Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall If you’d love to experience the feeling of old Malaya paired with some modern gin combinations, then I have three words for you; Mrs Jones’ Parlour. The mythical Mrs Jones, as legend tells it, was a gipsy from Prague wh…
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan It’s places like Extraction 萃 café in SS2 that have kept me in KL so long. A trio of friends with a passion for coffee and bread, Herman, Shin and Edric are the embodiment of what I adore about the KL food scene: small […]
The Yum List finds out a few secrets from behind the scenes at Beard Brothers BBQ in an interview with chief pitmaster Nazri Jameson. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I’m the proprietor and pitmaster of Beard brothers BBQ. I chose a career in […]
Words: Chris Moore Photos: Monica Tindall Perched high above the congestion of KL’s busy streets and far beyond the reach of the hustle and bustle of PJ lays perhaps one of the city’s newest and best-kept secrets. Picture a clear city night with the glimmer of …
Words: Chris Moore Photos: Monica Tindall If you have never heard of the Qliq Hotel in Empire Damansara, you are not alone. Empire City, a new shopping, residential and entertainment complex sits directly across the road from it and I am at Empire City every wee…
Words: Craig J Selby Photos: Monica Tindall Hidden in plain sight adjacent to Damansara Atria is a quirky little local hangout, LI Restaurant. Started and run by three close friends, who all studied together, LI serves porky-LI-cious Malaysian fare, with a …
Mighty Seven and Monica Tindall Newly opened, Ru Di Fook Noodle Bar in Kota Damansara offers a great selection of inspired East Asian cuisine. Executive chefs Rudy Wee and Peter Pang are the creative geniuses behind the food menu, and additionally, champion bari…
Walking into Allegra Café I feel sick. Well, not really, but I imagine if I were just a little bit sick that I might exaggerate its gravity just a tad knowing that a visit to the doctor would also get me a trip to Allegra Café. With good food in […]
Words: Monica Larrieu Photos: Monica Tindall Who knew a revolution was brewing in a sleepy corner of a Petaling Jaya ‘burb? Moreover, that it is taking place at a sleek but laidback, unassuming dining joint? Hello! By Kitchen Mafia is ready to rock the foundation o…
Ellen Smillie, Alasdair Hamilton, Monica Tindall (The Yum List) The Lee brothers at Lobbee Thai Connection are bringing a bit of Bangkok to Malaysia by specializing in hot tom yum soups, sure to please local tastes with their abundance of fresh seafood and adjus…
Eugenie Chan and Monica Tindall Compared to its neighbours, Garage 51 is immediately set apart with a bold exterior mural that just draws you to it. With an up-cycled interior, tonnes of natural light, great service, and food made with fresh ingredients – …
Words: Han Sen Hau Photos: Monica Tindall Upon entering the Gastro Project and noticing the checkered tiles, dark furniture, streaks of burgundy painting the walls—strictly the colour, though the idea of wine cascading on walls is an idea worth patent…