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Traders KL Italian Week

Italian Week at Traders Kuala Lumpur

Italian Week at Traders Kuala Lumpur Words: Monica Tindall    Photos: Rich Callahan In a revolving line-up of international culinary celebrations, Traders Kuala Lumpur is currently honouring Italian Week. Chef Daniele Devillanova of Waterfall Ristorante …

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French Bistro Bangsar – Chez Gaston – New Menu

French Bistro Bangsar Words: Patricia Podorsek    Photos: Rich Callahan My first flirt with international travel came when I was fifteen. A cousin married a French man, and my auntie needed a travel companion to go and visit her. I barely knew where to find France …

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Chef Wai at The Library, The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur

Chef Wai at The Library Words: Patricia Podorsek    Photos: Monica Tindall Any time Monica sends me some options for upcoming reviews and I see The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur on the list, I don’t hesitate to say yes. Consistently classy and inventive, the hotel’s …

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French Week @ Traders KL with Chef David Gache

French Week @ Traders KL Words: Monica Tindall   Photos: Rich Callahan You only have three more days to take advantage of having French Chef David Gache prepare a meal for you at Traders KL. Visiting from Shangri-La Bali (currently under construction), Chef Dav…

Brasserie Léon TTDI Classic French Steak and Fries

Brasserie Léon TTDI, Classic French Steak and Fries

Brasserie Léon Words: Anna Chew   Photos: Monica Tindall Rebirthed on the grounds of Cocott is a new French-style brasserie called Léon run by the same folks, Rui Yang Monico, Founder & Manager and Executive Chef Geoffroi Herin who happens to hail from Lyon …

Mangiiare Dine & Bar Bangsar

Mangiiare Dine and Bar, Italian Restaurant Bangsar

Words: Patricia Podorsek   Photos: Monica Tindall Like the corners of a well-made bed, Bangsar’s newest Italian restaurant is tucked into a tidy row of shops and restaurants away from the flutter and fuss of Jalan Maarof. Leafy and familiar, Jalan Kurau is the h…

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Nizza Restaurant, Sofitel KL New Menu

Words: Anna Chew   Photos: Monica Tindall Step into Nizza restaurant and you’ll feel like you’ve arrived in a resort on the Mediterranean coast. Apt, since it is poolside and the décor is stunning! We’re at Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara’s poolside restaurant, …

El Iberico Pavilion KL

El Iberico, Drinks & Pork in Pavilion

Words: Sean Kelly   Photos: Rich Callahan El Iberico is not any longer in Pavilion. Find their new address here. As a lover of all things pork, KL isn’t always the easiest city to find a fix. There are exceptions to this struggle, and if you venture to the Pavilion ma…

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DC Restaurant by Darren Chin, TTDI, Review

Words: Anna Chew   Photos: Monica Tindall The paradox of DC Restaurant and chef-proprietor Darren Chin is that it sets lofty standards and he constantly tries to break them. One cannot separate the emotive chef from the restaurant; his eye for perfection and de…

Le French Festival 2019, Kuala Lumpur

Le French Festival 2019, Kuala Lumpur

Monica Tindall Tonight we’re celebrating the 18th edition of Le French Festival (LFF) 2019 presented by G.H. Mumm at Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara. Happening from April 4th until May 12th, 2019, LFF fills the month with French films and gastronomic events. It’…

The Attic Bar KL Hidden Bar Chinatown

The Attic Bar, Hidden Bar Chinatown & Italian Food

Words: Patricia Podorsek Photos: Monica Tindall It’s no secret that Chinatown’s got some of the hottest night spots in KL these days. It’s also no secret that we all love the excitement of speakeasies with their hidden entries and speciality cocktails. It’s not a …