Food and luxury travel – Malaysia and the world
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan It’s been about 18 months since we last visited Byblos in TREC KL, a restaurant serving traditional Lebanese food and beverages. Since that time they have had a change in chef and management and we’re curious to see how t…
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan On a colourful strip off Bukit Bintang is an exciting new eatery, Tarma Iraqi Street Food. The vibrant side street is enlivened by this charming restaurant serving Iraqi street food. Tarma Iraqi Street Food Location A …
Monica Tindall I don’t know about you but my first experiences with shawarma were in my university years, in the wee hours of the morning. After an evening of clubbing, we’d stop at one of the hole-in-the-wall places selling late-night food; either burgers or Midd…
Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall Hummus Where the Heart Is – An Infatuation with Lebanese Cuisine Why is it that Mediterranean cuisines always produce the very best comfort foods? Rich in flavour with the simplicity of wholesome, fresh i…
Monica Tindall I have to admit that I don’t know a lot about Egyptian food – enough to know better than to lump it altogether under the one theme “Arabic,” but not enough to name a single traditional dish. I can see, though, that’s all about to change with today’s […]
As much as we’re grateful for all of the warm invitations to attend festive season buffet previews this season, we just don’t have the tummy space to accept all of the offerings. Here we round up some of the promotions available over the next month and …
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall Living in Malaysia, there is no shortage of exotic cuisines. From the large variety of local dishes, Italian pizzerias, American brasseries and Australian coffee roasters, Malaysia attracts a truly intern…
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall With so many sad headlines in the news these days about Syria, it’s nice to hear a story about Syrians that doesn’t break your heart. So here’s one for you today. Three young Malaysian women – Suzanne, Swe…
Monica Clear and Monica Tindall Samad Al Iraqi restaurant sits on the ground level of Menara Prestige, just a stones throw from the Petronas Towers. But it is worlds away from the familiar, and that’s a wonderful thing. Leaping out of an afternoon rainstorm, I shoo…