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Chris Dwyer
Chris Dwyer
Chris Dwyer writes about travel and food for platforms including CNN, the BBC and the South China Morning Post. He has visited 90 countries to date, but his long term former home of Hong Kong stole his heart like nowhere else.

Singapulah is a restaurant offering ‘a slice of Singapore’ in London’s Chinatown. It’s owner, Singaporean Ellen Chew, talks about pairing authentic food and decor to tell the story of her homeland.

America’s musical capital is home to the Grand Ole Opry and the Johnny Cash Museum. Pop stars such as Justin Timberlake own bars, and Taylor Swift was discovered here.

We get a first look at the Cantonese restaurant inside newly opened hotel The Peninsula London. From decor to service to the food – Cantonese cuisine made with British produce – what to expect.

From Odette at the National Gallery Singapore to Mosu at Hong Kong’s M+ museum and Pastel at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, these restaurants use plates as canvases for their masterpieces.

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Valencia, Spain, is the birthplace of paella and it is a symbol of the Mediterranean city. We learn the history of the rice dish, right and wrong ways to cook it, and where to look for authentic versions.

A caviar and truffle riff on Peking duck, Iberico ham xiao long bao – ex El Bulli chef Albert Adrià’s molecular gastronomy background allied with Andrew Wong of A. Wong’s technical skills produce amazing results.

Porto in Portugal has deep ties to wine, and is home to a large collection of drinking vessels that go back 9,000 years. We see first hand some of the stand-out pieces from port magnate Adrian Bidge’s trove.

Yellow, green, golden, striped, red – 25 tomato varieties grow in the garden in France’s Loire Valley of Four Seasons Hong Kong executive chef Guillaume Galliot’s mum and stepdad, which he serves diners at Caprice.

Celebrity chef Antony Bourdain, who famously ate a US$3 bowl of noodles with US President Barack Obama, died five years ago. Three Hong Kong chefs talk about how Bourdain influenced their lives and careers.

A food writer’s weight-loss retreat at RAKxa, a high-end resort in Bangkok, offers a mixture of wellness treatments – as well as the key to deeper understanding and appreciation of how diet affects his body.

Japanese drinks company Suntory started making whisky 100 years ago and now vintage bottles of its Yamazaki single malt command huge prices – if you can get your hands on one.

Johanne Siy, winner of Asia’s Best Female Chef 2023, talks about carving her own path in the industry, and championing her native Filipino cuisine through ‘exceptional produce very simply prepared’.

Channel your inner Julia Roberts, Morgan Freeman or Andy Lau with the SetJetters app that lets you upload photos of yourself at film and TV locations. Here are six in Asia where you can recreate screen moments.

White and Wong’s, Mashi No Mashi, and Silks are three hot new Asian restaurants in Sydney, but are they worthy additions to what is one of the world’s best Asian dining landscapes?

Chef Daniel Calvert moved from Hong Kong to Japan in 2021 to head up Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo’s flagship French restaurant Sezanne. We join him on a trip to the Toyosu fish market.

The Qatar World Cup is the first in a Muslim and Middle Eastern country, and overseas fans can expect efficient transport, great food, and restrictions on consuming alcoholic drinks.

Travel is all about experiencing a place’s culinary culture and ingredients. eating Japanese food with geisha in Kyoto to shucking oysters in Tasmania, five itineraries to make your mouth water.

Umami, or ‘the fifth taste’, has been achieved for millennia by fermenting seafood. Today it’s no different – we meet chefs who are using fermented fish sauces for the ultimate flavour kick.

Pho is the undisputed king of Vietnam’s noodle dishes, but there are hundreds of lesser-known regional specialities that are just as creative and delicious. We try three from Hanoi, Hoi An and Phu Quoc.

From a world-class French restaurant to Japanese fine dining to the city’s first gin distillery, here are seven of the very best new openings for you to try.

Travelling between Da Nang and Quy Nhon, The Vietage targets guests staying at Anantara resorts in both cities, is priced at US$350 for a one-way ticket, and includes a massage.

No Indian meal is complete without a chutney, and there is one for every season, says Palash Mitra of Hong Kong group Black Sheep Restaurants. Sweet or savoury, spicy or mild, chutneys come in endless variety.

Leisure travel from Hong Kong is not an option now with Covid-19 rules, but when it is, these residents know just where they would go, from the Amazon jungle to Greek ruins to Wimbledon for tennis.

Balsamic vinegar has a long history in Italy. Made from wine grapes and aged in wooden barrels, the best vinegars can be eaten with almost anything, from cheese, fish, meat, fruit to desserts.

From the non-family-friendly lifestyle to male-leaning promotion paths, these women hotel general managers from Hong Kong and Vietnam give their take on the career obstacles they faced.

Black and white truffles from Italy, dug up in places like Alba and Chianti, are used in some of the world’s finest dishes, but experiencing them on home turf is tough to top.

From chicken rice in Singapore and fish and chips in Britain to white sandy beaches in India, these kitchen artists rave about things they can’t wait to get back to in their homelands.