Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Monica Tindall One of Malaysia’s most beloved chefs, Wai Look Chow, most renowned for his work with YTL and Pangkor Laut Resort’s signature restaurant Fisherman’s Cove, recently joined forces with Austrian chef, Johann Lafer of Michelin-starred restaurant L…
Sushi Hibiki Monica Tindall You not only have to have quite a bit of confidence in your technique as a chef but you must also have an engaging personality to pull off an intimate chef’s table with a small group of discerning guests. Limited to nine seats with diners se…
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan To many epicureans, French and Japanese are two of the finest cuisines in the world. This week, the team at Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur take culinary masters in each of these fields to create an unforgettable dining experi…
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall For those of us who are Northern Hemisphericals, November is the month that ushers in the depth of autumn, unearthing the goodness of Mother Nature and the last of her bounty before the resting season of winter. Thi…
*OpenHouse is currently closed but is expected to reopen in a new and exciting location in the second half of 2023. Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan OpenHouse in KLCC has moved to the top of my list for taking visitors to KL and also ranks high on my list […]
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Celebrity chef Nik Michael Imran and chef de cuisine of Kikubari, Jun Wong, join forces to pay homage to all-time Malaysian favourites with their original take on them. For the week of September 17 – 22, 2018 the dynamic …
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall When Monica contacted me with the possibility of going back to Nadodi Kuala Lumpur to review their new menu, I was prepared to cancel my own wedding not to miss it! Nadodi KL easily sits among the finest restaurants i…
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan After a year’s break, the Malaysian International Gastronomy Festival 2018 (MIGF) returns. Opening with a bang, the who’s who of KL’s culinary scene attended a VIP preview of the month-long festivities. A Theatre of …
Pierre’s Bistro & Bar, InterContinental Dubai Monica Tindall I’m not sure what I expected to find at Pierre’s Bistro and Bar at InterContinental Dubai but it certainly wasn’t a tropical pink fantasy with flamingoes, jungle palms, gold-trimmed stoo…
Entier – French Restaurant Bangsar Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall Okay, students. Let’s begin today’s session with a little philosophy. Aristotle was the first to dabble with the idea that “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts,…
Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall Secret VIP entrances. Private Dom Perignon rooms. Floor to ceiling windows in the clouds looking down on everyone else far below. Welcome to how the top one percent live. For those of us who live in Asia, the news t…
Monica Tindall Mohan Mahal at the JW Marriott Jaipur Resort & Spa offers a one-of-a-kind experience that no serious gourmand should miss. Inspired by the Shish Mahal (Mirror Palace – built by the king for his queen who loved to sleep under the stars), there’s n…