Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Craft Cocktails Kuching – serving cocktails fancier than you are Monica Tindall Malaysia is full of surprises, and Borneo has proven again and again to hold some of the best-kept treasures. This time the gems are in the form of craft cocktails, shaken, buil…
Gai by Darren Chin, TTDI Words: Han Sen Hau Photos: Rich Callahan The beginning of this review starts with its end, where I excitedly attempted to dissect leftover morsels from Gai with my very own chef de cuisine, my mother. The mystery and marvel that is Darren Chi…
Roots Restaurant, Kuching Monica Tindall Roots restaurant in the heart of Kuching embraces all I love about contemporary dining – fresh ways to use the familiar in a stylish but casual setting. Focusing on local ingredients prepared in innovative ways, the kitc…
Italian Wine Dinner Monica Tindall Strato is often overlooked in the handful of beautiful restaurants and bars at Troika Sky Dining. Sitting next door and upstairs to Claret wine bar, the Italian restaurant benefits from the group’s well-chosen wine list, opti…
Jungle House Honey In this interview, founders Paul & Ashley Poh, tell the story of Jungle House, a honey store and cafe, and some of their bee-related goals. What do you do? (Paul) We try to cultivate a healthy lifestyle through honey. All things honey is our bu…
Luxury Beach Villas, The Danna Langkawi Monica Tindall A 20-minute drive from the airport on a jungle-edged road opens up to pretty Telaga Harbour and the pristinely white building of The Danna Langkawi. We’ve stayed here several times before, but this we…
Italian Restaurant Langkawi – The Terrace Monica Tindall It’s rare for resort restaurants to attract a crowd outside of their in-house guests. The Terrace, the Italian restaurant in The Danna Langkawi, though, breaks the standard by creating an i…
Opus Bistro Celebrates 20 Years! Words: Matt BrownPhotos: Rich Callahan For any food and beverage business to have survived the last two years is an amazing feat of resilience and creativity. For Opus Bistro in Bangsar to not only have weathered the last two but th…
Dusun by OpenHouse (Rebranded to Kitchen by OpenHouse BSC) Words: Meg Alice Photos: Rich Callahan Welcome to Dusun by OpenHouse (now rebranded to Kitchen by OpenHouse BSC), the latest restaurant by Andrew Wong and Brian Quirk. They now have six establishments u…
Sip Society – Take Life One Sip at a Time Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Nestled in the heart of Aman Suria Tropicana in PJ, Sip Society presents a hidden bar focusing on value-for-money craft cocktails, whisky and wine. The interior has a conte…
The First Chapter Speakeasy- TTDI Words: Monica TindallPhotos: Rich Callahan The First Chapter Speakeasy – “There’s no bookstore quite like it.” University pals Shawn Luke and Ben Nair dreamed of opening a secretive speakeasy while studying in 2014. Ca…
Pang Boon Aik In this interview, Pang Boon Aik, Director of Food & Beverage, Anantara Desaru Coast Resort & Villas, tells of tough times during the pandemic, sustainability practices and how he got into the industry. What do you do? I am Pang Boon Aik, dire…