cafe in Taman Tun Dr Ismail

Oh Cha Matcha, TTDI, New Healthy Cafe

Oh Cha Matcha Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Inspired by a trip to Japan, serial cafepreneur brother team Choong Kar Wai and Choong Kar Heng “realized the world needs to drink more matcha” and decided to bring the benefits of the beverage to Malaysia. …

Festive Takeaway Boxes KL 2020

Festive Takeaway Boxes KL 2020 Hilton Kuala Lumpur

Festive Takeaway Boxes KL 2020 Monica Tindall Last year, Hilton Kuala Lumpur blew us away with their Christmas buffet. For traditionalists, it was one of the most spectacular smorgasbords we’d come across, with the biggest wow factor being every sort of roast im…

Rockafellers Kuala Lumpur

Christmas Takeaway KL 2020, Rockafellers KL

Christmas Takeaway KL 2020 Monica Tindall No doubt Christmas 2020 will be celebrated a little differently than in the past. While Facebook and Google Photos are sending me “memories” from a year ago, we are busy making our own unique, albeit smaller, moments to ch…

Presents for Ladies

Ethical Gifts 2020, Christmas at Batik Boutique

Ethical Gifts 2020, Batik Boutique Monica Tindall I do try my best to live a zero-waste lifestyle, insisting that no gifts be purchased other than those that are edible, growable or educative in nature. Perhaps because I do make such an effort to reduce my impact, a…

The Cabinet Cigar Lounge

The Cabinet – Cigars, Whisky &, Cocktails – Bangsar

The Cabinet Bangsar Words: Kitty Noble  Photos: Rich Callahan I have to confess that The Cabinet, which officially reopened this month after a two-month renovation, was my first foray into a cigar lounge. I’ve seen them on the telly, so had a pretty good idea what t…

Crust KL Mont Kiara

Crust KL, Mont Kiara, Pizza, Burgers, Pasta

Crust KL Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Rich and I have been doing the round of KL’s pizza places and it seems we haven’t even made a dent in the scene. Every time we post a restaurant, you tell us of two more we must try. So today, we […]

Dennis Lau Ah Lau Food King Kampung Chickens

Dennis Lau, Ah Lau Food King, Kampung Chicken Delivery

Dennis Lau In this interview, violinist and owner of Ah Lau Food King, Dennis Lau, shares the quick uprising of his business as well as future plans. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? My name’s Dennis Lau a.k.a Ah Lau of www.ahlaufoodkingcom …

Plant-based Restaurant Kuala Lumpur

Vegan Restaurants Kuala Lumpur – Six Faves

Vegan Restaurants Kuala Lumpur We’re delighted to see an increase in vegan restaurants in Kuala Lumpur and more regular restaurants offering options on their menus. For several reasons, more of the population are trying out plant-based diets and suppor…

Chateau Dionne KL

Château Dionne KL, French Restaurant, Bukit Damansara

Château Dionne KL Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan It’s mind-blowing the number of brave new food and beverage openings this year. What’s even more surprising though, is how successful many of them are given the circumstances. Château Dionne, a new F…

Italian Restaurant Chow Kit

Osteria Gamberoni, Italian Restaurant Kuala Lumpur

Osteria Gamberoni Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Osteria Gamberoni, the newest kid on the block in the happening area of Chow Kit between Hotel Stripes and The Row, seems set for success. Opened only a week, there’s already a steady stream of traffic …

Malaysian Food KL

Chef’s Specials – The Chow Kit Kitchen & Bar 

Chef’s Specials – The Chow Kit Kitchen & Bar Words: Kitty Noble Photos: Rich Callahan Walking into The Chow Kit Kitchen & Bar is a perfect example of an unassuming brick frontage giving way to a beautiful, well thought out restaurant and loun…