To say that restaurateur Jenifer Kuah has good taste would be an understatement
Something of a serial restaurateur, Jenifer Kuah co-founded a slew of cafés in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, including Butter + Beans, Food Foundry and Alta Café, but her presence is most felt at Sitka Studio and Sitka Eatinghouse + Winebar. We check in on her amid the covid pandemic:
How did the dining scene change for you in 2020?
My family and social life have always centred around coming together over food, but this came to a screeching halt in March 2020, which was completely surreal. Two days before the first lockdown in Malaysia, I had just been to Hong Kong to eat at The Chairman, Yardbird and Ho Lee Fook. The memory of this trip sustained me throughout 2020, as traveling for new food experiences suddenly became out of reach.
What measures did you implement at your restaurants and cafés?
We had to shut down completely during the first lockdown. Subsequently, we did not consider delivery as the Sitka/Studio/Alta experience is all about dining in the ambience we have created. Our food was not designed to withstand delivery.