March 2022

best happy hours KL

MO Bar – Cellar Series Evening

MO Bar – Cellar Series Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall With fine wine free flows and decadent nibbles in hedonistic surrounds, the MO Bar at the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur may just be KL’s best kept secret happy hour location. And the pri…

Omakase at Sushi Azabu,

Omakase at Sushi Azabu, Lot 10

Omakase – Sushi Azabu Words: Alison ChristPhotos: Monica Tindall Renowned Michelin-starred Sushi Azabu in New York City is the ‘parent’ of Sushi Azabu at Isetan The Japan Store in Lot 10, Kuala Lumpur. The culinary team led by Chef Masaki Ara…

Celebrating Five Years of Ra-Ft

Celebrating Five Years of Ra-Ft

Celebrating Five Years of Ra-Ft Words: Han Sen HauPhotos: Rich Callahan Five years is an exceedingly long time that can blow by in a blink of an eye under the right conditions. It doesn’t necessarily take a pandemic to do that. While a nation deflated under the weigh…

Heart of the Sea: FLOUR®

Heart of the Sea Degustation Menu:FLOUR®

Heart of the Sea: FLOUR® Words: Meg AlicePhotos: Monica Tindall & FLOUR® This is my second visit with Monica to FLOUR® in Kuala Lumpur, offering fine dining inspired by Indian culture and French techniques. We are invited back to try the Spring/Summer degust…

Meimon Yakitori Bar

Meimon Yakitori Bar, Sri Petaling

Meimon Yakitori Bar – Japanese Sri Petaling Words: Matt BrownPhotos: Rich Callahan The moment the elevator doors open to the second floor at Jalan Radin Bagus 3, it’s a sensory transformation to Japan. There’s the instantly recognizable smokiness in the …

Anon KL

Anon KL – Private Dining Damansara Utama

Anon KL – Private Dining Damansara Utama Monica Tindall It’s rare to find a degustation menu priced below RM 500 in KL these days, so you can imagine our excitement to find Anon KL and its five-course menu for RM148 and three-course at RM98. What’s more, you can bring …

Kalamata Café Desa Sri Hartamas

Kalamata Café, Vibrant Mediterranean Food

Kalamata Café Words: Amanda Chin Photos: Richard Callahan There’s an abundance of Mediterranean food in Kuala Lumpur that all claim to be authentic and original. So, when Monica invited me to a new joint in Desa Sri Hartamas that I hadn’t heard of yet, I was intrigu…