Lee Kum Kee, the global leader in authentic Asian sauces and condiments, participated as the Official Sauce and Condiment Partner at the inaugural North America’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony in Las Vegas. This partnership reflects the brand’s enduring commitment to bridging culinary traditions and fostering innovation in kitchens worldwide. Throughout the celebration week on September 23, Lee Kum Kee showcased its dedication to culinary excellence, creative collaboration, and elevating authentic Asian flavors on the global stage—bringing chefs, cultures, and communities together through the shared language of food.
North America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 Awards Ceremony
Photo Credit: North America’s 50 Best Restaurants
Reimagining Asian Flavors: A Kickoff Culinary Experience
Lee Kum Kee kicked off the first-ever North America’s 50 Best Restaurants celebration week with an exclusive event named “Sauce Speakeasy”, which brought together top chefs, industry influencers, and media from across the continent.
(Photo on Right) Chef & Author Vincent Lim (left) and Actor/ Content Creator Jack Jerry (right) at Lee Kum Kee’s Sauce Speakeasy
Photo Credit: Isabel NG
The event, hosted at Craft Creamery Speakeasy of Las Vegas, featured a groundbreaking collaboration that reimagined Asian flavors, uniting two world-renowned establishments:
Double Chicken Please (No. 19, The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025) from New York
Boragō (No. 23, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025) from Santiago, Chile
Lee Kum Kee brought together these amazing talents to concept a cohesive experience where Boragō’s dishes—rooted in the heritage of the Chilean landscape—informed and inspired Double Chicken Please’s inventive culinary cocktail pairings. Lee Kum Kee’s authentic sauces provided the foundational umami and layers of flavors that bridged food and drink, creating a seamless, multi-sensory experience. This collaboration highlighted Lee Kum Kee’s role as a gateway to Asian flavors, uniting some of the best in the industry to explore new dimensions of Asian-inspired gastronomy.
Simon Cao, Vice President - Global Brand Development and Communications at Lee Kum Kee Sauce, welcomed guests to the brand’s exclusive Sauce Speakeasy in Las Vegas, stating, “Tonight epitomizes our dedication to celebrate culinary excellence. By collaborating with visionary culinary talents, we create a unique platform for flavor exploration, reaffirming our commitment to being a global gateway to authentic Asian tastes and inspiring innovation on the world stage.”
Simon Cao (fourth from left)delivers a speech at Lee Kum Kee Sauce Speakeasy with Chef Jose Gutierrez (first from left), Mixologist GN Chan (second from left) and Chef Rodolfo Guzmán (third from left) Photo Credit: Isabel NG
An Evening of Celebration and Recognition
On September 25, Lee Kum Kee continued its partnership with 50 Best Restaurants as the Official Sauce and Condiment Partner at the highly anticipated North America’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony. The event gathered culinary luminaries, renowned chefs, restaurateurs, and food enthusiasts from across the region to honor excellence in gastronomy.
At Lee Kum Kee’s booth, attendees experienced the brand’s diverse range of sauces and condiments, celebrated for their authentic Asian flavors. Guests enjoyed gourmet canapés featuring innovative applications of Lee Kum Kee’s time-honored products, offering a taste of why these sauces remain favorites among home cooks and professional kitchens worldwide.
The Art of Hospitality Award Sponsored by Lee Kum Kee
One of the highlights in the evening was the presentation of The Art of Hospitality Award sponsored by Lee Kum Kee to Tanière3, an exceptional dining destination in Quebec City. The award was presented by Boragō’s Chef Rodolfo to the restaurant’s Director and Co-owner Roxan Bourdelais and Chef François-Emmanuel Nicol, recognizing their outstanding commitment to guest experience and service excellence.
Tanière3 wins The Art of Hospitality Awards sponsored by Lee Kum Kee
Photo Credit: North America’s 50 Best Restaurants
Looking Ahead: Continued Global Partnership
Lee Kum Kee is excited to announce its continued partnership as the Official Sauce and Condiment Partner at Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, set to take place on December 2 in Guatemala. This upcoming event will spotlight the vibrant culinary landscape across Latin America, and Lee Kum Kee looks forward to further championing Asian culinary excellence in the region.
About Lee Kum Kee
Lee Kum Kee is the global gateway to Asian culinary culture, dedicated to promoting Chinese culinary culture worldwide. Since 1888, it has brought people together over joyful reunions, shared traditions, and memorable meals. Beloved by consumers and chefs alike, Lee Kum Kee’s range of more than 300 sauces and condiments sparks creativity in kitchens everywhere, inspiring professional and home chefs to experiment, create, and delight. Headquartered in Hong Kong, China and serving over 100 countries and regions, Lee Kum Kee’s rich heritage, unwavering commitment to quality, sustainable practices, and “Constant Entrepreneurship” combine to enable superior experiences through Asian cuisine for people worldwide.
For more information, please visit www.LKK.com.
About North America’s 50 Best Restaurants
Following the success of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, The World’s 50 Best Bars and The World’s 50 Best Hotels, 50 Best announced the launch of North America’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2025. The North America’s 50 Best Restaurants list is created by the North America’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy, an influential group of more than 300 independent leaders from across the region, each selected for their expert opinion of the regional restaurant scene. North America’s 50 Best Restaurants event program–including the awards ceremony and unveiling of the list–provides a unique opportunity to unite restaurateurs, media, and experienced travelers and food connoisseurs at a captivating celebration of hospitality, passion, and talent. The resulting list will be the first ranking of its kind to encompass the United States, Canada and parts of the Caribbean.
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