Top chefs showcase their cuisine in Seoul next month ahead of Best Restaurant Awards
Top chefs of Asia will be serving up new flavors in Seoul next month.
Fifty Best Signature Sessions, a special dining experience featuring collaborations between top chefs and Seoul restaurants, will run March 22 to 26 at restaurants throughout Seoul as a celebratory event ahead of the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants Awards.
Reservations for Fifty Best Signature Sessions opened on restaurant reservation app Catchtable, Thursday.
For those gravitating toward fusion, try exploring the taste of Macao and Seoul. Chef Tam Kwok Fung of Macanese fine dining restaurant Chef Tam's Seasons will team up with chef Min Kyung-hwan from Born & Bred in Seongdong-gu for dinner priced at 500,000 won ($349) on March 22.
Coming all the way from Chile, chef Rodolfo Guzman, who runs Borago, will team up with local one-star Michelin Evett, headed by Australian chef Joseph Lidgerwood, on March 23, to offer Asian and Latin American flavors. The fusion dinner is priced at 350,000 won.
On the same day, a dinner course priced at 750,000 won will be prepared by the chefs of two Michelin two-star restaurants in Seoul, Mingles and Alla Prima, and chefs from Hong Kong's The Chairman and Bangkok's Sorn at Mingles.
Freshly crowned Asia's Best Female Chef 2025, Chudaree Tam Debhakam will bring her culinary expertise to Seoul, collaborating with chefs Kim Hee-eun and Yoon Dae-hyun of Soul. The three chefs will showcase a Korean and Thai-style lunch menu on March 24, priced at 350,000 won.
Teppan, a teppanyaki restaurant at Grand Hyatt Seoul, will also serve dinner on March 26, but further information has yet to be announced.
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