Food and luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall With Christmas and New Year’s just around the corner, it’s time to start booking somewhere delicious to celebrate the holidays before it’s too late. When Monica asked me to La Bodega for a festive meal, I was pleas…
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall The light and leafy interior of Em café was in stark contrast to the gloomy rain clouds that lay low over Jalan Pudu as we stepped inside Hotel Transit. Chef Pierre (previously of one of the The Yum List’s fav…
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall It took me all year to discover, but finally I have found my personal favourite café of 2016. The best thing about it – it’s healthy, vegetarian and the food is so satisfyingly tasty. Plus there are lots of decadent t…
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall The holiday season is a time for people to dress up: Dress up their clothes, dress up their houses, dress up their lifestyles. This season, many restaurants in KL will be dressing up their tables with special menu…
Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall The halls are decked, the bells are jingling, and Rudolph’s nose is lit up. Off all the holidays, Christmas is definitely my favourite! It’s a holiday all about surrounding yourself with family, and I’ve never g…
Words: Craig J Selby Photos: Monica Tindall Only roast pork was served. Plate after plate of crispy Chinese-style roast pork. What had I got myself in to? OK, to be fair, we weren’t there for the food. But it certainly made us feel welcome. We were however there f…
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall This charming eatery in Desa Sri Hartamas has been home to more of my breakfasts than my own dining room since I’ve been living in the neighbourhood, so when Monica invited me to review the place, not only was I deligh…
Words: Caroline Lee Photos: Monica Tindall KomPassion, the love-child of Chef Nikom, sits right in the middle of a typical row of suburban life in Damansara Kim, modest and unassuming, much like its owner, revealing none of the sumptuous delights t…
***No longer opened. Words: Han Sen Hau Photos: Monica Tindall It’s Just a Hop, Skip, and a Jump At least that’s how you’ll be left feeling after having a taste of Mrs Lim, or Mr Ahmad if you swing both ways. But the scandalicious details stop here, as these aren’t […]
Words: Robin Pascucci Photos: Monica Tindall Levy Li, owner of The Good Co. is on a mission to prove that healthy meatless food can be as tasty and attractive as its meat-filled equivalents. And she’s got me convinced. This brand new café in Bangsar is as attracti…
A Culinary Journey Through Peru – No Passport Required Words: Craig J Selby Photos: Monica Tindall Peru Mucho Gusto – a Peruvian Culinary Showcase is a special event hosted at The Library by The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur, in association with …
Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall In all the greatest cities of the world, rooftop bars have become the hottest place in town, be it New York, Paris, Bangkok, Shanghai or Melbourne. Yet despite KL’s spectacular skyline, there are only a handful of r…