These 5 Digital Platforms Deliver Fresh and Healthy Ingredients to Your Doorstep
While grocery shopping and buying fresh ingredients from the market is a challenge these days, these digital platforms offer solutions for budding home cooks. Photo courtesy of SayurBox/NOW!JAKARTA Residents of Jakarta and neighbouring cities have been limiting their activities outside during the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), with individuals and families spending less to eat out, opting
Tasty Flavours of the Spice Islands
Thank you Santhi Serad, Milchatul Akmalia and Astrid Enricka for the smooth cooperation in making the talk a success. Photos courtesy of Photos Simran I. Nanwani/NOWJAKARTA The Night Study Group meets one Wednesday evening each month at the IHS Library to enjoy a presentation relating to Indonesia’s heritage, from an IHS friend or an external speaker.
Reinventing British Fine Dining a la The Dining Room, Raffles Jakarta
Picture of Chef Kirk Westaway. Photo courtesy of Raffles Jakarta/NOWJAKARTA Raffles Jakarta celebrated British dining experience at The Dining Room with award-winning chef, Kirk Westaway. On 19 February 2020, Raffles Jakarta hosted one-star Singapore Michelin Guide 2019, Kirk Westaway all the way from JAAN, an internationally renowned restaurant located at the iconic Swissôtel The Stamford in
Buba Soul: Fresh Drinks with Pearls
Buba Soul is not like any other bubble drinks. Photo courtesy of Buba Soul/NOWJAKARTA A new tea-based drink called boba has gained immense popularity in recent years across the globe, especially in Southeast Asia, creating a promising business for beverage industry players. It seems like everything comes in boba flavours recently. With a number of monikers
Getting to Know the Dynamic Duo: Chef Otong Arif and Chef Anis Kurniawan
It is a blessing for Hotel Ciputra Jakarta to have Executive Chef Otong Arif and Executive Pastry Chef Anis Kurniawan. Photo courtesy Hotel Ciputra Jakarta/NOWJAKARTA We visited Hotel Ciputra Jakarta and spoke with the two culinary pillars, Executive Chef Otong Arif and Executive Pastry Chef Anis Kurniawan, to know what makes the hotel tick, food-wise. What qualities do
Culinary Takeout and Delivery during Social Distancing
During the Covid-19 crisis in Jakarta, one may find their restaurant temporary closed but everyone still could the restaurant quality dishes delivered to your house. NOW!JAKARTA With the following temporary closing of restaurants and the government order to reduce dine-in activity during social distancing, there is very little chance to have a dinner or just
Artsy Sippin’ at Ritz Carlton
Paint & Sip! programme at Pasola Restaurant & Lounge was definitely not a typical art class, but it was more of a painting party – thanks to a waitress traveling from easel to easel taking drink orders. Photos courtesy of The Ritz Carlton Pacific Place/NOWJAKARTA Paint and sip have become a sky-rocketing business over the past decade.
Mazeru: Big Easy Eating on a Hot Plate
Mazeru Indonesia gives you the experience of mixing in anything you want to eat on a hot plate safely and easily. Photos courtesy of KULO Group/NOWJAKARTA What’s trending in restaurants around the globe if not cooking on a hot plate? Brought to you by Mazeru Indonesia, this restaurant gives you the experience of mixing in anything
An Extraordinary Four-Hand Dinner with Chef Diego Munõz and Chef Agung Gede at Kayuputi Restaurant
Kayuputi Restaurant will be the playground of Michelin-starred Chef Diego Munõz, renowned as one of the most talented and innovative chefs in the world. Photos courtesy of Kayuputi Restaurant/NOWJAKARTA Indulge in an epicurean dining experience this April as The St. Regis Bali Resort presents an extraordinary Four-Hand Dinner on 11-12 April 2020 at its award-winning signature
Welcoming Tan Kwang Aik at Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta
Chef Tan Kwang Aik is the new Chinese Executive Chef at Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta. Photos by Raditya Fadilla/NOWJAKARTA Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta recently appointed a passionate chef to lead one of Jakarta’s best Chinese restaurants, Li Feng. Li Feng is known for its impressive authentic Cantonese cuisine with a modern twist. The restaurant shows its new spirit
Kirk Westaway, Michelin Star Chef at the Chaine Dinner
Chef Kirk Westaway presented his signature dishes and cocktails at the latest Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Jakarta dinner. Photos by Raditya Fadilla/NOWJAKARTA Raffles’ new custom–built “Dining Room” was the venue for the latest Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Jakarta dinner in February. The venue itself is perfect for this sort of event, with an elegant pre-function area for cocktails
Elegant Afternoon Tea by Tory Burch at Fairmont’s Peacock Lounge
In collaboration with American luxury brand Tory Burch, Peacock Lounge at Fairmont Jakarta invites guests to enjoy fashionable afternoon tea with colleagues and friends. Photo courtesy of Fairmont Jakarta/NOW!JAKARTA Fairmont Jakarta introduces the latest series of its thematic afternoon tea that involves the collaboration with New York-based global fashion line Tory Burch, available exclusively at
New Level of Mediterranean Gastronomy at Mare Nostrum Jakarta
Grand Sahid Jaya Jakarta welcomes Mare Nostrum, a Mediterranean restaurant that offers an authentic soul of Spain and vibrant culinary collection. Photos courtesy of Mare Nostrum/NOW!JAKARTA Eduard Xatruch and Mateu Casañas, brilliant minds behind the restaurant Campartir Cadaques and Disfrutar Barcelona spend their time in Indonesia to design Grand Sahid Jaya’s Mediterranean restaurant, Mare Nostrum, a
