Jovel Chan 9/19/21 Jovel Chan 9/19/21

Tried and Tested: Where To Buy Mooncakes in Ho Chi Minh City 2021

A round-up guide of where to get your mooncake fix in Ho Chi Minh City this Mid-Autumn Festival. From traditional flavours to modern and unconventional takes including Durian and Chocolate Lava and Taro.

Jovel Chan 9/6/21 Jovel Chan 9/6/21

An Insight into Vietnam’s Food Delivery Market and its Role in the Country’s Road to Recovery

An interview about Vietnam’s food delivery market and the road to recovery for Vietnam’s F&B industry with Jason Chu, Head of Merchant Business Development at BAEMIN, a Delivery Hero subsidiary and one of Vietnam’s leading food delivery companies.

Jovel Chan 8/15/21 Jovel Chan 8/15/21

Nhau Nhau debuts in Asia’s 50 Best Discovery List alongside eleven food and drink spots in Ho Chi Minh City

Not long after Anăn Saigon claimed the 39th spot on Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, its liquid counterpart cum rooftop bar, Nhau Nhau (loosely translated into ‘drink drink’) debuts in Asia’s 50 Best Discovery List.

Jovel Chan 8/12/21 Jovel Chan 8/12/21

Jacob’s Creek new tagline ‘A Wine Worth Sharing’ calls on drinkers to reconnect with friends and loved ones

Award-winning Australian heritage brand Jacob’s Creek highlights the social dimension of wine in its new tagline ‘A drop worth sharing’. The tagline calls to drinkers to reconnect with friends and loved ones in today’s increasingly disconnected world.

Jovel Chan 8/9/21 Jovel Chan 8/9/21

ShopeeFood (ex-NowFood) to be officially launched in Vietnam on August 18

ShopeeFood will officially be launching in Vietnam this month via a rebranding of NowFood – a food delivery platform run by local tech firm Foody Corporation that Sea Group acquired for US$64 million in 2017.

Jovel Chan 8/9/21 Jovel Chan 8/9/21

Lacaph Coffee launches BiA-fermented coffee in collaboration with Heart of Darkness Brewery

Lacàph Coffee launches BiA-Fermented Coffee in collaboration with Heart of Darkness Brewery, marking the first of its limited edition experimental coffee lab series.

Jovel Chan 8/9/21 Jovel Chan 8/9/21

Chickita Flame Grilled Chicken Restaurant Spreads Its Wings to Franchise Globally

Vietnam-born Chickita is the first Asian inspired flame-grilled chicken restaurant concept. Now, it has formalised its colourful concept into a go-to-market franchise business, ready for global expansion.

Jovel Chan 8/9/21 Jovel Chan 8/9/21

No Delivery? No Problem: How These 6 Food and Beverage Businesses in Vietnam Pivoted During The Pandemic

From restrictions on dine-in, delivery and takeouts with only basic essentials and grocery items given the pass, many restaurants have had to shut their doors (temporarily) while others pivoted. Here are five F&B businesses that have successfully pivoted during these uncertain times.

Jovel Chan 8/2/21 Jovel Chan 8/2/21

Review: Gia, The Restaurant Heralding a New Wave of Vietnamese Fine Dining Cuisine

Helmed by hospitality titan duo Long Tran and Sam Tran, this new addition to Vietnam’s culinary scene features a Vietnamese-accented menu combined with skilful culinary technique and finesse.

Jovel Chan 7/31/21 Jovel Chan 7/31/21

Four Pillars Gin appoints two new trade managers in international markets; Focuses on establishing strongholds in North Asia

This follows a 178% growth in export markets during 2020, and two consecutive years of being awarded the IWSC International Gin Producer of the Year (2019 and 2020).

Jovel Chan 7/20/21 Jovel Chan 7/20/21

KAMEREO, Vietnam’s First Tech-Powered B2B Food Sourcing Platform, Bags $4.6 Million In Series A Funding

The new funding will be used to hire new team members and expand to other states in Vietnam, build a new Warehouse Management System and tech improvements.

Jovel Chan 7/11/21 Jovel Chan 7/11/21

5 Made-in-Vietnam Artisan Chocolate Brands

Here, I highlight some of Vietnam’s most exciting and creative chocolates - from the bars to the bonbons that evoke the flavours of the terroir where they’re from and contribute to a more sustainable cocoa farming industry.

Jovel Chan 7/2/21 Jovel Chan 7/2/21

Fine Dining to Fine Delivery: An Interview with Chef Julien Perraudin on Staples by Quince

An insight into Staples by Quince, a casual and fuss-free delivery-only concept launched by Quince, a fine dining establishment and Vietnam's best restaurant (2020).

Jovel Chan 6/24/21 Jovel Chan 6/24/21

This New Mexican Bistro Is Changing How Vietnam Drinks Tequila and Mezcal

Agave is Saigon’s new upscale Mexican bistro helmed by Chef Carlos Bravo (ex-Executive Chef of Marriot Phu Quoc) that serves Mexican gastronomy paired with premium mezcal and ‘worm salt’.

Jovel Chan 6/22/21 Jovel Chan 6/22/21

A lot To Be Proud Of: Gay founder-brewers in Vietnam launch Rainbow Bundle to support Queer Community

To celebrate Pride Month, gay founder-brewers in Vietnam create ‘Rainbow Beer Bundle’ to support Hanoi Queer Community.

A Tribute to the Culinary Pioneers who Shaped Vietnam’s Food and Drink </a>Industry

Jovel Chan 6/20/21 Jovel Chan 6/20/21

A Tribute to the Culinary Pioneers who Shaped Vietnam’s Food and Drink Industry

This article pays tribute to the F&B industry pioneers in Vietnam (notably Saigon) who helped to pave the way for today’s generation of up-and-coming culinarians and epicureans. Happy Fathers Day, thank you for all that you have done and continue to do.

Jovel Chan 6/13/21 Jovel Chan 6/13/21

Serving up the future: Saigon restaurateurs discuss F&B tech opportunities and challenges

I speak with some of the city’s most notable and long-standing restaurateurs to find out how they’re leveraging technology to sustain and grow their business, the challenges they face during adoption and what they want F&B tech (new and existing) in Vietnam to know.

Jovel Chan 6/10/21 Jovel Chan 6/10/21

A new pathway for Vietnamese students to enter Switzerland’s finest culinary school

Q.uriosity Culinary Academy and Culinary Arts Academy Switzerland have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to create a new pathway for Vietnamese students to enter Switzerland’s finest culinary school.