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Restaurant Review: Kaiju Company
Restaurant Review: Kaiju Company

Kaiju Company is a Japanese-Thai fusion restaurant located in the up and coming hip watering hole, APW. Join me as I kickstart 2017 with an LVU restaurant review starting with Kaiju!

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Cafe/Restaurant, Food, ReviewAdam JefferyMarch 1, 2017Food, Bangsar, Malaysia, Restaurant, Japanese, Thai, FusionComment
KLFW 2016: Backstage, Organised Chaos
KLFW 2016: Backstage, Organised Chaos

La Vie Umami had the amazing opportunity to be invited backstage on the first day of Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week Ready To Wear (KLFWRTW) 2016. Special thanks to Around The Block and Moto Guo for giving me the chance! Join me on this two-part special backstage and beside the runway.

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FashionAdam JefferySeptember 14, 2016Fashion, KLFW, Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week Ready To Wear, Models, Moto Guo, Innai Red, Fashion Week Comment
Masculinity - Woven In The Fabric (or is it?).
Masculinity - Woven In The Fabric (or is it?).

Have you ever wondered why, or more importantly, how you are what you are? LVU takes a deeper dive into the realms of identity, gender, and masculinity to figure out if masculinity really is woven in the fabric. 

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Fashion, Deep ThoughtsAdam JefferyJune 8, 2016Essay, Longform, Fashion, Uniqlo, Gender, Club MonacoComment
Café Review: X Coffee
Café Review: X Coffee

Tired of the old water cooler to find a short break away from the desk? Why not head over to X Coffee, a coffee shop located in an office building? Ditch that paper cup of water for some delicious coffee (with some water after you've finished savouring your coffee).

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FoodAdam JefferyJune 1, 2016Food, Fashion, coffee, cafe, ReviewComment
Café Review: Bean Brothers
Café Review: Bean Brothers

A fan of South Korean culture but tired of the many cafés with their presumptuous K-Pop interior décor? Take a gander at Bean Brothers for some raw refinement where you can taste the Korean coffee culture without all the K-Pop fluff.  

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FoodAdam JefferyMay 22, 2016cafe, Korean Cafe, Lifestyle, Review, bean bros, Malaysia, Kuala LumpurComment
A Clean Mess
A Clean Mess

How do you control a very messy world where people don't act the way you think they should in front of your camera? The answer, wake up every morning and start the day by picking your outfit. A Clean Mess featuring Uniqlo's Linen Collection.

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FashionAdam JefferyMay 17, 2016Uniqlo, Casual, Linen, Basic, Clean, SEE eyewear, Cole Haan Comments
Café Review: Caffè Crema
Café Review: Caffè Crema

Enjoy a cuppa at this cozy corner café in Mont Kiara, sharing its space next to a hair salon, 76Style. So what are you waiting for? Get a trim and grab a cappuccino for a fabulous day with hair on fleek. 

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FoodAdam JefferyMay 9, 2016coffee, cafe, Caffee Crema, Moka Pot, Review, Malaysia, Kuala LumpurComment
Taking Street Style Higher
Taking Street Style Higher

We're taking street wear to a whole new level (4 levels off the ground that is). Join Adam and LVU as they inject a little posh into street style with Burton Menswear London.

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FashionAdam JefferyMay 6, 2016fashion, Kuala Lumpur, Lifestyle, burton, Menswear, Street StyleComment
Café Review: Real Food at 1 Mont Kiara
Café Review: Real Food at 1 Mont Kiara

La Vie Umami visits a café specialised in organic and slow-cooking, Real Food, located in the quaint suburban area known as Mont Kiara. Have a taste of what's cooking in LVU's cafe review of Real Food at 1 Mont Kiara.

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FoodAdam JefferyMay 2, 2016Cafe, Real Food, Organic, coffee, ReviewComment
Curtain Call For 2015
Curtain Call For 2015

It's finally the end of 2015 and LVU has had one heck of a ride. The biggest of which is the creation of this very blog! Take a walk down LVU's memory lane one photo at a time.

