Cover Kita Food Festival will travel to Kota Kinabalu this November (Photo: Tsen Lip Kai)
Kita Food Festival will travel to Kota Kinabalu this November (Photo: Tsen Lip Kai)
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Kita Food Festival will be making its way to Kota Kinabalu from November 8 to 10
For the first time ever, Kita Food Festival is set to make its way to Kota Kinabalu from November 8 to 10. The inaugural weekender will keep true to the festival’s ethos of showcasing homegrown talents and producers, comprising its Big Sunday Barbecue, a mini Kita Conversations, and a series of four-hand dining events.
Supported by Sabah Tourism, the festival aims to celebrate the rich culinary heritage of Borneo while shining the spotlight on the unique food cultures of Southeast Asia.
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November 8
Kicking off the festival will be a cocktail party at On23 Sky Bar, Hyatt Centric Kota Kinabalu, featuring cocktails infused with endemic ingredients crafted by some of Kota Kinabalu’s most celebrated bartenders.
November 9
Above Chef and co-founder of Limau & Linen, Linn Yong (Photo: Kita Food Festival)
Above Chef Ray Ray Adriansyah of Locavore Nxt in Bali (Photo: Kita Food Festival)
Chef and co-founder of Limau & Linen, Linn Yong (Photo: Kita Food Festival)
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Two notable collaborations will take place on November 9. The first will see Kota Kinabalu’s very own Linn Yong of Limau and Linen join heads with Bali’s Ray Adriansyah of Locavore Nxt to showcase Sabahan produce at its finest.
Above Chef Aidan Low of Akâr Dining (Photo: Kita Food Festival)
Above Chef Raphael Lee of Oitom in Kota Kinabalu (Photo: Kita Food Festival)
Chef Aidan Low of Akâr Dining (Photo: Kita Food Festival)
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The second highlights the culinary prowesses of Akâr Dining’s Aidan Low and Kota Kinabalu’s Raphael Peter Lee of Oitom through a menu that will weave tradition and innovation together while paying tribute to seasonal ingredients and Malaysia’s cultural roots.
November 10
The weekender will culminate with two of Kita Food Festival’s defining events—Kita Conversations and its Big Sunday Barbecue.
Taking shape this time as a mini symposium, this installation of Kita Conversations will see culinary figureheads and thought leaders including Darren Teoh of Dewakan and Oliver Truesdale Jutras of Re:Growth Hospitality take to the stage to discuss the future of food and sustainability in the region.
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Grilled fare at the this year’s Big Sunday Barbecue in KL (Photo: Kita Food Festival)
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This edition of the Big Sunday Barbecue, to be hosted at Shangri-La Tanjung Aru, will see chefs from across Singapore and Malaysia come together to elevate local ingredients and offer their distinct spins.
Guests can expect the likes of Singapore’s Oliver Truesdale Jutras of Re:Growth Hospitality, Penang’s Johnson Wong of Gen 根, Sabah’s Sidney Disimon Suchart of Hearth, Ho Jun Yip of Hyatt Centric Kota Kinabalu, and Oliver Regis Hinson of Shangri-La Tanjung Aru to take the ritual of flame-grilling to new heights.
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Chelsea is a Dining Writer for Tatler Malaysia. When she’s not eating or writing about eating, she’s probably deciphering which oat milks froth the best for homemade flat whites.
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Chelsea writes about where to find great food and is passionate about exploring the cultural significance of different cuisines.
