The 2024 edition of the Michelin Guide Vancouver sees a double win for 32-year-old Yoji Masuda, a Vancouver-born Japanese chef who receives not only a Michelin star for his eponymous sushi restaurant but also the Michelin young chef award. Masuda’s love of sushi motivated him to move to Japan, where he learned the craft before … Read more
The Michelin Guide Taiwan 2024 was announced at a ceremony in Taipei on 27 August. It crowns a fresh crop of Michelin-star restaurants and upholds the status of those previously awarded stars. The guide, the seventh to the island’s dining scene published by Michelin, features 10 new one-Michelin-star restaurants, including Gen, a new venture by … Read more
2024 marks the eighth year that the Michelin Guide has awarded stars in Singapore, yet the city state is still without a three-Michelin star restaurant – defined as “worth a special journey” – that serves Asian cuisine. Existing three-Michelin star restaurants Les Amis and Odette both specialise in French dishes, while Zén offers a European … Read more
One bitter chef also remarked that he can spend as little as 30 seconds on the phone with those who lose one of the Michelin Guide’s intensely coveted stars. Poullennec on stage at the Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau unveiling ceremony, with chef Olivier Elzer of Hong Kong restaurant L’Envol, in 2019. Poullennec’s power … Read more
