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What do you do and how did you get into the industry? During my school years in Spain I didn’t like to study much. When I was in high school, I decided one fine day to discontinue my studies altogether – much to my father’s displeasure! After many forms of […]
This year, 2014 has been a deliciously wonderful year for The Yum List. We’ve been surprised by some new openings and encouraged to see some old staples maintain their following and quality. It was hard choosing, but here’s our pick of: Best Re…
It’s no secret The Yum List likes a little bit of a tipple. Here are some of our favourite locations to do so in: Best Bars in Kuala Lumpur 2014 (Click on the title links for full details, menus, prices and a map) SIX Cocktail Bar – Inventive Cocktai…
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall Tapas bars are certainly making an assault on our city this year, popping up all over the place. One of the most signature expressions of this current craze can be found in Ohla at the Intermark. Here you wi…
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall We knew that Ohla was a great place to eat signature tapas, but apparently it is also a great place to sip signature drinks too. What better way to finish the working day than with a plate of tasty Mediterrane…
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall Readers will know that there is a plethora of brunches around KL that we Yum Listers love to munch at. Relatively new on the brunch beat is Bubblylicious Brunch at El Cerdo, which really should be renamed Porky…
What’s the best/ worst part of your job? The best: the passion – a duty where you can never get bored. Each day is a new experience, a new challenge, a wonderful day to know new ingredients, a new technique, read and try a new experiment with food. &nbs…
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall If you’re hankering for a true taste of Spain and find yourself in Bangsar any day soon, may I suggest that you drop into Mercat? Just pop across the road from Bangsar Village II to find an oasis of old word Euro…
Exciting things are happening in Penang and we’re overjoyed to report the latest: the opening of Croisette Café in the coastal community of Tanjung Bungah. Located on the ground floor of a renovated bungalow, with both an air-conditioned indoor setting and …
Mandarin Grill, Mandarin Oriental Christmas at Mandarin Grill, Mandarin Oriental The team at the Mandarin Grill has joined the line-up of restaurants preparing to delight guests’ taste buds this festive season with a special selection of Christ…
Estilo Tapas Bar and Charcoal Grill, Publika Estilo Tapas Bar and Charcoal Grill, Publika Words by Polly Szantor Photos by The Yum List aka Monica Tindall Once in a blue moon, we come across a gem of a restaurant. It may have been staring us in the face, but until […]
Once a traveling food stall bringing delicious South American pastelitos – deep-fried pastries with sweet and savoury fillings- to the mobile masses, Fritangas has recently decided to plant some roots with a permanent location in Goodwood, Adelaide, exp…