After having dined in Chef Wan’s restaurants several times, we wanted to try out some more casual fares from his cafes. So we hopped over to the outlet in Taman Tun Dr Ismail on a late afternoon. Decked out in the usual Chef Wan’s “tropical paradise” theme, the café is beautifully set up. Browsing through the menu, we could see a wide selection of dishes inspired by Chef Wan’s extensive travels around the world. From local fares like Cucur Udang and Mee Rebus to … [Read more...]
BRASSERIE LÉON, TTDI: Simple Classic French Fares
Located on the 1st floor of Greens Terrace in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Brasserie Léon is a welcoming eatery for a simple French meal. There’s an easy contemporary feel in the chic shades of blue and grey echoing throughout the restaurant. In the day time, lots of natural light streams into the premise through the huge expanse of glass occupying most of the walls. But we were there for dinner and the whole place took on a cosy romantic ambience, thanks to the enchanting fairy lights and muted rays … [Read more...]
Festive Dining & New Menu at MEATOLOGY, TTDI
There’s a lighter bounce to Chef Yenni Law’s steps these days. Yenni is one of the most hardworking chefs I know - she pushes herself relentlessly in her quest to improve Meatology’s offerings, serving up ever-delicious food to her customers and just doing something better and different every time. After months of brainstorming, creating, testing, improvising and fine-tuning a huge variety of dishes with her protege, Chef Shelly Saw, Yenni finally presents the 2019 new menu for Meatology as well … [Read more...]
2ND FLOOR Kitchen & Bar, Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI)
The good folks of The Private Room Wine Bar and The Pawn Room Cocktail Bar have just extended the dining options in Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) with the opening of 2ND FLOOR Kitchen & Bar. Located within the same shoplot but on a different floor, this new eatery serves a good variety of contemporary European offerings. The deco of 2nd Floor is a bit of a quirky combo of bright tropical colors at the outer/al fresco dining space while the inner section is more sedate. A full wall mural … [Read more...]
MEATOLOGY unveils New Menu!
A recent disappointing experience at a restaurant had me come to the conclusion that a restaurant where the chefs are not the owners or share-holders quite often does not perform as well as one which is helmed by a chef-owner. It’s even worse when the employed chef is not competent, dedicated or passionate. Yes, passion. And therein lies the secret of Meatology. Chef-owner Yenni Law is one helluva passionate chef. Author of two cookbooks and having revamped Meatology (which used to be … [Read more...]
Behold MEATOLOGY!
Meatology is the name of Chef Yenni Law’s celebrated cookbook and it was actually at the media launch of this book in early 2015 that I first met this dedicated and passionate chef. Read more about that encounter here. Yenni is also the owner of the former “Boathouse”, a popular restaurant in Taman Tun Dr Ismail for many years. “Former” because Boathouse has now been rebranded as “Meatology”, streamlining this identity with the success of Yenni’s cookbook. I love the classy new logo of the … [Read more...]
Chee Cheong Fun at Kedai Kopi Kuan Lee @ TTDI Kuala Lumpur
On days when the traffic is kind and the weather is fair and we are early getting to my workplace, there’s always a good chance that DL will be in the mood to detour to Taman Tun Dr Ismail for breakfast. Specifically, we’d head to Kedai Kopi Kuan Lee for my favourite KL-style chee cheong fun. Coming from Ipoh where our CCF is always served plain and simple with a sweet red sauce, chilli sauce, a dash of shallot oil, a splash of soya sauce, a sprinkle of sesame seeds and pickled green … [Read more...]
CHEQUERS RESTAURANT & BAKERY, TTDI, Kuala Lumpur
Chequers Restaurant in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur is pretty well-known as a casual eatery serving American-style meals. The affordable meals work well with its clientele who troop in for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Some of their unique dishes like the Moo Moo, Double-Deck Croque Monsieur & Melting Moment are big hits in the KL waffle scene. Recently, Chequers expanded by taking up another floor upstairs to serve as a bakery cafe. Breads, pastries, cakes and donuts (both sweet … [Read more...]
LIVELLO UNO @ Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur
Taman Tun Dr Ismail, fondly known as “TTDI” has seen quite a number of family restaurants sprouting in this past year. By “family restaurants”, I mean those eateries run by family members and their set-up being very family-friendly, too. One of the latest such eateries is Livello Uno, located on an upper floor of a shoplift along Jalan Aminuddin Baki. Barely 6 months old, this restaurant has been quietly satiating many an Italian food lover in this neighbourhood. As it’s housed in an upper … [Read more...]
The Gallery @ TTDI Kuala Lumpur
You will be forgiven if you think The Gallery houses art pieces - many people think that too. Well, you aren’t half wrong as there ARE paintings inside this premise and they are for sale. But the core business of The Gallery is actually food. It’s a family-owned and family-run restaurant in Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) Kuala Lumpur. Located in a quiet intermediate lot, it’s rather easy to pass by and not realise you have passed by a restaurant serving delicate, mostly … [Read more...]
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