Life offers an insight into the chefs behind the big names and why they were chosen for the culinary brands. Chef Gaggan Anand, right, with chef Vix Rathour at Gaggan at Louis Vuitton. But at the back of my mind, I am always thinking, 'Is chef Gaggan going to like this?'. His 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana in Hong Kong is the only Italian restaurant to be awarded three Michelin stars outside of Italy. We share the same values when it comes to Italian cuisine: respect for tradition, purity of flavour and discipline in technique.

Source: Bangkok Post March 20, 2026 11:44 UTC