Words: Monica R. Clear Photos: Monica Tindall Walking into Metal Box Restaurant and Café, one is greeted by a surprisingly airy atmosphere. As a walk-through restaurant that enters from the ground floor of Empire Damansara, and exits out onto a sp…
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The Bar, Great Cocktails & Yakitori, Empire Damansara
Words by Monica R. Clear Photos: Monica Tindall On a recent rainy Friday evening in Empire Damansara, we swung open the oversized glass doors of The Bar, a newly opened cocktail lounge on the second floor, taking the two mixologists by surprise. It was ea…
Trilogy – Restaurant – Pakistani & Western, KL
Sungeeta Singh and Monica Tindall If you enjoy flavoursome, mouth-filling cuisine inspired by grandma’s best Pakistani recipes, and some comforting Western meals, you are in for a treat at Trilogy! An inviting, family run restaurant, bar and hostel combine to …
Dining in the Dark KL, Kuala Lumpur
Dining in the Dark KL Patricia Podorsek and Monica Tindall “Eating in the dark? No thanks.” “Oh, no. I like to see what I’m eating.” “Not interested.” Along with a polite smile and a nod, these are the typical reactions I’ve received from people when I tell them about …
FiftySix Degrees Whisky, Kuala Lumpur
Caning Jaramillo & Monica Tindall Having myself a real passion for trying new spirits, I’m always enthused when we receive an invitation for a new tasting. This round we were able to sample FiftySix Degrees Whisky, and what’s even more compel…
Drift Dining and Bar, Modern Australian Cuisine, KL
Kirsten Durward & Monica Tindall If you are seeking a ‘beyond tapas’ evening but feel like something looser than a formal dinner, if you are waned of saccharine drinks and sky bars, if you want to try something fresh and new, then I can only suggest that you head …
Chai Bar, Healthy Salads and More, Petaling Jaya
Louise Miller and Monica Tindall Anyone who has dwelled long enough in Kuala Lumpur to have delighted in its culinary richness, may well also have realised, a little more woefully, that ‘Malaysian cuisine’ and ‘wholesome, healthy salads’ are rarely seen in the …
Blue Elephant Lounge & Bar, Damansara
Blue Elephant Lounge & Bar Patricia Podorsek and The Yum List (Monica Tindall) As children, we learn that red light means stop and green light means go. But what about a blue light? What does blue light mean? At Plaza Damansara, the little blue light on the pavem…
La Scala, Italian Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur
Kristin Cosgrove and Monica Tindall The best keeps getting better as La Scala, a regular on The Yum List “best of” lists, welcomes new chef Emil Sassolini, straight from Italy. Chef Emil has a passion for fresh and wholesome ingredients, sourcing local veggies a…
Ril’s Bangsar, Creative Cocktails, Kuala Lumpur
Han Sen Hau and Monica Tindall Speakeasy is a term that has been thrown around a lot lately when describing taphouses with bartenders who dress like characters straight out of a Fitzgerald novel, but there’s nothing prohibitive when it comes to the wondrous den o…
Fahrenheit 600, Coffee & Brunch, Kuala Lumpur
Margaret Elizabeth and Monica Tindall As you approach Fahrenheit 600 the exterior immediately welcomes you with a shot of green framing the entrance around the outside eating area. Through the plate glass window you see a modern, yet cosy restaurant design wit…
Pastry Institute of St Honore, Bread and Pastry School
Kristin Cosgrove and Monica Tindall Attention all home chefs, career bakers, and lovers of all things sweet and baked – there’s a new game in town promising to turn us all into master pastry chefs, The Pastry Institute of St. Honore. St. Honore, the French p…