Six Surprising Travel Tips That Will Save Time & Space
Monica Tindall When I’m travelling for The Yum List, time is short. We’re on the go dawn to midnight wanting to capture it, eat it, drink it and experience it all. There are not many quiet moments, and...
View ArticleShawarma King Bangsar, A Malaysian Arabian Experience
Monica Tindall I don’t know about you but my first experiences with shawarma were in my university years, in the wee hours of the morning. After an evening of clubbing, we’d stop at one of the...
View ArticleMarco Turatti, Executive Chef, Publico, Singapore
Marco Turatti, executive chef of Publico at the InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay chats with The Yum List about his journey into the industry and his views on the Singapore food scene. What do...
View ArticleBirradamare, Italian Artisanal Beer, Rome
Monica Tindall Does anyone speak Italian? If you do, you’ll see the cheeky play on words Birradmare have used in naming their craft brewery. Depending on where you break the word apart will result in a...
View Article‘Na Biretta Social Club, Brewpub in Rome
Monica Tindall What happens when a chef, a brewmaster and a florist meet? You get a delicious brewpub in one of Rome’s hippest art districts – ‘Na Biretta Social Club. Combing a passion for food, brew...
View ArticleCantina Zaccagnini, Wines from Abruzzo, Italy
Monica Tindall The most well-known of the Cantina Zaccagnini wines are immediately recognised by their signature rustic label tied off with a small twig of wood. Although the label looks rather...
View ArticleLa Grotta dei Raselli, Top Restaurant Guardiagrele, Abruzzo
Monica Tindall The cave of Raselli is run by a Spanish British chef Franco Spadaccini and his Italian wife. They have a reputation for pushing the barriers of the cuisine of Abruzzo by contemporizing...
View ArticleCastello di Semivicoli, Boutique Hotel Abruzzo
Monica Tindall Who wants to sleep in a castle? Me! And, that is just what we did on our recent trip to Italy’s vibrant region of Abruzzo. Abruzzo – Top Travel Destination for 2018! Named CNN’s top...
View ArticleAfternoon Tea Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur, Altitude
‘The highest of the high teas’ Words: Tania Henry Photos: Monica Tindall Killer views. Plush silver-threaded armchairs. Handcrafted Italian china. Linen napkins. Attentive waitstaff providing...
View ArticleInterview with InterContinental Singapore’s Pastry Chef Ben Goh
The Yum List gets to know a little about the life of a pastry chef with InterContinental Singapore’s pastry chef Ben Goh. What do you do and how did you get into the industry? I am Ben Goh, the Pastry...
View ArticleMasciarelli Wine, Fine Abruzzo Wine, Italy
Monica Tindall Mention Italian wines and your first thoughts might turn to a Barolo from Piedmont, a rich powerful Amarone from Verona or a popular Super Tuscan. Rarely would the wines from Abruzzo...
View ArticleThings To Do In Abruzzo, Italy – Food, Wine & Nature
Monica Tindall Abruzzo, Italy, one of our top travel destinations for 2018, has much to offer. Away from the crowds of the iconic cities such as Rome and Florence, Abruzzo offers fine food, fine wine...
View ArticleTwin Geckos Villa, Ostuni, Luxury Accommodation Apulia
Monica Tindall You say Apulia I say, Puglia. Either way, both translate to images of hills blanketed with olive and almond trees, thick foliage occasionally broken by the peaks of trullo, the...
View ArticleThe Regent Chinese Cuisine Restaurant Mont Kiara
Words: Tania Henry Photos: Monica Tindall The Regent Chinese Cuisine is one of KL’s newest gems marrying traditional Cantonese food with an insistence on only the best ingredients to serve even the...
View ArticleLiving Apulia, Luxury Villas, Trulli, Hotels & Masseria in Puglia
Monica Tindall Have you ever dreamed of just dropping everything, exiting the rat race and living a simpler life, enriched by nature, family and food just like that imagined in every Italian love...
View ArticleThirteen Desserts to Blow Your Calorie Count, KL
We’ve hunted down the most scrumptious, tantalizing, saliva-inducing desserts in Kuala Lumpur and present them here in our list of Top Thirteen Desserts to Blow Your Calorie Count in KL. Maison Arte –...
View ArticleTran Van Son, Chef de Cuisine, Park Hyatt Saigon
Chef de Cuisine, Tran Van Son, of Square One French Vietnamese restaurant in Park Hyatt Saigon shares with The Yum List his passion for cooking and some favourite dishes. What do you do? My name is...
View ArticleApulian Cuisine, Leonardo Artecibo, Locorotundo
Monica Tindall Blessed with fertile soil the hills of Locorotundo are blanketed with herbs, which are not only used in the kitchen but also gift the restaurant of Leonardo Trulli Resort with a...
View ArticleLeonardo Artecibo, Dinner at Leonardo Trulli Resort
Monica Tindall After a day of exploring the charming town of Locorotondo nearby, we return to Leonardo Trulli Resort for dinner. We had such an impressive experience at lunch that we didn’t want to...
View ArticleLeonardo Trulli Resort, Luxury Boutique Hotel Apulia, Italy
Monica Tindall Located in the heart of High Salento not far from some of the most famous historical towns in Apulia such as Martina Franca, Alberobello and Locorotondo, Leonardo Trulli Resort is a...
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