This is part two in a series dedicated to helping our newbie expat friends settle into their new homes. Part one highlighted some experiences as an introduction to some must do touristy things, which could also be used as your 10 Places to Take Overseas Guests to Eat …
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Expat Newbie Tips – 10 Must Eats in KL
City Centre as Viewed from Sky Bar, Traders Hotel Over the next few weeks lots of newbie expat friends will be arriving to Kuala Lumpur to make Malaysia their new home for the next part of their lives. It can be both exciting and nerve wrecking arriving as a resident, […]
Bocuse d’ Or, Malaysian Representative Wins a Place to Compete in the Culinary Olympics in France!
Chef Kenneth Loke – Malaysian Representative for the Bocuse d’Or Competition in France. Words by Brooke Keel Photos by The Yum List (Monica Tindall) Scrumptious food, a competition, and a good cause? Sounds like a recipe for what’s on the menu at the …
Oriental Spoon, Twinpalms, Phuket, Thailand
Oriental Spoon, Twinpalms Oriental Spoon Grill and Bar – Dinner with Live Music, Twinpalms Phuket Words by Kirsten Durward Photos by The Yum List (Monica Tindall) As Oriental Spoon promotes itself as featuring a martini bar, I decide my firs…
Best Restaurants in Bangsar Shopping Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Seems we’ve been visiting Bangsar Shopping Centre quite a bit lately. Numerous food and beverage options keep us coming back for more. Here’s what we’ve discovered so far, compiled into our personal list of: The Best Restaurants in Ba…
Don Antonio Pizza Bar, Italian Restaurant, Kampong Glam, Singapore
Don Antonio Pizza Bar, Italian Restaurant, Kampong Glam, Singapore Don Antonio Pizza Bar “simple authentic Italian flavours” A feeling of comfort and good humour encompasses us as we enter Don Antonio Pizza Bar. Faces are friendly. Smiles are wide. Service is p…
Baba Nest, Sunset Bar, Sri panwa, Phuket, Thailand
Sunset at Baba Nest – One of the best views we’ve seen from a bar in the world Baba Nest, Bar with the Best Views in Phuket Words by Kirsten Durward Photos by The Yum List (Monica Tindall) Baba Nest is all about the location. Picture this: An exclusi…
Bimi Beach Club, Pre and Post Phuket Beach Clean Up, Twinpalms, Surin Beach, Phuket, Thailand
Following the beach clean up by the Thai military these seats in the sand are no longer there Bimi Beach Club, Twin Palms, Phuket Words by Kirsten Durward Pictures by the Yum List *** Please note: At the time of writing the Thai government were in the pro…
Recipe for Squid Ink Risotto with Seared Scallops and Shimeji Mushrooms
Squid Ink Risotto with Seared Scallops and Shimeji Mushrooms Squid Ink Risotto with Seared Scallops and Shimeji Mushrooms Shared by Laurent Lherisson, Executive Chef of Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur This is an earthy, yet, light dish, that will please the lunc…
Les Diables, Sunday Brunch, Boat Lagoon, Phuket
Chocolate Pudding – Les Diables, Phuket Les Diables, Phuket, Sunday Lunch Words by Kirsten Durward Pictures by The Yum List (Monica Tindall) Regular readers may recognize Chef Peter from his bimonthly column on The Yum List ‘Sundays with Ch…
Whittaker’s Chocolate Launch, from New Zealand to Malaysia with passion!
The Whittaker Girls Whittaker’s Chocolate launched in Malaysia Words by Polly Szantor Images by Cheryl Hoffmann “All you need is love,” said Lucy in the cartoon Peanuts, “but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” I’m with you, Lucy. The Aztecs wer…
Lomtalay Thai Restaurant, The Surin, Pansea Beach, Phuket, Thailand
View from Lomtalay Restaurant, The Surin, Phuket Lomtalay Thai Restaurant, Seafood Set Menu, The Surin Words by Kirsten Durward Photos by the Yum List (Monica Tindall) For our first evening in Phuket we delight in unobstructed panoramic views of the Anda…