There are exciting things happening in the Malaysian food scene. Youngsters are travelling more, making use of online resources and they are using collaborative business models to run their operations. There’s a shift in thinking: profits are no longer …
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Edible Art: The Luxurious Snaring of the Senses at Babe KL
Words: Claire Matheson . Photos: Monica Tindall Luxury (noun) – “a material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living… a pleasure out of the ordinary allowed to oneself.” Kuala Lumpu…
Nobu KL, Christmas and New Year Menus
Words Margaret Elizabeth Photos Monica Tindall Nobu is Nobu and always absolutely bang on point for excellence, inventiveness and value. I highly recommend each of the festive menus that Executive Chef Philip Leong and team, of Nobu Kuala Lumpur has designe…
Hennessy Presents Modern Gastronomy with Chef Ryan Clift
Words: Chris Moore Photos: Monica Tindall Genius is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as “an exceptionally intelligent person or one with exceptional skill in a particular area of activity” and imaginative is “having or showing creativity or inven…
Skillet @ 163, Fraser’s Place, New Menu
Words: Heather Onderick Photos: Monica Tindall Walking into the breezy light space of Skillet @ 163 always energizes me. I can see the chefs working like clock gears in the kitchen. Each action is precise and affects another action; working in harmony they n…
Trace Restaurant and Bar @ Element Kuala Lumpur
Monica Tindall Magnificent skyline vistas are the immediate attraction of the the 40th floor restaurant, Trace Restaurant and Bar, at Element Kuala Lumpur. Views are soon a mere distraction, however, as we quickly learn that the kitchen team here are serious ab…
Tiki Taka, Fusion Tapas, Medan Damansara
Words: Craig J Selby . Photos: Monica Tindall Recently Lonely Planet listed Damansara Heights as one of the ten emerging neighbourhoods to visit worldwide. I can see why. With restaurants in the area like Tiki Taka shaking up the neighbourhood’s culinary …
The Art of Grain[s] @ Five Sen5es, The Westin Kuala Lumpur
Words: Craig J Selby Photos: Monica Tindall Reviewing restaurants, bars, and bistro’s enables some rather unique experiences. I have enjoyed countless wine-paired meals, even whiskey and beer-paired meals, but nothing quite prepared me for this experien…
Nadodi – Engaging Nomadic Cuisine and PengWine Dinner
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall Nadodi had been on my wish list of dining venues ever since I’d read The Yum List’s first review of the place a few months ago. Molecular dining and engaging nomadic cuisine are descriptions that intrigue me so the pr…
Nobu Kuala Lumpur: New Osusume Menu & August Dessert
Words: Craig J Selby Photos: Monica Tindall Dining at Nobu Kuala Lumpur is always a theatrical experience. Be it that stunning KL skyline, the meticulously-crafted presentation, professional and friendly staff (shout out to Leila, who is just fantastic as s…
Coquo KL – Cutting Edge Cuisine, Malaysian Flavours, Publika
Coquo KL is a place of personal conflict. One side of me wants to shout to the world about how great it is and tell every self-proclaimed gourmand to take a seat at the table right now. The other half desires to keep it quiet: my spot, where only an […]
Noma Chef in Kuala Lumpur! Flint: Restaurant Ampang
*** This restaurant has now closed in Ampang but you can find chef T.C. at here at Stoked instead. Words: David Stagg Photos: Monica Tindall Email received from The Yum List, subject line: “Fwd: Guest Chef T.C (ex Noma Chef de Partie) pop-up dinner at Flint Am…