Dining at The Chef's Table is a whole new experience for me. Traditionally, the Chef's Table is reserved for a special group of diners where they get to taste special dishes concocted by the chef. And usually this table is located near the kitchen, for closer attention by the chef. Apparently this is very popular in the UK, with many fine restaurants in London offering this concept - the noteworthy ones are those run by the likes of Gordon Ramsay (Maze, Claridges) and Marcus Wareing. Recently, … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2011
Oriental Avant-Garde dining @ Celestial Court, Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur
Soy-braised Goose Liver Mousse with Chilled Hawthorn Jelly Pan-fried Mullet Roe with Green Apples in Crispy Rolls Wok-seared Beef Tenderloin with Pistachio Nuts Baby Lamb Rack in Spicy Broad Bean Sauce & Radish Cake Now if those items sound a bit "different" to you, that's because those are the innovative avant-garde dishes created by Chef Kong Khai Meng, from the W Taipei. With more than 23 years' experience, Chef Kong was guided and inspired by Consultant Chef Jereme Leung (a 5-star … [Read more...]
My Pineapple Tarts
What do you do when your BFF asks you to bake and send over some pineapple tarts...way over to the USA? Well, what I did was ... went to buy 5 huge pineapples from the market, peeled and chopped them and cooked them into a thick sticky jam. When my BFF, Xara asked me "how do you cook pineapple jam"... that was exactly what I told her and she exclaimed "Really, that's all??". Yep...it's as easy as that. Just add some sugar to balance out the tartness and sourness and cook it over a slow fire. Of … [Read more...]
Al-Amar Express @ Fahrenheit 88, Kuala Lumpur
I've never really tried Lebanese food here in Kuala Lumpur so when the invitation came, via FatBoyBakes, to check out Al-Amar Express, I took the opportunity to do so. While I had eaten Middle Eastern food in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, I was curious to see how Lebanese cuisine fares here. Poised on a very strategic spot on the famed Bukit Bintang sidewalk at the Fahrenheit 88 shopping mall, Al-Amar Express attracts loads of customers - be they curious locals, tourists or real afficionados of … [Read more...]
Heun Kee in Pudu – Awesome Claypot Chicken Rice!
Recently, after some tiring trooping up and down at a shopping mall, we were stumped at what to eat for a late lunch, or was that tea?... it was close to 4pm then. For breakfast, we already had our fill of hawker fares at the foodcourt earlier... and we weren't too impressed with the ramen we ate after the movie. We didn't fancy eating at any more of the food outlets/restaurants at the mall. Then a lightbulb flashed in my mind ... and I suggested to DL that we should go check out this Claypot … [Read more...]
Best Steamed Haruan Fish @ Yap Yin Seri Kembangan
The Haruan fish is a member of the snakeheads family. The bigger, more popular specie is the Toman and Haruan is the smaller version. Now, the name itself - snakehead - already is self-descriptive. The haruan fish ("sang yue" in cantonese) is believed to have wound-healing properties and it's a common "prescription" among Chinese, especially for women who have just given birth or anyone who's had surgery. It's been documented that the meat of this fish contains high levels of essential amino … [Read more...]
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