myBurgerLab won Best Western Restaurant in the Time Out KL Food Awards 2013 based on votes cast by the city’s residents. Shortlisted as Best New Restaurant in Time Out KL Food Awards 2012, myBurgerLab is a hip burger outlet owned and managed by Nottingham alumnus, Teoh Wee Kiat and his business partner, Chin Ren Yi since July 2012.
“It’s a real pleasure to see another alumnus of the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus being recognised with such a prestigious award. I would like to offer my sincere congratulations on this proud occasion and I look forward to the continued success of myBurgerLab,” said Professor Christine Ennew, Provost and CEO of The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus.
Restaurants shortlisted for Best Western Restaurant are Hakka Republic, Maria’s Café, Mezze, Ril’s Bangsar and twenty.one kitchen+bar.
The award, now in its 5th year was presented by celebrities, Xandria Ooi and Josiah Mizukami, in the presence of Matt Belloti Chief Content Officer of Mongoose Publishing at The Roof, a new entertainment outlet in KL.
Owing their success to their clients, they said “We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. Our customers are awesome. Always a pleasure to serve and always so understanding. So, we are awarding you, our own myBurgerLab customers, the Best Customers Award 2013!”
Check out the video on YouTube and find out more on their Facebook page. myBurgerLab outlets are located at Taman Sea Park, PJ and Taman OUG, open from 5 pm to 10.15 pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
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More information is available from Teoh Wee Kiat, weekiat@myburgerlab.com; or Josephine Dionisappu, PR & Communications on + 6 (03) 8924 8747, josephine.dionisappu@nottingham.edu.my.
Notes to editors: The University of Nottingham has 42,000 students and is ‘the nearest Britain has to a truly global university, with campuses in China| and Malaysia modelled on a headquarters that is among the most attractive in Britain’ (Times Good University Guide 2014). It is also one of the most popular universities among graduate employers, one of the world’s greenest universities, and winner of the Times Higher Education Award| for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Development’. It is ranked in the World’s Top 75 universities by the QS World University Rankings.
More than 90 per cent of research at The University of Nottingham is of international quality, according to the most recent Research Assessment Exercise. The University aims to be recognised around the world for its signature contributions, especially in global food security, energy & sustainability, and health. The University won a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education for its research into global food security.
Impact: The Nottingham Campaign|, its biggest ever fundraising campaign, will deliver the University’s vision to change lives, tackle global issues and shape the future.
Posted on 13th January 2014