Food and luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Drinkies – Booze Delivery Kuala Lumpur Monica Tindall Stocking up for the festive season (and possibly a little bit of “poor me I can’t go home” drinking too), we place an order with Drinkies. This online platform delivers chilled beverages to your door in the Klan…
Sommelier Alison Christ’s favourite wines for home delivery Words: Alison Christ One evening on an adventure with Monica, we were chatting about my new “day job” since the world has come to a partial stop. After two decades of “working the floor,” recommending wi…
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…
Sommeliers Malaysia Monica Tindall Depending on who you ask, the wine industry in Malaysia is either booming or near bust thanks to COVID-19. The Yum List chats with four of Kuala Lumpur’s top somms to get their perspective on current circumstances and to find out …
Educational Wine Tasting, E & O – All About Rosé Monica Tindall Flip flops, cottons, a patio and a gentle sea breeze – I can’t imagine a more perfect setting for sipping on a glass of rosé. Poolside in the Victory Annexe of the iconic Eastern & Oriental …
Chiqui Don – Spier `Seaward’ Wine Lunch Words: Alison Christ Photos: Monica Tindall If you’re lucky enough to live in the affluent suburb of Damansara Heights you’ll find lots of neighbourhood bars and eateries to satisfy your every whim. If you live in the city c…
Moulin de Gassac Wine Dinner Monica Tindall May I quietly admit that I prefer wine over sake even with Japanese food? I’ve given the fermented rice beverage ample chance to appeal but I’ve found less than a handful that I truly understand. Wine, on the other hand, br…
Dom Perignon Vintage 2008 Champagne Pairing Menu @ DC Restaurant 2.0 Drink with the Stars Monica Tindall “Come quickly! I am drinking the stars!” This exclamation by Dom Perignon when tasting his accidental bubbly wine creation is one of the most well-known Cham…
Australian Boutique Wine Malaysia Monica Tindall Firmly believing that the world would be a better place if everyone could just have a good time, coupled with the motto of “life is too short to drink bad wine,” already makes The Strine Wine Co an easy m…
Wine Tasting KL With the goal of organising a non-sucky wine tasting event in Kuala Lumpur, Alison Christ, wine director of Troika Sky Dining is offering a Blind Tasting Master Class via Zoom. In this video, she explains the concept. Wine Tasting KL – Master …
Tengumai Sake Paired Dinner Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall The collision of cultures in Malaysia makes it a terrific place to learn about new cuisines and the culinary traditions of faraway places. Nowhere was that more apparent than during a r…
Cava Spanish Wine Bar Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Cava Spanish Wine Bar has done well in its 15 years of operation but times they are a changing and so too is this restaurant. With the hiring of executive chef Toni Valero, the group (who also own Opus, …