Chef’s homecoming

After 38 years away from home, Chan Kai Hon has returned to Macau to take up the reins at Zi Yat Heen, the city’s undisputed benchmark for fine Cantonese dining.

Will power

Once dubbed ‘the Prince of Pastry’, Will Goldfarb shows how he creates happy endings on a plate with his avant-garde desserts.

Whimisical sweets

The dessert creations of Jen Shen, executive pastry chef at CUT, will strike a chord with anyone who’s spent their early years revelling in the picnics and treats of children’s literature.

FHA returns

This year’s edition of Food&Hotel Asia, to be held from 17 to 20 April, promises to be bigger and better.

The thin red line

Considered to be the caviar of the spice rack, aromatic saffron threads can awaken a staid dish, impart Mediterranean warmth to savouries, and make curious combinations with desserts.

Rule breaker

Pascal Barbot redefines the apex of French dining with his informal, less-is-more approach.

The future of gastronomy

This year’s Madrid Fusion, themed around The Earth−Our Pantry, was a whirlwind succession of concept-packed talks, cutting edge videos, and heuristic chef demonstrations, and the adrenaline was no doubt pumped up by a stellar lineup which included Heston Blumenthal, Juan Mari and Elena Arzak, Paco Roncero, Triogros brothers, Andoni Luis Aduriz and Rasmus Kofoed.