With just slightly more than a week to go before the Reunion Dinner for Chinese New Year, have you decided where to have that all-important dinner, if it’s not hosted in your home? I heard many restaurants around town are almost, if not already, fully booked! Well, if you hurry, you just may be able to secure a booking at Ben Tdi Wei (BTW). See my earlier postings on BTW here and here. Being new in the dining scene in Bandar Utama, BTW offers good food at affordable prices with its … [Read more...]
Usher in the Dragon in style at Toh Yuen, Hilton Petaling Jaya
In the Chinese zodiac, with its 12-year cycle with each year attributed to an animal, the Dragon is considered a symbol of glory and mightiness. That’s a valid perception as I can’t think of a more splendid and awesome animal, among the 12. That’s why a Dragon Year is a much-anticipated one and there are many who would be trying very hard to conceive dragon babies this year! Toh Yuen at the Hilton Petaling Jaya will be serving some special prosperity set menus for the Chinese New Year … [Read more...]
Putien @ 1Utama – comforting Heng Hwa cuisine
Ever since 1-Utama started their renovation exercise in their Old Wing, for months I have walked past the boarded-up shoplots and wondered what lie behind those boardings. The mall management has revamped most of the outlets in the Old Wing… some have closed down and left the mall, some have relocated and some brand new ones have sprouted. One particular outlet took a much longer time to complete. Week after week and running into months, I have been tantalized by the posters of … [Read more...]
Celebrate Springtime & CNY at The West Lake Garden, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa
The Dragon Year feasting continues. This time let’s head towards Sunway, to none other than the iconic Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa. I’ve always liked their Chinese restaurant – the West Lake Garden, for its spacious elegant setting. The Chinese paintings on the dark wood panelled walls, the intricate carved side cabinets, tables & chairs, lattice-work partitions… all these project a very distinct Oriental charm to the restaurant. Even before you enter the restaurant, at the foyer, … [Read more...]
Delicious’ Coconut Cake
I am not exactly a dessert person. I mean I do like the occasional selected dessert but I’m not one who insist on desserts for every meal or go gaga over the ice-cream or cakes counters. I do know there are many who would not eat much of a main meal, aiming to save their tummies or calorie-quota for desserts. Anyway, like I said… I do go for the occasional selected dessert and just the other night I discovered this delicious Coconut Cake from Delicious. Delicious Café, I mean… and more … [Read more...]
Have a Prosperity Feast in Zuan Yuan @ One World Hotel
The Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese calendar, will be upon us in about 2 weeks from now. This is when the feasting gets really serious. Many popular restaurants around town are already almost booked out for the Chinese New Year festivities. It has become a popular trend here, among urban folks, to just bring the entire family out for a grand feast or two or more, starting with the must-have Reunion Dinner and continue with more meals throughout the 15-day celebration. Of course, … [Read more...]
Neroteca’s “Meatilicious” Specials for Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is less than 3 weeks away and the feasting continues. In fact, it never stopped, since way before Christmas, I'm sure. This time round, it seems the festivities are just rolling into each other ... Christmas, New Year and now we are busy preparing to usher in the Year of the Dragon. Well, if you want to have a change from the usual traditional Chinese feast, do consider a more western approach, at Neroteca. Located at Bukit Ceylon, Neroteca exudes a truly Italian dining … [Read more...]
Villa Danieli @ Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur
Villa Danieli at the Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur takes on a very different mood in the daytime. Unlike the luxe romantic air that envelopes this trattoria-styled Italian restaurant at night, in the daytime it looks more casual yet retaining its old-world charm, thanks to the bright lively ceiling mural done by Mindy Lehrman Cameron. The rough finishing of the walls, pillars and floors lent a rustic warmth, enhancing the ambience of a typical Italian villa. On a cool afternoon, dining al … [Read more...]
BlackBall in Subang Jaya
HAPPY NEW YEAR! What better way to kickstart the New Year than with something sweet? The past year we Malaysians have been spoilt for choices when it comes to Taiwanese teas and desserts. There's the ever-popular Chatime, Gong Cha, Snowflake (and many other lesser-known ones) ... and now we have BlackBall! Similar to Snowflake, (it is Taiwanese desserts, after all!) BlackBall serves the typical concoction of taro balls, sweet potato balls, black pearls, grass jelly, black jelly, red … [Read more...]
Afternoon Tea @ Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur
The year end is always a time for merry making and feasting. While some of us are still trying to recover from the onslaught of Christmas turkeys and fruitcakes, some of us are looking forward to the New Year revelry... which is just a day away. And after that, the "loe sang" starts (if it hasn't already!)... yes, brace yourselves for some major feasting coming up! Perhaps now it's timely to take a step back, relax and have a cup of tea. Recently, Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur has … [Read more...]
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