Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Afternoon tea at the Colonial Café in The Majestic Kuala Lumpur has always been a classy affair: lace napkins, bone china, Italian silverware and gracious service all in a beautifully restored colonial building. Taking the beloved British tradition up a notch h…
Christmas is coming and you’d be hard pressed to find a more elegant or traditional setting to celebrate than the The Majestic Kuala Lumpur. This meticulously restored heritage building transports guests back to a golden age when chivalry was the norm not the exc…
Shaun Humphries and Monica Tindall Growing up on the Canadian Prairies, my Christmas dinners were all about turkey, potatoes and gravy. In Asia, the holiday menu looks much different. And our recent visit to try Nobu’s freshly unveiled Christmas Omakase Dinne…
Inspired Fine Japanese Cuisine Given a tour of Nihonbashi, most of you could easily guess where we’d choose to sit. We totter past the yakitori station, check out the refrigerated sushi bar, smile at couples at dining tables for two, poke our heads in the private ro…
What was formerly an asylum brandishing distinctive Colonial architecture in the heart of Colombo has recently been bestowed a renewed lease of life: this round with a much swankier theme. Now housing some of the city’s finest shops and galleries, Arcade Indepe…
Louise Miller and Monica Tindall The Oak Room’s normally exclusive members only policy is on hold for the month of October when non-members can enjoy the classy environment of its expansive dining space to partake in the MIGF menu. The layout, decor and design of …
Words by Kirsten Durward, Photos by The Yum List (Monica Tindall) An evening at Feast Village is always a pleasure, no matter which outlet you are enjoying. Gliding down the escalator in the grand atrium of Starhill Gallery towards what must surely be one of the mo…
The triangle roofed pavilion by the sea of Thundi Thai Fusion, on Loama Resort Maldives at Maamigili is an adept location for a romantic evening as a couple or tasteful night with family or friends. Open-walled with the sea breeze providing natural cooling, the oc…
Words by Kristin Cosgrove, Photos by The Yum List (Monica Tindall) “Buona Sera!” Happy calls from Favola’s wait staff welcome us from all corners of the dining room, as if encouraging us to leave Malaysia at the door and jump headlong into their storybook. Favo…
Louise Miller and Monica Tindall Escaping the horribly hazy streets of KLCC to experience G Hotel’s effortlessly elegant Tanzini restaurant provided a much needed injection of serene purity to our hitherto polluted evening. We breathed clean lung-filling si…
Kirsten Durward and Monica Tindall As I walk into Senja I immediately relax. The ambient lighting and soft grey tones, the spaciousness and the romantic positioning on the lake amidst tropical foliage, conspire to allow the whole body and mind to heave a great si…
Joni Kerr and Monica Tindall Monica sums up our visit to Skillet@163 as “pleasantly unexpected. It’s rare to be surprised in the KL dining scene these days, but, wow, this spot has turned out to be an undiscovered gem!” Just a short distance from the heart of KLC…