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Japas by Jeff Ramsey Words: Kitty Noble Photos: Monica Tindall Chef Ramsey, an acclaimed chef who boasted Michelin stars in Tokyo, opened his Damansara restaurant, Babe, five years ago. A conceptual high-end Japanese-based tasting-menu restaurant, the MCO l…
Chica Bonita Mexican Kitchen & Bar Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Mirroring the vibrant culture of Mexico, Chica Bonita Mexican Kitchen & Bar is a sight to behold. Loud patterned tiles, a wall of sugar skulls and florescent-lit murals make …
WOP Pizzeria KL Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan You can’t miss the façade of WOP Pizzeria in Plaza Damas. A brilliant red frontage shows bar stools and an opening looking straight onto the magnificent wood-fired Gianni Acunto Forni oven. Outside hol…
Raymond Koh Raymond Koh, director of operations at The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat, gives some advice to newbies in the industry and reveals some of his most memorable moments. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I enrolled myself as a Diploma prog…
Ghost Pizza KL, Italian Pizza Delivery Monica Tindall Conversations with restaurateurs over various stages of the pandemic revealed that high rentals are one of the biggest challenges to keeping heads above water. It comes as no surprise then the rise of the gho…
Playte Contemporary Dining Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Playte celebrates the talents of three young professionals bringing contemporary dining with an Asian flair to the table in the stylish restaurant hub of the Republik in Bukit Damansara.…
Delia Wines & Bistro TTDI Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan A new French place to wine and dine has popped up in TTDI; Delia Wines & Bistro. Formerly a wine supplier, the brand has expanded to add a pretty French restaurant to its portfolio. And, f…
Seafood Maestro Monica Tindall No doubt the pandemic has set in motion many changes both positive and negative. One on the former side is the move towards making products that were once only available at a wholesale level (supplied primarily to restaurants, hote…
Twenty9 Homecooked Foods Monica Tindall Some see the pandemic as a curse while others have used it to leave their comfort zones and try new things. Such is the case with husband and wife team, Antoine Commare and Michele Sagan, and their creation of a French food del…
Wood-fired Pizza Kuala Lumpur @ Fook Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan What happens to chefs working on the islands off the East Coast during monsoon season? In the case of Italian chef Paolo Cola from Japamala Resort in Tioman, they return to town and ma…
Gurdarshan Singh Gurdarshan Singh, the owner of Sagar, a Northern Indian restaurant in Bangsar and Sunway Lagoon, tells of his journey in the food and beverage industry. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I’m an owner of an authentic northern Indi…
Brew & Bread Kota Kemuning Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Rarely do we make it out of the city centre during the week. Even Bangsar is an effort. There must be a good reason for us to travel as far as Shah Alam then… and that reason is coffee! […]