Special Occasion

Le Petit Chef KL, The World’s Smallest Chef

Words: Anna Chew   Photos: Monica Tindall What do you bring with you when you enter Le Petit Chef’s lair? Probably a sprinkling of cynicism and a dash of excitement all rolled into one little package of expectation. If you’re in for a quirky and creative meal combin…

ATAS Modern Malaysian Eatery, The RuMa KL

ATAS Modern Malaysian Eatery, The RuMa KL

Words: Anna Chew   Photos: Monica Tindall Standards are set pretty high when dining in an establishment called Atas, located in one of the world’s most Instagrammable hotels. From the terracotta birdcage into the salon with the grand double staircase and s…

Nadodi Restaurant KL

Nadodi Restaurant KL: Chef Sricharan’s Memory Menu

Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall At its core, haute cuisine is about technique, about artistry, about novelty. Marrying culinary precision with new combinations of ingredients supplies diners with experiences that cannot be replicated in a h…

World of Nobu Omakase Menu at Nobu KL

World of Nobu Omakase Menu at Nobu KL

Words: Kitty Lang Photos: Monica Tindall Celebrating the launch of Nobu Matsuhisa’s latest cookbook, World of Nobu, Nobu Kuala Lumpur offers a seven-course omakase menu highlighting the creations of chefs from Nobu restaurants around the world. Two of the rec…

Kikubari Menu Japanese Restaurant DC Mall

Kikubari Menu, Japanese Restaurant DC Mall

Now closed Words: Matt Jones Photos: Monica Tindall Like a wonderful jewel secreted away in a hidden compartment of the jewellery box, Kikubari rests enigmatically at the top of the stairs in DC Mall, Damansara Heights. Weaving our way around the column of bamboo …

New Dining Concept at The Library Ritz-Carlton KL

New Dining Concept at The Library, Ritz KL

Monica Tindall One of Malaysia’s most beloved chefs, Wai Look Chow, most renowned for his work with YTL and Pangkor Laut Resort’s signature restaurant Fisherman’s Cove, recently joined forces with Austrian chef, Johann Lafer of Michelin-starred restaurant L…

Sushi Hibiki, Four Seasons Place KL

Sushi Hibiki, Japanese, Four Seasons Place Kuala Lumpur

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…

Beta Kl Menu

Beta KL Menu, Contemporary Malaysian Restaurant

Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan It’s always a pleasure to see what chef Raymond Tham has cooking in his kitchen at Beta KL. Providing a contemporary look at Malaysian cuisine, Raymond and his team inspire guests to view local with a whole new mindset. T…

Babe Restaurant Brunch

Babe Restaurant, Bubbly Brunch Menu, Damansara

Words: Kitty Lang Photos: Monica Tindall I was thrilled to return to Babe, where imaginative, Japanese tapas (Japas) is the name of the game. My initial visit was at night and seeing the restaurant in the daylight brought a completely different vibe. Twinkling ci…

Zipangu Four Hands Experience Shangri-La KL

Zipangu, Four Hands Experience, Shangri-La KL

Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan To many epicureans, French and Japanese are two of the finest cuisines in the world. This week, the team at Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur take culinary masters in each of these fields to create an unforgettable dining experi…

Soleil DC Mall, Spanish Sunday Brunch

Soleil DC Mall, Spanish Sunday Brunch

Words: Kitty Noble Photos: Monica Tindall More than a year on from my arrival in KL, I am still amazed at the quality of restaurants that you can find in unassuming shopping malls, and Soleil DC Mall is no exception to this. Known for its European, Asian fusion and sop…

Open House KLCC Malaysian Restaurant

OpenHouse KLCC, Fine Malaysian Cuisine

*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 […]