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.
Review: Is Etesia Hanoi’s Trendiest Restaurant?
Boasting first-rate modern French fare by Executive Chef Benjamin Morelle, who cut his teeth in the kitchens of Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris, Etesia is the latest lovechild of the F&B masterminds behind Polite&Co, one of Hanoi’s original cocktail bars.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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).
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’.
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 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.
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.
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.
Your 2021 guide to alcohol delivery (and deals!) in Ho Chi Minh City
A round-up guide of places to get your cocktail, wine and beer delivered straight to your doorstep in Ho Chi Minh City.
Interview with Tien Tiep, Founder of Ne Cocktail Bar: Vietnam’s Best Bar
Interview with Pham Tien Tiep, Founder of Ne Cocktail Bar on being Vietnam’s Best Bar, Pho Cocktails and Hanoi’s Bar Industry.
Review: Labri, Hanoi's First Oriental Neo-Bistro in the Heart of the City
Located in the heart of the city, Labri is helmed by Chef Joon Hyuk who cut his teeth in the kitchen of Michelin-starred restaurant Abysse - a Michelin one-star restaurant located in Minami Aoyama, Tokyo.
The bar is set: Three Vietnamese bars debut in first ever Asia’s 50 Best Bars’ 51 to 100 list
All appearing for the first time on Asia’s 50 Best Bars’ List of 51-100, Summer Experiment, the brainchild of bar industry stalwart Jay Moir placed 77th on the list while Ne Cocktail Bar in Hanoi helmed by Pham Tien Tiep (ex-World Class Champion and inventor of the famous Pho cocktail) placed 76th and last but not least, Hybrid in Nha Trang nabbed the 96th spot.
What’s brewin’? An insight into Vietnam’s booming craft beer culture
An interview with Oliver Woods, founder of Beer Asia and craft beer consultant about all things craft beer culture, growth and trends in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
Vietnam’s Mekong Capital invests in Marou Chocolate, fuels expansion and concept scale-up
The investment from MEF IV will help to facilitate Marou Chocolate’s plan to further expand its international footprint as well as scale up existing concepts.
How Marou put Vietnam on the world’s chocolate map
Following Mekong Capital’s investment in the chocolate brand, homegrown Vietnamese chocolate brand plans Asian expansion including Singapore and Japan.
Pizza 4P’s uses plastic waste as a time capsule to send letters to Vietnam’s future generation
To mark its 10th anniversary, Pizza 4P’s uses plastic waste as a time capsule to send letters from Vietnamese residents to the country’s future generation.