A: Apart from the Michelin Guide, Michelin-starred restaurant RAW’s closure has shocked the dining industry.
B: Isn’t RAW the restaurant run by Taiwan’s first Michelin-starred chef Andre Chiang in Taipei’s Dazhi area?
A: Yeah, it’ll stay open for business until Dec. 31.
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B: But why is it closing down?
A: Chiang wants to turn his restaurant into a “culinary academy” to promote cooking education.
A: 除了新版《米其林指南》,「RAW」將停業也震撼了餐飲界!
B: 是台灣首位星級名廚江振誠在台北的餐廳嗎?
A: 對啊該餐廳將營業到12月31日。
B: 為什麼要結束營業啊?
A: 他想把餐廳轉型為廚藝學院以推廣餐飲教育。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
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