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Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan The Jalan Mesui restaurant and bar strip, a few blocks over from Changkat Bukit Bintang, is looking anything but boring at the moment. With a recent surge of openings, this street is turning into the happy alternative t…
Monica Tindall Apparently, I’ve been missing out for two years on some extraordinary Indian food. Recently receiving an invitation for a chef’s table experience at FLOUR for the launch of their new “book” (menu, which is actually a published hardcover book!), I …
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Promising to deliver a “contemporary interpretation of Cantonese cuisine,” we check out Yen Chinese Restaurant in W Kuala Lumpur for their dim sum lunch. While the menu is a modern composition, Chef Tan Kim Weng bases …
Sushi Hibiki Monica Tindall You not only have to have quite a bit of confidence in your technique as a chef but you must also have an engaging personality to pull off an intimate chef’s table with a small group of discerning guests. Limited to nine seats with diners se…
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan With Chinese New Year just around the corner, it has been fun visiting some local restaurants and getting into the spirit of things. If any culture knows how to celebrate with food, the Chinese sure do! When it comes to fe…
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Chinese New Year really is just around the corner and tonight we check out the celebratory menu at the newly rebranded Fook Kuala Lumpur. Formerly, Neo Tamarind, the restaurant has maintained its stylish setting but h…
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan “Eat, Drink and Get Lucky” A cheerful and funky new addition to the Changkat scene is Lucky Tora. Located in the trendy street between No Black Tie and Feeka, it walks in stride with the cool kids on the block. Vibrant in th…
Words: Craig J Selby & Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan New to the KL foodie-scene, especially for Thai food lovers, is Coca at Bangsar Shopping Centre. Owner Jannio, together with his wife, had fond memories of the Coca franchise from their dating days, …
Super Ramen Sri Petaling Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Super Ramen brings a taste of Japan to Sri Petaling with their rich bowls of ramen with creative twists from around the world. It’s not only ramen that is drawing the crowds, though: a trendy sett…
*OpenHouse is currently closed but is expected to reopen in a new and exciting location in the second half of 2023. Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan OpenHouse in KLCC has moved to the top of my list for taking visitors to KL and also ranks high on my list […]
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan The best finds are often in the back streets, just out of the way of the main thoroughfare but still close enough to be easily accessed. 7Tnine Kitchen & Bar is one such place. Just a hop and a step across from Dan Wangi […]
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan It’s rare that a chef’s dream of creating and serving whatever her or his imagination delivers comes true. Bound by a need to make money to sustain a business and the parameters of customers’ taste buds – some with narrow…