Homecooked food is best

‘There’s nothing like a home-cooked meal – nothing! When people ask me what the best restaurant in L.A. is, I say, ‘Uh, my house.’ It’s more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way.’ — Giada De Laurentiis, Italian-American chef, writer, and television personality. I went to a popular food court for […]

No ban on eating at restaurants

SIBU: Members of the public, who have yet to be vaccinated, are not prohibited to dine in at coffee shops or restaurants under the jurisdiction of the Sibu Rural District Council, said its chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai. He said it is up to the eatery operators to allow or forbid unvaccinated customers to dine in. […]

Fire damages restaurant kitchen

PUSA: A kitchen is the essence and core of a restaurant, making it possible to serve its wide offerings of delicious foods and refreshing drinks. Unfortunately, for a restaurant located near Jalan Pasar Pusa here, its operation may have to be put on hold after a fire broke out and destroyed its kitchen on Tuesday […]

Coffeeshop, restaurant business slowly picking up

KUCHING: Businesses in coffeeshops and restaurants in the city are slowly picking up with many of them not only providing dine-in but also delivery services. Kuching Coffeeshop and Restaurants Owners Association committee member Kapitan Tan Yit Sheng said business is getting better as compared to last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “The habit of […]

Restaurants asked to comply with SOPs or else …

KUALA LUMPUR: Restaurants that do not comply with the standard operating procedures (SOP) of social distancing will be subject to stern action including will be ordered to close, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said this was because there were still operators who ignored the SOP and created new Covid-19 […]

Public prefer takeways

BY NUR SHAZREENA ALI KUCHING: Despite the easing of the movement control order (MCO), people are still reluctant to dine at restaurants and coffee shops in Petra Jaya here. New Sarawak Tribune noticed at a few coffee shops and cafes at Matang Jaya that tables and chairs were spaced widely and floors were marked with […]

Spicing up Kuching’s gastronomic scene

KUCHING: It is undeniable that Kuching’s gastronomic scene is very much built upon the kopitiam (traditional coffeeshop) culture, with most locals able to whip out a list of their favourite foodie haunts at a moment’s notice.  However, sometimes it does not hurt to spice up the comfort zone a little — literally and figuratively. Homegrown […]