Basque Restaurant on Amoy Street
Singapore’s vibrant Amoy Street is now home to the fine dining Basque Cuisine by Aitor. Helmed by Spanish-Australian chef Aitor Jeronimo Orive, the restaurant’s kitchen team have taken age-old northern…
Posts by author
David Bowden
112 posts
David Bowden is a freelance photojournalist specialising in travel, food and the environment.
He has been based in Asia for many years and travels the globe seeking out the finest restaurants, vineyards and travel destinations. He is the author of several books including travel books on Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia plus a coffee table book on great railway journeys in Australia and New Zealand.
Preludio Fresh Look at Fine Dining
Singapore’s Preludio concept restaurant adopts a refreshing new approach to fine dining. Chef-curated ‘Author’s Cuisine’ allows Executive Chef Fernando Arevalo from Colombia and his team to have complete freedom to…
Cantonese Favourite at InterContinental
Man Fu Yuan in the InterContinental Singapore is renowned for tempting handcrafted dim sum and other Cantonese specialties. A stalwart in the Cantonese fine dining scene in Singapore, Man Fu…
It’s Joloko!
Is it a bar or is it a restaurant? Patrons at the tropical hangout of JOLOKO in the developing dining/bar precinct of Dang Wangi don’t worry too much as they…
Brunching at the Metropole Hanoi
Hanoi’s grand heritage hotel since 1901 has been the Metropole, now a Sofitel Legend property. The hotel’s inviting Le Beaulieu Restaurant is the venue for a lavish Sunday brunch served…
Dewakan Makes Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants List
Kuala Lumpur’s Dewakan was recently placed 46th on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants List at the S. Pellegrino and Acqua Panna 2019 Awards. Chef Darren Teoh who helms the restaurant, which…
Akoya Vietnamese Specialities Overlooking Halong Bay
Akoya on level two of the grand Vinpearl Resort and Spa Halong is lined with floor to ceiling windows to enable diners to take in distant views of the dramatic…
Making the Most of Michelin Meal
Having the opportunity to dine at a Michelin-rated restaurant is quite rare in Malaysia so when such a chef cooks in the city, discerning diners eagerly sign up for the…
Saint is in the House
Saint Pierre Kuala Lumpur, in W Kuala Lumpur has introduced its acclaimed Singapore concept and Michelin-star accredited fine dining experience in a prime downtown location overlooking the Twin Towers (table…
ATAS Contemporary Malaysian Cuisine
Located on the mezzanine level of the brand new RuMa Hotel and Residences in the centre of Kuala Lumpur, ATAS is delivering its exciting take on modern eating inspired by…
Refreshed Menu at Tiki Taka
Every year, Chef Carrie Scully and her team, rack their brains, scour the cookbooks, tap their regular customers and dine around to develop a new menu for this exciting Asian…
A Fusion of Japanese Flavours at Ebisu
Ebisu in the just opened Pavilion Hotel Kuala Lumpur Managed by Banyan Tree delivers Japanese cuisine with a fanciful twist. Located on the eighth floor, the contemporary-styled dining space includes…