Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall Some years before I moved to KL, I visited as a tourist and my host took our group of friends to the SkyBar for a sunset drink overlooking Malaysia’s iconic landmark. From the moment I tiptoed around the swimming po…
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall Stepping in to the delightful open-air setting of Pomelo at the Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat, you would be forgiven you for thinking that you have slipped back in time to a quieter era. Wooden fans move the lazy air …
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall I’m a fish lover, so when I got the call that The Yum List was reviewing Yamaguchi Fish Market, my eyes lit up! The restaurant is conveniently located for those in the city centre – its about a five minute drive from KLCC…
Words: Kristin Cosgrove Photos: Monica Tindall Juicing has really taken on off here in Kuala Lumpur as of late; it seems as if everywhere I look there are kiosks popping up offering nothing but elixirs of concentrated vitamins and minerals packed into a glass o…
“get your mojo workin’” Mojo KL is one of the only restaurants to survive the rise, fall and rise again of the famous, then infamous and hopefully soon to be recognized once anew, Jalan Doraisamy. Located in what was previously known as Heritage Row, and now cleaned …
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall The latest addition to Damansara Heights’ metamorphic Jalan Batai is this classy Thai bar and restaurant. Opened by the team behind The Social, El Meson and Estilo, Ekkamai announced itself with a promise of qual…
For one week only (January 20th – 26th) Michelin-starred chef Marcello Fabbri is taking guests on gastronomical journey of flavours with the Taste of Italy promotion at Villa Danieli, Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur. As this promotion is short lived, I …
Words: Shaun Humphries Photos: Monica Tindall Hearing the phrase – “the morning after” – conjures up some interesting notions. Some good, some not so good, but always entertaining (and memorable, if not a bit fuzzy). After a recent Yum List visit to the The …
Our love story begins with a lotus flower bouquet, a poem, a love potion welcome drink and a red pen to sign in. Seems nothing has been left to chance at The Pavilions Phuket when it comes to encouraging affection. Cupid has engineered every detail and the stars are al…
Words: Linnea Welker Photos: Monica Tindall Fifty-seven floors up, next to Kuala Lumpur’s world famous Petrona’s Twin Towers, Marini’s on 57 is one of the city’s most lively and stylish places to go for an evening. The floor to ceiling windows provide incredib…
Words: Shaun Humphries Photos: Monica Tindall What does a surgical light from Queensland, Australia, Albert Einstein’s formulaic scribbling and delicious Japanese whiskey all have in common? You can find them all at Employees Only. A cozy little speak …
Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall There’s nothing quite like trying somewhere that has all the comfort of the familiar but offers you something new and fresh at the same time. And this is why I love Como at TREC KL. Created by the trio behind Pisco on Jala…