Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan For the fifth year running, the Embassy of Mexico returns with the Flavours of Mexico in Malaysia festival celebrating the friendship between the two countries in a delicious culinary affair. Sentidos Gastrobar, La …
Latin American
Joloko Bar and Restaurant Kuala Lumpur
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Richard Callahan I like surprises. I mean, who doesn’t? So, I when I find myself walking through Chow Kit on a Tuesday afternoon looking for a promising new restaurant, I am pleasantly surprised to find it behind a shield of trees a…
Vegan Mondays, Casa Latina, Cafe & Cacao Lab, Ampang
Vegan Mondays Casa Latina is now closed. Words: Robin Pascucci Photos: Monica Tindall Step through the doors of this café and step right into Latin America. And better yet, every Monday, you can enter into that world guilt-free. The Yum List readers will already …
Latin American Restaurants in Kuala Lumpur
There are not many authentic Latin American restaurants in Kuala Lumpur but we’re certainly happy for the few that there are. Venezuelan, Mexican, Peruvian, Argentinian – you can get a little taste of the great southern continent here in our list of …
Venezuelan Gastronomic Festival 2017, InterContinental KL
Monica Tindall The Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Malaysia in conjunction with the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur invite guests to dine on a feast of authentic Venezuelan dishes prepared by celebrity chef Tamara Rodriguez at the Venezuelan …
Flavours of Mexico IV, Culinary Celebration, KL
In celebration of the launch of the fourth Flavours of Mexico event in Malaysia, friends of the Embassy of Mexico and Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur got a teaser last night of what is to be found around the city over the next few days. Mexican guest chef, Manuel Bernal, in …
La Mexicana and Kobe, New Location, Ampang
Words: Hannah Staley Photos: Monica Tindall Dance Moves: Caning *** Sadly, La Mexicana is now closed. Care for some Sake with your Tacos or Margaritas with your Sushi? If like me you answer with not only a ‘yes’ but a ‘hell yes’ then the newly revamped and re…
Casa Latina and Cacao Lab, Latin American Food, Ampang
Casa Latina Words: Shaun Humphries Photos: Monica Tindall Sadly, Casa Latina is now closed. It’s not every day that you get to meet (and eat food created by) a celebrity Venezuelan chef in Kuala Lumpur. So, whenever the occasion arises, I always jump on it. Th…
El Maiz, Venezuelan Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur
Words: Matt Jones Photos: Monica Tindall. Energy and Enthusiasm: Caning. * Sadly El Maiz is now closed. I always wondered what a family gathering at Monica’s Venezuelan husband Caning’s house would be like, and now I know. With energy in abundance, …
Mr. Chew’s Chino Latino Bar, WOLO Hotel, Bukit Bintang
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall Relentless nomad that I am, it is never a problem for me to toss a toothbrush and a change of clothes into a bag and head off for some crazy adventure. Long hikes, palm-lined beaches, gritty markets… I applau…
Sala, Mexican Vegan Restaurant, Desa Sri Hartamas
Words: Robin Pascucci Photos: Monica Tindall Que rica, la comida mexicana vegetariana! This is what I wanted to say to Fauzi, the owner of the new primarily Mexican vegan restaurant in Sri Hartamas. And Fauzi probably would have understood, at least partly, …
Sebastian’s Gastro Bar, Empanada Thursdays, Kuala Lumpur
Words: Matt Jones Photos: Monica Tindall Hola! Want to know the best kept secret in town? Every Thursday night Sebastian’s Gastro Bar is playing host to Venezuelan celebrity chef Tamara Rodriguez who is rolling out some heavenly Latin American speci…