Monica Tindall It wasn’t that long ago that we discovered Fat Olive Food Garage. Despite being around for a number of years, it took moving to a new location in Mont Kiara to get this Mediterranean gastronome’s kitchen into the mainstream line of vision. Needless t…
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Soul Sacrifice, Great Coffee & Good Food, Desa Pandan
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Soul Sacrifice in Desa Pandan was the talk of the town when it opened two years ago. Popular with Instagrammers, diners would drive from the other side of the city just to capture a shot of their famous Scotch egg so pretti…
Curate, Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur
Words: Jon Noble Photos: Monica Tindall In the heart of the city, almost within touching distance of the Petronas Towers, we recently visited Curate, an all-day buffet restaurant in the brand new Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur. As one would expect of such a rever…
ZeroGravity, Flotation & Sound Therapy, Plaza Damas Sri Hartamas
Words: Tania Henry In a city that never sleeps, it’s hard to find the time to relax, recharge and give our body what it truly needs – rest. We are constantly on the go, whether it’s at work, study, running a family, in sports training or with traffic jams and […]
Bar Trigona, Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur
Words: Kitty Lang Photos: Monica Tindall Bar Trigona is the stylish new cocktail bar at the long-awaited Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur. Resplendent in navy walls, floor-to-ceiling windows, lavish lighting and a heavy-handed sprinkling of marble, the luxur…
Rocca di Frassinello, Italian Wines with a French Twist
Monica Tindall The sun-kissed hills of Tuscan Maremma, where a gentle sea breeze blows and the weather is moderate, is an irresistible temptation. Surrounded by forest, teeming with biodiversity and boasting soil of mixed clay and rock (providing good drainag…
Henry Pesch, Real Estate Entrepreneur, Living Apulia
The Yum List chats with Henry Pesch, real estate agent from Living Apulia, and discovers more about life in Italy’s beautiful south. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? Me and my family are developing a real-estate, travel and lifestyle busi…
Breakfast Menu Brasserie Fritz, WOLO, Bukit Bintang
*Now closed Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall Thousands of miles from the French capital, Brasserie Fritz has injected Bukit Bintang with a massive dose of Parisian style. On the ground floor of the WOLO hotel, gorgeous Gallic touches abound from the m…
Pacific Standard Bar, Craft Cocktails & Sky High Views, Alila Bangsar
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall As the sun sets on the balcony of Pacific Standard Bar on the 41st floor of Alila Bangsar, Mon, Caning and I reflect on the growing bar scene in Kuala Lumpur and how fortunate cocktail fans are this city. At one of […]
Banyan Tree Spa Kuala Lumpur, Luxury At Its Highest
Words: Tania Henry Photos: Monica Tindall The luxurious and world-renowned Banyan Tree has recently opened in Kuala Lumpur and most impressive is its spa on level 53. With comforting and beautifully designed treatment rooms hosting incredible views of K…
Azienda Uggiano, Beautiful Wines of Tuscany
Monica Tindall I first discovered Azienda Uggiano wines at an event at Drift Dining and Bar in Kuala Lumpur. Immediately finding affection for these Tuscan wines, meeting one of the winemakers in person and imbibing in such happy surrounds only increased my fond…
Agriturismo Castello di Querceto, Stay in Chianti Classico, Tuscany
Monica Tindall Tuscany is the stuff dreams are made of, or at the very least the set for fanciful movies that often make the heart flutter and the stomach grumble with envy. Rolling hills of green, groves of olives, fields of grapevines and old castles blanket the co…