Month: December 2014

French restaurant Penang

Croisette Cafe, French Set Lunch, Penang

French tunes always hum from the speakers at Croisette Café, but we’re especially enjoying today’s playlist. Folk accordion tunes send our thoughts to riding bikes through the French countryside, stopping off in a small town to pick up warm baguettes and cof…

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Marco Polo Hotel Hongkong, Harbour City, Kowloon

Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel will have shopping addicts swooning with delight. Located in the biggest mall in all of Hong Kong, Harbour City, bargain hunters, fashion freaks, and gourmet hunters staying in the property have an endless choice of boutiques, rest…

sherry

Tio Pepe, Thirty8, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Words: Polly Szantor   Photos: Cheryl Hoffmann When I arrived at Thirty8 to drink sherry, I was expecting little glasses of a brown, sweet alcoholic beverage, the sort of drink my granny used to sip on whilst making gentile conversation. Well think again, Ms. …

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LE CAFÉ de Joël Robuchon, Harbour City, Hong Kong

Michelin stars have a funny way of grabbing our attention, especially when there’s a trio of them awarded. L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon has gained this prestigious honour in both locations in Hong Kong andMacau.  Building on the high standard of food and servic…

Mercat Barcelona Gastrobar, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur

Words:  Kirsten Durward     Photos: Monica Tindall If you’re hankering for a true taste of Spain and find yourself in Bangsar any day soon, may I suggest that you drop into Mercat? Just pop across the road from Bangsar Village II to find an oasis of old word Euro…