The Black Pearl Restaurant Guide, seen as Chinaโs answer to the Michelin Guide, recently held its first overseas awards ceremony. The event, in Singapore, signals the ambition of its publisher for the guide to make a global mark.
At a ceremony on April 25 at Singaporeโs Marina Bay Sands complex, Black Pearlโs Master Chef Award was presented to Sebastien Lepinoy of Singaporeโs Les Amis, which has three Michelin stars, in recognition of his decades of work showcasing French culinary excellence in Asia.
Four stand-out dishes from different restaurants received Annual Dish Awards, including crispy fried chicken skin with shrimp mousse and salted fish flakes from Macauโs Imperial Court, and smoked sugar cane baby pigeon from Hong Kongโs Wing restaurant.
Prominent chefs from around Asia were there, including Julien Royer of Odette in Singapore, Hong Kong-based trio Chan Yan-tak of Lung King Heen, Vicky Cheng of VEA and Wing and Richard Ekkebus of Amber, and Tam Kwok-fung of Chef Tamโs Seasons in Macau.