Weekend Indulgences

Welcome to Exquisite Taste's first edition of 2022 and join us as we brighten your days with a selection of the best places to make the most of your weekend. With fine brunches in our Cover Theme, as well as an array of tantalising tipples from bars all around Asia, you are sure to find inspiration.

In this edition, we bring you the latest updates from the industry through our What's Happening section, while in Inspiration we take you closer to the people bringing the hospitality scene to life, from Toni Darmawi of PT Pancaniaga Indoperkasa, to Gran Meliá Jakarta's Mirco Iada and Alila Villas Uluwatu's Hemal Jain.

With so much to share, we have dedicated our cover theme to a favourite weekend activity, brunching and drinking! Here, we serve up the finest brunch destinations in Jakarta, Bali, Singapore and Hong Kong, while our select bars bring a wealth of choice for your next favourite watering hole. Raising the bar a notch, we have exclusive coverage of Los Danzantes Mescal and Benriach Distillery in Exquisite Cocktails.

We didn't forget our dedication to the gourmet food scene while we were in the bar. Meet Café del Mar Bali's chef I Gede Ari Wijaya and read our reviews of the faultless Bungarampai in Jakarta, The Kelusa at Samsara Ubud, and the newly minted Bonito Fish Bar in Umalas.

Don't forget we also publish our in-depth magazines on our websites and have great apps to access all our features. These are good options to discover our current – and past – print magazine content, as well as continually updated pieces from around the region and beyond. Visit www.exquisite-taste-magazine.com or download the Exquisite Taste app from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

From all the team at Exquisite Taste, we hope you enjoy this fabulous edition and, as always, please stay safe wherever you are.

Cheers!