Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
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 …
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…
Celebrating Five Years of Ra-Ft Words: Han Sen HauPhotos: Rich Callahan Five years is an exceedingly long time that can blow by in a blink of an eye under the right conditions. It doesn’t necessarily take a pandemic to do that. While a nation deflated under the weigh…
Princeps Bistro & Restaurant Words: Sathya Selvarajah Photos: Rich Callahan Princeps Bistro & Restaurant is a symphony of food, wine and good vibes. Set in the first corner lot of The Stories at Bukit Tunku, it has a Gatsby-esque charm. Classy, laidback …
Feeling+ by Optimist Coffee Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Fans of Optimist Coffee, a cheery takeaway coffee shop in KL’s city centre, are sure to applaud their next step in creating a sit-down café in Damansara Heights. Mirroring their upbeat vibe …
Bestow Restaurant KL Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Housed at the end of a block of colonial-era shophouses, Bestow Restaurant provides fresh appeal to the neighbourhood. The café-restaurant retained the striking vaulted roof and structural fr…
Blu Apron KL Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Females leading the food and beverage industry in Malaysia are few and far between, and the ones who have stuck it through are to be admired. Such is the case with the two women helming the scenes at Blu Apron. B…
Mingle Café Cakery Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan I think one of the most exciting parts of Kuala Lumpur is the area surrounding Jalan Petaling. A bunch of enthusiastic Malaysian entrepreneurs are bringing new life to one of the oldest parts of the ci…
Der Backmeister at Bunglow 37 Words: Rebecca Cannon Photos: Rich Callahan I had heard the whisperings on the wind; Der Backmeister bakery was opening another branch. The owner of Der Backmeister was not satisfied with opening a mere carbon copy of his original se…
Aussie Meals & Family Sharing Sets Monica Tindall The Red Beanbag just launched some new Aussie meals offering a taste of Down Under in value-for-money sets. The promotion highlights are the meat pie and chicken parma, but the café’s ala carte menu is worth r…
Brunch in Ampang – Fox Paradox Words: Monica Tindall Photos: Rich Callahan Opening February 2021 in The Grange KL, Fox Paradox launched with a compact but exciting line-up. With restrictions soon following, they closed for dine-in and used the time to dev…
Cold Brew Coffee KL I’ve long been a fan of cold brew coffee and thanks to Auresso and their Hario Cold Brew Pot I’ve been making my own at home for years. I love the convenience of making a pot the night before and waking up to a fresh batch […]