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Dining recap: Daniel Calvert’s Chez Calvert plans and Yu Chocolatier’s 11th-anniversary collection
Looking back at the dining news for the week from July 13 to 19, 2026: Tokyo's three-star chef Daniel Calvert announced at that time that he was scheduled to open his first personal restaurant in October, Yu Chocolatier launched an 11th anniversary limited chocolate gift box, and many Taipei restaurants also announced their closure and transformation plans.
Early-August dining recap: Kur closes, Embers publishes sustainability data and Blue Bottle expands in Bangkok
Looking back at the news in the restaurant industry during the week from August 3 to 9, 2026, Taipei Kur restaurant said goodbye to business, Embers announced its four-year sustainability results, Tokyo coffee brand cross-sea cooperation pop-up, and Blue Bottle opened two stores in Bangkok on August 21 and 28.
Monte × Fireplay’s Volcano dinner revisited: fire, salt baking and wood smoke after a 12-year reunion
Monte and Fireplay, a contemporary European restaurant in Taipei, launched a limited-time “Volcano” dinner on August 14 and 15. Fireplay chef Nick Sor and Monte pastry chef Elsa, two kitchen partners from 12 years ago, reunited to create a six-part meal sequence that presented the image of a volcano from its formation to its cooling.
September dining recap: Duddell’s at Silks House, Kin’s Hai Shang and Bangkok’s World Gourmet Festival
Reviewing major news in the Taiwan and Asian dining scenes from late August to September, including Hong Kong's one-star Michelin restaurant Duddell's guest-chef event at Silks House, celebrity chef Kin's new brand "Hai Shang" moving into Da'an District, and the Bangkok Anantara World Gourmet Festival (September 29 to October 4), among other developments.