Hail to the Chef

Dinner at Apéritif ( Jl. Lanyahan, Ubud,Bali;+623619082777;aperitif. com) appropriately enough, with a round of apéritifs at the venue’s opulent bar. What follows is an unforgettable dinner service in the venue’s eloquent colonial era-style dining room, prepared by Apéritif’s celebrated executive chef, Nic Vanderbeeken. The eight-course degustation menu represents a beautiful marriage between local tastes and modern cookery, with highlights including a contemporary reinterpretation of West Java’s karedok, blue crab from Papua and Iberico pork from Spain. Next time you’re planning a holiday at the Island of the Gods, remember that there’s a new place where you can dine like a king.