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From 30 June to 2 July 2023, a whole host of top chefs, cookbook writers, food experts, mixologists and more will descend upon Ubud to take part in one of the town’s most exciting annual events, the Ubud Food Festival! Across the three days, the Ubud Food Festival presents an eclectic program for participants, some

On Friday, 14 July 2023, you’re invited to the manicured lawn of Hatten Wines, Sanur, for an evening of dining and wining …with a purpose! This marks the debut of a new local food festival, ‘Sip and Savour’, organised by the Bali Restaurant and Café Association, made to showcase the efforts, vision and quality of

From 17 June to 30 September, Masa Masa will host an exhibition of exquisite ‘batik pesisiran’, or coastal batik, from the archives of Pithecanthropus Bali. Featuring batik collections more than 100 years old, ‘Pasang Surut’ focuses on the textile’s history and development in north Java, intertwined with the socio-cultural changes of the area at the

With so many reasons to come to Bali, the local food and beverage industry believes that they should certainly be high on that list. Does the now thriving restaurant scene have what it takes to attract visitors to the island in its own right? The recently formed Bali Restaurant and Café Association believes that it

Jazz and music festival connoisseurs will be treated to an exciting event as Kura Kura Bali presents the Kura Kura Bali International CubMu Jazz Festival, set to be held on Thursday & Friday, 8-9 June 2023. The upcoming music festival will be held at the Kura Kura Bali Entrance Park, at Jl. Kura Kura Bali

Marriott Bonvoy’s Dissolve Weekend has become a highly-anticipated event at the beloved lifestyle resort, W Bali – Seminyak. The beat-pumping, music-centric event is making its return this weekend, headlined by Dutch indie electronic duo – Parallelle! Musicphiles and party-goers will have something to look forward to this weekend with the return of Dissolve Weekend at

Like art, like music, like history, wine is something that gets better the more you understand it. Understanding and appreciating wine is precisely the goal of this newly published wine booklet, ‘Tasting Journeys of a Sommelier’, written by Ni Nyoman Kerta Widyawati – or simply, Widya. This special little publication is a handbook for the

On 1 June 2023, the Padma Resort Legian will host yet another iconic musical concert, this time featuring Indonesian-British concert pianist, George Harliono. The 22 year-old-old is one of the world’s most recognised piano talents. Born in London, UK, to an Indonesian mother and British father, George found a love for music an early age

Adding to an already impressive variety, the Indonesian winery TWO Islands has released their all-new Sparkling Shiraz, making a grand total of 10 varieties in their collection. TWO Islands presents wines vinified here in Bali using premium grapes sourced from South Australia. The new Sparkling Shiraz is made using grapes from their own vineyards in

Padel is the fastest-growing racket sport in the world, and the craze has spread to Bali where courts from Pererenan to Seminyak are constantly booked out. Spreading the sport to the southeast coast, Sanur Padel Club recently opened its doors with professional courts and equipment fit for any Padel enthusiast in the area.  Founded and

Art-focused boutique hotel, ARTOTEL Sanur – Bali, proudly presents FEELING GOOD, an art exhibition in collaboration with Rupa Bali, launched on 14 April 2023 at the hotel’s ARTSPACE. Inviting nine local artists from Bali to display their work, the exhibition’s theme takes inspiration from the hit song ‘Feeling Good’, originally sung by Anthony Newly and

The Ubud Food Festival 2023, one of Southeast Asia’s most exciting culinary events is back. From 30 June to 2 July 2023, the celebrated festival will be bringing more than 40 local and international chefs in an array of shows, talks, classes and dining experiences. The festival’s theme is Soil (‘Tanah’), as the source of