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Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall One look at the views from the Grand Hyatt’s Thirty8 restaurant and you know you are sitting in a place with lofty standards for quality and aesthetic. It is no surprise then, that the hospitality team is happy to wel…
Words: Nathaniel Jay Photos: Monica Tindall Trust me when I tell you to start with the ice cream sandwich! I waited too long and the sugar high was starting to make me drool before I staggered over to the chef attended station. I squeezed in a small sample of […]
What do you do and how did you get into the industry? My role at Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur is the Executive Sous Chef, mainly in charge of Western cuisine and THIRTY8. My team and I are involved in designing new menus which are locally sourced and creatively made. I […]
Words: Viktor Simonic Photos: Monica Tindall You’ve likely heard it before and you’ll hear it again: Thirty8’s major selling point lies in its awe-inducing 360o view spanning across KL’s cityscape. As soon as we step out of the elevator its floor-to-ceilin…
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall What shrieks luxury and indulgence louder than a glass of fine champagne? Well, if you put it in a sophisticated venue, such as the Grand Hyatt, multiply the glass a few times over and throw in some tasty canapés, you …
What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I was in my mid-teens, growing up in Switzerland and as is the custom there at that age, I needed to take up an apprenticeship. I didn’t really have any clear idea of what I wanted to do, […]
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall There are views, and then there are VIEWS. Many restaurants in KLCC can boast views of the park, the twin towers, the skyline. But how many can boast views of ALL of these, through floor-to-ceiling windows at ey…
Words: Polly Szantor Photos: Cheryl Hoffmann When I arrived at Thirty8 to drink sherry, I was expecting little glasses of a brown, sweet alcoholic beverage, the sort of drink my granny used to sip on whilst making gentile conversation. Well think again, Ms. …
Chef Byron Zhang who oversees all Chinese cuisines of Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur, shares with The Yum List his recipe for Chicken Szechuan Style. …
Words: Han Sen Hau Photos: Monica Tindall Afternoon tea parties might not share the Mad Hatter’s penchant for whimsy but they’ve definitely inherited Disney’s adaptation’s riot of colours, be it through coquettish pastries or florid accoutrements. Though TH…
Chocolate Buffet Words: Polly Szantor Photos: Monica Tindall Ah chocolate – the very word sets my heart a-flutter and endorphins racing – so a visit to the Valrhona Chocolate Buffet at the Grand Hyatt was a mega event… be still my heart and let me enjoy every moment! …
Thirty8 Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur Buffet Breakfast priced at RM68++ per person Seafood platter for two persons RM360 Boston lobster, tiger prawns, seasonal oysters, Alaskan king crab legs, flower crab, clams and black mussels. Prawns come straight from the tan…