Month: April 2022

Beauty Unearthed Menu

Beauty Unearthed Menu – Nobu KL

Beauty Unearthed Menu A Collaboration Between Landscaper Inch Lim and Chef Philip Leong Words: Meg Alice Photos: Monica Tindall I’m back at Nobu KL for my fourth Yum List review and thrilled to see its evolution. A couple of things are different on this visit. Moni…

Grant Young GM The Westin Desaru Coast

Grant Young – GM, The Westin Desaru Coast

Grant Young In this interview, Grant Young, General Manager of The Westin Desaru Coast, share some exciting projects and stories from behind the scenes. What do you do? I’ve been fortunate to be the General Manager of The Westin Desaru Coast Resort and Desa…

La Boheme

La Boheme Spa, Plaza Damansara

La Boheme Spa, Plaza Damansara Monica Tindall My first encounter with Christina, proprietor of La Boheme Spa in Plaza Damansara, has me at ease and feeling confident about the session ahead of me. With a near-decade of experience in the beauty industry in Malaysi…

Canotto Pizza KL

Canotto Pizza at Superfine, Seventeen Mall

Canotto Pizza KL Words: Amanda ChinPhotos: Richard Callahan There’s one thing for certain. Pizza is a way of life. Found in almost every corner of the planet, most establishments claim to have the best of the best. That’s easy to say but hard to follow …

FLOUR Restaurant Vegetarian Meal Special Occasion KL

Mother Earth Degustation Menu, Flour Rises

Mother Earth Degustation Menu Words: Meg AlicePhotos: Rich Callahan Welcome back to FLOUR® Rises, an Indian-French fine dining experience. As promised, following our review of FLOUR®’s “Heart of the Sea” spring menu, Chef Yogesh Upadhya…

Rhythm & Motion Massage Facial

Rhythm & Motion Spa Treatments, HRH Desaru

Rhythm & Motion Spa Treatments Monica Tindall You might say I’ve been around the block a few times when it comes to spa experiences. While I don’t see myself tiring of pampering sessions anytime soon, it is certainly becoming more difficult to be surprised by s…

best happy hours KL

MO Bar – Cellar Series Evening

MO Bar – Cellar Series Words: Claire Matheson Photos: Monica Tindall With fine wine free flows and decadent nibbles in hedonistic surrounds, the MO Bar at the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur may just be KL’s best kept secret happy hour location. And the pri…

Anantara Malaysia

Beach Resort Desaru Coast – Anantara

Beach Resort Desaru Coast Monica Tindall This is my second stay at Anantara Desaru Coast Resort & Villas, and it’s an absolute pleasure to return. The resort has direct beach access and a central courtyard of magnificent pools. I spend so much time dipping and …

Saturday Brunch Desaru Coast

Saturday Brunch Desaru Coast, Anantara

Saturday Brunch Desaru Coast Monica Tindall Pool, beach, DJ, vacation vibes, great food and free-flow booze – can it get any better than this? Why, yes, it can! It can happen on a Saturday and run for well over four hours! I’m not dreaming; this is precisely what Anan…

The Coffee Academics Malaysia

The Coffee Academics Pavilion KL

The Coffee Academics, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur Words: Sathya Selvarajah Photos: Monica Tindall The Coffee Academics voted HK’s best specialty coffee shop, just opened its first outlet in Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur. Led by a founder who cares, Jennifer Liu and her tea…

Swisspro

Swisspro – Sustainable Water Treatment Solutions

Swisspro Monica Tindall While large industries might like you to believe otherwise, care for our earth is no longer in the hands of individuals. Governments, corporations, and institutions must lift their game to make a positive impact and turn around the mess w…