The region's most inventive, most innovative chefs are pulling out the stops for their holiday menus
These culinary maestros on Asia’s Most Influential 2023, are behind some of the finest dining establishments in the world. Lauded by the Michelin Guide and earning industry honours, these chefs have made it their mission to highlight local ingredients and traditional recipes and techniques, transforming raw ingredients into a harmony of flavours and visual presentation. The result is an unforgettable dining experience that also provides insight into their personal and cultural identities.
What’s more, as leaders in their field, these top chefs walk toward the common goal of evolving the dining industry by adopting sustainable practices, teaching the next generation of chefs and promoting cross-cultural collaboration. This season, they apply their creativity to festive menus and creations that will make year-end celebrations all the more special.
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Julien Royer, chef, Odette, Claudine (Singapore)
In 2023 Chef Julien Royer’s Odette was named The Best Restaurant in Asia by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. The three-Michelin-starred French restaurant was named after Royer’s grandmother, who “showed me the potential of the purest ingredients”. See, for example, his guinea fowl paired with porcini mushrooms, fig purée and fermented apple purée. For Christmas, the restaurant offers Gourmandises de Noël, a trio of petit gâteaux (a hazelnut and chocolate délice, a tropical fruit brunoise, a classic Mont Blanc dessert) made by Odette’s cheffe pâtissière Louisa Lim, who is also Asia’s Best Pastry Chef 2023.
