Wood-fired Pizza Kuala Lumpur @ Fook Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan What happens to chefs working on the islands off the East Coast during monsoon season? In the case of Italian chef Paolo Cola from Japamala Resort in Tioman, they return to town and ma…
October 2020
Heritage Pizza, The Row Kuala Lumpur, Italian
Heritage Pizza The Row Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Despite the pandemic, several brave new eateries have opened their doors in 2020 and we’re particularly happy that Heritage Pizza is one of them. Located in the latest strip to be revealed at The R…
Sala The Row, Vegan Café KL Plant-based Restaurant
Sala The Row, Vegan Café KL Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Plant-based foodies will be delighted to learn that Sala has opened an outlet in Kuala Lumpur city centre! This Latin-inspired, Tex-Mex, plant-based vegan restaurant has been much adored b…
Edible Balcony Gardening Malaysia – 10 Mistakes I Made
Edible Balcony Gardening Malaysia Monica Tindall Judging by my Facebook feed, I wasn’t the only one to attempt edible balcony gardening in Malaysia over the various stages of the pandemic. With many failures and some successes, I’m now growing enough to harvest …
Izakaya Saturday Brunch, Zipangu, Shangri-La KL
Izakaya Saturday Brunch Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Zipangu in Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur has a new weekend offering; an Izakaya Saturday Brunch. Available from October 3rd, 2020 onwards, the restaurant is preparing unlimited items of Japanese …
Penfolds 2020 Collection Malaysia – Fine Australian Wine
Penfolds 2020 Collection Malaysia Words: Alison Christ Photos: Monica Tindall The last time I previewed the Penfolds current release was in 2009 in Washington, DC with the winemaker Peter Gago. It was a tasting celebrating an impressive 165 years of winemaking…
Rooted in Nature – Sustainable Cuisine, Arthur’s Bar & Grill
Rooted in Nature – Arthur’s Bar & Grill Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan An old-school bar and grill is the not the first place I’d look for sustainably sourced ingredients. When it’s run by Shangri-La, however, the sourcing of products is t…
Sprout Plant-Based Fusion, Bangsar, Vegan Café
Sprout Plant-Based Fusion Bangsar Words: Kitty Noble Photos: Rich Callahan Sprout Plant-Based Fusion in Bangsar is the brainchild of Colombian-born, Miami-raised Dani, who wanted to spread the message of how a plant-based diet can help with the environment a…
Live Cooking Experience Nobu KL – Chef’s Menu
Live Cooking Experience Nobu KL Words: T.Jay Photos: Monica Tindall Under current circumstances, restaurants across the country are offering value-for-money meals trying to capture a dwindling audience. Amongst them, Nobu Kuala Lumpur continues to make wa…