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Words: Matt Jones Photos: Rich Callahan Nestling itself in between its traditional local Chinese restaurant neighbours in Wangsa Maju sits the unmistakably Indian Roti Chai, specializing in authentic Punjabi cuisine. Since its opening around a year ago, …
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan The Jalan Mesui restaurant and bar strip, a few blocks over from Changkat Bukit Bintang, is looking anything but boring at the moment. With a recent surge of openings, this street is turning into the happy alternative t…
Monica Tindall Apparently, I’ve been missing out for two years on some extraordinary Indian food. Recently receiving an invitation for a chef’s table experience at FLOUR for the launch of their new “book” (menu, which is actually a published hardcover book!), I …
Monica Tindall There is nothing ordinary about W Kuala Lumpur. Every interaction within the property, both human and in design, inspires out-of-the-box thinking. While the atmosphere is casual, there is a buzzy vibe causing guests to take a look at the world thr…
Annisa Iwan, chief cheesemaker and founder of Milky Whey Cheese, shares with The Yum List her cheesemaking journey along with some of the challenges and successes she has had in the industry. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I am a cheesemaker. I s…
Monica Tindall Angsana Lăng Cô Resort Location In my opinion, there is nothing that speaks holiday more than waking up to the sound of the sea and the site of waves rolling into the shore. And, there is no place more affordable than Asia to delight in this pleasure in […]
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall Only one day into our tour of Yunnan province, over an exquisite mushroom banquet at The Silk Tree Hotel in Kunming, Monica and I were set a challenge: amid the many toasts, speeches and much banter, our host suggested th…
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Promising to deliver a “contemporary interpretation of Cantonese cuisine,” we check out Yen Chinese Restaurant in W Kuala Lumpur for their dim sum lunch. While the menu is a modern composition, Chef Tan Kim Weng bases …
Writing a Blog Post for The Yum List Monica Tindall Are you curious about what goes into writing a blog post for The Yum List? Looking at a shiny website and pretty pics of food and travel, it would be easy to believe that life behind the scenes is simply […]
Words: Maggie Casey Photos: Rich Callahan The idle days of my childhood were spent in search of fairies. As afternoons would slowly slip into evenings I would watch admittedly for my fairy friends to make their nightly pilgrimage to my backyard where I was convinc…
Monica Tindall We’ve dined a number of times at Flock, W Kuala Lumpur. Serving modern Australian cuisine with a focus on sourcing ingredients sustainably from local artisans, it’s a win-win for this green Aussie gal. Previously we’ve enjoyed a late lunch and abs…
Youri and Teresa, co-founders of Kefir & Kombucha Global (K&K) chat with The Yum List about how they got into the business of making fermented drinks. Youri studied in Russia, France and Malaysia for his last year of a Masters in Information Technology. H…