Taiwanese chef André Chiang to make Sichuan cuisine ‘shine on world’s stage’ with new Macau restaurant
- Opening in spring, Sichuan Moon will ‘break the mould and showcase the essence of Sichuan dishes’ at Wynn Palace
- Chiang closed his eponymous restaurant last year in Singapore that was No. 2 on the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list in 2017
Although chef André Chiang is now based in Taiwan – having closed his eponymous restaurant in Singapore last year – gourmet fans can soon try his Sichuan-influenced dishes at Wynn Palace in Macau.
Called Sichuan Moon, the restaurant opening this spring will present Sichuan cuisine in a more refined way, as Chiang aims to make Sichuanese food into one of the world’s leading cuisines. As culinary director, the Taiwanese-born chef will work with a team of chefs who will prepare dishes using top quality ingredients that will be paired with rare speciality teas.
“I aim to break the mould and showcase the essence of Sichuan dishes so they will shine on the world stage,” Chiang says. “I want the world to fall in love with Sichuan cuisine through Sichuan Moon.”
At the end of 2017, he opened The Bridge, his first Sichuanese restaurant in Chengdu, in China’s Sichuan province.
The celebrated chef’s Restaurant Andre, that focused on French fine dining, garnered two Michelin stars and was No. 2 on the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list in 2017. But after eight years, he closed it in 2018 and moved back to Taiwan.