This October, Sumba becomes the stage for an unprecedented culinary adventure. Cap Karoso hosts the second edition of the Sumba Food Festival — two weeks of inspired dining and discovery with eight celebrated chefs from across Asia-Pacific, including Michelin-starred talent and honourees of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.
Come hungry. Leave inspired.
The Sumba Food Festival returns to Cap Karoso from 5 to 18 October 2026, bringing together eight of the Asia-Pacific’s most exciting chefs for fourteen days of farm-to-fire cooking, beach barbecues, and intimate dinners on one of Indonesia’s last untouched islands. Following a sold-out inaugural edition in 2025, this year’s program unfolds across two distinct weeks, each anchored by four chefs working hand-in-hand with Sumba’s extraordinary native ingredients — fresh coriander seed, galangal leaf, just-picked banana leaf — to create dishes that delight the senses and reframe how guests think about food and place.
Among This Year's Line-up
Keiko Kuwakino, Sanaburi, Japan - Michelin Star
Keiko Kuwakino of Sanaburi at Satoyama Jujo in Niigata, Michelin-starred, celebrating Japan’s mountain terroir through wild vegetables and ancestral fermentation traditions.
Eelke Plasmeijer, Locavore, Indonesia - Asia's 50 Best
Eelke Plasmeijer of Locavore NXT in Ubud, a pioneer of Indonesia’s locavore movement and winner of the Sustainable Restaurant Award 2025, championing hyper-local, environmentally driven gastronomy.
Joseph Lidgerwood, Evett, South Korea - Two Michelin Stars
Joseph Lidgerwood, holder of two Michelin stars, creates inventive, story-driven cuisine rooted in Korean ingredients and traditions, with a distinctive style shaped by fermentation, foraging, and sharp contemporary technique.
Yusuke Takada, La Cime, Japan - Two Michelin Stars, Asia's 50 Best
Yusuke Takada is known for cuisine that is playful, highly refined, and full of personality. His iconic Boudin Dog, a one-bite black “hot dog” inspired by boudin noir, captures that spirit perfectly. In the 2026 Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list, La Cime was the highest-ranked restaurant in Japan.
Dan Bark, Cadence, Thailand - Michelin Star
Dan Bark is known for his progressive fine dining, blending global influences with meticulous technique and bold, expressive flavours. His menus are polished and deeply personal, with standout dishes like his sweet corn agnolotti with truffle, a refined balance of sweetness, smoke, and umami.
