LANG CO, Vietnam (October 1, 2024) –– Laguna Lang Co, one of Vietnam’s leading integrated resorts, has announced the appointment of Renato Rizzi as its new culinary director. As the property, which is located on one of Vietnam’s most breathtaking stretches of coastline, enters a phase of culinary evolution, Rizzi’s commitment to unique flavours and...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Sept. 24, 2024) – A hospitality professional with more than a decade’s experience working for some of the world’s most acclaimed hotel brands and restaurants has been appointed to a senior culinary position at Alma Resort Cam Ranh. Equipped with 11 years’ experience cooking a variety of cuisines, South Korean-born Taehoon Lee...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Sept. 10, 2024) – Raffles Hotel Le Royal, the 95-year-old luxury heritage hotel in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, has appointed Dagmar Lyons as its new General Manager. The veteran hotelier joins Raffles from the luxury Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver, Canada, where she served as Hotel Manager for the past...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (July 01, 2024) – A seasoned professional with three decades’ experience working for some of the world’s leading restaurants and hotels in Asia, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, United States and Canada has been named Alma Resort’s executive chef. French national Alain Rion has joined the 30-hectare resort overlooking Long Beach on...
BANGKOK (June 5, 2024) – Thailand’s first INNSiDE by Meliá hotel has appointed Juan Ignacio García Racionero, who has honed his craft in some of Spain’s finest kitchens, as Spanish chef de cuisine. The Madrid-born chef joins INNSiDE by Meliá Bangkok Sukhumvit, that debuted in July 2023 in Bangkok’s On Nut neighborhood, after working at one...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Feb. 26, 2024) – Raffles Hotel Le Royal, one of Southeast Asia’s most iconic luxury hotels, will welcome guest Chef Martin Simolka for a series of exclusive meals in March, as the hotel continues to elevate fine dining in Cambodia. Chef Martin is the Executive Chef at the 5-star Sofitel Le Scribe...
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Feb. 22, 2024) — Banyan Tree Samui has announced the appointment of a new sous chef, Mr Kitja Muakin, at its signature Thai restaurant, Saffron, a move complemented by the news that the fine-dining venue has been recognised in the 2024 MICHELIN Guide for Thailand. Kitja, known affectionately as Chef Bobby, joins...
HANOI, Vietnam (Jan. 16, 2024) — Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi has welcomed a new Executive Pastry Chef, Stephane Prost, a French national who brings more than 30 years of international culinary experience to his new role at Vietnam’s most storied hotel. Chef Stephane’s career has spanned all corners of the globe, from Europe to North America...
CAM RANH, Vietnam (Jan. 10, 2024) – A seasoned chef with more than two decades of hospitality experience in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia has been named beachfront family resort Alma’s executive sous chef. Swiss-born Tiziano Botta has joined 30-hectare Alma on Vietnam’s Cam Ranh peninsula to help oversee its rich culinary landscape...
BANGKOK (November 20, 2023) – Drawing on more than two decade’s experience with some of the most popular hotel brands in Thailand, Katisak Pinkaew has been named the executive chef at the Kingdom’s first INNSiDE by Meliá hotel. The Thailand-born chef will take charge of the eclectic dining scene at INNSiDE by Meliá Bangkok Sukhumvit, that...
