The Miele Guide is a regional
guide book to restaurants in Asia. The 2008/2009 edition which was published at the end of October 2008, launched the first in an annual series, which ranked and showcased the top 20 restaurants in Asia, as well as categorised restaurants according to the city and country they are in. It is published by Singapore-based
Ate Media, and officially sponsored by the
German home appliance maker
Miele. Other official partners include
TIME Magazine,
Visa Inc. and
Hyatt
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Hotels. The guide does not accept advertising and none of the official partners have any influence on the multi-round judging process.
History
The Miele Guide was created by
Aun Koh
Chubby Hubby or Aun Koh (born 1972) is a blogger from Singapore. His blog consists of dining reviews, travelling, wine and recipes for baking and cooking. It also consists of many photographs of the food, most being digitally altered. The blog e ...
and Tan Su-Lyn as they felt there is no authoritative reference to restaurants in Asia.
Aun Koh
Chubby Hubby or Aun Koh (born 1972) is a blogger from Singapore. His blog consists of dining reviews, travelling, wine and recipes for baking and cooking. It also consists of many photographs of the food, most being digitally altered. The blog e ...
is the director of
Ate Media and also the noted
blogger behind popular Singapore food
blog, Chubbyhubby.net. As early as 2006, the
blog featured entries discussing the lack of recognition for restaurants in Asia in international listings and rankings such as
Restaurant Magazine's annual Top 50 list
Restaurant (magazine) Top 50. A predecessor of the Miele Guide was probably Koh's early efforts to compile an alternative list of Asia's best restaurants through online polling on his website.
Restaurant Rankings and Listings
Geographical Coverage
The first printed edition of the Miele Guide was published at the end of October 2008. The 16
Asian countries evaluated by the Miele Guide in the first edition are: Brunei, Cambodia, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Judging Process
Each year's list of restaurants to be featured in the printed edition of the Miele Guide was compiled through four rigorous rounds of judging. In the initial round, the publishers worked with respected food critics at top magazines and newspapers across Asia, called the "shortlisting jury" to create a shortlist of restaurants for all the countries to be surveyed. In the second round, voting opens to the public on the website. In the third round, a special jury of more than 2000 food lovers and food and wine professionals cast their votes in a closed round of voting. In the final round, the Miele Guide's team, together with contributing editors across Asia, verify the results by dining anonymously and independently, before the final list of restaurants is compiled.
Judges are not paid for their efforts.
Top 20 List
A key feature of the printed edition of the Miele Guide is the Top 20 restaurants in Asia list. The restaurants that emerge in the top 20 from the combined rounds of judging are featured and profiled in-depth. The top 20 restaurants are listed with a detailed description on the Guide's website.
Top Restaurant List
* 2008/09: Iggy's, Singapore.
* 2009/10: L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Hong Kong.
* 2010/11: Iggy's, Singapore.
References
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External links
Official website
Restaurant guides