Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Words: Nathaniel Jay Photos: Monica Tindall Guest Thai Chef Burin Pongchang Hailing from Bangkok, Chef Burin Pongchang is the guest chef at Nook, Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral’s all-day-dining restaurant for the entire month of September. Together with the hote…
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: Craig J Selby Photos: Monica Tindall Hidden just a street behind busy Jalan Ampang, Super Saigon Ampang is a new outlet for this rapidly-growing Vietnamese bistro. It’s cute, quirky, and reminiscent of a laid-back street café. Great for a chilled out lunc…
Words: Emma Gedge Photos: Rich Callahan Monica tells me that you used to have to travel to the “other” side of town to get satisfying Sri Lankan cuisine. That has all changed, however, with the introduction of Serendib Restaurant & Bar opening on the lower leve…
Answering Life’s Hardest Question at Passione Ristorante Italiano Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall We’re all familiar with the conversation. It begins with the fateful question: Where do you want to eat? The conversation quickly degenerates in…
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 …
Monica Tindall Tired? No time to cook? Can’t face the traffic? Want to eat healthily but just haven’t squeezed in a visit to the grocery store? All of the above? I find myself constantly ticking all of the above boxes… but where there are problems there are also solut…
Words: Alison Brand Photos: Monica Tindall Nestled a stone’s throw from KLCC on the ground floor of Lot 163, Fraser Place, a new top quality food venue is quickly becoming renowned amongst those in the know as quite possibly the best Thai restaurant in KL. Having on…
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Traders Hotel Kuala Lumpur is renowned for having one of the best club lounges in the city. The views are fabulous and service attentive but up until now, you had to stay at the hotel to benefit from its fantastic position…
Monica Tindall It wasn’t that long ago that we discovered Fat Olive Food Garage. Despite being around for a number of years, it took moving to a new location in Mont Kiara to get this Mediterranean gastronome’s kitchen into the mainstream line of vision. Needless t…
Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Soul Sacrifice in Desa Pandan was the talk of the town when it opened two years ago. Popular with Instagrammers, diners would drive from the other side of the city just to capture a shot of their famous Scotch egg so pretti…
Words: Jon Noble Photos: Monica Tindall In the heart of the city, almost within touching distance of the Petronas Towers, we recently visited Curate, an all-day buffet restaurant in the brand new Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur. As one would expect of such a rever…