Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall Situated in the middle of Yunnan at an altitude of 1900m, Kunming is the modern capital of the province and a gateway to the rest of China and South-East Asia. Its accessibility is due not only to high-speed rail connecti…
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall As elegant as the fabric of its name, The SilkTree Hotel seems to envelop you in comforting luxury as you step into the reception. Oriental style abounds: light wooden lattice wall panels line the reception area surrou…
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan After a year’s break, the Malaysian International Gastronomy Festival 2018 (MIGF) returns. Opening with a bang, the who’s who of KL’s culinary scene attended a VIP preview of the month-long festivities. A Theatre of …
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall It’s always a good sign when a restaurant is heaving with happy local patrons. It’s an even better one when the busy bustle takes place on a weekday lunchtime. When our companion Wu, ushers Monica and I through the grand e…
Monica Tindall Tired? No time to cook? Can’t face the traffic? Want to eat healthily but just haven’t squeezed in a visit to the grocery store? All of the above? I find myself constantly ticking all of the above boxes… but where there are problems there are also solut…
Sara Kwaider, marketing manager of Shawarma King Bangsar, shares with The Yum List a little about how she got into the industry and some interesting stories from behind the scenes. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I am currently the Marketing Man…
*Malai Thai has moved to Menara Ample West Words: Alison Brand Photos: Monica Tindall Nestled a stone’s throw from KLCC on the ground floor of Lot 163, Fraser Place, a new top-quality food venue is quickly becoming renowned amongst those in the know as quite possib…
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Traders Hotel Kuala Lumpur is renowned for having one of the best club lounges in the city. The views are fabulous and service attentive but up until now, you had to stay at the hotel to benefit from its fantastic position…
Wild Mushroom Market Kunming, Mushroom Mania, Yunnan Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall Could Yunnan really have enough mushroom mileage to fill ten days worth of culinary discovery? This was one of the many thoughts that ran through my mind after rece…
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall If we’d been in any doubt over the culinary focus of tonight’s dinner at Court Aux Nuages, an initial glance at the table would have given us a more than a subtle reminder. Stunning clusters of wild mushrooms, the like of w…
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall What I love about food goes far beyond the initial feel-good factor that great flavours induce. My passion is fuelled by so many other elements: how food brings families together and unites whole communities, how it’s …
The Yum List discovers how and why Yew Kiing Kho first ventured into the coffee industry and some news on where he is headed. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? It all started with the craving for a better coffee because surviving in the […]