Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Words: Katrina de Laszlo Photos: Monica Tindall Entering The Plantation Grill is like being taken back in time to another era and location. You are now in 1920s, the period of Prohibition in the United States of America. Think F. Scott Fitzgerald’s n…
Words: Katrina de Laszlo Photos: Monica Tindall Once you emerge from the spiral staircase from the reception area of Double Six Luxury Hotel to the Seminyak Italian Food restaurant, you wouldn’t be alone in thinking that you’d arrived to a trattoria in Italy…
Words: Katrina de Laszlo Photos: Monica Tindall I can’t believe that I had never thought to do this before. What a simple, yet, genius idea. Note to self: Book yourself into the spa upon arrival at your hotel to help speed up the unwinding and relaxation process…
Words by Sarah Rees As someone programmed to be busy and exploratory on holiday, it is with great emphasis that I tell you that I simply didn’t want to leave this hotel. I’m not talking about the inevitable wrench of departing paradisiacal Bali for ‘the real world’, …
We first learned of Pod Chocolate a number of year’s back when we were wowed by an impressively crafted chocolate sphere in a distinguished restaurant in Seminyak. Quizzing the chef as to the construction of this beauty the story of Pod Chocolate and its pas…
Munduk Moding Coffee Plantation Nature Resort and Spa in the north of Bali, first caught our attention as I was searching for an alternative to the Kopi Luwak farms on the island. Looking for something more sustainable and with ethical business practices, this pi…
A couple of years back we stayed at Padma Resort in Legian. At that time we were impressed with the extraordinary number of artworks intertwined with Balinese architecture. Not particularly taken by the beach and surrounding district of Legian, we found that the …
We heard you often have to book weeks in advance to get a seat at Locavore in Ubud, Bali. Lucky The Yum List had an ‘in’ and we were ready to use it (or I should say him). This restaurant is on just about every ‘best of’ list there is […]
The older I become, the more I set out to avoid complications. Things that may have once been viewed as adventures in my youth have long lost their fun, and since turned into downright annoyances. One such displeasure is sifting through the parade of scammers, tout…
Our eyes are filled with green. Lime from the paddy fields, artichoke in the palms and there’s even a dark olive tinge to the thunderclouds rumbling in the distance. It seems that not only our sight is filled with this freshness but our lungs too are lifted with the be…
I recall preparing for one of our first media visits to Ubud and seeking recommendations from a very well traveled and culinary groomed girlfriend. She literally salivated when she insisted we visit Mozaic in Ubud. It wasn’t just the superb cuisine she was recom…
Running a number of top restaurants in Bali, the development of positive relationships with local farmers is essential. Chef Will Meyrick, creator of the famed Sarong, Mama San and Tiger Palm, plays to his strengths in his 2015 opening, Hujan Locale. Combining h…