Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Words: Alison Brand Photos: Monica Tindall Mention a location to any KL local that involves the best view of Malaysia’s most famous landmark, chic and sophisticated atmosphere, combined with a serious commitment to offering the best quality drinks and food in t…
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall One look at the views from the Grand Hyatt’s Thirty8 restaurant and you know you are sitting in a place with lofty standards for quality and aesthetic. It is no surprise then, that the hospitality team is happy to wel…
Words: Kitty Lang Photos: Monica Tindall Taps Beer Bar in Plaza Arkadia is one of a small few craft beer bars in Kuala Lumpur. Owned by a group of cousins, one of whom is a beer expert, or ‘cicerone’ (the beer equivalent to a sommelier), the concept was born out […]
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Celebrity chef Nik Michael Imran and chef de cuisine of Kikubari, Jun Wong, join forces to pay homage to all-time Malaysian favourites with their original take on them. For the week of September 17 – 22, 2018 the dynamic …
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall Where else to stay when in Shangri-la in the Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture than at the Shangri-La? The town for which the beloved hotel group is named boasts a relatively new addition to its collection: the Shan…
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall Lijiang, Yunnan is a worthy destination in itself but also makes a great stop for a couple of days on a trip between Kunming and Shangri-La. Well equipped for tourism, there are bountiful restaurants, luxury hotels and …
Monica Tindall Mooncake season is well upon us and chefs in Kuala Lumpur have created a multitude of designs, flavours and packaging to entice just about every fantasy. Here we round up five of our favourite mooncakes in Kuala Lumpur for 2018. Mooncakes KL 2018 Fou…
Stephanie Chan, owner of Anahata Sound Healing & Yoga, shares with The Yum List the story of how it all began. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I was a hotelier half my life heading the Sales & Marketing team which was pretty demanding, […]
Words: Nathaniel Jay Photos: Monica Tindall I love Thailand and I love just about everything Thai (so much so that even my wife is Thai). I’m always excited about trying new Thai restaurants in KL, longing to reconnect to those food memories of my second home. As suc…
Words: Shaun Humphries Photos: Monica Tindall I can’t say I’ve ever started a meal with a high-pitched scream, so our recent Sunday visit to KL’s newest homemade sausage joint – Wurst – was definitely an exhilarating first. The visit started out pea…
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Since our first meal at Grano Pasta Bar @APW I’ve been salivating to return. Introduced to the menu with a natural wine paired dinner, I appreciated the care with which each dish was prepared and the noticeable sense of b…
Stamping Your Wine Passport: Travel in a Bottle Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall The wine glints a deep purple-red in the glass as it catches the soft light. Swirling softly around the bowl, it glides up to the rim before falling back again, leaving it…