LUX Autumn 2018

77 AB Steak is the latest brainchild by Chef Akira Back – a revolutionary modern Korean Steakhouse incorporating American style steakhouse with Korean flairs. Chef Akira Back stays true to his take on cultural merging, mixing flavours and tastes of his Korean origin along with a variety of other cuisines in an exotic fashion. We profile the restaurant to discover more about the secrets behind it’s exceptional success. Chef Akira Back has been very successful with his ‘Akira Back’ restaurants, expanding from New Delhi, Jakarta, Singapore, Bangkok, Toronto and opening soon in Dubai, Hanoi, Dallas, San Francisco, Beverly Hills and Bali. Chef Back’s fine dining restaurant in Seoul, Korea - ‘DOSA’ - opened in 2016 and has also been receiving rave reviews and was awarded one Michelin Star in 2017. The innovative steakhouse concept has been developed by Chef Back for quite some time and Jakarta has been chosen to be the first city to open AB Steak. The restaurant’s interior design exudes warmth and flair with modern Asian aesthetics mixed with technology. Artwork by Chef Akira’s mother span across the ceiling and on the walls of the VIP rooms. Custom designed fire place blazing on the restaurant’s wall gives character to the new hot spot for #GrillsGoneWild, situated on the Mezzanine Level of MD Place, right in the heart of Jakarta, the most anticipated and welcomed addition to Jakarta’s F&B scene. Once you enter AB Steak, you are immediately transported to another place, you are no longer at MD Place Building nor Jakarta. Warm ambience resulted from modern interior design, targeted lighting and carefully selected music are key elements to enhance every guests’ experience while dining in AB Steak. 1807LU05 The restaurant’s door opened just over one year ago in April 2017 with a commitment to deliver high quality service, comfort, style and memorable experience. AB Steak Jakarta has been the talk of town for bringing the best steakhouse in Jakarta, if not Asia. Within the year, AB Steak Jakarta has won numerous awards and gained loyal patrons not only from different parts of Indonesia, but also from neighbouring countries. It is not enough for Chef Back to bring smoky charcoal grilled steak on your table - AB Steak also ages the premium meat in their very own meat chamber. They pay attention to every single detail in order to grill the best steak on your table. Serving in house dry aged meat ranging from 21 up to 200 days, premium cuts, special Japanese and Korean beef and award winning beef from selected butchery around the world. All the best cuts are grilled on the table with a special charcoal grill with apple wood chips smoke, served with different kinds of Salts. AB Steak by Chef Akira Back is the only steakhouse in Asia which served Australian, Japanese and Korean dry aged meat, along with US and Japanese wet aged premium cut meats. AB Steak changes the meat course menu almost every week based on the meats availability. Ever since the opening day, the long waiting list for people to dine in AB Steak is getting longer and longer. AB Steak strives on giving the full dining experience where great products are met with great ambience and service. With space to accommodate 72 guests, a few private dining rooms that seats up to 6 and 12 people, AB Steak by Chef Akira Back has been elevating Jakarta’s culinary scene and presents the best steakhouse in the South East Asia region. Contact: Astrid Suryatenggara Company: AB Steak by Chef Akira Back, PT Akira Barbekyu Indonesia MD Place, Jl Setiabudi Selatan No 7, South Jakarta, 12910, Indonesia Telephone: 00 62 8777 2278325 Web Address: www.akiraback.com Bringing a Sense of Adventure and Creativity into Every Dish Taste