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Associated Press
5 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
THE WORLD'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS ANNOUNCES THE 51-100 LIST FOR 2025
LONDON, June 5, 2025 /CNW/ -- The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025, sponsored by & Acqua Panna, today unveils the list of restaurants ranked from No.51-No.100 ahead of the annual awards ceremony, set to take place in Turin, Region of Piedmont, Italy, on 19 June. This extended list spans six continents and is compiled from the votes of 1,120 culinary experts, including chefs, food writers and global gastronomes. Restaurants in Europe lead the list with 20 entries, including new additions such as Koan in Copenhagen (No.91), Cocina Hermanos Torres in Barcelona (No.78), Txispa in Atxondo (No.85) and Al Gatto Verde in Modena (No.92). Germany features with Restaurant Tim Raue (No.58), Nobelhart & Schmutzig (No.59) and Tantris (No.73). Spain boasts Quique Dacosta (No.65), Aponiente (No.84) and Mugaritz (No.87). Asia secures new entries from Macau and Shanghai, joining restaurants in Tokyo, Seoul, Mumbai and Singapore. Cape Town claims three entries on the list, with Salsify at the Roundhouse debuting at No.88. North America welcomes three new spots: Arca in Tulum (No.67), Huniik in Mérida (No.89) and César in New York (No.98). Atelier Crenn in San Francisco re-enters the list (No.96) and Le Bernardin in New York places at No.90. South America's sole new entry is Tuju in São Paulo (No.70), alongside returning names from Rio de Janeiro, Bogotá, Quito and Cusco. Saint Peter in Sydney places at No.66 and, for the first time, New Zealand features on the list with Amisfield Restaurant in Queenstown (No.99). William Drew, Director of Content for The World's 50 Best Restaurants, says: 'This year's extended list showcases the depth and diversity of the global culinary scene. Huge congratulations to all the restaurants featured. We look forward to celebrating together at this year's awards ceremony.' The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 will be livestreamed on the 50 Best YouTube channel here at 20.00 Turin time on 19 June. Media centre: PDF - Photo - Logo - View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE 50 Best
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
In-demand pilates teacher Kevyn Zeller opens a new East Hampton studio
For 18 summers, pilates instructor Kevyn Zeller has been offering one-on-one classes in the Hamptons — for those lucky enough to get a time slot. 'I have a pretty devoted, solid clientele,' says Zeller, who also teaches on the Upper East Side. 'It's already starting to book up for the summer.' But starting this summer, she will offer group classes, named 'core collective sessions,' from a beautiful new studio in East Hampton. Each class can fit four people at a time, in the hopes that her private clients can now meet one another or bring along friends. 'People had to cancel pilates when they had guests in town, but now they can just bring them along,' she tells Alexa. The space, which is above Sant Ambroeus restaurant, has a 'spacious and airy feel,' Zeller notes. 'It's like a cathedral with high ceilings, lots of natural light.' All the walls are painted one earthy color so the mood feels calm and relaxing the second you walk in the door. 'It's like a private retreat,' she adds. 'The pilates I teach is very meditative, it requires a lot of focus, so this studio takes away all the distractions.' All the equipment is handcrafted with wooden frames and adobe white upholstery. Zeller believes this is the first time a group pilates class will be taught on Cadillacs: four-post structures with springs, handles, and bars that provide different exercise opportunities. 'There is so much you can do on a Cadillac to develop strength,' she said. 'So being able to incorporate these into a group class experience is really unique.' Classes start at $75 and will include Acqua Panna mineral water and gift bags for new clients packed with a unisex essential oil blend. Each class will last a full 60 minutes, with 15-minute intervals before and after classes so clients can take their time arriving and leaving. 'I really want this to be a special retreat from the chaotic world we are living in these days,' Zeller says. 'It's really a dream come true. I don't believe it entirely yet. Every time I walk into the space, I think, 'This is like if pilates was heaven on earth.''
New York Post
29-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- New York Post
In-demand pilates teacher Kevyn Zeller opens a new East Hampton studio
For 18 summers, pilates instructor Kevyn Zeller has been offering one-on-one classes in the Hamptons — for those lucky enough to get a time slot. 'I have a pretty devoted, solid clientele,' says Zeller, who also teaches on the Upper East Side. 'It's already starting to book up for the summer.' The popular pilates instructor guides a client. Meagan Kate Photography Advertisement But starting this summer, she will offer group classes, named 'core collective sessions,' from a beautiful new studio in East Hampton. Each class can fit four people at a time, in the hopes that her private clients can now meet one another or bring along friends. 'People had to cancel pilates when they had guests in town, but now they can just bring them along,' she tells Alexa. The space, which is above Sant Ambroeus restaurant, has a 'spacious and airy feel,' Zeller notes. 'It's like a cathedral with high ceilings, lots of natural light.' All the walls are painted one earthy color so the mood feels calm and relaxing the second you walk in the door. 'It's like a private retreat,' she adds. 'The pilates I teach is very meditative, it requires a lot of focus, so this studio takes away all the distractions.' Advertisement All the equipment is handcrafted with wooden frames and adobe white upholstery. Zeller believes this is the first time a group pilates class will be taught on Cadillacs: four-post structures with springs, handles, and bars that provide different exercise opportunities. 'There is so much you can do on a Cadillac to develop strength,' she said. 'So being able to incorporate these into a group class experience is really unique.' A row of Cadillac pilates machines at Kevyn Zeller's studio. Meagan Kate Photography Classes start at $75 and will include Acqua Panna mineral water and gift bags for new clients packed with a unisex essential oil blend. Each class will last a full 60 minutes, with 15-minute intervals before and after classes so clients can take their time arriving and leaving. 'I really want this to be a special retreat from the chaotic world we are living in these days,' Zeller says. 'It's really a dream come true. I don't believe it entirely yet. Every time I walk into the space, I think, 'This is like if pilates was heaven on earth.''
