While Indonesians were joining with Malaysians and other Southeast Asians to defend the good name of rendang on the Internet yesterday, many of the region’s most seasoned F&B professional were gathered in Singapore to celebrate the best in our unique culinary culture at the World Gourmet Summit’s Awards of Excellence.
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Among those honored at yesterday’s awards was Jakarta’s own Chef Ragil Imam Wibowo of Nusa Indonesian Gastronomy in Kemang, who took home the trophy for best Asian Cuisine Chef (Regional).
Started in 2001, the WGS Awards of Excellence aim to honor the best and brightest of the region’s F&B industry. Winners are selected based on both votes from the public and industry insiders.
Chef Ragil is known to many Indonesians for his appearances on cooking shows such as Makan Besar (in which he’d make giant versions of Indonesian delicacies like lumpia) but since the opening of Nusa in 2016, he has cemented his reputation as one of the country’s most talented and innovative purveyors of Indonesian cuisine.
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Nusa and its carefully constructed set menus are the palette upon which Chef Ragil presents his vision of his homeland’s cuisine (or, as he refers to it, “an edible story of Indonesia”). Although the presentation of his Instagram-worthy dishes feature French-like flair and technical refinement, each one is based on authentic, thoroughly-researched recipes. Everything served in the restaurant is locally sourced from Indonesia, with many of the most exotic ingredients found by Chef Rangil during his extensive travels to the archipelago’s farthest flung regions.
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As big fans of Nusa, we’re happy to see Chef Ragil get this kind of international recognition and hopes that it will help Indonesian cuisine continue to garner greater respect and appreciation abroad (we’re looking at you, MasterChef UK).
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