Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Le Gouter, a French afternoon tea at Hotel Stripes, remains one of the best value experiences in the city. Upon opening the hotel offered unlimited servings of warm savouries, French pastries and a hot beverage at the very attractive price of RM60 for two pax, and t…
Words: Katrina de Laszlo Photos: Monica Tindall One of my favourite things to do when I lived in London was to go out to one of the small, independent cinemas where you could sit in a comfortable seat, watch a great film and eat and drink at the […]
Words: Sandrina Duniau Photos: Monica Tindall As a typical French person, I find myself arrogant when it comes to food, so I was delighted to test my taste buds with the newly revised menu at Supperclub KL. Both chef Romain and manager Benoit are French and arri…
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall Before moving to the vibrant city of Kuala Lumpur, I was living in London, and an ex-beau of mine would take me to Lincolnshire most weekends where we would spend our time cycling around the fields and lakes, brea…
Words: Matt Jones Photos: Monica Tindall Ooh la la! There’s nothing better than the anticipation of going somewhere nice for dinner; planning an outfit, getting a tad dressier than usual, and hoping for something more of an event than just a meal. That …
Words: Caroline Lee Photos: Monica Tindall The oft-tried but perhaps not quite as often meaningful twinning of film and food could perhaps be attributed to premising it on obvious links between the two – mutual nationalities being one of the most common. As was …
Garvy’s French Dining Surprises come in all shapes and forms in Malaysia, and this week we found one in Ipoh: exquisitely fine French dishes and expert service right next door to a blood clinic in Perak’s capital. Executive chef Romain Fabre and restaurant …
Words and photos: Monica Tindall Amongst the edge and bustle of Cambodia’s rapidly changing capital, Phnom Penh, sits an oasis of calm, a haven in the hurry-scurry, Topaz Restaurant. Housed in a beautiful high ceilinged space, the glass-walled restaurant look…
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall Many will tell you that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the food at Maison Francaise reaches beyond such a subjective viewpoint. Artistically-presented arrays of color and form grace every plate. And …
Words: Shaun Humphries Photos: Monica Tindall Nestled in the recently revamped and re-energized tree-lined KL road named The Row, 2OX (Two-Ox) French Bistro looks like it came straight out of a food and travel magazine. It’s bright and warm. It’s casual and …
The Art of Haute Cuisine at Rendez-Vous Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall It is no secret, I am in love. From the moment I tasted my first boeuf bourguignon, my first tartiflette, my first moules marinières and my first soupe à l’oignon I fell hard. Je su…
Soft tunes elegantly struck on piano keys draw me into La VIE, French Restaurant, VIE Hotel Bangkok MGallery by Sofitel’s creative French cuisine restaurant. Elegantly dressed wait staff see me to my table, and I can’t help but feel swept up in the romance of the s…