Eat/Drink

  • Why is Bocuse d'Or the world's most prestigious culinary contest?

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    Why is Bocuse d'Or the world's most prestigious culinary contest?

    PARIS, Jan 14 — Every other year, the start of the year brings the Bocuse d'Or final. This culinary competition, seeking out the finest young talent, will see 24 chefs from all...

  • How about making your own 'poon choy' and 'yee sang' this Chinese New Year?

    1 day ago

    How about making your own 'poon choy' and 'yee sang' this Chinese New Year?

    RAWANG, Jan 13 — Joy, health and prosperity in a single dish. These are the wishes many Chinese New Year classics such as yee sang and poon choy are meant to evoke. There was a...

  • Impossible Burger named best product launch at CES 2019

    2 days ago

    Impossible Burger named best product launch at CES 2019

  • Cuteness overload: Piggy cookies for Chinese New Year

    2 days ago

    Cuteness overload: Piggy cookies for Chinese New Year

  • Take a look at Drake’s recently launched champagne brand

    3 days ago

    Take a look at Drake’s recently launched champagne brand

  • Russians buy 'Gault & Millau' food guides

    3 days ago

    Russians buy 'Gault & Millau' food guides

  • McDonald’s is topping its iconic Big Mac with bacon (VIDEO)

    3 days ago

    McDonald’s is topping its iconic Big Mac with bacon (VIDEO)

  • Alain Ducasse bringing five of his star chefs for very special Paris dinner

    4 days ago

    Alain Ducasse bringing five of his star chefs for very special Paris dinner

  • US startup eyes next generation of burgers with relish

    4 days ago

    US startup eyes next generation of burgers with relish

  • Positano Risto: Italian dining, the halal way

    6 days ago

    Positano Risto: Italian dining, the halal way

  • Roasted durian draw at Kota Kinabalu food market

    6 days ago

    Roasted durian draw at Kota Kinabalu food market

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  • Piggy cookies for CNY

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    Piggy cookies for CNY

  • McDonald's adds bacon to Big Mac

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    McDonald's adds bacon to Big Mac

  • We need to stop fighting about food... opinions!

    1 day ago

    We need to stop fighting about food... opinions!

  • Peshawar's tastiest, most famous food

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    Peshawar's tastiest, most famous food

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  • Traditional duck meat 'koay teow thng' on Malay Street

    1 week ago

    Traditional duck meat 'koay teow thng' on Malay Street

    GEORGE TOWN, JAN 6 — Fancy some boiled duck intestines and braised duck wings? Or how about some braised pigs' large intestines that is so buttery soft, it almost melts in your...

  • We need to stop fighting about food... opinions!

    1 week ago

    We need to stop fighting about food... opinions!

    COMMENTARY, Jan 6 — Food should be about pleasure. It should not trigger a war of words. But in recent times, it looks like people have become a little too sensitive about food....

  • Record US$3.1m paid in New Year's tuna auction at Japan's new market

    1 week ago

    Record US$3.1m paid in New Year's tuna auction at Japan's new market

    TOKYO, Jan 5 — A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record US$3.1 million (RM12.8 milliion) for a giant tuna Saturday as Tokyo's new fish market, which replaced the world-famous...

  • Tiger Sugar: Is it worth the hype? Here's the lowdown on this striped wonder

    1 week ago

    Tiger Sugar: Is it worth the hype? Here's the lowdown on this striped wonder

    PETALING JAYA, Jan 4 — Taiwan's popular boba milk drink Tiger Sugar is now open at Sunway Pyramid. In an earlier Facebook post on December 28, Tiger Sugar Malaysia announced the...

  • A very vegan New Year: Increasing numbers sign up for meat-free resolution

    1 week ago

    A very vegan New Year: Increasing numbers sign up for meat-free resolution

    LONDON, Jan 3 — As rising numbers of people start 2019 vowing to go vegan for environmental and other reasons, chefs, restaurants and supermarkets are jumping on the...

  • Chewing the fat with Pakistan’s BBQ masters

    1 week ago

    Chewing the fat with Pakistan’s BBQ masters

    PESHAWAR, Jan 3 — The sweet aroma of mutton smoke drifts through a maze of crumbling alleyways, a barbecue tang that for decades has lured meat-eaters from across Pakistan to...

