Chef Rexxa Iskandar Brix.

Rexxa Iskandar, Chef & Owner Brix Restaurant

Rexxa Iskandar In this interview, Rexxa Iskandar, chef and owner of Brix restaurant in M City Ampang, shares some learnings from the pandemic and future plans. What do you do?  I am a professionally trained chef with more than 21 years of experience currently head…

Un-Wine at Lounge on the Park with Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur

Un-Wine at Lounge on the Park with Mandarin Oriental

Un-Wine at Lounge on the Park Monica Tindall Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur has introduced a wonderful way to connect with friends with their Un-Wine at Lounge on the Park. A comprehensive selection of free-flow quality wine as the day closes provides an excell…

Evoke Gastrobar

Evoke Gastrobar, The Stories at Bukit Tunku

Evoke Gastrobar Bukit Tunku Words: Monica TindallPhotos: Rich Callahan We first tried Evoke Gastrobar’s menu as delivery over the pandemic. The food was so good that we were eager to visit in person. With restrictions eased and the end of 2021 rush over, we enjoy a …

Flips Kota Kinabalu

Flips, Bar & South American Cuisine, Kota Kinabalu

Flips Kota Kinabalu Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall In the heart of Kota Kinabalu, one of Malaysia’s best cocktail venues has taken root. Flips will have you flipping the light fantastic to get a booking at this hot cocktail destination.  Fli…

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Beso Rosado, Restaurant & Bar, Penang

Beso Rosado Penang Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall Entering Georgetown’s Beso Rosado, it becomes clear that this is not your average Penang foodie venture. With an entrance adorned with punk-styled graffiti sprayed over gilt mirrors and glitzy …

Timothy Nathaniel Jay

Timothy Nathaniel Jay, Restauranteur and Chef

Timothy Nathaniel Jay In this interview, Timothy Nathaniel Jay, shares his view on the pandemic and some behind the stories from the viewpoint of a chef. Full name and title?The name on my birth certificate is Timothy Nathaniel Jay. Depending on how I know you and w…

Blanc Macalister Mansion

Fine Dining Penang – Blanc at Macalister Mansion

Fine Dining Penang – Blanc Words: Alison ChristPhotos: Monica Tindall Macalister Mansion is a boutique hotel offering some of the finest services I have had in Malaysia. That service extends to their beautiful fine dining restaurant, Blanc, at which we e…

Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort

Shangri-La Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall Offering true resort-style vacations, Shangri-La Tanjung Aru in Kota Kinabalu is a utopian paradise on earth, with so much on offer to pack your days with. You’ll wake up on your last day of hol…

Canvass KL Old Malaya - sustainable hospitality industry Malaysia

Sustainable Hospitality Industry Malaysia

Sustainable Hospitality Industry Malaysia Monica Tindall In line with The Yum List philosophy of “growing the good by focusing on the good,” here we highlight bars, restaurants, hotels and producers who are working towards building a sustainable hospitality …

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Shhhbuuuleee, Rooftop REX KL, Jalan Sultan

Shhhbuuuleee – Wait, WHHHAAATTT??? Words: TJayPhotos: Monica Tindall On the rooftop of REXKL in Jalan Sultan is a new restaurant with a crazy name: Shhhbuuuleee. Just wander up the stairs through the bookstore. On the fourth floor, the space opens to a min…