Kuala Lumpur

Christmas Gift Ideas 2020 KL

Christmas Gift Ideas 2020 Kuala Lumpur Part 1

Christmas Gift Ideas 2020 Kuala Lumpur Part 1 Monica Tindall No matter whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, we could all do with a little extra love with the way 2020 has treated us so far. Here we make gifting easy with some Christmas Gift Ideas for th…

New Years Eve Kuala Lumpur 2020 Christmas

Grand Finale Year End Promotions For Two Nobu KL

Grand Finale Year End Promotions For Two Nobu Kuala Lumpur Words: Kitty Noble Photos: Monica Tindall “Irasshaimase!” is the refrain called as you walk into Nobu restaurant. Loosely translated as “Welcome, come on in,” indeed, it makes us feel warmly received! A…

cafe in Taman Tun Dr Ismail

Oh Cha Matcha, TTDI, New Healthy Cafe

Oh Cha Matcha Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Inspired by a trip to Japan, serial cafepreneur brother team Choong Kar Wai and Choong Kar Heng “realized the world needs to drink more matcha” and decided to bring the benefits of the beverage to Malaysia. …

Rockafellers Kuala Lumpur

Christmas Takeaway KL 2020, Rockafellers KL

Christmas Takeaway KL 2020 Monica Tindall No doubt Christmas 2020 will be celebrated a little differently than in the past. While Facebook and Google Photos are sending me “memories” from a year ago, we are busy making our own unique, albeit smaller, moments to ch…

Presents for Ladies

Ethical Gifts 2020, Christmas at Batik Boutique

Ethical Gifts 2020, Batik Boutique Monica Tindall I do try my best to live a zero-waste lifestyle, insisting that no gifts be purchased other than those that are edible, growable or educative in nature. Perhaps because I do make such an effort to reduce my impact, a…

Crust KL Mont Kiara

Crust KL, Mont Kiara, Pizza, Burgers, Pasta

Crust KL Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Rich and I have been doing the round of KL’s pizza places and it seems we haven’t even made a dent in the scene. Every time we post a restaurant, you tell us of two more we must try. So today, we […]

Italian Restaurant Chow Kit

Osteria Gamberoni, Italian Restaurant Kuala Lumpur

Osteria Gamberoni Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Osteria Gamberoni, the newest kid on the block in the happening area of Chow Kit between Hotel Stripes and The Row, seems set for success. Opened only a week, there’s already a steady stream of traffic …

The Lankan Crabs Sri Lankan Restaurant Bangsar

The Lankan Crabs, Sri Lankan Crab Restaurant, Bangsar

The Lankan Crabs: Lip-Smacking Good Words: T.Jay Photos: Rich Callahan A recent trip to The Lankan Crabs left my taste buds tantalized, providing lip-smackingly good food memories to last a lifetime. My experience with Sri Lankan food, while limited, has been g…

Vegan Food Hartamas Sala

Vegan Food Desa Sri Hartamas, Sala Restaurant

Vegan Food Desa Sri Hartamas, Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Sala, a café serving vegan food in Desa Sri Hartamas, sure has changed since our first visit. The original outlet was humble, tucked away in a low traffic area in Galeria Hartamas. That didn…

Sustainable restaurants Kuala Lumpur

Canvass Bistro & Bar, Old Malaya KL

Canvass KL – Old Malaya Words: Alison Christ Photos: Rich Callahan * Canvass has moved. Find the new location here. I first went to Old Malaya in KL over three years ago and I fell in love with that little nook and the architecture of the colonial-style buildin…