Wondermama @ Bangsar Village, Bangsar

When I got a call, from my buddy, chef Edwin Yau to come over to his new restaurant, I had to stifle a giggle at the name of the establishment. Wondermama. wondering what’s in store.. at wondermama..? I really wondered what on earth inspired that name. Edwin is well known amongst the Malaysian diners, and [...]

Garibaldi Italian Restaurant and Bar @ Bangsar Village

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The day Garibaldi opened its doors to the public, it became immediately clear what Kuala Lumpur had been missing all these years: a warm, intimate ambiance, fabulous cuisine, and Chef-attended service. Garibaldi might have even launched a bit of a culinary metamorphosis in Kuala Lumpur, and in my humble opinion, it remains one of the [...]

Ben’s General Food Store

Malaysian made pizza isn’t what it used to be. It’s better. Better, we’d venture to say, than it ever was. A combination of factors including heightened food fetishism, the quest for authenticity, the economy.. have conspired to give us way better gourmet pizzas than say, in the past decade or so. The idea of thin [...]

Garibaldi

Bangsar Village Shopping Centre, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

We Heart Garibaldi! No, not Garibaldi the Italian military and political figure, but Garibaldi the restaurant. Kuala Lumpur’s march toward more elegant Italian restaurants continues at Garibaldi, a warm, trendy restaurant in Bangsar Village. Ah, but there are signs of potential greatness here. The pastas are incredibly fresh and of the highest quality; homemade spaghetti, [...]