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Words: Lee Ai Peng Photos: Monica Tindall A perfectly pleasant meal often feels incomplete without dessert. For yours truly, an exceptional dessert has the ability to elevate my mood for days to come or provide much-needed comfort when I am down in the doldrum…
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall When I first heard the name Namelaka Patisserie, I made the short-sighted assumption that we were headed to a place for Greek pastries. And although I was looking forward to some baklava, I couldn’t have been more d…
Words: Maggie Casey Photos: Monica Tindall The first few months of every new year seem to be a flurry of new diets, new exercise regimes and well-meaning intentions to be a healthier, therefore, better version of yourself in the upcoming year. This year I opted out …
Monica Tindall Mooncake season is well upon us and chefs in Kuala Lumpur have created a multitude of designs, flavours and packaging to entice just about every fantasy. Here we round up five of our favourite mooncakes in Kuala Lumpur for 2018. Mooncakes KL 2018 Fou…
We’ve hunted down the most scrumptious, tantalizing, saliva-inducing desserts in Kuala Lumpur and present them here in our list of Top Thirteen Desserts to Blow Your Calorie Count in KL. Maison Arte – Maison Pavilion Cherry Bommm – Gobo Upstairs Salted C…
Maison Pavilion KL Words: Matt Jones Photos: Monica Tindall Dessert fans and sweet tooths, step to the front! You’ll be right at home at Maison, the brand new artisan sandwich and dessert destination in Pavilion. This glistening glass gem of a restaurant nes…
Mooncake season has descended upon Kuala Lumpur in full colour, flavour and design. Hotels and restaurants around the city are selling some of their best creations to date. Here The Yum List checks out some of the most creative and delicious mooncakes in Kuala Lum…
Words: Craig J Selby Photos: Monica Tindall Nothing helps beat this hot weather like super-cold ice cream. A few of us from The Yum List recently had the chance to sample some awesome ice cream concoctions from one of Mont Kiara’s newest outlets, Kind Kones. This …
Monica Tindall Vowing to deliver “plated desserts, all things chocolate and hot food items that are reasonably priced,” it’s immediately clear that Upperhouse Kitchen & Dessert Bar in Bangsar is set to satisfy our sweet cravings and not leave too much of a de…
Words: Jessica Kate Stagg Photos: Monica Tindall Upon opening the menu, we are greeted with the words “When the caterpillar thought her life was over, she turned into a butterfly and began to fly”. This phrase perfectly captures what the Butterfly Dessert Caf…
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall I am on a health buzz right now. I’ve adopted clean eating as my everyday diet, I’m trying to exercise at least four times a week, and I’m determined to get rid of my baby belly which has been taunting me for […]
Botanica + Co Bangsar South Words: Sandrina Duniau Photos: Monica Tindall Monica and Caning were already at the table when I arrived at Botanica + Co Bangsar South. Though the two of them had been before, it was my first time. I had heard however of the restaurant pre…