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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...