  • Exceptional wines and Italian delicacies await diners at The Saujana Hotel

    1 week ago

    Exceptional wines and Italian delicacies await diners at The Saujana Hotel

    KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 ― Savour some of the finest wines by indulging in a tailor-made four-course Italian dinner at The Saujana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur next Thursday. Aside from...

  • Tim Hortons has turned its Double Double drink into donut holes

    1 week ago

    Tim Hortons has turned its Double Double drink into donut holes

    ONTARIO, Jan 2 — Tim Hortons has turned its signature coffee drink, the Double Double, into bite-sized edible donut holes, just in time to derail New Year Resolutions. The...

  • No more plastic straws with Yakult drinks in Singapore

    1 week ago

    No more plastic straws with Yakult drinks in Singapore

    SINGAPORE, Jan 1 — Yakult Singapore has stopped providing straws for two of its products, the company said in a Facebook post. The announcement last Thursday comes as a growing...

  • Vegan duo Bosh! share tips on how to adopt a plant-based lifestyle

    1 week ago

    Vegan duo Bosh! share tips on how to adopt a plant-based lifestyle

    LONDON, Jan 1 — Chickpeas, cashew nuts, and “magic dust.” Those are some of the must-have staples beginner vegans should always have on hand, according to the duo behind...

  • Transparent Coffee, where the beans are direct-sourced and everyone is welcome

    1 week ago

    Transparent Coffee, where the beans are direct-sourced and everyone is welcome

    KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 — Curtains of falling ferns. A gravel-strewn tunnel that leads into a cavern a fashionable shade of dusty pink. Cocktail bar by night, another kind of bar by...

  • UK appoints first champion to tackle ‘moral scandal’ of food waste

    1 week ago

    UK appoints first champion to tackle ‘moral scandal’ of food waste

    LONDON, Dec 31 — Britain appointed its first food waste chief today to help drive a campaign to reduce the millions of tonnes of food binned every year by restaurants,...

  • Four events that marked the culinary world in 2018

    2 weeks ago

    Four events that marked the culinary world in 2018

    NEW YORK, Dec 30 — Here’s a look back on a watershed year in the world of gastronomy. Farewell to Paul Bocuse 2018 will be remembered as a sad year by both chefs and...

  • Poisonous pufferfish a delicacy for many

    2 weeks ago

    Poisonous pufferfish a delicacy for many

    BETONG (Sarawak), Dec 30 — Mention pufferfish and thorns and poison come to mind. But the fish, despite the tetrodotoxin deadly toxin that it contains, is also sought...

  • Aachi Kitchen makes it into Malaysia Book of Records with longest thosai

    2 weeks ago

    Aachi Kitchen makes it into Malaysia Book of Records with longest thosai

    REMBAU, Dec 28 — Aachi Kitchen Catering has been listed in the Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) for making the longest thosai measuring 8.1 metres. The Malaysia...

  • Sushi Kitchen: Tasty vegan Japanese food you will want to eat again... and again

    2 weeks ago

    Sushi Kitchen: Tasty vegan Japanese food you will want to eat again... and again

    PETALING JAYA, Dec 27— You'll fall hard for the food at Sushi Kitchen. Hold on.. how is this possible, you ask? Isn't it just oh-so-boring vegan eats? You will be surprised....

  • Starbucks’ expansion runs out of steam in South Africa

    2 weeks ago

    Starbucks’ expansion runs out of steam in South Africa

    JOHANNESBURG, Dec 26 — High operating costs and tight customer budgets have left US coffee giant Starbucks needing a caffeine hit after it abandoned ambitious expansion plans in...

  • Is the Time Out KL Food & Drink Awards a proper reflection of what’s best in KL?

    2 weeks ago

    Is the Time Out KL Food & Drink Awards a proper reflection of what’s best in KL?

    COMMENTARY, Dec 25 — It’s that time of the year again. No, I am not talking about the year-end parties. It’s that dreaded time when we await the Time Out KL Food & Drink...

  • Scallops: Peru’s ‘golden nuggets’ of the sea

    2 weeks ago

    Scallops: Peru’s ‘golden nuggets’ of the sea

    SECHURA (PERU), Dec 25 — Peruvian fishermen need only dive down a few metres to find the scallops considered the “golden nuggets” of the country’s seas — and cherished...