Asia's top chefs go green

Singapore's Royer tops 50 Best Restaurants awards beating Bangkok's Gaggan in glittering Macao ceremony

Akaza ebi, a menu highlight at Odette, named No. 1 at the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards. (Courtesy of Asia's 50 best Restaurants)

RON GLUCKMAN, Contributing writer

April 3, 2019 14:30 JST

MACAO -- Those who have not followed the boom in Asian fine dining might have missed the rise of Julian Royer. In an era of superstar celebrity chefs, Royer -- a boyish-looking Frenchman in his mid-30s -- may seem an outlier, more traditionalist than modern showman. But in late March, this perfectionist of fine French cuisine took top honors at Asia's 50 Best Restaurants awards in Macao for his Odette restaurant in Singapore.