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https://www.hotelier-indonesia.com/2022/10/speakeasy-honey-smoke.html

Contemporary Bistro KONG Continues To Turn Heads In Canggu

A Taste of KONG at PA.SO.LA

Bali’s hottest bistro is bringing its sumptuous flavours to The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place.

The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Pacific Place’s distinguished dining destination, PA.SO.LA, proudly presents an outstanding culinary experience in collaboration with KONG Bali. Titled “From Bali, with Love” the exclusive event runs from 3 to 12 June 2022, presenting KONG Bali’s Chef Kim Jonsson and his exquisite creations at PA.SO.LA restaurant and lounge…

https://exquisite-taste-magazine.com/hujan-locale/

Chef Will Meyrick certainly knows how to get our attention. When we got wind of his latest culinary venture, Hujan Locale (local rain) on Jalan Sri Wedari in Ubud—Bali’s lush cultural highland blessed with a fair share of rainfall, our eyebrows were raised and our interest piqued.

The acclaimed Street Food Chef has been busy, to say the least. From publishing his own cookbook, “Sarong Inspirations” (now on its second print run), to starring in Indonesian TV programs (including the Top Chef franchise) and successfully establishing four restaurants—the award-winning flagship Sarong and its younger sister Mama San in Bali, the E&O (Eastern & Oriental) in Jakarta and the second Mama San in Hong Kong—nothing is stopping this multi-talented culinary icon from conquering Southeast Asia.

At the newly opened Hujan Locale, Chef Will has adopted an emerging food trend, the found-and-foraged philosophy, committing to a time-old tradition of slow-cooking using seasonable, sustainably sourced ingredients right down to the bar menu, paying a special tribute to the rain and the hedonistic harvest bestowed upon him by local farmers with whom he has close relationships over the past three years.

Check out Dine and Wine Bali’s gleaming review of their visit to Hujan Locale below:

https://dineandwinebali.com/spotlight/foodies-notes/hujan-locale-rainy-or-not-here-i-come/

For foodies, long distance for a taste buds’ treat isn’t an obstacle but more like a pilgrim. We could travel miles to visit a new restaurant or taste the latest creations of a Chef. So we went! Direction Ubud, for the day, to (re)discover, the now classic, but lately revamped, Hujan Locale…

The West Australia post published 8th June 2022, highlights the success of Kong Bali within its first year of opening.

Bali Tribune, 5th May 2022:

‘Collaboration between Mirah Investment & Development and Chef Will Meyrick’

Star Chef Will Meyrick Joins Mirah Investment & Development 

An exciting new collaboration between the celebrity chef and Bali’s leading property developer

Mirah Investment & Development has announced a new collaboration between themselves and Bali-based celebrity chef Will Meyrick. The property developer welcomed the eclectic Canggu bistro KONG last year to great success, with the new venture now setting its sights on introducing a fleet of new standalone venues, as well as venues within Mirah’s luxury resorts. 

Next up is the relaunching of Ubud’s Hujan Locale, and a standalone restaurant & nightclub in Berawa set to debut this summer. Later this year, will see the opening of Secana Beachtown, a luxury beachfront resort in Berawa with three onsite restaurants and a rooftop pool & bar offering spectacular sunset views.

The venture arrives armed with ample experience across the Indonesian hospitality and travel scene. Well-regarded as ‘The street food chef’, Will is the owner of a string of successful restaurants scattered across Indonesia and beyond, including Will St. in Perth. While Mirah Investment & Development has more than 16 years of experience within real estate and hospitality to draw from. The company has three resorts set to open in the next 12-24 months, including a luxury resort in Lombok and a resort with the biggest beach club on Gili Trawangan, totalling six initial venues to be under the experienced eye of Will and the partnership. 

Will won’t be the only culinary talent involved in the burgeoning portfolio of eateries. 

Mirah’s Group Head of Operations James Runciman, a veteran with more than 25 years spent across food and beverage, and KONG Executive Chef Kim Jonsson each bring their own unique value and expertise to the venture, devoted to ensuring Bali becomes a top culinary destination. 

“I’m super happy with the collaboration with Mirah, James and Kim and the team,” says Will. “We have a wide range of expertise between all of us and Bali is now very much a new dining destination after Covid. As we’ve seen from KONG, things are booming – so collaborating as much as we can together allows us to create a better offering, Bali is in a different place from where it was before Covid – I know that for myself, from running individual restaurants, that the way to move forward now is to be able to join forces. It’s exciting to be able to swap ideas creatively and professionally between James and Kim and myself.”