Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2023: What chefs are doing around town
We check out what these acclaimed chefs are up to in Singapore ahead of the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2023 awards ceremony.
By Kenneth SZ Goh & Ishuarwin Kaur Khosa /
Chefs of top restaurants across Asia are getting ready to party with a vengeance tonight as one of the restaurant's industry's buzziest awards, Asia's 50 Best Restaurants returns to Singapore for its 10th edition. This marks the return of the event, which is known for its after parties, to a wholly in-person format since 2019.
Over the past few days, chefs and gourmands across the region have descended upon our shores to attend a string of pre-awards events including Chefs' Feast that features well-known hawker fare in the island.
In the lead-up to tonight's ceremony in Resorts World Sentosa, we check out what chefs have been up to around town.
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The chef of the modern Thai restaurant Le Du in Bangkok could not hide the excitement of seeing his good friend Chef Richie Lin of Mume in Taipei . They share an embrace outside Restaurant Born in Tanjong Pagar.
Chef Zaiyu Hasegawa of Den in Tokyo, which was crowned Asia's best restaurant last year, was spotted at chef Gaggan Anand's Gogaden pop-up at the latter's Mexian-Indian restaurant Ms. Maria and Mr. Singh.
Chef Pichaya 'Pam' Soontornyanakij of progressive Thai-Chinese restaurant Potong in Bangkok was thrilled to have dined at contemporary Korean restaurant Na:eum by Chef Louis Han. She expressed gratitude for a memorable meal and promised to return the deed when he visits her restaurant in Bangkok.
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The culinary director of French fine-dining restaurant Les Amis shares a Kodak moment with Chef Sun Kim of Meta restaurant and Chef Sung Anh, executive chef of Mosu in Hong Kong at their four-hands event.
Chef Supaksorn of the popular Bangkok restaurant Sorn raved about his meal at Restaurant Labyrinth, which serves refined versions of local cuisine by chef Hang Liguang.
Chef Ricardo Chaneton of Latin American restaurant Mono in Hong Kong has been busying cooking and making friends at neo-French brasserie Claudine for one of Asia's 50 Best Restaurant's dining sessions.