The Chinese New Year is associated with spring – the season for new growth, vitality, rejuvenation and all things hopeful – good reasons for celebrations indeed. Bright cheerful colours herald the dawning of this season and to welcome a new year. It is therefore timely that the celebratory feasts curated at Xuan Yuan in One World Hotel reflect the bright and refreshing colours of spring. Starting from the Yee Sang, the riot of colours in this prosperity salad is proof enough that spring … [Read more...]
Festive Cookies from YONG SHENG CONFECTIONERY
Not many of us have the time or inclination to bake our own cookies for festive celebrations. Whenever a festive season comes round, we resort to ordering cookies from friends, relatives and of course from bakeries and confectionery shops. If you are thinking of the latter, then perhaps you have heard about Yong Sheng Confectionery. Established since 1952 in a small town called Muar down south in Johor, Yong Sheng certainly has a good history in Chinese confectionery. They started off by … [Read more...]
EE CUISINE @ EASTIN HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR – Let the feast begin this Chinese New Year!
I’ve always enjoyed the food in Ee Cuisine at Eastin Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The chefs there are wizards with the traditional dishes and at the same time there’s an injection of modernity in some of the repertoire. The restaurant is cosy and comfortable with soft warm lights reflecting the intricate details of their oriental-themed decor. On Thursday evenings, there’s a singer and musicians to entertain diners with nostalgic songs from past eras. With Chinese New Year just round the corner, the … [Read more...]
TOH YUEN @ HILTON PETALING JAYA – Prosperous Beginnings for Year of Fire Monkey
This Monkey Year that’s coming soon – I heard it’s a happening and bouncy one as it’s been called a “Red Monkey” as well as a “Fire Monkey”. Whatever the description, as long as it brings prosperity, happiness and good health, I’m good. So, we were off to some prosperous beginnings at Toh Yuen Chinese Restaurant at the Hilton Petaling Jaya recently. Their Chinese Executive Chef Ben Lim unveiled their array of specially crafted pork-free Cantonese specialities to welcome the fiery … [Read more...]
Auspicious Chinese New Year Feasts @ DYNASTY RESTAURANT, RENAISSANCE HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR
With just over a fortnight to go, the scramble to book festive feasts during the Chinese New Year has just intensified. If you are looking for a porky (translated as “non-halal”) Chinese restaurant in a hotel setting, Dynasty Restaurant at the Renaissance Hotel Kuala Lumpur may be just your cup of tea. From 18 January to 22 February 2016, Executive Sous Chef Kok Chee Kin and his team of chefs are all set to pamper you with festive menus focusing on flavours of Cantonese cuisine in celebration … [Read more...]
CHINA TREASURES @ KLGCC ushers in the Year of the Red Monkey in style
The Red Monkey is on its way and to pave the dawning of the Lunar New Year, the award-winning restaurant China Treasures in Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club (KLGCC) is all set with prosperous feasts to welcome it. China Treasures is a lovely restaurant with a classy plum and rosy hued table linen offset against elegant oriental arches and latticed wall panels. On one side diners can even enjoy the lush greenery of the golf course outside as the windows open out onto this relaxing … [Read more...]
Festive Indulgence with TAI THONG
For the Chinese, celebrating the lunar new year is all about family and tradition with lots of auspicious symbolism thrown in. So, preferably the dishes during such festive feasting should ring in “prosperity”, “good fortune” and “happiness”. To bring these elements to the table, the chefs at the Tai Thong restaurants have curated special dishes that symbolise all things good. We checked out some of Tai Thong’s special dishes to usher in the Year of the Monkey. The chefs have a come up … [Read more...]
It’s a Golden Prosperity celebration at The Dorsett Grand Subang this Chinese New Year!
The Fire Monkey will be cavorting in very soon, ushering a brand new lunar year in less than a month from now. At The Emperor, the award-winning Chinese restaurant in Dorsett Grand Subang, Executive Chinese Chef Loh Jiunn Voon and his team has come up with 3 special 8-course Chinese New Year feasts. At the centre of these feasts is the Golden Prosperity Yee Sang with fresh salmon, silver bait fish, mangoes and other goodies for that “golden” combination. The yee sang may look plain … [Read more...]
Leng Loong Seafood Restaurant – where Lenggong favourites abound!
This no-frills restaurant serves simple home-style dishes, leaning more towards Kong Sai (or “Kong Xi”) flavours. Its location in Taman Equine may seem a bit off-the-beaten-track but it’s actually fairly easy to get there, coming from the Kesas Highway. The chef is from Lenggong, a little town in northern Perak with a major community of Kong Sai residents. So that explains the Kong Sai influence in the dishes here. With the Chinese New Year upon us and 15 days of celebration ahead, if you … [Read more...]
Blossoms of Fortune for Chinese New Year at Zuan Yuan, One World Hotel
There’s a change in command in the kitchen of Zuan Yuan these days. Chef Heng Sze Hooi, Assistant Chinese Chef together with his team have come up with some delectable dishes for the Chinese New Year, which is just days away. I must say that’s a very refreshing change and things are looking good there. Having dined there very often, I like the changes, some subtly, in the flavours of Zuan Yuan’s offerings. It is also timely that diners now get to taste Chef Heng’s creations during this … [Read more...]
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