Christian Le Squer is something of a legend in fine-dining circles. For 22 years, the chef at Le Cinq, at Paris’ Four Seasons George V Hotel, has maintained the restaurant’s vaunted three-Michelin-star status. During that time, lesser chefs have turned themselves into global brands, but the unassuming Le Squer has mostly stayed kitchen-bound. That is … Read more
The week before Sam Aisbett opened Akuna in Ho Chi Minh City, in southern Vietnam, he panicked. “I said, ‘What the hell am I doing? What an idiot,’” recalled the Australian chef of the July 2023 opening. There was no way his restaurant, with a menu price of 3.9 million dong (US$155) – at least … Read more
I am handed another glass of champagne, there is a shrill blast of a whistle and our five-hour travel experience gets under way. The Vietage by Anantara luxury carriages are hitched to regular Vietnamese trains. Photo: Instagram / @thevietage The ribbon cutting and razzamatazz are to celebrate the debut of the high-end hotel brand’s second … Read more
That year, 1.4 million international visitors landed in Bali. Last year, the number hit 5.2 million. Add to that 9.7 million domestic tourists, and the island has developed at breakneck speed to accommodate demand. Along with thousands of new hotels, restaurants and attractions, Bali has overtaken the Spanish resort island of Ibiza, home to Café … Read more
