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...]
Sunday Brunch at Hanare @ The Intermark, Kuala Lumpur
Generally, I am not a fan of buffets. I prefer sit-down meals where I can order quality portions of food which are served freshly-cooked and piping hot from the kitchen and not having to go choose my dishes from endless lines of food served on buffet tables. More often than not, those dishes have been cooked for some time already and usually kept warm with burners. Having said that, I do make exceptions for a few Japanese restaurants that offer buffets. These must be restaurants that offer … [Read more...]
Penang Food Stories (Chapter 3): Song River Cafe @ Gurney Drive
I know some people scoff at Song River Cafe being a good place to eat in Penang, maintaining that it’s only meant for tourists and that most self-respecting Penangites would not patronize that place. Well, I’m not really bothered about this, because I have my favourite dishes there and yeah, I am not a Penangite – call me a “visitor” or “tourist” if you like but I do like to have a meal or two in Song River Cafe whenever I’m in Penang. Facing the sea, along Gurney Drive, Song River Cafe … [Read more...]
Scrumptious Bites at The Bread Shop, Damansara Heights
The Bread Shop in Damansara Heights has been serving and delighting their customers with their gorgeous breads and pastries for a number of years now. Recently, they introduced their latest French-style pastry: the Kouign Amann (read my post here) and they are proud to be the first bakery in Malaysia to offer that. Well, the kouign amann is not the only item that I love in The Bread Shop. There are quite a few others that I crave and these are their staple items, really. Banana … [Read more...]
Penang Food Stories (Chapter 2): Lam Ah Kopitiam – damn nice Beef Noodles & Oyster Omelette
“Gubak Kway Teow”, that’s what the Penangites call their Beef Kway Teow (flat Rice Noodles). It seems that Penang had 2 famous Gubak Kway Teow outlets founded way back in the 1960s, one was at Victoria Street and the other’s at the junction of Beach Street (now Lebuh Pantai) and Acheen Street (now Lebuh Acheh). The one formerly at Acheen Street has now moved to Lam Wah Kopitiam, at the junction of Lebuh Pantai and Lebuh Chulia (opposite the Lebuh Pantai fire station) where it has been … [Read more...]
Orchard Heights – Homestay amidst fruit orchards
Recently, we went on a mini road-trip with some fellow foodie friends to check out a beautiful kampung-style homestead just beyond the city boundaries, set against a gorgeous backdrop of rolling misty hills and greenery as far as the eye can see. Just off the Karak Highway and not too far away from the madness of the city, lies Orchard Heights – an abundantly green property with extensive fruit orchards nestling in the hills. Spanning 187 acres, it’s a collective sprawling homestead, started … [Read more...]
Three Little Pigs & The Big Bad Wolf @ Bangsar Village
OK, here it goes again. I drafted this post yesterday and for some stupid unexplained reason, it didn’t get saved in the computer and all was lost after I closed the file. I spent a couple of hours spinning a tale about the Three Little Pigs... or rather, how the Big Bad Wolves devoured the pigs. So... Once upon a time, together with a pack of Big Bad Wolves (and they’re really bad!), we went to a restaurant built from bricks, mortar and glass, somewhere in Bangsar Village I, and ate up a … [Read more...]
Penang Food Stories (Chapter 1) – Food hunting in Pengkalan Weld
In the past few months, we made a couple of food trips to Penang. The main objective was really to gorge ourselves silly, checking out food places recommended by friends as well as re-visiting old favourites. Of course not everything we ate was worth recommending to others, so I’ll just skip those not-so-good ones. In those many hours that we spent on the island (and also in the mainland), we must have worked ourselves through at least a hundred dishes/food items! After driving for more than … [Read more...]
Kampachi @ The Troika, Kuala Lumpur
The popular phrase “The Rise of the Phoenix“ refers to something which makes a spectacular or miraculous comeback. The mythological phoenix is an immortal bird that bursts into flames when it dies and is reborn from its ashes. Kampachi has recently reopened in The Troika, Kuala Lumpur. I’m not alluding that phrase to this reopening as Kampachi’s presence is still felt in the Equatorial Hotels in Malaysia as well as in Pavilion and JPO. It’s just that since The Equatorial Kuala Lumpur closed … [Read more...]
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