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In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this is particularly true as a variety of cultures have blended. Chef Wan gives Tony a tour of a wet market and hawker stalls in Kuala Lumpur. Inspired to find his own Heart of Darkness and live out his inner Kurtz , Tony rides up the Skrang River to visit with an Iban village.
Chef Wan is a second generation Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) settler who was born and raised in a poor family at Sungai Koyan Felda, Lipis, Pahang. [4]In an interview in February 2010, Chef Wan said that he is of mixed ancestry; his father has Malay ancestry from Indonesia while his mother has Chinese and Japanese ancestry. [5]
As of the 2025 guide, there are seven restaurants in Malaysia with a Michelin-star rating. [1] The Malaysia Michelin Guide was first launched in December 2022. The 2023 edition is the inaugural edition in Malaysia, covering Kuala Lumpur and Penang. [2] [3]
Dewakan is a fine-dining restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia founded and run by head chef Darren Teoh. The name is a syllabic abbreviation of two Malay words "dewa" (god) and "makan" (eat). [2] Opened in 2015, the restaurant is known for its focus on refashioning local produce to produce new inventive local cuisine. [3]
[2] [14] [15] [16] It was even reported to be a favourite of the Johor's Sultan Ibrahim Ismail, former Singapore's President S R Nathan and international celebrity chef-cum-restaurateur Chef Wan. [ 17 ]
MINIMAL was founded by Chef Arvin Wan. Wan is a native of Taichung who studied at the National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism (NKUHT). Following time spent working at traditional restaurants and an ice cream parlor Wan opened a restaurant named Sur with his friend and fellow NKUHT graduate Lin Yi-hua where Wan managed the dessert side.
Uncle Don's is a Malaysian restaurant chain and producer of foods & beverages based in Kuala Lumpur. [4] [5] [6] Uncle Don's is known for its Western, Italian, Malaccan-Portuguese and fusion cuisines. [7] [2] Its tagline is "Dine Like A Don Everyday". [2]
[19] [20] The cuisine is now considered a must-have on most restaurant menus in Malaysia, especially the peninsular states. [20] As of 2018, the popularity of tom yum and other Thai dishes had brought employment to at least 120,000 south Thai cooks, working restaurants mainly in Selangor state and the capital city of Kuala Lumpur , and owning ...