We visited a few vineyard restaurants in The Mornington and one of the loveliest is Stillwater. It is located in the acclaimed Crittenden Estate at the foot of Red Hill. Since it opened in 2004, this modern vineyard restaurant is well known for its relaxed fine dining. Developed by owners Zac and Jacqui Poulier from a small self-service café, Stillwater today showcases the very best of the Mornington. In 2012, after an internal refit, fine dining has been lifted to the next level with … [Read more...]
Cape Schanck Lighthouse, The Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne
A visit to The Mornington Peninsula won’t be complete if you don’t visit the famous Cape Schanck Lighthouse. Located at the tip of the peninsula fronting the Bass Strait, the lighthouse still stands tall and proud since its construction way back in 1859. The Cape Schanck Lightstation has a fully functional beacon and it offers visitors a unique glimpse of the past as the historic buildings around it are still kept true to their original condition. On the Lightstation grounds are 3 … [Read more...]
Frangipani @ Changkat Bukit Bintang
The name Frangipani is not unfamiliar to many diners, especially those who love frequenting restaurants in the Changkat Bukit Bintang area in Kuala Lumpur. Frangipani has stood its ground there for more than 11 years and has always prided itself for its French-inspired offerings. That was the direction in Frangipani’s first decade. Moving into its second decade in business, the owners decided that a change is needed to steer Frangipani into its next exciting phase. Looking at food … [Read more...]
Chambers Bar & Grill @ Hilton Kuala Lumpur
After months of refurbishment, the Hilton Kuala Lumpur recently unveiled its brand new Chambers Bar & Grill located on the lobby floor of the hotel. Entering the premise, we were bowled over by the sleek lines of its decor. It seems like everything in Chambers is shiny and reflective – right from its intertwined double-C logo, the metallic main door frame, the polished wooden floor and its super-reflective copper tinted satin metal ceiling. The tables and distressed leather seats … [Read more...]
Pantrie @ Oasis Square
“There is no sincerer love than the love of food”, so said George Bernard Shaw. And so echoed Alice Tuen, owner and chef of Pantrie. Located in the up-and-coming busy commercial centre called Oasis Square, Pantrie is just a few months old. Alice relates how she had to constantly come up with healthy and interesting dishes to ensure her 4 kids eat proper meals. As the mother of 4 stormed up more and more new recipes, she noticed that her kids’ friends started to come over more frequently … [Read more...]
MIGF 2013: Grill 582 at Best Western Premier Dua Sentral
The Malaysian International Gourmet Festival (MIGF) is already well in progress, having started on 1 October 2013. Diners have the rest of this month to enjoy the special festival menus offered by the participating restaurants. When we first dined in Grill 582 at Best Western Premier Dua Sentral a few months back, we loved the grilled dishes done by Chef Siti Arini Darsom so we are delighted to be invited to try out her Festival Menu for MIGF 2013. The Menu: Starter Foie Gras … [Read more...]
Kuala Lumpur Restaurant Week: Opus Bistro @ Bangkung, Bangsar
October is set to be a tremendously exciting month as far as Food is concerned. I think gourmets, gourmands, gluttons and all who are enamoured with food will welcome October with wide open arms and stomachs. There’s Oktoberfest, the MIGF 2013 and then there’s the inaugural Kuala Lumpur Restaurant Week! From 4-11 October 2013, more than 45 dining establishments - popular restaurants specializing in different cuisines will be offering special menus starting from RM20 nett for lunch … [Read more...]
Topshelf @ TTDI
Located in the quieter part of Lorong Rahim Kajai 13, Topshelf has been dishing out popular French and Italian dishes to discerning customers. Helmed by the dashing Chef Christopher Yee and partnered by the charming Hairenna Othman, this unassuming restaurant has been around for almost two years. Trained in French cooking in Europe, Chef Yee keeps his menu tight as he prefers to offer items which are ever-popular using the best and freshest ingredients for the day. The menu features 7 entrees, … [Read more...]
Mediteca – Mediterranean Wine, Deli & Tapas Bar, Kuala Lumpur
When I heard that Mediteca has introduced a pork-friendly Mediterranean menu recently, I knew it’s time to check it out. “Pork-friendly” certainly sounds like music to the ears of porcine lovers and it was also incentive enough for me to brave the infamous city traffic crawls for dinner there recently. Mediteca is located right in the core of the Golden Triangle, in Fraser’s Place, along Jalan Perak. It’s not hard to locate actually… you can see the restaurant from street level – it’s right … [Read more...]
“Flavours of Australia” @ Grill 582, Best Western Premier Dua Sentral
The dark wood-panelled interior of Grill 582 in Best Western Premier Dua Sentral exudes an air of old-world classic luxury and also serves as a perfect setting for the bright glass-panelled kitchen in the restaurant. As we sat at our table facing the simple uncluttered kitchen, our eyes were riveted to the goings-on inside that kitchen, helmed by the petite Chef Siti Arini Darsom. We were there to check out the special “Flavours of Australia” promotion that’s currently on in Grill 582, until … [Read more...]
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