The longest running reading, tasting or cooking group I have ever participated in is loosely titled "Savoy". Originally named after Harry Craddock's book of prohibition era cocktail recipes served at the Savoy Hotel in London, we've since moved through that and on to The PDT Cocktail Book or...
David Chang's Lucky Peach magazine is my favorite culinary read and when he featured the Pok Pok chicken recipe I had to immediately get a rotisserie attachment.
If you want to learn more about cooking Malaysian food here are a few titles I enjoyed reading that will provide you with the recipes, information about ingredients and more about the wonderful people who live there and make the cuisine what it is.