Still basking in the glow of his 17th ranking in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list, chef de cuisine of JAAN, Julien Royer, is tackling his next challenge—Noosa International Food & Wine Festival. epicure spoke to Royer and Noosa’s festival director Jim Berardo about the upcoming culinary extravaganza.

As the largest food and hospitality tradeshow, Food&HotelAsia (FHA) has always operated on a grand scale, but this year it’s set to max out all 10 exhibition halls at the Singapore Expo from 8 to 11 April.

Another famous Japanese name has landed in Singapore, but this time, it’s Chinese food.