Dubrovnik Restaurant, in the heart of Mont Kiara is just about the only Croatian restaurant in Malaysia. Owned and helmed by Chef Zoran Djumic, the main concept of this restaurant is to stick to the traditional way of European/Croatian cooking without compromise on quality. Offering authentic European Mediterranean dishes, Dubrovnik uses traditional recipes from Spain, France, Greece, Italy and Croatia, of course. The name "Dubrovnik" is actually a city located in the southern side of … [Read more...]
Norwegian Seafood Gala Dinner @ The Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur
The Norwegian Embassy hosts a Seafood Gala Dinner annually in conjunction with the Malaysian Norwegian Business Council (MNBC) Innovation Award. This award is given to an outstanding member of the council to acknowledge its excellent performance. I was privileged enough to be invited to this gala dinner recently, which was held at the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur. The MNBC was established in 1990 with the objective of stimulating business and trade between Norway and Malaysia and today it … [Read more...]
MIGF Menu at Mandarin Grill, Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur
New faces and new creations! - that certainly holds true for Mandarin Grill at the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur. The new face there refers to their recently-appointed Chef de Cuisine ... Chef Reto Weber. Don't be misled by his young (well, he is young) and boyish looks ... someone even added "geeky and scrawny" to his description, Chef Reto comes with a rather distinguished culinary resume. He started his culinary career at the tender age of 16 when he decided to leave his Swiss Alps home … [Read more...]
Ruffino Wine Dinner @ Villa Danieli, Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur
Back by popular demand, Villa Danieli is currently offering a 5-course Italian dinner with wines from Ruffino, one of Italy's renowned wine brands. From the beautiful countryside of Tuscany with its rolling hills, Ruffino's 8 estates are recognized in producing 130 years of the finest wines from Italy. A perfect blend of innovation, tradition and elegance has kept Ruffino as the leading frontrunner in the wine-making industry. From traditional wines such as Tuscan DOCGs to the latest Tuscan … [Read more...]
Dining at The Chef’s Table @ The Chalet, Equatorial Kuala Lumpur
Dining at The Chef's Table is a whole new experience for me. Traditionally, the Chef's Table is reserved for a special group of diners where they get to taste special dishes concocted by the chef. And usually this table is located near the kitchen, for closer attention by the chef. Apparently this is very popular in the UK, with many fine restaurants in London offering this concept - the noteworthy ones are those run by the likes of Gordon Ramsay (Maze, Claridges) and Marcus Wareing. Recently, … [Read more...]
Ben’s General Food Store
Whenever we have lunch meetings in the office, chances are high that we'd be eating those delivered-to-your-doorstep fast-food pizzas ... you know which ones I mean. Those are not exactly my favourite kinda food. And that's why I usually avoid eating pizzas out of the office environment, if I can help it. Unless of course, if it's pizzas freshly made in an Italian restaurant... you know, those hand-made thin crusted types baked in firewood ovens. Yeah, call me a pizza snob, if you will... but … [Read more...]
Cremonini, Don Pomodoro, Idahoan: Great Food Delights for you!
Euro-Atlantic Sdn Bhd recently launched Cremonini Olive Oil, Don Pomodoro Pasta sauce from Italy and Idahoan Dehydrated Potato from the USA at a dinner in Social@KL, GTower, Kuala Lumpur. Bottom right corner: Adrian Ung demonstrated how easy it was to reconstitute the Idahoan Dehydrated Potato! Cremonini Olive Oil is produced in Italy in a time-honoured tradition that dates back more than 50 years. Casa Cremonini was started in Oliveti near Bologna in Italy, by Guiseppe Cremonini , who … [Read more...]
What’s Dish @ Dua Annexe dishing up next?
DISH - Delicious Ingredients Steak House. The dining section of Dish is just behind Delicious Ingredients - unpretentious modern simple set-up, a perfect foil for the fine dishes they serve. You don't need to dress up yet the food served here is of "fine dining" concept. Quite unorthodox. In Dish, it's All About The Beef. And they have a certain philosophy about their Beef, too... like how thick the steak should be cut? Take a look... Having been established in that "embassy … [Read more...]
Bistro á Table, Section 17 Petaling Jaya
Bistro á Table - this name seems to be on almost every self-respecting foodie's lips the past couple of weeks. Most have been raving about the storm of "adaptive French cuisine" cooked up Personal Chef Isadora Chai in her new "hole in the wall" restaurant located in the woodier quieter side of Section 17, Petaling Jaya. The bistro pays homage to modern French comfort food which also adopt some Asian elements. "To the table" - that's the literal French translation of Bistro á Table - it … [Read more...]
El Meson @ Bangsar
El Meson - the Spanish Table. You just gotta love the vibrant colours of this Spanish restaurant located along one of Bangsar's busy food streets. The bright red menus match the equally brilliant red walls either hand-painted with murals or hung with various pieces of modern art pieces. And the bull's head, don't forget that head hanging over the bar - such an attention-grabber piece. From tapas to iberico pigs to paella, I had a chance to try some of El Meson's specialities … [Read more...]
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