Time Out
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
KHAO SAN SEK
Tucked into a narrow shophouse on Chinatown's Songwat Road, this latest venture from Chef Pichaya ''Pam'' Soontornyanakijr – better known for her boundary-bending fine dining venue Potong, only five minutes' walk from here – glows with the burnished charm of a bygone era and a reverence for tradition. The 70-year-old structure sets the tone with faded window shutters, creaking wooden stairs, and exposed-brick interior walls. In a nod to the neighbourhood's youthful grit, a vibrant three-storey graffiti mural by street artist JecksBKK displays a girl in space buns, Chinese tunic, jeans and sneakers, slyly promoting Takabb, a classic Thai-Chinese herbal lozenge. Inside, industrial light fixtures dangle over rough-hewn tables and padded banquettes arranged in small clusters divided among the three floors, an arrangement that promotes a casual sense of exclusivity. There's an ambience of cheeky nostalgia without kitsch – a delicate balance that mirrors Chef Pam's approach to food. The concept behind Khao San Sek – Thai for 'sacred milled rice', the stray grains that fall to the floor during milling and are blessed by monks for use in warding off evil spirits – is the celebration of five holy-grail ingredients representing Thai cuisine's primary flavour spectrum. These culinary building blocks – rice, chili, coconut, fish sauce, and palm sugar – divide dishes on the menu into sections accordingly. Lest this sound a bit academic, in practice Khao San Sek feels looser, funkier, and more down-to-earth than the more Thai-Chinese, Michelin-starred Potong. The dishes pay homage to Bangkok's street food roots while still bearing Pam's unmistakable flair for precision and colour. But don't mistake comfort for complacency. This is Pam we're talking about – the first Thai (and first Asian) woman to be crowned The World's Best Female Chef 2025 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 competition sponsored by S. Pellegrino & Acqua Panna – and everything you'll taste here reflects intense focus on flavour, colour and texture. At the front of the clipboard, a house menu offers a set of nine courses for B1,800 (plus B500 for an optional two-glass sato pairing). For us the standouts are the crispy coconut taco with Suratthani oyster and chili sauce, the Thai eggplant relish chili, the six-hour smoked beef tongue satay with house pickles, and the southern Thai-style rice salad with young jasmine rice, mackerel, chilli paste, kaffir lime leaves, and sour mango. The rice extravaganza— khao khayam in the Thai translation – makes a strong impression, with crunchy textures alternating with mini-explosions of chilli and tart fruit, alongside smoky seafood umami. Sato – Thai artisan rice wines, hand-selected by Khao San Sek – make an exceptional coupling with dishes at the restaurant. We particularly enjoy Chiang Mai's Sun Pa Tong Sticky Rice Sato, available by the glass or by the bottle. Chef Grace-Worakan Kritsirikul, former sous chef at Potong, breezes by the tables, greeting guests and answering queries with disarming warmth. Her philosophy here is clear: make food that feels like home, while slyly nudging diners to reconsider what ''home'' tastes like. Khao San Sek isn't Potong's cerebral tasting menu, but that's the point. It's a love letter to Bangkok – loud, chaotic, heartfelt. In a city forever chasing the next culinary trend, Khao San Sek slows the tempo and reminds us of the simple joy of eating well, together. It's a place where memory meets innovation, and where Chef Pam proves, yet again, that she's one of Thailand's most compelling culinary storytellers.
Associated Press
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Asia's 50 Best Restaurants Unveils The Establishments Voted Onto The Extended 51 - 100 List For 2025
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - Media OutReach Newswire - 12 March 2025 - Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, sponsored by & Acqua Panna, announces the extended 51-100 list of restaurants ahead of its live awards ceremony. This coveted list is created from the votes of the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants Academy: an influential, gender-balanced group of 350-plus leaders made up of food writers and critics, chefs, restaurateurs and regional culinary experts. The 51-100 list: a snapshot The 51-100 list includes restaurants from 23 cities, 13 of which are new entries Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore and Seoul lead with six spots each on the extended list Seoul's six placements include Soigné, this year's highest new entrant on the extended list at No.57 Farmlore in Bengaluru, the 2025 recipient of the American Express One To Watch Award, debuts at No.68 Naar (No.66) in Kasauli and Inja, New Delhi (No.87) are the other new entrants from India, with the former being a new destination as well Among Hong Kong's six places on the list are newcomers Testina (No.60) and Feuille (No.93) Ru Yuan (No.59) in Hangzhou and La Bourriche 133 (No.96) in Shanghai are new entries from Mainland China Tokyo claims four places with new entrant Harutaka at No.76 Vientiane, Ubud, Hanoi and Penang debut as new destinations with Doi Ka Noi (No.86), Locavore NXT (No.92) Gia (No.97) and Au Jardin (No.100) respectively William Drew, Director of Content at Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, says: 'Now in its fifth edition, we are delighted to unveil the 51-100 list, welcoming these outstanding establishments into this year's 50 Best rankings. Since introducing this list, the Academy has highlighted numerous restaurants that exemplify the region's incredible talent. This year's 13 new restaurants and overall representation from 23 cities – including 10 new destinations – reflect the region's dynamic and thriving gastronomic landscape.' The 2025 list of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants will be revealed at the awards ceremony held on 25 March 2025 in Seoul, in collaboration with host destination partner Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and the Seoul Metropolitan Government. It will be livestreamed on 50 Best's YouTube channel, beginning at 20:00 KST. The full 51-100 list and press images can be found here.
