The Lunar New Year has always been a time of feasting and more feasting. The usual meals will be mainly Chinese-style, served course by course and if you have read the past several reviews here, you would know that we’ve been eating a lot of such meals. Chinese restaurants are promoting their special prosperity menus since the beginning of the year! I think before the end of the 15-day Chinese New Year celebration, many would have gotten tired of all those. So, if you wish to try something … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
Sushi Tei @ SetiaWalk Puchong, Kuala Lumpur
With 7 outlets in Malaysia and many more in the region, Sushi Tei, a Singapore-based sushi restaurant is poised to delight more of their fans. Their latest outlet in SetiaWalk Puchong reflects the same open-kitchen concept, conveyor belt offerings and spacious dining area. The extensive menu can be quite mind-boggling… you just have to zoom in on your favourites. With Chinese New Year round the corner, Sushi Tei, like many other restaurants, also offers Yee Sang in their outlets. Of … [Read more...]
Chinese New Year Festive Dining at Ti Chen @ The Saujana Hotel
Ti Chen, which means “Palace of Emperor” is the iconic Chinese restaurant of The Saujana Hotel. Tucked away on the 1st floor of the Golf Club building in a quiet enclave shaded by age-old trees, Ti Chen may be a bit elusive to one who has never been there. But once you climb up the stairs and walk through the main door, you will feel as if you have stepped into a scene of that great classical Chinese novel “Dream of the Red Chamber”. The resplendent red lanterns hanging from the high … [Read more...]
Celebrate the Year of the Snake at Five Sen5es, Westin Kuala Lumpur
Having just opened its doors sometime last year, Five Sen5es at The Westin Kuala Lumpur is celebrating its first Chinese New Year in 2013. And celebrate in style, it will – looking at the scrumptious special menus that are being offered. Yee Sang decorated in the shape of a Snake Available until 24 February 2013, for both lunch and dinner, there are 4 special Chinese New Year Sets: Happiness Reunion Chinese New Year Set Menu 1 RM 880++ per table of 10 persons Propitious Reunion … [Read more...]
A Culinary & Dining Experience with Chef Sam Leong @ Tao, InterContinental Kuala Lumpur
After an extensive and intensive 2-month refurbishment, the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur proudly unveiled its stunning and stylish Tao Chinese Cuisine recently. The makeover of this Chinese restaurant included an overall change in concept and dining experience, a cohesive mix of traditional and contemporary elements. It felt like dining in a peach blossom garden! “Tao” is named after a peach tree originating in China, so it isn’t surprising that once you walk through the main entrance … [Read more...]
Chinese New Year Feasting at Lai Po Heen, Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur
Lai Po Heen, the elegant Chinese restaurant in Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur is one of the few restaurants in town that leads the pack in offering Chinese New Year promotional menus. Their auspicious scrumptious menus to celebrate the slithering-in of the Water Snake have been available as early as 3 January 2013 and will continue to delight their guests until 28 February 2013. This time round Chef Ricky Thein and his team has whipped up 3 festive set menus: the Fortune Set, Prosperity Set … [Read more...]
The Taste Garden @ Kota Kemuning
Five years ago when we moved into this neighbourhood, it was a quiet residential enclave, with lots of matured shady trees lining the roads and ample parking spaces everywhere, even right in front of the banks. These days, well… the shady trees are still there but the roads are no longer as quiet and horrors… they have now installed parking meters all over the commercial areas. More buildings and shops have sprouted, it’s more congested now and the turnover of food outlets in the area is … [Read more...]
Celebrate the Year of the Snake at Toh Yuen, Petaling Jaya Hilton
Like I’ve said earlier in a post before this, this week and next, I'll be posting on my recent spate of feasting, Chinese New Year-style, as hotels and restaurants are gearing up with their festive menus to welcome the Year of The Snake! Toh Yuen, the Chinese restaurant in Hilton Petaling Jaya will be featuring a wide range of “Yee Sang”, Prosperity Set Menus as well as festive a la carte Chinese delicacies from 21 January to 24 February 2013. With several set menus to choose from, we … [Read more...]
Prosperity Lunar Promotions at Zuan Yuan, One World Hotel, Bandar Utama
The Water Snake is going to chase off the mighty Dragon soon and before we know it, it will be Chinese New Year. This post marks the first of several that will focus on the special prosperity meals cooked up in many Chinese restaurants around town. These special menus have been made available as early as-mid December in some restaurants. One World Hotel is just a stonethrow away from my work place, so naturally, their Chinese restaurant, Zuan Yuan was the first venue where I tried various … [Read more...]
Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral to host Mass Talent Acquisition at The Butter Factory
The MAI Bar @ Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral I just heard that Aloft Hotels, the “Style at a Steal” brand by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. will debut soon in Kuala Lumpur, when the Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral opens its doors on 22 March 2013. Pioneering initiatives in pop culture, design, and technology have positioned Aloft as a must-have brand for the next generation of travellers. Aloft hotels have reported consistently high guest satisfaction scores since launch, reflecting … [Read more...]
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