Exquisite January 2017

Events
Back to Bangkok
Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants returns to Thailand in 2017
with the fifth edition of the annual awards ceremony
on 21 february 2017 in Bangkok
The 2017 programme will include the #50BestTalks event,
a combination of local food discovery and interactive chef
demonstrations that explores regional food trends and local
Thai cooking techniques. Scheduled for Monday, 20th February,
the one-day curated forum will feature some of Asia’s most
influential culinary leaders, including chefs from Asia’s 50 Best
Restaurants list.
Thailand’s prominence in Asia’s culinary scene continues
to grow. For the last three years, Bangkok restaurants have
claimed the No.1 spot on the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list.
David Thompson’s Nahm took top honours in 2014 while
Gaggan Anand’s eponymous restaurant secured the No.1 spot
in 2015 and again last year. Along with Gaggan and Nahm, the
2016 list also featured the Bangkok-based restaurants Eat Me
(No.23), and Issaya Siamese Club (No.19).
How Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list is compiled
Following the successful move to
Thailand in 2016, the Asia’s 50 Best
Restaurants awards ceremony
will return to Bangkok in 2017.
Now celebrating its fifth year, the event,
sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua
Panna, will take place at the W Hotel in
Bangkok on the evening of Tuesday, 21
February 2017.
Hosted with the support of the Tourism
Authority of Thailand, Asia’s 50 Best
Restaurants will gather the region’s
most renowned chefs, industry VIPs and
international media to announce the
2017 list. Since launching in 2013, Asia’s
50 Best Restaurants has become the
most trusted and credible guide to the
best places to eat around the region. The
2016 list welcomed 10 new entries and
showcased the best dining experiences
in 13 Asian countries, more than ever
before.
The list is created from the votes of the Asia’s 50 Best
Restaurants Academy, an influential group of over 300
leaders in the restaurant industry across Asia, each selected
for their expert opinion of Asia’s restaurant scene. The panel
in each region is made up of food writers and critics, chefs,
restaurateurs and highly regarded ‘gastronomes’. Members
list their choices in order of preference, based on their best
restaurant experiences of the previous 18 months. There is no
pre-determined check-list of criteria, but there are strict voting
rules.
For the 2017 edition, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants is once again
working with professional services consultancy Deloitte as its
official independent adjudication partner. The adjudication by
Deloitte ensures that the integrity and authenticity of the voting
process and the resulting list of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants are
protected. Compiled by Susanna Ping.
www.theworlds50best.com/asia/en/our-manifesto.html
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