Ask almost any seasoned dining veteran on the island, expatriate or visitor, which restaurant has one of the best beach views and the answer will, invariably, be Gado Gado. The restaurant has been a fixture on many a visitor's 'to do' lists whilst on vacation in Seminyak since it relaunched itself several years ago as a 'fine dining' eatery, immediately proving itself as an incredibly popular sundown dining destination...more

The first clue is in the name and the second is in the clientele. Arriving at La Cantina (Jl Pengubengan Kauh (next to Warung Gossip), T: 0361 731 840), hidden away in the sunny ricefields of Kerobokan, I am greeted by a distinct ambiance français. It is 2.30 in the afternoon, there are about twelve tables in this rustic little warung, the place is three-quarters full and everybody is French!...more

His culinary journey had taken him from his Australian homeland to the land of his English heritage; to the ski resorts of Austria and France; to a summer resort on the Greek Island of Rhodes; to Andorra in the Pyrenees and to Cyprus. He had cooked on an oil rig and worked on a tiny island on the Great Barrier Reef, yet he had never worked in Asia...more