Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Louise Miller and Monica Tindall An unlikely venue for top quality gourmet delights but perhaps a more obvious one for healthy and wholesome fare, the Chi Fitness Gym in Bansgar Shopping Centre accommodates this delightful cafe that manages to combine both. De…
Arriving at dusk, The Pavilion is alive with chatter from the jungle. A family of shy dusky leaf monkeys is nestled in a tree less than a metre from our table: we can almost reach out and touch them. Birds are calling, insects are chirping and the air is crisp follow…
Breakfast in The Dining Room at The Datai Langkawi is one of the best, if not the best we’ve tried on the island. Everything is made from scratch and the chefs lift the average hotel buffet options to gourmet heights. More on The Datai will come in posts next wee…
What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I am the Thai Chef for Pavilion Restaurant at The Datai Langkawi. I have loved cooking since I was young. I always watched my mom cooking at home and after I graduated from school, I joined the hotel […]
A magical Malay experience is found in The Gulai House, at The Datai Langkawi. The setting, a traditional Malay kampong house, blends almost organically amongst the encircling 10-million year old rainforest. Divided into various areas, there’s a larger di…
Planted in the thick of the flourishing jungle, four open-air couple’s spa pavilions make up The Datai Spa. The gentle flow of a streamlet, tweeting of birds and mystifying soft chatter amongst the trees supply a calming background that no relaxation CD could …
If it’s the end of the day and we’re by a beach, there’s a 99 percent chance that you’ll find us gazing at the sunset, cocktail in hand, lapping up what we consider to be one of life’s finest luxuries and making plans for dinner. As such, you know we’ve visited The Bea…
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall As we were ushered to our seats in The Pullman Hotel’s La Cucina Mediterranean Restaurant, the inspiration behind the restaurant’s name became startlingly obvious. A mere few meters from our table sto…
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall Just off the boardwalk to the left of Pavilion’s main entrance sits Quivo, waiting for a diner discerning of both taste and pocket. A stylish yet inviting decor features funky contrasts, geometric shapes …
Chef Brian Liew Chee Lam In this interview, Chef Brian Liew Chee Lam, shares some stories from behind the scenes and how he chose being a chef as a career. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I loved concocting food recipes when I […]
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall It’s not often that you get treated to an evening at the US Embassy to taste US produce with the fun and friendly people of the KL travel industry. So I’m excited to see what is on offer. We find a very […]
Words: Dominique Montiel Photos: Monica Tindall When a restaurant’s name starts with the word ‘awesome’, it’s safe to say that you develop a sort of straightforward expectation of not only amazing food, but also service and atmosphere. I found myse…