London based Malaysian Tamil chef, Sugun Gopal, has launched his first cookbook The founder of Roti King (Pan-Malaysian) and its sister restaurant Gopal’s Corner (Tamil Malaysian), Sugen has championed his native cuisine for over two decades. His new cook book, titled “Roti King”, pays homage to his family’s recipes and Malaysian roots. Inspired by Malaysia’s […]
READ MOREMalaysian Tamil chef and restaurateur, Mano Thevar has retained his two-Michelin-stars for “Thevar”, his fine dining Indian restaurant in Singapore. Thevar, serves modern Indian cuisine with European techniques, some flavours from the (Malaysian) peninsula and high quality Japanese produce. One of his favourite dishes at Thevar is Irish oysters topped with rasam vinaigrette and sambal […]
READ MORERoti Canai, the popular Malaysian flatbread, has been named the “best bread in the world” by Taste Atlas. The recipe and cooking technique was brought over to the Malay peninsular by Tamil speaking Muslims from Southern India (specifically Chennai), and to this day is available from street food vendors and restaurants known as Mamak. The […]
READ MOREEason Rajah has been appointed a High Court Judge in England. His appointment was approved by the King and will take effect from 18th April 2023. Born in Ipoh, Malaysia, the 56 year old Eason Rajah KC will be known as The Honourable Mr Justice Rajah. The Lord Chief Justice will assign Eason Rajah KC […]
READ MOREGopal’s Corner, a Malaysian Tamil restaurant based in central London, specialising in banana leaf rice, hosted their 4th annual Pongal Feast in Markethall Victoria. On Saturday, diners enjoyed a bottomless vegan feast served on a banana leaf to celebrate the Tamil harvest festival known as Thai Pongal, as well as Tamil heritage month in London […]
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