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Kita Food Festival Chefs Penang The Kita Food Festival kicks off this weekend in Penang, and already the culinary scene is buzzing in anticipation. We caught up with chefs Johnson, Tyson and Gary for a fun Q&A. Kita Food Festival Chefs Penang Chef Gary Anwar of …
Penang Kitchen Monica Tindall Penang Kitchen is a light and cheery concept in the new Courtyard by Marriott in Georgetown. The vibrant local culture is honoured in both the menu and décor. Placemats show off iconic street art on one side with directions on how to fi…
Kita Food Festival Penang After weeks of teasing, the Kita Food Festival has just released its Penang events. The food festival was founded by Dewakan chef Darren Teoh, Leisa Tyler – who was on the board of World’s 50 Best and helped launch Asia’…
Educational Wine Tasting, E & O – All About Rosé Monica Tindall Flip flops, cottons, a patio and a gentle sea breeze – I can’t imagine a more perfect setting for sipping on a glass of rosé. Poolside in the Victory Annexe of the iconic Eastern & Oriental …
PAÑPURI Organic Spa Penang Monica Tindall Seated in the reception of PAÑPURI Organic Spa Penang, we enjoy a welcome drink of roselle and dried stevia. While I’m not generally fond of the flavour of stevia, here it’s mild and said to be good for digestion. We cleanse …
The Prestige Hotel Penang Monica Tindall Inspired by the movie The Prestige with Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, The Prestige Hotel in Penang is full of intrigue. It’s high-end illusion though, not your pull-a-rabbit-out-of-the-hat style of magic. Designed …
How Shy at Hin Bus Depot Monica Tindall By the same team behind Gen 根 and Communal Table by Gen 根, comes How Shy in Hin Bus Depot. Run by the staff, every team member gets a say in the menu and the running of the place. Taking shifts at […]
Shokudō Niban in Hin Bus Depot Monica Tindall Penang is full of hip dining concepts and perhaps one of the coolest places to currently find them is in Hin Bus Depot. This historic site has been converted to a dining and art space and the food and beverage outlets here […]
Communal Table by Gen 根 Monica Tindall Seems we love to celebrate birthdays at Communal Table by Gen 根. Last year we were here for hubby’s birthday and today we return; a year older, a year wiser maybe… still just as excited to see what the team have dreamed up […]
gēn 根 at The Prestige Hotel Penang “My Malaysian Stories” Monica Tindall We’ve been long-time followers of Chef Johnson Wong. Admiring his stubbornness in using local produce and refusal to bow to the pressure of using high-pr…
Norm Micro Roastery Penang Monica Tindall We’d heard that one of the hottest cafes in Penang post-MCO was Norm Micro Roastery. A sister of Norm Café (coffee) and Noct (cocktails), we could imagine the appeal and eagerly set out to check out the latest development i…
The Blue Mansion Penang Monica Tindall You may have reckoned by now that I’m a cautious person and not particularly comfortable in crowds post-pandemic. Since the announcement was made that we could cross the borders, my stays have been in private pool villas and …