Regent Phu Quoc recently presented the fourth installment of Taste Studio, a signature pop-up dining experience held from November 28 to 30. This year’s edition, titled A Spectrum of Contrasts, invited just 32 guests each night to enjoy an intimate, multisensory event that combined cuisine, visual art, dance, music and stories from Phu Quoc and Vietnamese culture.
Executive Chef Francesco Andreoni crafted a nightly tasting menu that showcased high-quality local ingredients and inventive techniques. Each course was designed as part of a culinary journey that highlighted color, aroma and flavor through the Vietnamese concept of yin and yang, while harmonizing with the evening’s artistic performances and interactive moments.
Performances and presentations at Taste Studio included:
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AC3 Studio
AC3 Studio presented multidisciplinary creative-technology work that blended scenography, video mapping, motion design, kinetic lighting and interactive installations. Their pieces created visually striking on-screen and real-world sensory moments that complemented the dinner’s thematic contrasts.
Sabra Johnson
Sabra Johnson, choreographer and winner of season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance, contributed choreography and movement that drew on her international experience while engaging with local artistic sensibilities. Her performance emphasized expression and storytelling through dance.
Vietnam Truc Ci Art
Artist Phan Hải Bằng’s Vietnam Truc Ci Art combines traditional papermaking with water-pressure and printmaking techniques. The resulting works display subtle tonal ranges and luminous textures that celebrate contrasts of light and shadow, echoing the event’s yin-yang theme.
Limebocx
The Hanoi-based trio Limebocx delivered a live musical set featuring guitar-driven arrangements, looped vocal harmonies and expressive riffs. Their performance added an organic, contemporary musical layer to the immersive dining experience.
Taste Studio: A Spectrum of Contrasts brought together culinary craft and creative disciplines to create a vivid, cohesive programme—each element intentionally designed to enhance the others and to offer guests a memorable exploration of flavor, art and culture rooted in Phu Quoc and Vietnam.