I’ve never really fancied living in the city. But if I ever do, my dream abode in the city centre would be like a suite in Element Kuala Lumpur. We did a staycation recently in this all-suite hotel housed in the soaring 274m high Ilham Tower, one of the most iconic buildings in Kuala Lumpur. It is a Green Building Index-certified hotel and its clean modernistic interior leaves one with a sense of calm and wonder. When we stepped into the lofty foyer of the building, we were … [Read more...]
GENJI @ Hilton Petaling Jaya: WINTER SPECIALS & SIGNATURE DISHES
In the midst of all the Chinese New Year feasting, if you get tired of the usual Chinese festive fares, head on to Genji at Hilton Petaling Jaya for some very tempting Japanese dishes. It gets even more tantalising now with their new winter menu and chef’s creations with seasonal ingredients coming all the way from Japan. Top on the list of Genji’s Winter Specials and Signature Dishes menu is the air-flown Wagyu beef. With its rich tender buttery melt-in-mouth texture, thanks to the heavy … [Read more...]
Chinese New Year Celebration Menu at QUAN’S KITCHEN, Four Points by Sheraton KL Chinatown
The spanking new Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur in Chinatown is all set to usher in the Year of the Rat. Opened just a few months ago right in the middle of Chinatown, this is the 3rd Four Points by Sheraton to open in Malaysia. The hotel’s all-day dining, Quan’s Kitchen features traditional culinary specialities from Chinatown and Western favourites with an open kitchen that’s interesting to watch. Head Chef Gerald Chong and his culinary team recently unveiled Quan’s … [Read more...]
PROSPERITY MEALS at ORIENTAL GROUP of RESTAURANTS
With the Chinese New Year just round the corner, have you made your celebration plans? More specifically, your feasting plans. Let’s face it – Chinese New Year is all about eating – aren’t the gatherings and reunions all over food? If you have not made any meal bookings yet, do check out the Oriental Group of Restaurants. With 15 restaurants all over the Klang Valley, there’s bound to be one near and convenient to you. As the premier Chinese restaurants group in Malaysia with 20 years under … [Read more...]
PROSPERITY YEE SANG & FESTIVE DINING @ De.Wan 1958 by Chef Wan
As a multicultural country, we celebrate all kinds of cultural and traditional festivities in Malaysia. That should be the way. I mean, like what’s wrong with wishing people “Merry Christmas” and putting up red decorations in public places to usher in a new year? And most of us have been practising this, especially when it comes to food! Like how we love our ketupat & rendang, murukku, roast turkey and yee sang! Yes, yee sang is now served and enjoyed in Indian and Malay restaurants! Let's … [Read more...]
LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVE DINING at RUYI, Bangsar Shopping Centre
It’s a well-known fact and we always have this issue whenever we dine at Ruyi: Executive Chef James Ho and team create dishes which are not only so good to eat, they are incredibly pretty to look at as well. In fact, some are just so pretty that we don’t have the heart to dig in! I mean, it’s like so sayang to eat up all that prettiness! With the lunar new year festivities coming up very soon, we checked out some of the special dishes at Ruyi recently. First on the table was of course the Yee … [Read more...]
Chinese New Year Feasts at STILL WATERS, HOTEL MAYA Kuala Lumpur
Still Waters is the signature restaurant of Hotel Maya Kuala Lumpur. We visited this contemporary-themed restaurant recently for a preview of its Chinese New Year festive dishes. The casually elegant restaurant spots some strong Japanese presence in its deco as well as its cuisine. At the same time, there are also elements of Cantonese influence which the culinary team skillfully fuses into the restaurant’s repertoire. We saw how the interplay of cuisines resulted in some memorable dishes at the … [Read more...]
CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION @ HOTEL ARMADA, PETALING JAYA
The first time I tried Hotel Armada’s Chinese New Year dishes was last year and I was pretty impressed with its repertoire. As many of us know, Hotel Armada may not be the biggest or newest hotel around but its Chinese New Year offerings is value-for-money and the dishes are prepared with a lot of heart and dedication. So this year I chose to visit Hotel Armada again for a preview of their festive promotions. Once again, Executive Chef Chew Teik Chye and team have come up with some … [Read more...]
1st NAGASHI SOMEN in Malaysia @ Samira by Asian Terrace (Dining Vouchers Giveaway!)
Nagashi Somen is widely popular in Japan during summer. To eat Nagashi Somen, the boiled somen - silky thin white wheat noodles slide down a bamboo chute filled with clean cold water. Now you must have some decent chopsticks skills for this as the idea is to catch these bundles of noodles with chopsticks as they slide down the bamboo, dip them in a bowl of sweet shoyu sprinkled with sesame seeds, chopped ginger and spring onions before slurping these down your throat - oishiiii! SAMIRA by Asian … [Read more...]
STAYCATION at PULLMAN KUALA LUMPUR CITY CENTRE
The Pullman Kuala Lumpur City Centre is located in one of the most strategic spots in the city. It’s right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s shopping, dining and business hub … the popular spots are within easy and convenient connection as there’s a sky-bridge linking the hotel to the surrounding go-to areas. Pullman KLCC comprises two distinctive towers housing 450 rooms and suites as well as 157 residences. We had a chance to check-out the hotel in a recent staycation. To beat the busy … [Read more...]
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