Food Explorer & Home Chef
Ayam Brand is giving baked beans a bold new image in Malaysian kitchens, and rediscovering how local flavours and creativity can transform a humble pantry staple into a brand new dish. Long associated with Western cuisine, baked beans are now being reinterpreted with distinctly local …
Permanently closed A welcome addition to Lucky Garden in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur, Ibu Ruby’s offers Malay/Indonesian street food, dishes that owner Muhammad Imran Abdullah (one of the co-founders of the Muslim-friendly Italian restaurant Positano Risto) grew up eating. Sitting right at the corner lot of …
Had intended to go somewhere else but since SS2 was jammed packed that day, no thanks to the durian season, we ended up at Oh Yeah Kopitiam on the perimeter of the SS2 square. Every table had a plate or two, so it made sense …
The much anticipated annual Grand Banquet Series is back at Oriental Group across 12 of its restaurants, and this year’s theme is ‘The tradition of liquor in Chinese cuisine’. Paying homage to the rich culture and culinary legacy of pairing and infusing liquors into gourmet …
Martín Berasategui is Spain’s most celebrated chef with 12 Michelin stars across 7 restaurants, helmed by chefs who have worked extensively with Berasategui and achieved fame through their own body of work. Chef Xabier Goikoetxea from famed Oria Restaurant (one Michelin-starred) at the prestigious Monument Hotel …
Le Cordon Bleu Malaysia presents: A Refined 3-Course Service Dinner by Graduating Superior Cuisine Students. The thoughtfully curated 3-course dinner is their final showcase, celebrating their culinary journey and mastery. As part of the culmination of their training, the aspiring chefs will demonstrate the techniques, …
I just found out Ayam Brand sardines and mackerel, a staple in Malaysian kitchens, has apparently been around for over 130 years! Surprise, surprise, during a media drop recently, I received some goodies, i.e. Ayam Brand sardines and Ayam Brand’s Spicy Tomato Paste. Beyond the …
It was a late lunch for us at Ren Ren Noodles, which became even later as it was extremely busy that weekend, and service was slow and took a very long time for the food to arrive. On the verge of hangry pangs, redemption came …
Come get A Taste of Macau at Yun House, Four Seasons KL it celebrates its 7th anniversary. The exclusive four-hands dining experience combines the talents of chef Anthony Ho from Zi Yat Heen, the one-starred Michelin restaurant at Four Seasons Macau with in-house chef Jimmy …
The Anchor Pastry Challenge 2025 celebrated Malaysia’s most promising young pastry chefs by offering them a platform to showcase creativity and technical mastery. Organised by Anchor Food Professionals Malaysia & Brunei, 5 finalists each in the Bread & Viennoiserie, and Cake categories, baked their hearts out …