Saigon’s cosiest wine bar is inside a cave
Cool, classy and clandestine with an impressive wine cellar carrying more than 70 types of wine, Grotto might just be Saigon’s cosiest (and possibly coolest) wine bar.
How The Cocoa Project is changing the narrative of chocolate in Vietnam
Instead of championing Vietnamese chocolate around the world, founder Khanh-Linh and her team are on a mission to catalyse a culture of chocolate appreciation in Vietnam.
Top 10 Work-Friendly Cafes with WiFi in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City’s top 10 study and work-friendly cafés with free Wi-Fi, charging ports and a good cup of coffee to get your productivity game on.
10 Rooftop bars and restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City to take your drinking to the next level
With new restaurants and bars popping up all the time, one category that has become increasingly popular is rooftop bars and restaurants. Thankfully in Ho Chi Minh City, one is spoilt for choice with rooftop bars and restaurants to enjoy. Here is my list of top 10 in Saigon.
12 Plant-based alternatives redefining what it means to be meat/dairy-free in Vietnam
Plant Power Day is celebrated every March 7 and this year, I’m choosing to highlight 12 plant-based alternative brands in Vietnam redefining what it means to be ‘meat/dairy-free’
50 Must-Know Women-Owned F&B Businesses in Ho Chi Minh City
To celebrate International Women’s Day and this year’s theme of #BreaktheBias - here are the top 50 must-know women-women F&B businesses in Vietnam.
Review: Il Muro Italiano, Salinda Resort Phu Quoc Island
Helmed by Executive Chef Simone from Sicily in Italy, Il Muro Italian serves up Italian cuisine with a nod to Vietnamese influence in a lush and romantic restaurant surrounded by deep verdant green trees.
Chef Bao La Adds a Burst of Flavour and Character to Madam Kew
Vietnamese-Australian Chef Bao La joins Madam Kew, sister-concept of Quince Saigon, to debut an elevated menu featuring creative and inventive takes on traditional Asian street food classics.
Cellar: A Wine Bar Nestled In A Craft Beer Brewery
From pivoting to an ‘essentials’ online marketplace amid Saigon’s strictest lockdown and selling designer street sneakers, Heart of Darkness now decided to venture into the world of wine, opening a new wine bar named ‘Cellar’ in the same building as its craft beer brewery located in District 1.
BEL Coffee Wine: Vietnam’s First Hybrid Coffee-Shop Wine Bar Based in Saigon
BEL Coffee Wine is Vietnam’s first hybrid coffee-shop wine bar. And, if the concept itself is not enough to intrigue you, perhaps its talented team of industry heavyweights including coffee experts Will Frith and Kel Normally and Michelin-trained certified wine sommelier Dan Sousanis, will.
Taking the Heat: Bridging the Gender Gap in Vietnam’s Hospitality Industry
To celebrate Women’s Equality Day, I have chosen to spotlight and amplify the voices of women in Vietnam’s hospitality industry to shine light on their struggles, challenges and wants.
Logan Thomas Hester Joins Black Sheep Restaurants in Hong Kong as Head Chef
After 5 years of living in Vietnam and a highly commendable feat in his role as Head of Research and Development (R&D) at Anan Saigon, Logan Thomas Hester joins Black Sheep Restaurants in Hong Kong as Head Chef.
Vietnamese Homegrown Brand Pizza 4P’s Opens First International Branch in Cambodia
Vietnamese homegrown brand Pizza 4P’s has officially opened its first international branch and flagship outlet in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This will be the popular pizza chain’s 23rd outlet since its inception in 2011.
Vietnam’s Leading Tastemakers Create Recipe e-Book to Raise Funds for Charity
The e-book includes recipes that run the gamut from starters, mains, desserts and cocktails contributed by tastemakers such as Julien Perraudin from Quince Saigon, Peter Cuong Franklin from Anan Saigon and Stephanie Aubriot from Maison Marou Saigon.
Benoit Leloup Joins THE BRIX Saigon as Executive Chef - Announces New Tasting and Inaugural Delivery Menu
Previously at The Renaissance Riverside Hotel in Saigon, Benoit Leloup will pioneer the launch of THE BRIX’s inaugural delivery menu as well its reopening tasting menu featuring new dishes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.