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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…
Italian Pizza KL One of the easiest foods to please a crowd and also one of the most popular delivery orders over the pandemic is pizza. Not all pizzas are made equally though and even those hailing from the same region boast several styles and traditions. Here we tak…
SUPE Japanese Vegan Restaurant Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan A combination of the owner’s names, Summer and Hope, SUPE (pronounced soopy) is a Japanese Vegan Restaurant in Bukit Bintang. Cool polished cement, a marble-topped bar, warm lighting…
Mandarin Grill KL Monica Tindall Mandarin Grill at Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur reopened this week with a new menu by Chef de Cuisine Luigi Stinga. Promising the ultimate Italian dining experience in KL, the cuisine is supported by a stunning setting and impre…
VCR Stacks Mont Kiara Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Testimony to the quality and reliability of the brand, VCR Stacks is packed to capacity mid-week, mid-afternoon and during the second CMCO. The latest addition to the VCR portfolio, VCR Stacks in …
Japas by Jeff Ramsey Words: Kitty Noble Photos: Monica Tindall Chef Ramsey, an acclaimed chef who boasted Michelin stars in Tokyo, opened his Damansara restaurant, Babe, five years ago. A conceptual high-end Japanese-based tasting-menu restaurant, the MCO l…
WOP Pizzeria KL Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan You can’t miss the façade of WOP Pizzeria in Plaza Damas. A brilliant red frontage shows bar stools and an opening looking straight onto the magnificent wood-fired Gianni Acunto Forni oven. Outside hol…
Playte Contemporary Dining Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Playte celebrates the talents of three young professionals bringing contemporary dining with an Asian flair to the table in the stylish restaurant hub of the Republik in Bukit Damansara.…
Delia Wines & Bistro TTDI Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan A new French place to wine and dine has popped up in TTDI; Delia Wines & Bistro. Formerly a wine supplier, the brand has expanded to add a pretty French restaurant to its portfolio. And, f…
Seafood Maestro Monica Tindall No doubt the pandemic has set in motion many changes both positive and negative. One on the former side is the move towards making products that were once only available at a wholesale level (supplied primarily to restaurants, hote…
Twenty9 Homecooked Foods Monica Tindall Some see the pandemic as a curse while others have used it to leave their comfort zones and try new things. Such is the case with husband and wife team, Antoine Commare and Michele Sagan, and their creation of a French food del…
Wood-fired Pizza Kuala Lumpur @ Fook Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan What happens to chefs working on the islands off the East Coast during monsoon season? In the case of Italian chef Paolo Cola from Japamala Resort in Tioman, they return to town and ma…