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The First Day We Got Our Stars: Franckelie Laloum

The executive chef of one-MICHELIN-starred Louise grew up as the son of a bistro owner, but he had no interest in becoming a chef. He tells us what has changed since.

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Why Japanese Chef Hideaki Sato Wants To Master Chinese Cuisine

He has made over 13 iterations of Peking duck and 50 batches of Cantonese steamed sponge cake to date.

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My Signature Dish: Henrique Sá Pessoa’s Calçada De Bacalhau

The chef behind two-MICHELIN-starred Alma in Lisbon presents his artful interpretation of salted cod, a quintessential Portuguese dish.

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5 Questions with Gert De Mangeleer On Life After Closing Three-MICHELIN-starred Hertog Jan

After 13 years, chef Gert de Mangeleer ceased operations at his Flanders restaurant Hertog Jan in Bruges, Belgium, but he keeps himself busy opening new restaurants and mentoring chefs.

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Valeria Piccini On Taking Over The Family Business From Mum-In-Law

Five years after self-taught chef Valeria Piccini took over her husband's family restaurant, she drove Da Caino to achieve one followed by two MICHELIN stars, which it has kept for 22 years.

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The First Day We Got Our Stars: Henrique Sá Pessoa

The celebrated chef of Alma in Portugal shed tears when he won his first and second MICHELIN stars.

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The First Day We Got Our Stars: Cheng Kam Fu

From working from the city's biggest tycoons to running six-table Celebrity Cuisine in Hong Kong, Cheng shares his journey to a MICHELIN star.

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What I Think About My 4-Hands Partner: Paste's Chef 'Bee' and Man Wah's Chef Wong Wing Keung

What could a Bangkok-raised Thai food specialist and a second-generation Cantonese chef have in common?

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A Lesson in Blind Wine Tasting: Tricks of the Trade

Robert Parker Wine Advocate's editor-in-chief gives tips for both novices and wine geeks alike.

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My Signature Dish: Heston Blumenthal’s Triple-cooked Chips

Fluffy on the inside and shatteringly crisp on the outside, Blumenthal’s recipe for perfect French fries is one of his proudest legacies.

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The First Day We Got Our Stars: Daisuke Mori

This young chef cut his teeth at Joel Robuchon in Tokyo and went on to receive a star for his French-Japanese cuisine at Takumi By Daisuke Mori in Hong Kong.

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The First Day We Got Our Stars: Vicky Cheng

At VEA Restaurant & Lounge in Hong Kong, the executive chef has won accolades for his unique style of marrying modern French techniques with Chinese ingredients.

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The First Day We Got Our Stars: Chen Kentaro

See how this third generation Japanese chef continues to honour his family's Sichuan cuisine legacy at two-MICHELIN-starred Shisen Hanten in Singapore.

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Alain Ducasse: Perfect Harmony

Legendary chef Alain Ducasse holds fast to the deep roots of French gastronomy to propagate its influence across the world through his culinary empire, Ducasse Paris.

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An Italian Chef’s 12 Colourful Years In Hong Kong

For the past 12 years, Cucina’s Chef de Cuisine Andrea Oreste Delzanno has made his home in Hong Kong, where the colourful city inspires him to showcase Italian cuisine in new and wonderful ways.

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Dan Barber's Row 7 Seeds Is Determined To Change The Growing Process

The dream team behind the company engages both farmers and chefs to change the everyday plants we see in our diets.

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The First Day We Got Our Stars: Kirk Westaway

The chef shares what it was like to receive a star for "Reinventing British" cuisine at JAAN By Kirk Westaway In Singapore.

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5 Questions With Joe Czerwinski About New Zealand Wines

The managing editor for Robert Parker Wine Advocate and wine reviewer for the region shares insights from his annual report after tasting a whopping 533 wines from New Zealand.