Food and luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Brew & Bread Kota Kemuning Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Rarely do we make it out of the city centre during the week. Even Bangsar is an effort. There must be a good reason for us to travel as far as Shah Alam then… and that reason is coffee! […]
Halloween in KL 2020 – The Deceased Words: Kitty Noble Photos: Rich Callahan With Halloween 2020 just around the corner, what better place to get into a spooky mood than a visit to the eerily named bar, The Deceased? It’s one of the many hidden bars dotted arou…
Heritage Pizza The Row Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Despite the pandemic, several brave new eateries have opened their doors in 2020 and we’re particularly happy that Heritage Pizza is one of them. Located in the latest strip to be revealed at The R…
Sala The Row, Vegan Café KL Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Plant-based foodies will be delighted to learn that Sala has opened an outlet in Kuala Lumpur city centre! This Latin-inspired, Tex-Mex, plant-based vegan restaurant has been much adored b…
Edible Balcony Gardening Malaysia Monica Tindall Judging by my Facebook feed, I wasn’t the only one to attempt edible balcony gardening in Malaysia over the various stages of the pandemic. With many failures and some successes, I’m now growing enough to harvest …
Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur – Excellent Staycay Deals! Monica Tindall We arrive at the Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur Friday afternoon following an intense workweek. Just like many others post-MCO, my workload has increased and all reflection about t…
Ho Chia Wei (Jiro) Ho Chia Wei (Jiro), Chef De Cuisine at Tide, The Westin Langkawi Resort & Spa shares how he got into the food and beverage industry and some interesting stories from behind the scenes. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I […]
Izakaya Saturday Brunch Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Zipangu in Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur has a new weekend offering; an Izakaya Saturday Brunch. Available from October 3rd, 2020 onwards, the restaurant is preparing unlimited items of Japanese …
Penfolds 2020 Collection Malaysia Words: Alison Christ Photos: Monica Tindall The last time I previewed the Penfolds current release was in 2009 in Washington, DC with the winemaker Peter Gago. It was a tasting celebrating an impressive 165 years of winemaking…
Shang Palace – Chinese Cantonese Restaurant Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan I’ve been to Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur probably close to 50 times in the past 18 years. This is my first time, however, dining at Shang Palace. We had a little taste over MC…
Rooted in Nature – Arthur’s Bar & Grill Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan An old-school bar and grill is the not the first place I’d look for sustainably sourced ingredients. When it’s run by Shangri-La, however, the sourcing of products is t…
Sprout Plant-Based Fusion Bangsar Words: Kitty Noble Photos: Rich Callahan Sprout Plant-Based Fusion in Bangsar is the brainchild of Colombian-born, Miami-raised Dani, who wanted to spread the message of how a plant-based diet can help with the environment a…