Food and luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Words: Kitty Lang Photos: Monica Tindall What can I say about W1, that hasn’t already been said by the steady stream of faithful reviewers and customers, since its opening just last year? I was excited, for the first time, to review somewhere I already know and l…
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall Airplanes and submarines are often built with a feature known as an escape hatch, a small door that provides a quick exit from a difficult or unwanted situation. Walking through the bustle of the Intermark …
Words: Chris Moore Photos: Monica Tindall Travel the streets of Kuala Lumpur and you are bound to find a number of different establishments specializing in one type of libation or another. There appear to be more wine bars and beer bars than one could possibl…
Words: Nathaniel Jay Photos: Monica Tindall At the Westin Kuala Lumpur, the old Qba Bar & Grill has been rebranded and recently launched as 443 Bar Lounge. Preserving the unique architecture and interior, everything old is new again at this charming bar. …
‘A lush tropical oasis of seriously good cocktails, delicious food and cool ambience’ Words: Tania Henry Photos: Monica Tindall Coley Cocktail Bar Tucked away on a quiet suburban street in Bangsar between a local mechanics and design studio you’ll find the fa…
Cielo KL Words: Matt Jones Photos: Monica Tindall Perched atop the Vida Apartment building and lavishly spread across the top two levels of this chic new residential tower in Bukit Bintang sits Cielo, the latest sky dining and lounge bar in KL. Arriving at 6 pm, we w…
Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall Where in the world are the best cocktail bars? Move over London and New York! If you are a cocktail lover, a ticket to Singapore needs to be on your travel list this year. When The World’s 50 Best Bars published their l…
Words: Craig Selby Photos: Monica Tindall The Eighth Avenue in Publika is a friendly, chill out kind of place. It has a nice mix of expats and locals, great ambience and comfortable seating for long nights of eating, drinking and chatting. Positioned as a place …
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall The last five years have seen a spike in the production of craft gins, small-batch uniquely-flavored gins quite unlike the bathtub varieties of our Depression-era ancestors. Demand for more interesting gin…
Words: Kitty Lang Photos: Monica Tindall Hidden down a back alley of TREC KL, The Mojito Man conjures images of my old uni dive bars combined with a seedy brothel: exactly as was intended, according to Rajiv, the owner of the bar. Inspired by the ‘Lights of Soho’ a…
Words: Kitty Lang Photos: Monica Tindall “People Inspire Us In Life To Create Beautiful Memories” I walk past the entrance to Crime Cocktail Bar three times before finding this speakeasy in TREC KL. The entry is an unsigned, unassuming door, (look for Crave re…
Monica Tindall Mandarin Translation Fu – prosperity Luck – happiness Cantonese Translation when the Words are Pronounced in English Fu Luck – pants drop I’ve always thought that the naming of a bar would be a diverting task, and I bet the owners of Fu Luck Bar used li…