Bayan Indah, a cooking school and retreat within the city limits of Kuala Lumpur
Last week my friends and I visited a lovely little retreat, Bayan Indah, hidden away in a little kampung (village), for a cooking class. The house was lovely, and even though we were just a few miles away from IKEA and one of the biggest malls in Kuala Lumpur, you’d never know it from stepping onto this calm little pied-a-terre.
It was nice meeting you at Bayan Indah. The photos are great! I’m planning to do a write-up for the AAM magazine; would it be okay if I referred them to you for photos? Mine aren’t nearly as appetizing.
What lovely photos! Looks like you really had a great time.
Glad you enjoyed your experience at Bayan Indah – everyone who goes there loves the place! 🙂 I’ve been there 5 times myself.
What lovely pictures! I wish I can be back in Malaysia again, just to cook and eat at Bayan Indah
Bayan Indah is my favourite cooking school in the world. My boyfriend and I do a class here with our friends every time I come to KL to visit him, so we will be doing our 8th class soon! Can someone beat that? 🙂
Jessica: definitely worth checking out!
Rachell: nice to meet you, too! Let the AAM know (is it Debra?) that I’m happy to provide photos — just tell them to e-mail me.
Pureglutton: Wow, amazing! I can see why you’d go back again and again — such a lovely place.
Selina: Thank you!
Emma: I think you guys win, as far as I know. Glad you enjoy Bayan Indan so much! What classes do you recommend?
Over the last 3 years or so, we have done so far
Rock and Roll
Fishy Business
Laksa Workshop
Typically Thai
Use Your Noodles
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme
Mighty Macarons
Every class is excellent so it depends on what you like. That is another reason why we love going to Rohani. She has such a breadth of knowledge about teaching people how to cook just about any style of food, not only Asian like other schools (who tend to do it rather mechaniccally too, like a production line). She is simply genius. A recent example are the macarons – her special tips work perfectly every time, and I can now bake them for my family, who are always amazed. And then the next day I make them a classic laksa!
My sister and I have been to Bayan Indah 6 times. Now planning a baking class with some friends for a birthday.
Emma: what a great variety of classes! I’ve been dying to learn more about macarons ever since our lopsided attempt awhile back. Maybe I’ll have to try it out before we head out!
Prab: Glad you enjoy Bayan Indah, too! Hope your baking class goes well.
Your nice pictures remind us of a wonderful and extremely delicious day with Rohani during our holidays last year. It was our most perfect day in KL city.
Ahh, so glad you enjoyed it, too, HM!
I’ve always wanted to buy one from my local wet market, but I chicken out at the last minute because it’s such a beast of a plant to work with, and up until last week I didn’t have the foggiest idea what to do with it.