Andre Chiang announces Restaurant ANDRE’s closing date, exiting Michelin to return to Taiwan for culinary mentorship

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Taiwanese celebrity chef Andre Chiang announced on October 11 on the official website of Restaurant ANDRE that the Michelin-starred restaurant in Singapore will close at the end of 2018 and return its two Michelin stars. He will return to his native Taiwan to continue contributing his culinary philosophy and knowledge, focusing on mentoring and education.

In addition to specifying that the final day of operation for Restaurant ANDRE will be February 14, 2018 (coincidentally Valentine’s Day), he also stated that his restaurant should be excluded from future Michelin Guide announcements. Although Michelin will soon begin releasing guides for Taiwan and Bangkok, Andre Chiang made it clear that he will no longer participate in the annual Michelin Guide selection process.

【Info】
Restaurant André
Address: 41 Bukit Pasoh Rd, 089855 Singapore
Phone: +65 6534 8880
 
RAW
Address: 301, Lequn 3rd Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei City
Phone: 02 8501 5800

Andre Chiang
Born on April 27, 1976
Born in Shilin District, Taipei City, graduated from the Culinary Department of Tamsui Vocational High School, and was named one of the Republic of China's 54th Top Ten Outstanding Young Persons.
“Restaurant ANDRÉ” was awarded two Michelin stars in the 2016 Singapore Michelin Guide, ranked 14th in the 2017 San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants, 2nd in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, and also named Singapore’s Best Restaurant.
 
Publications: 初心 (2013), Octaphilosophy™ “The Eight Philosophies” (2014)
Restaurants opened by him include Restaurant ANDRé (Singapore), Burnt Ends (San Sebastián) – The Charcoal Grill (Singapore), Porte (Innovative Seasonal Cuisine) (Paris), RAW (Taipei), and Meat Smith (American Southern-style Smoked Barbecue) (Singapore)