Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Words: Robin Pascucci Photos: Monica Tindall Magic happens when restaurant owners empower their chefs to take creative risks in the kitchen. And in the case of Barat, the magic that winds up on your plate also comes from a source that is healthy and socially re…
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall ‘I’ll meet you at Ours.’ It has a nice ring to it doesn’t it? Something you might write in a whatsapp message or say on the phone to a loved one. It’s this sense of home and familiarity that Jackie Leong was […]
Monica Tindall Importer of fine foods to Malaysia, The Great Australian Bite brings a new range of healthy items to Kuala Lumpur with their recently delivered Sweet Balsamic Reductions and Nutritional Lattes from Jomeis Fine Foods. With the hashtag #spreading…
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall Eating clean is something I try to maintain, but inevitably I fail along the way. I have every good intention of sticking to a healthy diet, but somehow life gets in the way. And cheesecake. And pasta. I do enjoy my ve…
Words: Robin Pascucci Photos: Monica Tindall Que rica, la comida mexicana vegetariana! This is what I wanted to say to Fauzi, the owner of the new primarily Mexican vegan restaurant in Sri Hartamas. And Fauzi probably would have understood, at least partly, …
Words: Aisling Cullin Photos: Monica Tindall Malaysia has some incredibly tasty dishes. It isn’t famous however for its healthy food. The national dish, nasi lemak, literally translates as ‘fatty rice’ and it is usually served with a good helping of deep fr…
There’s something about water views that feel so peaceful. Gazing at the horizon, with nothing but the blue sea between myself and the skyline, somehow induces an instant state of calm. aVi Spa at Avillion Port Dickson does just that – and that’s before we’ve even s…
Words: Robin Pascucci Photos: Monica Tindall What does a fragile, nutrient-packed berry from the Brazilian rainforest have in common with mixed martial arts? A lot, according to the owners of Cabana, a new açai bar that brightens up the lower floor of Publik…
Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall As we stepped into Nobu’s serene dining space, the early evening sunlight was fighting its way through the clouds outside the expansive windows and filtering through to cast a warm honeyed hue on the traditional J…
La Juiceria Superfoods Mont Kiara Words: Louise Miller Photos: Monica Tindall Just as I’d ruefully renounced Yum Listing privileges for the month of January in favour of seriously clean eating, calorie restriction and a generally saintly and wholesome li…
There’s no doubt we’re fortunate in KL to have access to a number of food delivery services promising to bring lunches to our desks, leaving one less thing to do on our task lists each day. Weaving your way through the options is another thing though. Seems you can get […]
Words: Aisling Cullen Photos: Monica Tindall I have been told to keep New Year’s resolutions realistic. There should be no lofty goals of slimming down to a size 8, getting rock hard abs or completing a marathon. Because honestly, by the end of January I’ve usually …