What 15+ Courses at 2 Michelin Star Restaurant Looks Like

What 15+ Courses at 2 Michelin Star Restaurant Looks Like

We were invited to experience Restaurant A in Taipei, a two-Michelin-star restaurant led by Chef Alain Huang, whose cooking blends French fine dining with Asian influences and techniques.

Spanning over 15 courses, this dinner felt like a culinary expedition where our taste buds traveled far and wide. There were unexpected combinations, playful twists, and flavors that kept evolving with every bite. Cooking like this honestly feels like sorcery. The kind I wish I could master myself! Alas, I enjoy eating more than cooking 😂

Earlier that day, Chef Alain takes us on a market tour. We explore local ingredients and watch him select items that would later appear in dinner service, including a few spontaneous additions that made the experience feel even more personal and exciting. We meet other chef-owners (and their supportive partners) whose restaurants we’ll be visiting in upcoming videos. We share casual conversations and I couldn’t help but ask my favorite chef question: “Do you enjoy cooking at home?”

Restaurant A’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/restaurant.a_taipei/
Restaurant A’s reservation link: https://inline.app/booking/-NWefFEmfAI9IZ5SCse3:inline-live-3?language=en 

► VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro & Previews
0:47 Getting to Restaurant A
1:02 About Restaurant A
1:57 Wine Pairing & Non-Alcoholic Flights
2:21 Opening Course: Find the Edible Cork
2:44 Course 2: Monaka with Salmon Roe & Matcha Drink
3:24 Course 3: Seafood Tart with Oyster & Scallop
4:06 Course 4: Mackerel Terrine between Buckwheat Crisps
4:31 Course 5: Chestnut Doughnut with Truffle Cappuccino
5:44 Course 6: Amuse Bouche with Bird’s Nest Jelly & Snow Crab Salad
6:37 Housemade Hibiscus Drink with Cherry & Green Pepper
6:45 Pietradolce: Sicilian Wine for the Old World Flight
6:54 Course 7: Ostrich Pastrami Sandwich with Pink Maitake Mushroom
7:43 Non-Alcoholic Juice made with Earl Grey, Tomato & Palo Santo
7:57 Nychteri: Santorini Wine for the Old World Flight
8:15 Course 8: Parrotfish Chowder with Gratinée, Uni & Mushroom Crouton
8:43 Housemade Kombucha with Maqaw & Matcha Oil
9:19 Famille Perrin: French Wine for the Old World Flight
9:33 Course 9: Quail Forestière with Abalone & Abalone Mushroom
10:19 Course 10: Truffle Fregola
11:02 Non-Alcoholic Drink: Chinese Sour Orange Tea with Smoked Plum & Beet
11:14 Récolte du Domaine: French Wine for Old World Flight
12:01 Course 11: Duck Salmis with Canard Étouffé, Morel, Yam & Gingko
13:04 Epicure: Dessert Wine by Buronfosse
13:33 Course 12: White Chocolate Ice Cream with Black Trumpet Mushroom
14:30 Course 13: Egg S’more with Truffle Ice Cream & Graham Cracker Sauce
15:21 Inside the Kitchen
15:56 To the Lounge for Final Bites
16:15 Chrysanthemum Tea with Verbena, Lemon Balm & Mint
16:53 Petit Fours
16:55 Pear marinated in Mulled Wine
17:01 Glazed Gooseberries with Fennel
17:07 Cardamom Cannelé
17:11 Maple Sablé with Lime Butter Cream
17:15 Hibiscus & Azuki Fudge with Red Shiso
18:16 Market Tour with Chef Alain
21:10 Meet Chef Nobu of NOBUO
21:18 Meet Chef Joaquin of ZEA
23:13 My Pottery

Note: This video was filmed in November 2025.

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