Tan Gim Ean

A workshop at the flagship Le Cordon Bleu school, a dip into the gourmet city’s culture, sights and smells... and Le Cordon Bleu Malaysia students are confident the culinary arts is what they want to do.

The heat is on now that Pertinence, co-owned by Malaysian-born Kwen Liew and Ryunosuke Naito, has won its first star in The Michelin Guide France.

We can choose what we want to eat, buy, do and have. The point is to exercise that right.

Growing up in close-knit Tapah and a solid English school education shaped Jamilah's broad outlook. She and her schoolmates talk about friendship, community and harmony in their book of schoolday stories.