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Singapore

We tried Singapore’s highest-rated ramen

When it comes to food, finding the ‘best’ is often a tough task, as everyone has their own opinions.

We tried Singapore’s highest-rated ramen
United Kingdom

Stop adding butter to scrambled eggs when alternative gives 'richer' results

Scrambled eggs are a breakfast staple, but according to a chef, swapping butter for a better ingredient could make all the difference to the taste and texture

Stop adding butter to scrambled eggs when alternative gives 'richer' results
Finland

Pine tar: The surprising, smoky goo that Finns can't stop eating

Once used to waterproof boats and treat infections, this smoky plant byproduct is now used to flavour everything from schnapps to bread. But how does it taste?

Pine tar: The surprising, smoky goo that Finns can't stop eating
United Kingdom

People are just finding out they've been eating Marmite 'wrong' all this time

Recipe developer Amy Sheppard has claimed most people are eating Marmite 'wrong', as adding one extra step when preparing it makes it 'so much better', claiming even Marmite haters

People are just finding out they've been eating Marmite 'wrong' all this time
France

Chef's simple frying pan method for juicy chicken thighs with crispy skin

Chicken thighs are a popular and versatile cut of meat, but it's easy to make mistakes when cooking them Chicken ranks among the most adaptable and widely enjoyed meats, yet achiev

Chef's simple frying pan method for juicy chicken thighs with crispy skin
Japan

At Narisawa, the Forest Arrives at the Table Still Breathing

In a quiet corner of Minami-Aoyama, Yoshihiro Narisawa has spent two decades turning Japan's mountains, rivers and soil into a cuisine so gentle you barely notice how radical it is

At Narisawa, the Forest Arrives at the Table Still Breathing
Switzerland

Seventy Years In, the Kitchen at Crissier Still Cooks Like It Has Something to Prove

Five chefs, one town hall, three stars held for longer than most restaurants exist. Franck Giovannini's summer menu shows why the most classical table in Europe is also one of its

Seventy Years In, the Kitchen at Crissier Still Cooks Like It Has Something to Prove
Colombia

In Bogotá, El Chato Turns a Country's Biodiversity Into the Most Exciting Plate in the Andes

Álvaro Clavijo came home from the great kitchens of New York and Copenhagen with one idea: that Colombia had everything a cook could want. Nine years on, his bistro in Chapinero is

In Bogotá, El Chato Turns a Country's Biodiversity Into the Most Exciting Plate in the Andes
China

The Chairman Makes the Case That Cantonese Cooking Is the Most Refined Cuisine on Earth

No foam, no theatre, no imported truffle. In a dining room in Central, Danny Yip's kitchen steams a crab in aged rice wine and lets it speak. Our critic listened.

The Chairman Makes the Case That Cantonese Cooking Is the Most Refined Cuisine on Earth
Argentina

At Crizia, Buenos Aires Finally Has a Great Restaurant That Looks to the Sea

In the capital of beef, Gabriel Oggero built his reputation on Patagonian oysters and fire. Two decades on, his Palermo dining room is where the city's cooking feels most alive.

At Crizia, Buenos Aires Finally Has a Great Restaurant That Looks to the Sea
Italy

At Le Calandre, a Risotto Is Still the Most Daring Thing on the Menu

Massimiliano Alajmo was the youngest chef ever to hold three stars. Two decades later, in a village outside Padua, his family's restaurant cooks with a lightness that makes the ava

At Le Calandre, a Risotto Is Still the Most Daring Thing on the Menu
Singapore

Odette Is French Cooking With the Windows Open

In a pale pink room inside Singapore's National Gallery, Julien Royer cooks the food of his grandmother's farm with the produce of Asia. It is lighter than Paris, warmer than most

Odette Is French Cooking With the Windows Open
Australia

Nour to launch "Decade of Dishes" to mark 10 year anniversary - hospitality

Middle Eastern restaurant Nour is bringing back the dishes that have shaped the restaurant over the past decade to mark its 10 year anniversary.

Nour to launch "Decade of Dishes" to mark 10 year anniversary - hospitality
United States

38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles, According to a Longtime Local

Los Angeles doesn't have any one true center, and that's kind of the point.

38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles, According to a Longtime Local
Portugal

Portugal’s largest vegan fair returns to Loulé in September

Portugal’s largest vegan fair returns to the Algarve next month, with organisers expecting thousands of visitors and around 5,000 plant-based meals to be served over three days.

Portugal’s largest vegan fair returns to Loulé in September
United States

Pennsylvania Coffee Shop Latest to Close Following ICE Detention

The owner of a two-location Pennsylvania coffee firm called City Watch Coffee announced that she plans to sell the business and eventually relocate her family to Cambodia after her

Pennsylvania Coffee Shop Latest to Close Following ICE Detention
Australia

The team behind 40Res opens Surry Hills bakery Little River - hospitality

The team behind restaurant and wine bar 40Res has expanded its offering with the opening of Little River, a bakery and provisions store.

The team behind 40Res opens Surry Hills bakery Little River - hospitality
United States

Michelin-Recognized Okiboru and NoriFish Join Ponce City Market in Atlanta

Ponce City Market makes public NoriFish, a sushi concept offering fresh seafood sourced from Tokyo’s Toyosu Fish Market, and Okiboru, a ramen and tsukemen spot recognized by MICHEL

Michelin-Recognized Okiboru and NoriFish Join Ponce City Market in Atlanta
United States

The Best Restaurants in Wilmington, Delaware

From certain parts of Philadelphia, Wilmington is a quicker trip than many Philly suburbs. Hop on I-95 in West Philly and make it there in 35 minutes by car; on Amtrak’s Acela trai

The Best Restaurants in Wilmington, Delaware
Spain

Where the Chefs Eat: Tamar Adler's favourite restaurants in Madrid

Where the Chefs Eat asks your favourite chefs for their top restaurants in cities across the world.

Where the Chefs Eat: Tamar Adler's favourite restaurants in Madrid
Canada

This Michelin-starred chef is opening a new restaurant in Edmonton

Yori is a new restaurant coming to Edmonton, curated by Michelin-starred chef Masaki Saito. Saito came to the Canadian culinary scene as a two-time, two-starred Michelin chef, havi

This Michelin-starred chef is opening a new restaurant in Edmonton
United States

Dirty Green Tomato Martini Recipe

Kevin Johnson, the chef behind The Grocery in Charleston, South Carolina, started using the brine from his pickled green tomatoes in a dirty martini when he opened the restaurant i

Dirty Green Tomato Martini Recipe
United States

Chef Justin Devillier gets ready for his next restaurant

The Technomic Top 500: Another tough year for chain restaurants

Chef Justin Devillier gets ready for his next restaurant
United States

A ‘Top Chef’ Contestant Opens an Uptown Spot Exploring the Black Diaspora

Bronx-born New York native, chef Lana Lagomarsini — a semifinalist on Top Chef season 22 — is opening her own tasting menu spot centered on the Black culinary diaspora: Creola, nam

A ‘Top Chef’ Contestant Opens an Uptown Spot Exploring the Black Diaspora