By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Oct 26, 2018
Thanis Lim is Brunei’s foremost food blogger (thanislim.com) and an accomplished chef who judges food competitions – when he’s not winning them. He took home the top dessert prize at an event for breast cancer awareness for his chocolate lava cake served with vanilla ice cream and a regional pastry called kuih sapit, which means “love letter”

By Dene Mullen • Aug 30, 2016
He spent his youth battling poverty and dreaming of rock stardom. But after a career volte-face, Gaggan Anand has become a highly successful chef, with his restaurant recently named the best in Asia for the second consecutive year. The only trouble is, he’s already tiring of his celebrity chef status

By Dene Mullen • Jul 15, 2016
Underneath his gruff everyman exterior, Dave Pynt is one of the region's keenest culinary minds, pushing the boundaries of what is possible with a barbecue

By Dene Mullen • Mar 08, 2016
Chef Wan has been cooking on Malaysian TV and spreading the word of Southeast Asian cuisine for 25 years. With his latest show a global hit, the flamboyant star is showing how a little personality can make a big difference