Cover Tatler Dining Awards 2023
Tatler Dining Awards 2023
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The evening celebrates the best of the best of Malaysia’s rich dining scene
The Tatler Dining Awards 2023 was dedicated to the movers and shakers of the local dining industry. This year, the event took place at The International Gallery at Sime Darby Property’s KLGCC Resort, an ideal setting for such a momentous occasion. Invited guests including chefs, restaurateurs, reviewers and panellists slowly trickled in.
A selection of sweet and savoury canapés were served, most notably a crispy Martell-infused foie gras, apple and truffle buckwheat cracker, created specially for the event. The drinks were flowing from our partners at Spritzer, Roku Gin, Lillet and Martell. Situated at the Martell bar was the brand's ambassador Bastien Michaud, who talked guests through different notes and flavours of the cocktails served.
Diego Reali, Alex Castaldi, Giles Langford and Ryan Behr
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Guests were then ushered into the hall, and the awards ceremony kicked off with a welcome speech from Gerrie Beh, managing director of Tatler Malaysia. “It’s so good to see everyone here together today—everyone here loves food!” she enthused.
Dato Azmir Merican, group managing director of Sime Darby Property, also expressed his enthusiasm about the event.
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Tatler Dining Awards 2023
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The Tatler Dining team took the floor to explain the reviewing and judging processes. After that, the Top 20 Restaurants in Malaysia list was announced. Beautiful award plates, courtesy of Artelia, were presented to the selected restaurants.
Lim Wei Han of Bref by Darren Chin, Shaun Ng Yi of Hide, Su Kim Hock of Restaurant au Jardin, Yavhin Siri of Nadodi, Johnson Wong of Gēn 根, and Suppaiya Sivarajah of Aliyaa
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Also announced were the recipients of four special awards: Best Interior Design, Best New Restaurant, Restaurant of the Year, and Chef of the Year. The winners took home award plates to adorn their respective establishments.
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Eddie Ng and Alyssa Resurreccion of Okaju Contemporary Japanese Robatayaki
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With the formal proceedings dispensed with, the guests then got down to party the night away.
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Katelyn is the dining and travel editor of Malaysia and Indonesia. Based in Kuala Lumpur, she offers readers an inside look at the movers and shakers in Asia’s growing food and beverage industry.
