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Stories of makers, ingredients, places and the decisions behind Japan's most compelling drinks.

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Fake Wines Flooding the Market

How confident are you that the valuable wine you’re holding is genuine? According to research on the global wine market, it is estimated that around 20% of wines circulating today could be counterfeit. Behind the widespread issue of counterfeit high-end wines is a hidden market where empty bottles and fake labels are skillfully reused. Cheap […]

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Beyond Soju, Dive into the Deep Flavors of Japanese Shochu

Welcome to the Fascinating World of Japanese Shochu! Recently, Korean dramas have helped Korean shochu, known as soju, become very popular worldwide. However, did you know that Japan also has its own traditional style of shochu, with a long history and unique charm? At first, shochu might seem complicated because there are so many types, but […]

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D. Gruhier, Bourgogne Epineuil

Our company exports wines from small French Domains who honour their Terroirs. We adopt, with conviction, the formula of St Exupéry, the author of Le Petit Prince: “We do not inherit this land from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children.” To us, wine is more than a commodity. We are convinced that wine, a […]

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Beyond Boundaries, How Chef Giacomo Transforms Local Flavors into Masterpieces

Have you heard of “cuisine without borders”? Chef Giacomo Primante, a young talent from Lanciano, Italy, is creating a new culinary world at his restaurant Etcha in Bangkok, using the skills and insights he gained in various countries. His unique approach does not rely on existing frameworks. Instead, it emerges from a “kitchen with heart,” […]

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Koji Whisky

What Is “Koji Whiskey”?A new trend is emerging in the whiskey world “Koji Whiskey.” This distilled spirit combines Japan’s traditional koji fermentation techniques with the long-term aging methods of whiskey. It can’t legally be called “whiskey” under Japanese regulations, so it remains relatively unknown in Japan. However, overseas, the unique umami from koji and the […]

Bruno Paillard

Fillets is back at One Bangkok

My return to Fillets at One Bangkok was unforgettable. Located on The Storeys’ 3rd floor, it offers an “Anatomy of Taste Theatre” under Chef Randy’s masterful touch. He guided us through inventive appetizers, fresh sashimi, cooked dishes, sublime sushi, and heavenly desserts. The special Wakaze pairing, a French-born sake, accentuated each bite. We finished four […]

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Le Clos des Arènes de Lutèce, the smallest vineyard in Paris, will bottle its wine for the first time.

♦ In previous posts, we have presented you small vineyards that have survived, or are resurrected, in the “intra-muros” Paris (inner-city), such as the Clos de Montmartre. We have the pleasure to present you a new creation, a small Clos of 200 vines plants planted at the site of one of the oldest vestiges of the […]

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Advice from a Sommelier “Meilleur Ouvrier de France”, “Best Workman of France”, for successful food and wine pairing.

In the continuity of our first post on the French history of Wine & Food pairing, to help you succeed your own pairing, we present the reflections and some advices that Gaëtan Bouvier, best Sommelier of France in 2016 and elected one of the Best Workmen of France in 2022, gave recently in an interview. […]

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The Rising Star of Asian Rum

Laos, located near the center of Southeast Asia on the Indochina Peninsula, is a landlocked country roughly the size of Japan’s Honshu, with a population of over seven million. Its cities are dotted with temples, the Mekong River flows gently through the land, and peaceful scenery surrounded by lush nature attracts visitors from around the […]

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Between wine and gastronomy, story of a long and very French history

If the art of pairing food and wine is now part of gastronomic practice and French savoir-vivre, it wasn’t always so. It was not until the 19th century that these elective agreements were formalized. ♦︎ The choice of such a name is not insignificant, as you may have guessed. It refers to an illustrious past, […]

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