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SUPE Japanese Vegan Restaurant Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan A combination of the owner’s names, Summer and Hope, SUPE (pronounced soopy) is a Japanese Vegan Restaurant in Bukit Bintang. Cool polished cement, a marble-topped bar, warm lighting…
Mandarin Grill KL Monica Tindall Mandarin Grill at Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur reopened this week with a new menu by Chef de Cuisine Luigi Stinga. Promising the ultimate Italian dining experience in KL, the cuisine is supported by a stunning setting and impre…
Michael Schaer Michael Schaer, general manager of The Banjaran Hot Springs Retreat in Ipoh tells a little about his profession and his journey to Malaysia. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I’m Michael Schaer and have been the General Manager of T…
Vegan Ice Cream KL Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan *Kind Kones closed this location in December 2020. It has now reopened just up the road in a corner shop lot. New address here. It’s been quite some time since our last visit to Kind Kones and, gosh, I’d fo…
VCR Stacks Mont Kiara Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Testimony to the quality and reliability of the brand, VCR Stacks is packed to capacity mid-week, mid-afternoon and during the second CMCO. The latest addition to the VCR portfolio, VCR Stacks in …
JadJan Thai Street Food Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Losing their jobs over the MCO, a team of Thai food and beverage experts banded together to create their own income by forming JadJan Thai Street Food in Ampang. Former hoteliers and chefs in well…
Japas by Jeff Ramsey Words: Kitty Noble Photos: Monica Tindall Chef Ramsey, an acclaimed chef who boasted Michelin stars in Tokyo, opened his Damansara restaurant, Babe, five years ago. A conceptual high-end Japanese-based tasting-menu restaurant, the MCO l…
Chica Bonita Mexican Kitchen & Bar Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Mirroring the vibrant culture of Mexico, Chica Bonita Mexican Kitchen & Bar is a sight to behold. Loud patterned tiles, a wall of sugar skulls and florescent-lit murals make …
WOP Pizzeria KL Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan You can’t miss the façade of WOP Pizzeria in Plaza Damas. A brilliant red frontage shows bar stools and an opening looking straight onto the magnificent wood-fired Gianni Acunto Forni oven. Outside hol…
Raymond Koh Raymond Koh, director of operations at The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat, gives some advice to newbies in the industry and reveals some of his most memorable moments. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I enrolled myself as a Diploma prog…
Ghost Pizza KL, Italian Pizza Delivery Monica Tindall Conversations with restaurateurs over various stages of the pandemic revealed that high rentals are one of the biggest challenges to keeping heads above water. It comes as no surprise then the rise of the gho…
Playte Contemporary Dining Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Playte celebrates the talents of three young professionals bringing contemporary dining with an Asian flair to the table in the stylish restaurant hub of the Republik in Bukit Damansara.…