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New F&B Openings 2020 in KL In light of some crazy challenges for the food and beverage industry in 2020, it is amazing the number of outlets that opened this year. Whether they were forging ahead as money had already been invested or saw an opportunity and took h…
Most Memorable Culinary Moments of 2020 What a year it has been and in the face of all struggles, some sectors of the food and beverage industry in Malaysia refused to give up. In fact, some businesses did just the opposite. Instead of toning things down, they went al…
Hair Highlights Kuala Lumpur Monica Tindall Determined to end the year on a high note, I add hair to my agenda of things to take care of before the year is out. Working from home has no doubt allowed me to let beauty maintenance go for longer than usual. The […]
Five O’clock Brasserie Words: Kitty Noble Photos: Rich Callahan Five O’clock Brasserie is the latest opening in Bangsar South bringing 2020 to a close. Surrounded by a jungle of green, run by long-standing staff from a sister restaurant, and with a menu sure to pl…
Azeta Kitchen *Azeta is closed, and Trattoria Dacristian has taken its place. Words: Kitty NoblePhotos: Rich Callahan Azeta Kitchen, yet another pandemic success story, opened just a week before the start of lockdown. The restaurant, the second foray for husb…
KLoé Kuala Lumpur Monica Tindall Founded by the hospitality company, Kindness of Strangers, KLoé lays well with their mission of offering goodwill to people you don’t know. Believing that kindness is a universal language, they aspire to create pockets of “calm…
Wine List Troika Sky Dining Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan With travel restricted, my mind has taken to finding adventures in other ways. A recent diversion is taking trips around the world on wine menus. Having the fortune to travel to and write abou…
Mizukami Highball: Be Like Water Words: TJayPhotos: Rich Callahan This year has been disruptive, to say the least. For many, it has been a time for introspection, reflection and action. There is a famous interview with Bruce Lee, where he advises us to be like wate…
Natalina Italian Kitchen Words: TJay Photos: Rich Callahan Natalina Italian Kitchen is small and cozy with just enough greenery to allow the feeling of escape from the mall. The smell of caramelized cheese and yeasty dough waft lazily from the open pizza oven nea…
Find the Hat: Frank’s Bar Words: T.Jay Phots: Rich Callahan Frank Sinatra once said, “Cock your hat, angles are attitude.” Frank’s Bar, a homage to old blue eyes is also a nod to the speakeasies of the Prohibition Era. A bespoke cocktail menu and the alluring classi…
Degustation Menu at FLOUR Restaurant Words: Kitty Noble Photos: Mon…
Christmas Gift Ideas 2020 Kuala Lumpur Part 1 Monica Tindall No matter whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, we could all do with a little extra love with the way 2020 has treated us so far. Here we make gifting easy with some Christmas Gift Ideas for th…