Food and luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Monica Tindall I declare adoration for Casa Format Hotel, a stylish property on the outskirts of Orbassano (near Turin), Italy, before I even arrive. Not only is it jointly run by a highly regarded Michelin-starred chef but the welcome message on the website roug…
Monica Tindall Good food is worth traveling for and we’ve come half way around the globe to dine at Ristorante “La Credenza,” about a 30-minute drive out of Turin’s city centre. Chef Giovanni Grasso opened the restaurant in 1991 and says it’s been an evolution of pl…
Monica Tindall At Casa Format Restaurant, Chef Igor Macchia, of the Michelin-starred Ristorante “La Credenza,” and his partner in culinary aspirations, Giovanni Grasso, honour all that I admire about Italian cuisine. Local ingredients, simple hones…
Monica Tindall “My contemporary cuisine looks to the future, but never forgets its origins” – VUN Andrea Aprea, Park Hyatt Milan VUN, meaning ‘one’ in Milanese, signifies the relationship between setting, city, cuisine and guests, bringing them all tog…
Monica Tindall If you’re in northern Italy in the summer, tickets to the Verona Opera Festival at the Arena di Verona are a must! The setting, the Verona Arena built in the first century, is said to be one of the best-preserved structures of ancient times. Backdrop t…
Monica Tindall It’s summer and we’re heading to Europe! But, oh what to pack? Even after all of these years of travel I have to say I’m not speedy in getting my luggage together. I need a good plan to make the most of space and keep my bags light. […]
Monica Tindall While it’s fun reminiscing about travel when I was in my 20s with no Internet, just a backpack and a plane ticket, oh boy am I glad that I’ve “been there done that” and now have a whole host of modern conveniences to assist in making the most […]
Monica Tindall Inspired by our Bordeaux trip last summer, this year we’ll be heading to northern Italy and Austria for some further wine exploration. It just so happens however that we have a few days before our official trip begins so we’re planning on spending so…
Described as serving up “uncomplicated European flavours with a Dutch edge,” the Sunday brunch at Bluespoon, Andaz Amsterdam is exactly what we were looking for to while away a pleasant Sunday afternoon. For the very reasonable price of 39 Euro (49 Euro with a gla…
One of the best things you can do in Amsterdam late on a Friday afternoon seems to be to sip on a cocktail and be entertained by the views offered by the ever-changing movement on the canals. Accompany this with some carefully crafted small bites and some affable comp…
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall It’s hard to express in words how excited I was to be included in The Yum List’s recent visit to the Barton & Guestier Food and Wine Academy in Blanquefort, France this summer. The more I eat, drink and travel, the …
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall One of the most interesting things about visiting chateaux in the Bordeaux region is that each one is distinctly different. But even if you were feeling a little jaded after four or five visits, Chateau Franc Mayne i…