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Two-Michelin-starred Inua becomes a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic

Food & Drink Jul 6, 2020

Two-Michelin-starred Inua becomes a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic

by Oscar Boyd

On July 3, two-Michelin-starred restaurant Inua announced it would be closing indefinitely due to the effects of COVID-19.

Asia's 50 Best Restaurants is a somber countdown for an industry and continent in crisis

Food & Drink Mar 27, 2020

Asia's 50 Best Restaurants is a somber countdown for an industry and continent in crisis

by Robbie Swinnerton

In the latest edition of the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants rankings, Singapore’s Odette has retained its No.1 position for a second straight year, ahead of The Chairman in Hong Kong and Tokyo’s Den. But the announcement on Tuesday was overshadowed by the escalating coronavirus ...

Gelinaz! Shuffle 2019: Creativity thrives when chefs stay at home

Food & Drink Nov 30, 2019

Gelinaz! Shuffle 2019: Creativity thrives when chefs stay at home

by Melinda Joe

The Grand Gelinaz! Shuffle 2019: Stay In Tour critiques the relentless travel chefs have come to view as necessary, while still maximizing global culinary exchange and creativity.

Tokyo's restaurants again boast world's most Michelin stars in 2020 guide

Food & Drink Nov 26, 2019

Tokyo's restaurants again boast world's most Michelin stars in 2020 guide

by Magdalena Osumi

The capital once again led its global peers, but one of the city’s most famous restaurants is no longer listed in the prestigious guidebook.

Inua revisited: One year on from its grand opening

Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Nov 2, 2019

Inua revisited: One year on from its grand opening

by Robbie Swinnerton

At Inua, the cuisine is as unique and distinct as a fingerprint.

Inua scoops Arrival of the Year prize at the World Restaurant Awards

Food & Drink Feb 21, 2019

Inua scoops Arrival of the Year prize at the World Restaurant Awards

by Claire Williamson

At the inaugural awards ceremony for The World Restaurant Awards (WRA) in Paris on Feb. 18, Tokyo-based Inua took home the Big Plate award for Arrival of the Year, a prize for new restaurants that opened between Sept. 1, 2017, and Sept. 30, 2018. ...

Five Japanese restaurants on the shortlist for new culinary award

Food & Drink Jan 26, 2019

Five Japanese restaurants on the shortlist for new culinary award

by Robbie Swinnerton

A legendary Kyoto restaurant serving kaiseki, Japan's exquisite multicourse haute cuisine. A traditional grilled-eel specialist in Tokyo with roots dating to the days of the shoguns. An irreverent fast-food joint where fish burgers rule. The newly opened offshoot of one of Scandinavia's most innovative ...

Inua: Japan on the plate, Noma on the palate

Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jul 14, 2018

Inua: Japan on the plate, Noma on the palate

by Robbie Swinnerton

To call Inua the most hotly awaited restaurant this year would be inaccurate. But that's only because its opening, at the very end of June, came a mere matter of weeks after it was first announced. There was little time for the excitement to ...

Nordic cooking, Japanese bounty: Strong Noma current runs through new Tokyo restaurant Inua

Food & Drink Apr 26, 2018

Nordic cooking, Japanese bounty: Strong Noma current runs through new Tokyo restaurant Inua

by Robbie Swinnerton

The culinary thread running from Greenland to Copenhagen and thence to Hokkaido and the rest of Japan may not be immediately obvious. But those are some of the key points on the line of inspiration behind a new restaurant that will open in Tokyo ...

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