Luke Nguyen: What’s On The Roadmap For Vietnamese Cuisine?
In our search for the movers and shakers of the new Vietnam, we met with celebrity chef Luke Nguyen. A Vietnamese-Australian chef who owns restaurants in Sydney, Hong Kong, and Brisbane, Luke...
View ArticleRhum Belami: The First Premium Rhum Made In Vietnam
We recently met with the founder of the very first brand of Vietnamese premium rhum: Roddy Battajon. Roddy arrived in Ho Chi Minh City about a year ago with 10 years of food and beverage experience on...
View ArticleBreathing In: Luke Nguyen’s “One Habit”
Every month, Vietcetera partner Bright – the Vietnamese magazine for simpler, cleaner and happier living, speaks with one incredibly busy individual about their “one habit” that helps them keep their...
View ArticleHelen’s Recipes: Meet The YouTuber Introducing Vietnamese Food To The World
One of the earliest influencers of the new Vietnam is YouTube personality Helen Le, host of the Helen’s Recipes YouTube channel. With a following of more than 360,000 strong worldwide, Helen’s work has...
View ArticleBest Ever Food Review Show: Why This YouTuber Calls Vietnam Home
Vietnam is well known for its YouTube influencers and Viet Kieu personalities. But what about the larger YouTube universe? What is Vietnam’s presence like? We meet with Sonny Side, the personality...
View ArticleBonsai Cruise: A Classic Saigon River Experience Revitalized
One of the most iconic ways to experience Ho Chi Minh City and other parts of Vietnam is often times by boat. Here in Ho Chi Minh City, we set sail with the team behind Bonsai Cruise. Setback last year...
View ArticleGerman-Vietnamese Restaurateur Nguyen Ngoc Duc On Berlin, Bikes and Business
Vietnamese-German restaurateur Nguyen Ngoc Duc and his team have developed seven restaurants, six of which operate in Germany. They’ve simultaneously built a fast-growing coffee roasting business,...
View ArticleUniting Ethnic Culture And French Heritage Through The Art of Gastronomy
The Hill Station opened in 2011, tucked away in the shadow of Sapa’s most famous attraction, Mount Fansipan. With a focus on celebrating and promoting the unique culinary traditions and culture of the...
View ArticleDuy Ho’s Intense Relationship With Coffee That Became The Married Beans
The Married Beans are an award-winning coffee company headquartered in a former royal residence in Dalat. Since 2013, they’ve been key players in the growing reputation of Vietnamese single-origin...
View ArticleVietnam Coffee Republic: Meet The Coffee Brand Going Global
Lately, besides Pizza 4P’s and District Eight, another brand with the same international ambitions has caught our eye—Vietnam Coffee Republic (VCR)—led by its founder Phong Lam. Inspired by the need to...
View ArticleTomatito: Bringing Funky World-Class Latin Cuisine To Vietnam
It’s no surprise that a Spanish restaurant achieved top-50 status. But chef Willy Trullas Moreno managed that feat in Shanghai, taking his sexy Spanish restaurant, El Willy, to the forefront of food in...
View ArticleBoulevard Grill HCMC: The Steakhouse With A Heart
There’s a new steakhouse in town, Boulevard Grill HCMC. Located in District 3, the restaurant’s philanthropic business model has them cooking up more than just their trademark Australian grass-fed...
View ArticleThe Clumsies On How They Became One Of The World’s Best Bars
The Clumsies is an all-day bar in the Greek capital of Athens. Currently ranked sixth in the world, their high-concept cocktail menu is changed annually. While their team continue to innovate at home,...
View ArticleThe Refinery Founder Noelle Carr-Ellison’s Iconic Eateries
Parisienne restaurateur and advertising executive Noelle Carr-Ellison founded some of Ho Chi Minh City’s most iconic restaurants. She stumbled upon The Refinery, having heard stories about an old opium...
View ArticleJardin Des Sens: The Pourcel Brothers Growing In Asia
Twin brothers Laurent and Jacques Pourcel took their first restaurant to the coveted three Michelin star accolade in just ten years. When it happened, in 1998, “les freres Pourcel’s” Les Jardin Des...
View ArticleBurnt Ends Singapore Chef Jake Kellie: The Rising Culinary Star
Jake Kellie has just got back from Milan. The 27-year-old is head chef at Asia’s current #12 best restaurant, Burnt Ends Singapore. Last October, at the regional San Pellegrino Young Chef of the Year...
View ArticleMilkbar Founder Hoang Xuan Thao On The Secret Of Her Success
In 2015, Hoang Xuan Thao founded Milkbar. The cafe, at 100 Tran Quoc Toan in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 3, is currently TripAdvisor’s #1 rated dessert spot. Despite its purported health benefits, milk...
View ArticleNative Singapore Creates Curious Cocktails From Local Ingredients
Native Singapore is an all-Asian success story. The current eighth best bar in the region combines “bizarre ingredients into bespoke cocktails.” But beyond attention-grabbing drinks that contain...
View ArticleSake Central Saigon’s Designer Sean Dix Shows Us Around
Sake Central Saigon’s older sibling opened in Hong Kong’s PMQ cultural hub in 2017. Sake Central Hong Kong was “what sake lovers have all been waiting for.” The showcase for Japanese culture features...
View ArticleCelebrity Chef Anh Le Is Denmark’s Fish Sauce Feminist
Chef Anh Le recently spoke out about the refugee crisis in Europe. It’s a subject she understands deeply having left Vietnam in 1979 on a boat driven by her father loaded with 1,000 people. Since then...
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