A Prosperous Beginning

After welcoming the festive New Year of 2018, we are ready to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year – a symbol of a fresh and prosperous start. To commemorate the joyous event, we are highlighting beloved Chinese New Year culinary traditions, like yee sang tossing, and have compiled our favourite dining destinations in the region that serve delectable Chinese cuisine and offer Chinese New Year's dining specials too.

We talk to leading Chinese chefs like Christopher Chai from Jia at Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta, Huang Jing Hui Consultant Chef at Li Feng, Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta and Li Tim Tak from Ah Yat Abalone at RIMBA Jimbaran BALI by AYANA to see what's new on the Chinese scene. In addition, we also catch up with Xavier Boyer from the evergreen Gaddi's at The Peninsula Hong Kong.

The Gourmet section showcases a great number of popular restaurants in Jakarta, Bali, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai; from AYA Street and oneeightyo at The edge in Bali and Senju and Babooji in Jakarta, to Publico and The Ottomani in Singapore, MEATS and Zuma in Hong Kong and Mr & Mrs Bund in Shanghai.

We look for a sweet ending at Hotel Indonesia Kempinsi Jakarta's Sweet Boutique, available for you to relish in the Exquisite Dessert section. Wine connoisseurs will be happy to read our conversations with winemakers Peter Gago and Stephanie Dutton from Penfolds and Mark Beringer from his namesake Beringer. Learn more about the wildly popular Brockmans Gin in Exquisite Cocktails, and visit Lulu's Lounge in Singapore for some After Dinner Nightlife.

There is so much goodness where those come from, so we wish you a thriving Year of the Dog and happy reading!