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LifestyleAdam JefferyDecember 31, 2015C'est Ma Vie, fashion, Joie De Vivre, Lifestyle, Style Comment
Mark Tan Art: Printing Memories
Mark Tan Art: Printing Memories

LVU takes a plunge into the art world as an art critic with Mark Tan Art and his exhibition with TP II at Hom Art Trans. Take a gander at his monochromatic pieces as they transport you to your individual past and what they mean to your identity.

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LifestyleAdam JefferyDecember 23, 2015Abstract, Art, Creativity, Culture, Fine Art, Inspiration, MalaysiaComment
Basically
Basically

Basically time is running out for 2015 and instead of sitting my tooshie I took LVU with the most basic af look and jumped into action.

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FashionAdam JefferyDecember 15, 2015Asian Style, C'est Ma Vie, fashion, Joie De Vivre, Kuala Lumpur, Lifestyle, Malaysia, Menswear, Personal StyleComment
Man With A Child
Man With A Child

Sometimes it takes a little fun to get back into the groove of Life's groove. You've got to let your inner child out and don't lie to yourself! In every man (or woman) there is a chile screaming for freedom.

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FashionAdam JefferyDecember 11, 2015Asian Style, C'est Ma Vie, Cole Haan, fashion, fun, Joie De Vivre, Kuala Lumpur, Lifestyle, Malaysia, Menswear, Personal Style, playComment
Alone
Alone

To be alone is not to be a loner. In a world full of noise and fast-paced living some time alone could just be what you need to re-energise

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OpinionAdam JefferyDecember 8, 2015Alone, Asian Style, C'est Ma Vie, Cafe, fashion, Inspiration, Kuala Lumpur, Lifestyle, Malaysia, Menswear, Mont Kiara, opinion, Style, FashionComment
A Family Outing: Pasar Seni
A Family Outing: Pasar Seni
TravelAdam JefferyNovember 14, 2015C'est Ma Vie, Family, Family Outing, Kuala Lumpur, LRT, Malaysia, Pasar Seni, TravelComment
Café Review: Black and White Café
Café Review: Black and White Café
FoodAdam JefferyNovember 11, 2015Asian Style, Black and White Cafe, C'est Ma Vie, Cafe, coffee, fashion, Food, Joie De Vivre, Kuala Lumpur, Lifestyle, Malaysia, Menswear, Mont Kiara, Personal Style, Review, StyleComment
Café Review: Doma Korean Café
Café Review: Doma Korean Café
FoodAdam JefferyNovember 4, 2015Asian Style, Cafe, Doma Korean Cafe, fashion, Food, Joie De Vivre, KL, Korean Cafe, Kuala Lumpur, Lifestyle, Malaysia, Menswear, Mont Kiara, Personal Style, Style Comment
NYC: A Stew Of Culinary Experience
NYC: A Stew Of Culinary Experience
Food, TravelAdam JefferyOctober 15, 2015C'est Ma Vie, Cafe, Chocolate, coffee, Cuisine, Culinary Adventure, Curry, Food, Food Porn, Foodie, French, Goemon Curry, Greek, Japanese, Laduree, Macaron, New York City, NYC, Pastry, Travel, USAComment
Bags, They Are NOT Bigger On The Inside! 4 Tips To Lighten Your Load
Bags, They Are NOT Bigger On The Inside! 4 Tips To Lighten Your Load
FashionAdam JefferyOctober 13, 2015Asian Style, Bag, C'est Ma Vie, Essential, fashion, Lifestyle, Longchamp, Menswear, Personal Style, StyleComment
KL Hazing
KL Hazing
FashionAdam JefferyOctober 2, 2015Asian Style, C'est Ma Vie, Cotton On, fashion, Haze, Kuala Lumpur, Louis Vuitton, Malaysia, Menswear, Monochrome, Personal Style, Style, WhiteComment
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