Vietnam, the brand’s unique localisation approach, and sourcing strategy as well as exciting plans for the future in Vietnam.
Vietnam launches first circular F&B Accelerator program focused on reducing single-use plastics in the F&B industry
Schoolab, in conjunction with The Incubation Network and CL2B with funding supported by Prevent Waste Alliance and GIZ, launches ‘The SUP Challenge Program’ - an accelerator program to support and pilot local initiatives focused on reducing and eliminating single-use plastics (SUP) in Vietnam’s F&B industry.
VietHarvest launches in Vietnam to tackle food waste and hunger
On the 20th of June in Hanoi, Vietnam, Action on Poverty (AOP) and VietHarvest signed a partnership in alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to tackle the problem of food waste and hunger in marginalised communities in Vietnam. Through the partnership and a sustainable social enterprise model, AOP will help VietHarvest set up operations in Vietnam.
Anan x Le Du x Kyo Bar Six Hands Dinner
A first-of-its-kind six hand dinner at Anan Saigon featuring not one but two award-winning chefs from Thailand - Chef Thitid ‘Ton’ Tassanakajohn from the award-winning Le Du (#4 on Asia’s 50 Best) and Nusara (#10 on Asia’s 50 Best) as well as founder and pastry chef Dej Kewkacha from Kyo Bar.
Penfolds hosts a week-long immersive wine pop-up inviting wine lovers in Vietnam to “Venture Beyond”
If you’re looking for something exciting to do this June, why not check out famous Australian wine producer Penfolds’s immersive week-long (25th June - 1st July) space-themed pop-up which explores the unknown and invites wine lovers to “Venture Beyond”.
Celebrating 10 Years of World Class Vietnam with a Bang
This year’s 10th anniversary of World Class Vietnam, the prestigious bartending competition, saw industry tastemakers, pioneering bartenders and previous champions gather in Danang to celebrate and crown this year’s winner - Vang Hieu Trung from The Dot Bar.
What to expect at Kuusi by TUNG, a first-of-its-kind modernist mixology experience in Vietnam
T.U.N.G Dining, a Nordic fine dining restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, and one of only two restaurants in Vietnam included in last year’s Asia’s top 50 Best (51-100) list is welcoming a new addition this summer and it’s not what you think.
Healthy Snack Brand Lecka Launches Vietnam’s First NFT Charity Campaign
Lecka, a leading healthy and eco-friendly snack brand based in Hanoi, Vietnam, has launched one of Asia’s first charity campaigns and the best part is it’s yummy too.
Saigon’s cosiest wine bar is inside a cave
Cool, classy and clandestine with an impressive wine cellar carrying more than 70 types of wine, Grotto might just be Saigon’s cosiest (and possibly coolest) wine bar.
How The Cocoa Project is changing the narrative of chocolate in Vietnam
Instead of championing Vietnamese chocolate around the world, founder Khanh-Linh and her team are on a mission to catalyse a culture of chocolate appreciation in Vietnam.
12 Plant-based alternatives redefining what it means to be meat/dairy-free in Vietnam
Plant Power Day is celebrated every March 7 and this year, I’m choosing to highlight 12 plant-based alternative brands in Vietnam redefining what it means to be ‘meat/dairy-free’
BEL Coffee Wine: Vietnam’s First Hybrid Coffee-Shop Wine Bar Based in Saigon
BEL Coffee Wine is Vietnam’s first hybrid coffee-shop wine bar. And, if the concept itself is not enough to intrigue you, perhaps its talented team of industry heavyweights including coffee experts Will Frith and Kel Normally and Michelin-trained certified wine sommelier Dan Sousanis, will.
Taking the Heat: Bridging the Gender Gap in Vietnam’s Hospitality Industry
To celebrate Women’s Equality Day, I have chosen to spotlight and amplify the voices of women in Vietnam’s hospitality industry to shine light on their struggles, challenges and wants.