First Day

Despite his late start in the restaurant industry, Richie Lin of MUME in Taipei worked his way up the kitchens of acclaimed restaurants Quay and Noma and today does numerous collaborations with recognised chefs around the world.

Taïrroir is one of the 17 restaurants that was recognised with one star in the inaugural Michelin Guide Taipei. Its chef-owner Kai Ho tells us about coming into his own.

Tien Hsiang Lo was one of 17 restaurants to be accorded one Michelin star in the MICHELIN Guide Taipei 2018. Head Chef Yang Kuang Tsung tells us what's behind his drive to preserve traditional Hangzhou cuisine.

This chef's fine-dining 20-seater restaurant Le Musée in Hokkaido puts the terroir of the region on display.

At two-MICHELIN-starred The Guest House in Taipei, the head chef does not shy away from rolling up his sleeves for the smallest tasks.

RyuGin is one of two restaurants to receive two Michelin stars in the newly launched MICHELIN Guide Taipei.

Le Palais is Taiwan's first and only three Michelin-starred restaurant. Executive chefs of Palais de Chine Hotel, Ken Chen and Matt Chen share their joy at receiving the highest accolade.

Siu struggled to find his voice in Cantonese cooking before hitting his stride and earning stars for T'ang Court, Duddell's and most recently, Ying Jee Club in Hong Kong.

Once a professional footballer, Swedish chef Björn Frantzén says getting three stars for his eponymous restaurant in Stockholm was something "you just don't think about".

Berselius shocked the food community when he closed MICHELIN-starred Aska in New York City, only to reopen two years later in a new location to two MICHELIN stars.

We speak to Stephane Gortina about his culinary career in the Ducasse Empire and receiving a MICHELIN star for Rech By Alain Ducasse in Hong Kong.

The French chef shares how he felt for his seafood-centric restaurant The Ocean By Olivier Bellin to receive a MICHELIN star in the 2018 edition of Hong Kong and Macau's red guide.

Despite entering the kitchen out of obligation, Wong made head chef by the time he was 21 and led Hong Kong restaurant Yee Tung Heen to MICHELIN star glory in 2018.

"We hadn’t really realised the extent of the effort needed to get a second star," says the chef of lauded French Riviera restaurant Mirazur, adding that it was a "fantastic day" when they finally did.

The Australian chef expresses his joy at receiving a MICHELIN star for his modern European restaurant Arcane in the 10th edition of the red guide in Hong Kong.

"This young chef sparkles!" raved the MICHELIN inspectors of Dionisio who helms La Villa In The Sky in Belgium.

Berselius shocked the food community when he closed MICHELIN-starred Aska in New York City, only to reopen two years later in a new location to two MICHELIN stars.

We get the world's most celebrated chefs to spill what it was like when they got their first Michelin stars.