SWEET, SWEET MID-AUTUMN FEST
CONCORDE KL LIGHTS UP THE SWEET LIFEThis year's 'it' item for Mid-Autumn Festival which falls on 8 September...Concorde Hotel KL's ingenious mooncake box which can be upcycled into a table lantern...
View ArticleTIME TO INDULGE
You probably have seen the "mysterious" promotional trailer prior to the start of the movies you're watching...a lady dressed to the nines sauntering to some jazzy tempo while stealing glances at a...
View ArticleRETURN OF CHEF DEBBIE TEOH
To know Malaysia is to dine in Malaysia...in line with Visit Malaysia Year 2014, this is your chance to romance the halcyon days of Straits Chinese cuisine through Chatz Brasserie's Best of Malaysia:...
View ArticleFOOD, FUN & FROLIC AT OPIUM
Like the heady drug it's named after, Opium is the latest venture under Werner Kuhn's F&B group that has taken the KL scene by storm. The al fresco patio crowded with mainly corporate types look...
View ArticleQURESHI - A ROYAL CULINARY PASSAGE TO INDIA
Dum - large claudrons filled with rice, meat, vegetables and spices then sealed and cooked to produce an unbelivably delicious one-dish meal to feed large groups of workers - was once a common dish...
View ArticleA LI YAA - A SRI LANKAN SHOWCASE
My first encounter with Sri Lankan cuisine was at the Hilton Colombo which serves the widest selection curries, sambars and delicious delicacies native to this Pearl of the Indian Ocean. Throughout my...
View ArticleSAMPLINGS OF MIGF 2014 ON FOURTEENTH
A little cupcake adorned with my photo on it! That sweet welcome really took the cake when I joined Abel Nelson Nang and his A-team at Samplings on Fourteenth for an exclusive preview of the...
View ArticleSIMPLY D-ELIGHTFUL
Fresh. Fun. Fast. That's the best way to describe Simply D- a new spin-off concept by Malaysia’s home grown F&B brand Delicious after 10 successful years. Spearheaded by CEO Steve Allen, Simply D...
View ArticleMAGICAL TIME AT J&P MAGIC HOUSE
As a little girl, Taeko Hasegawa loves going to magic bars and shows in Japan. The power of magic has such a spellbinding effect on her that it prompted Taeko to open J&P Magic House in KL with her...
View ArticleTEN HOT HITS OF CHENGDU CAN DO
Mapo tofu, hot pot and dan dan noodles are some of Chengdu’s most famous dishes. Hailed as UNESCO’s City of Gastronomy, the capital of Sichuan province sets foodies’ imagination and tastebuds alight...
View ArticleTHE MALAYSIAN TWIST IN A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME
“Let’s do the twist” is the clarion call that Shook!’s executive chef Matthew Ona plans to send out for this year’s A Journey Through Time at Starhill Gallery Kuala Lumpur. The premier watch and...
View ArticleGRILL FISH STEAMBOAT WITH A DING DING-FERENCE
It was the unique name that piqued my interest to review Private Kitchen's latest promo.With an unusual name like Ding Ding Grill Fish Steamboat, I couldn't fathom how the exact dish looks like. Now,...
View Article35TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIALS AT NEW FORMOSA
Klang Valley's F&B biz is one of the toughest so it is indeed a cause for much celebration when New Formosa Restaurant in SS2, PJ reached its 35th anniversary milestone recently. The owners - chef...
View ArticleHOOKED ON SERENA BRASSERIE'S SEAFOOD SPREAD
After a leading city hotelcreatedan unexpected buzz with its crab buffet, more five-star hotels have sailed into similar waters, reeling in KL-lites with lavish buffet laden with seafood of all shapes...
View ArticleCROISETTE'S CHRISTMAS SHOW-STOPPERS
Pix courtesy of Croisette CafeIt's everything but the turkey this year as far as Chef Pierre MC of Croisette Cafe is concerned. Like the proverbial magician, the French chef has pulled out notable...
View ArticleA GOOD SHELLING AT CRAB FACTORY
Belated congratulations are in order to Crab Factory: Original Louisiana Boil for being voted one of the Best Place for Seafood finalists at the 2014 Time Out KL Food Awards. This seafood restaurant...
View ArticleHERE'S THE BEEF AT GYU-KAKU
No turkey for Christmas this year? You can still make it a sizzling affair - just throw some beef and goodies onto the barbie at Gyu-Kaku, Japan's biggest yakiniku restaurant chain.Pop into the cosy...
View ArticleTASTY THROWBACKS AT HONG KONG SHENG KEE DESSERT
Hong Kong Sheng Kee Dessert from Singapore is out to conquer the Klang Valley with the opening of its first concept restaurant at 1 Utama. Opened in September, Hong Kong Sheng Kee Dessert woks up...
View ArticleDESIRABLE DIM SUM FROM SI CHUAN DOU HUA
Chinese culinary wonders never ceased...recently we caught guest chef Peng Yi Chun from Si Chuan Dou Hua Singapore who dazzled us with the Sichuanese art of knife-shaved noodles at Park Royal KL's Si...
View ArticleBACONY PIG-OUT AT SMOKING HOG
One foodie's bacon is another man's poison as far as Smoking Hog (SH) is concerned. The new resto upstairs from Crab Factory has generated such heated debate in FB and blogs that I reckon it is best...
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