The Week in Bites 17th March, 2019

From Asia's 50 Best to the Ryugin tribe, hidden speakeasies, scrambled eggs and the taboo of horse meat, here's a round up of what made FDL this week. 

ASIA'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS 2019, DON'T MISS THE LIVE STREAM ON FINEDININGLOVERS

The full list of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants will be announced on 26th March 2019 at the Wynn Palace Cotai in Macao and live-streamed on Fine Dining Lovers from 8.45pm Hong Kong time.

THE RYUGIN TRIBE: YAMAMOTO'S ALUMNI FORGE THEIR OWN PATH

Some of Yamamoto's 'alumni' are now Michelin star chefs in their own right. We discover the cooking philosophy of Honda Seiichi, Hideaki Sato and Tomoya Kawada.

LEUCI, THE GLOBETROTTING BARTENDER: 'FOLLOW ME TO THE BEST SPEAKEASY BARS OF THE WORLD'

Sneak into the most secret venues in the world and be thrown back in the '20s: welcome to the Speakeasy Bars, with the outstanding guiding of Leonardo Leuci.

EAT, DRINK... AND STAY FOR A NIGHT

Hospitality is the center in the restaurant industry and has increasingly gained the attention of chefs willing to offer great experiences to their guests.

FOOD MYTHBUSTERS: DO YOU REALLY NEED MILK FOR SCRAMBLED EGGS?

Almost every recipe for scrambled eggs includes milk in the ingredients. But, indeed, science tells us that milk could spoil it all. Do you know why?

WHY HORSE MEAT IS EATEN IN ITALY

When I first moved to Italy it was a shock to see butcher shops that specialised in horse meat products, openly selling cuts of meat that were, for me like something obscene.

PATRICK O’CONNELL WINS 2019 JAMES BEARD LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The James Beard Foundation has announced that Patrick O’Connell, five-time James Beard Award winner, three Michelin star chef, author and owner of the Inn at Little Washington, Virginia, has won the 2019 James Beard Lifetime Achievement award.