https://www.scmp.com/rss/500189/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com People outside China may not have heard of it, but the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide considers itself a worthy rival domestically to the influential Michelin Guide. Published by Meituan, a Chinese e-commerce services platform, the annual guide lists 736 restaurants in 26 cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu as well as Paris, New York, Singapore, Bangkok and Tokyo. The 2022 edition will appear on March 31. The Black Pearl Restaurant Guide was launched in 2018, at a time when... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3171517/chinas-answer-michelin-guide-black-pearl-restaurant-guide-seen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3171517/chinas-answer-michelin-guide-black-pearl-restaurant-guide-seen?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Mar 2022 03:15:10 +0000 French cuisine has long epitomised the ideal of fine dining, with Japanese food increasingly revered for the purity of its ingredients, technique and flavour. European, North American and Asian dishes in general are largely familiar to a global audience, and Latin American cuisines have won growing global acclaim. But African food? “It’s pretty much the last frontier. The other continents have been heavily explored at the gastronomic level for generations,” says Ghanaian chef Selassie Atadika,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3171521/will-african-cuisine-ever-reach-world-stage-more-michelin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3171521/will-african-cuisine-ever-reach-world-stage-more-michelin?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Mar 2022 07:36:42 +0000 The new Hong Kong and Macau Michelin Guide was launched in late January and commentators, as usual, tripped over themselves to detail all the newly starred restaurants and those that received status promotions. Less attention was given to the notable budget-friendly diners awarded the Bib Gourmand. For those unaware, the guide’s Bib Gourmand section – introduced in 1955 and named after the rotund Michelin Man, Bibendum – was specifically created to recognise establishments that serve good food... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3165565/why-michelin-guides-bib-gourmand-restaurants-are-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3165565/why-michelin-guides-bib-gourmand-restaurants-are-more?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:45:19 +0000 The recent release of the Michelin Guide to Hong Kong and Macau 2022 saw two upgraded restaurants and several new additions to the list in Hong Kong. Octavium and Yan Toh Heen garnered their second stars, while STYLE favourites such as Chaat, Whey, Hansik Goo, Yong Fu and others gained their first stars. That leaves us salivating at the fantastic dining options about town. If you feel the same, you’ll want to see what STYLE has to say about these celebrated eateries, so scroll down to see our... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3164046/7-hong-kong-restaurants-awarded-their-first-michelin-star?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3164046/7-hong-kong-restaurants-awarded-their-first-michelin-star?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Jan 2022 05:16:36 +0000 The Michelin Guide for Hong Kong and Macau 2022 was unveiled on January 19, with nine restaurants newly awarded a Michelin star and two restaurants earning a second star. For the second year in a row the announcement took place online because of the coronavirus pandemic. Host Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the Michelin Guides, announced the list of awardees, which came with restaurants in Hong Kong once again unable to serve dine-in customers after 6pm under restrictions to curb... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3163940/michelin-guide-hong-kong-macau-2022-revealed-first-star-nine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3163940/michelin-guide-hong-kong-macau-2022-revealed-first-star-nine?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Jan 2022 08:49:10 +0000 https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3134337/chinas-bare-branch-men-miss-myanmars-message-and-why-women-kill?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/article/3134337/chinas-bare-branch-men-miss-myanmars-message-and-why-women-kill?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 May 2021 08:00:09 +0000 The Oscars of the Asian food world were held in Macau this year, bringing together a gaggle of chefs, restaurateurs, and food writers at the Wynn on a late evening in March. The heavily sponsored event is called Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, and aside from the Michelin Guide, is the most visible restaurant ranking ceremony in the East.   For veterans of the four-year-old event, there were a lot of regulars and familiar faces. Gaggan Anand, whose contemporary Bangkok eatery has been named Asia’s... https://www.scmp.com/food/why-best-restaurant-china-french-one-again/article/2155689?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/why-best-restaurant-china-french-one-again/article/2155689?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Jul 2018 11:15:15 +0000