At the Cinnamon Coffee House in One World Hotel, things are getting real busy these days. The whole premise has been transformed into a wonderful food bazaar with numerous stalls set up, laden with all kinds of delicious dishes from our country’s multi-cultural food heritage. With twinkling kampung lights strung up above the stalls, the festive air in Cinnamon is warm and welcoming. It took Executive Sous Chef, Saiful Baharin Abdul Wahid, fondly known as Chef Bob two months to … [Read more...]
BUKA PUASA THAI-STYLE DELIGHTS @ BAAN KUN YA, Centrepoint, Bandar Utama
Baan Kun Ya in Centrepoint, Bandar Utama is fast gaining popularity with diners around its neighbourhood simply for its comforting and delicious Thai fares. If you have read my earlier review here, you’d know that the food at Baan Kun Ya is meticulously prepared by Thai chefs using authentic ingredients from Thailand with no efforts spared in getting the right tastes that any Thai national would be proud of. Yes, it's much like eating in a Thai matriarch's house. The chefs have recently come … [Read more...]
SAJIAN NOSTALGIA KAMPUNG @ SPRING GARDEN, PUTRAJAYA
Amidst the lush greenery and calm shimmering lake in the Putrajaya Botanical Gardens, the Spring Garden Restaurant sits by the edge of the vast lake, the twinkling lights atop its verandah beckoning a comforting welcome. Formerly known as the Putrajaya Seafood Restaurant, it is part of the Tai Thong Group of Restaurants. It’s located near the Morrocan Gates with ample parking. During this Ramadan, Spring Garden Putrajaya is serving up a sumptuous dinner buffet at affordable prices. Start the … [Read more...]
“ALA-ALA KAMPUNG” PROMOTION AT MELTING POT, CONCORDE HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR
What do Executive Sous Chef Azlan Juri, Chef Marubah Amran and Chef Rogayah Sharif have in common? Well, they have teamed together to come up with their best specialities in a lavish buffet spread at Concorde Kuala Lumpur’s Melting Pot for breaking of fast this holy month. There’s something about authentic kampung style dishes that appeals to most people and I personally also tend to zoom in for these in any buffet. Some of the dishes of the "Ala-Ala Kampung" promotion There are 4 … [Read more...]
Traditional Feast by Chef Budiman @ LATEST RECIPE, LE MERIDIEN KUALA LUMPUR
Together with his culinary team, Chef Budiman is all set to showcase a tantalising array of traditional dishes during this holy month. The dishes served are inspired by his team members’ hometown favourites. A good place to start would be the Malay salads at the Malay Kerabu station where there’s smoked duck salad, lemongrass and green Jamaica plums, mussels salads with beansprouts, roasted coconuts and more. To titillate the palate even more, there’s a good selection of savouries, … [Read more...]
RICE DUMPLINGS from YONG SHENG CONFECTIONERY to celebrate DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL
On the 5th day of the 5th month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the Chinese celebrate Duan Wu or Dragon Boat Festival. Legend has it that this date commemorates the death of patriotic poet Qu Yuan who drowned himself more than 2,000 years ago when his beloved Chu state fell to the State of Qin. According to the legend, the locals made rice dumplings (“zongzi”) and threw these into the river to lure the fishes away from eating his body. And that’s how the tradition of making rice dumplings wrapped … [Read more...]
NOOK: A-List Malaysian Feast @ ALOFT KL SENTRAL
NOOK, the all-day dining restaurant in Aloft Kuala Lumpur Sentral is all set to delight diners with their selections of local and international flavours. Coined as an “A-List Malaysian Feast”, it’s available during the holy month from 8 June till 7 July 2016. The fusion selection of delectable dishes is prepared by Malay Specialty Chef at NOOK, Chef Hamid Buyong together with his team of chefs. Chef Hamid hails from Kuala Lumpur and brings with him more than 20 years of culinary … [Read more...]
3 FUN THINGS TO DO in Kota Kinabalu town centre
We didn’t have much time to explore Kota Kinabalu town when we were there recently. We were staying in the Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu and just had a few hours to spare. So we put those hours to good use – we went in search of food! Right behind the Le Meridien is Seng Hing, a kopitiam that sells decent noodles. It’s very popular as the place is busy all the time. We had the Prawns Laksa with extremely fresh prawns swimming in the rich spicy broth. Sweet and bouncy, those prawns were a … [Read more...]
THE ST REGIS MACAO
Every St Regis hotel in the world emanates a special signature scent which guests get to experience the moment they step into the main lobby. Known as “Caroline’s Four Hundred”, the scent was inspired by the 400 elite guests who attended one of Caroline Astor’s finest balls in New York way back in 1900. Caroline was the matriarch of the famous Astor family that owned and started The St Regis hotels, beginning with The St Regis New York which was opened in 1904 during the Gilded Age. The … [Read more...]
CRAB GENERATION @ Taman Len Sen, Cheras
I was told Crab Generation is a branch of the famous Fei Fei Crabs in Kepong. I haven’t been to Fei Fei myself but I was also told it’s one of the most popular Chinese tai-chow kind of restaurants in that area and has been delighting crab fans for a good number of years. So, anyway, when it comes to crabs, there is no destination too far and that was how we fought the famous Cheras traffic one Saturday evening to make our way to Crab Generation in Taman Len Sen. We were there early, … [Read more...]
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