An Unsolicited Guide to Opening a Cafe in Kuala Lumpur Patricia Podorsek, inspired by conversation with Jason & Shaun at the Yellow Brick Road Photos: Monica Tindall PART ONE: Establish terms of success. 1. Dream big. Select a name that represents an epic j…
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Brunch at 2OX, French Bistro and Bar @The Row
Words: Kristin Cosgrove Photos: Monica Tindall Arriving at the newly revitalized The Row on Jalan Tun Razak, I feel like I’ve stepped out of KL and onto a European city sidewalk, where hip patrons might sit al fresco enjoying a Sunday morning glass of bubbly …
RGB and the Bean Hive, Vegan Brekkie & Great Coffee
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall With a name like “RGB and the Bean Hive,” this café located in a quiet neighborhood near KLCC conjures up images of The Hundred Acre Wood and a silly bear who gets his head stuck in a jar of honey. And, like the fairy […]
VCR, Cafe and Coffee, Kuala Lumpur
Shaun Humphries and Monica Tindall As a product of the 1980s, I know all about VCRs. For those of you not so familiar with the decade of hair metal and zipper ties, a VCR was an oversized electronic device that allowed you to play movies at home. It was an […]
Going Beyond, Brunch at The Pen, The Peninsula Bangkok
Words: Han Sen Hau Photos: Monica Tindall We have been misled. There we were, at The Lobby, sheltered from the tropical storm, surrounded by muffled chatter and the clinking of glasses, thinking that the only items we had to go through for brunch would be the …
Five Cafes/ Restaurants to Check out in Plaza Damansara
Seems Plaza Damansara has benefited from a slew of new openings this year, alongside some well-standing oldies. Here’s a handful of places we think worth visiting in the area. Click on the title links below for full details. French Baker, Excellent Brunch …
BreadFruits Taman Desa, Real Food Comfort Dining
Bob Busk and Monica Tindall The moment you enter the front doors of BreadFruits Taman Desa, your eyes are treated to a burst of color. Carefully stacked local and imported fruit line the shelves: guava, Asian Pear, grapefruit, apples, passion fruit, lemons, pome…
103 Coffee Workshop, Sri Petaling
The Never-Ending Stream at 103 Coffee Workshop Han San Hau and Monica Tindall It’s no secret that many café-hopping Instagrammers have a preference for an “empty” setting when they visit the latest industrial chic eating establishment to pop up in a trendy local…
British Super Brunch at the Hilton Kuala Lumpur
Words by Louise Miller, Photos by The Yum List (Monica Tindall) Monica’s invitation to join her at the Hilton’s British themed Super Brunch was shortly followed with her enquiring, with what I interpreted as more than a soupcon of skepticism, as to whether we Br…
Best Bubbly Brunches in Kuala Lumpur
A little bubbly to cheer your Sunday Always hard at work trying to hunt down the best food experiences in the city for our dear readers, here’s The Yum List’s round up of: Best Bubbly Brunches in Kuala Lumpur (Click on the title links for more details, ma…
The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur, Bubbly Sunday Roast
“Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd.” Patricia Podorsek and Monica Tindall It’s not very often that you find a food blog beginning with a quote by Winston Churchill, but as much as rarity should be valued in a world that has become formulai…
Prego, Bubbalicious Brunch, The Westin Kuala Lumpur
Kristin Cosgrove and Monica Tindall You probably know the story Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, where food falls from the sky like rain. Well, this story came to mind at Prego’s Bubbalicious Brunch this past weekend, though ours would more aptly have been name…