As the Michelin Guide Malaysia celebrates its inaugural year with 4 Michelin Stars awarded, we speak to Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the MICHELIN Guide to find out more about the future of Michelin in Malaysia and what exactly is the Michelin Selected and what the Green Star is. Continue reading
What exciting times for the culinary scene of Malaysia, with the completion of the first ever Michelin Guide featuring gastronomic cities Kuala Lumpur and Penang, with 4 Michelin Stars awarded, 32 Bib Gourmand and 61 Michelin Selected eateries, a total os 97 restaurants ranging from street food to fine dining establishments with 3 special awards. Here’s a breakdown and some thoughts. Continue reading
Mandy Goh has just taken over the kitchen at ATAS at the RuMa Hotel and Residences, presenting her style of cuisine that is distinctively hers. The Penang-born chef has created two menus, a Contemporary menu and the local Cultural Heritage menu. We speak to her to find out more about her background and influences, including Rasmus Kofoed of Geranium. Continue reading
To the bartending community of Kuala Lumpur, few are more known than industry legend Shawn Chong. The well experienced bartender is not only known locally, but as a globally recognised leader and pioneers of the Kuala Lumpur bartending industry. With his latest offering, Bar Mizukami, we find out a bit more about his experience and new offering. Continue reading
Bocado in Damansara Heights is easily one of the most authentic Spanish restaurants in Kuala Lumpur, which is currently headed by ex-El Celler de Can Roca and Barcelona-born Ignasi Prats. We speak to the chef to find out more about the cuisine served, and to get to know his approach and philosophy when it comes to his cuisine. Continue reading
We were recently lucky to be able to meet Sarah Pidgeon, winemaker of Wynns Coonawarra Estates who is challenging our ideas of how wines should be made. Known for its iconic terra rossa soil that the single estate wine is grown in, we speak to the renown winemaker about the famed wine estate. Continue reading
Michelin Guide has just announced its arrival on our shores with the thrilling news that its inaugural official guide for Kuala Lumpur and Penang will be released in December 2022. This is an excellent development for the local culinary scene and will benefit both outstanding restauranteurs and discerning diners alike. Here are 9 key takeaways from the press conference last week. Continue reading
For the average drinker who can’t discern, there is a lot of subtleties and differences with each expression of single malt scotch whisky, and who better than Stuart Fear, Asia Regional Ambassador for GlenDronach, Benriach and Glenglassaugh, to help us discern and differentiate. We speak to him about these 3 distinct distilleries, styles and most common misconceptions. Continue reading
After 14 years of its inaugural inception for the first time in the history of the World’s 50 Best Bars the awards are held outside home ground of London in Barcelona, Spain on the 4th October 2022, and for the first time in history, a bar outside New York or London takes the top spot, Paradiso in Spain. We share our thoughts and take a look at the rankings and how they’ve shifted this year. Continue reading
The Sommelier Association of Malaysia recently crowned the champion of Malaysia Best Sommelier Championship 2022 held at The Gardens Hotel – A St Giles Signature Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The competition saw two days of challenges with 8 contestants, with Tan Chuan Ann taking home the title of Malaysia’s Best Sommelier 2022. Here’s how the whole thing went. Continue reading