Food. Drink. Culture.
From inside the industry. Stories about chefs, founders, operators and the people shaping hospitality across Bali.
- August 18, 2026
Bonito Just Moved to a Rooftop in Seminyak, and the View Changes Everything
After nearly five years in Umalas, Bonito has taken residency on the rooftop at Kleo, Seminyak. Same kitchen, same team, same menu, now under open sky with the coastline in view.
Read More - August 11, 2026
The Chef Who Cut 80% of the Menu: Putu Agus Is Rewriting a 14-Year-Old Ubud Institution
The Bali-born, Lombok-raised chef came home from kitchens in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, met Toro's owner, and cut the sushi list from more than twenty varieties to six at one of Goutama's longest-standing Japanese restaurants. Here's why.
Read More - July 18, 2026
Yuda Bustara: The Maverick Who Turned Himself Into the Brand
How a vegan dad's kitchen made Indonesia's most unlikely star chef — from minimart demos to a Michelin kitchen in Hong Kong, all without ever opening a restaurant.
Read More - July 17, 2026
"That's My Canvas": How Magda and Kasha Built Full House Pererenan
Two creatives, one 30-year-old Balinese villa, and a very literal name: an art gallery, a restaurant, and a home you're allowed to treat like your own.
Read More - July 16, 2026
No Cooking School, Seven-Year Private Chef, One Garden in Bingin: Meet Simon Maillard
How a self-taught cook from Normandy taught himself the trade in family kitchens from Thailand to Kerala, and built Seed, the Bukit's French-Asian sleeper.
Read More - July 14, 2026
The Perfect Bukit Day, Mapped by Seed's Simon Maillard
The self-taught French chef behind Bingin's Seed plans a full day on the Bukit: a surf-shop breakfast, a one-dish warung, a hidden café, and dinner built around natural wine.
Read More - July 12, 2026
First Time in Uluwatu? Ulu Garden's Putri Maps Your Perfect Day
The dancer-turned-culture-curator behind Ulu Garden plans your Bukit day from breakfast to midnight: where to surf, where to catch the sunset, and her three dinners that matter.
Read More - July 11, 2026
Zali at Five: The Lebanese Restaurant That Almost Didn't Happen
Founder Joseph on Liza, the Beirut explosion, a one-week-old restaurant hit by lockdown, and why Bali was the perfect place for it to be born.
Read More - July 11, 2026
Best Restaurants in Bali: Dee of 7AM's Top Picks
The Melbourne coffee snob behind 7AM 7PM shares his current rotation: a phenomenal Greek in Uluwatu, two Batu Bolong coffee secrets, and the casual spots he actually walks into.
Read More - July 10, 2026
A French Maison Breathing in Bali: Inside La Réserve 1785
One hotel, 1,700 drawings, and a 97-year-old courtesan from Provence. How Laure Juhen turned a grandmother's secret into the most detailed address in Pererenan.
Read More - July 10, 2026
Best Restaurants in Bali: Chef Lorenzo De Petris's Top Picks
The chef behind Da Maria, Luigi's and Mosto shares where he actually eats on his night off: wood-fired Middle Eastern in Pererenan, a nose-to-tail yakitori den, and a farm feast worth sleeping over for.
Read More - July 9, 2026
Best Hotels in the World: Laure Juhen Vuitton's Top Picks
The founder of La Réserve 1785 shares the three resorts and hotels she loves most on earth: from safari lodges in the African bush to a Renaissance villa on Lake Como.
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