This December, Mastercard APAC’s First Concept Restaurant at 1881 Heritage, LUMA, welcomes Yuda Bustara – protégé of renowned celebrity chef Alvin Leung of venues like Bo Innovation and Cafe Bau – as its latest guest chef taking over the restaurant. After joining Netflix’s latest culinary reality series, The Maverick Academy, the Indonesian-native chef battled it out against seven talented chefs from across Asia and emerged as the show’s first winner. Following his victory, he earned the exclusive opportunity to have a three-month residency at LUMA in 1881 Heritage, where he’ll be working closely with chef Kasey Chan – executive chef of LUMA and Café Bau – to learn the ropes of running a successful restaurant’s kitchen.
As the winner of the programme and chef Leung’s protégé, Bustara also partnered with his mentor to co-create a tasting menu that shows his culinary expertise and creativity, exclusively available at LUMA. Diners can expect to savour a wide array of modern takes on beloved dishes from Asian countries such as the Philippines, India, Thailand, Indonesia, and Hong Kong.
Begin with light appetisers such as smoked quail egg wu gok topped with caviar, foie gras samosa thoke, and tom yum king crab mochi, among others. Then, the menu carries on with entrées such as flounder and scallop ballotine wrapped in seaweed, Wagyu beef tongue with Java peppers, as well as Hung Wang Farm Ping Yuen chicken served with locally grown rice from Yi O. Finally, the menu wraps up with irresistible desserts like yeung ji gum lo – mango sago with pomelo chunks – and chocolate keluak crème brûlée.
All diners for the exclusive menu at LUMA will also be contributing towards Mastercard’s Priceless Planet Coalition, the company’s charity dedicated to fighting climate change across the globe. Visit Mastercard’s website to book your tables for this coveted menu before February 10.
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