Guest writer, Polly Szantor, tells of her pre Ramadhan experience at Kites Restaurant, Holiday Inn, Shah Alam… Arriving at the Holiday Inn in Glenmarie was like a dream. I instantly forgot the stress of driving round and around Subang Jaya trying to …
Craggy Range Wine Dinner @ Cava Restaurant & Bar, Bangsar, Malaysia
Toasted baguette and tomato salsa. Wild Rock Sauvignon Blanc. Mushroom Cartaccio with Foie Gras Oxtail Cocido Wild Rock Gravel Pit Red Hawke’s Bay Merlot Malbec 2010 + Craggy Range Te Muna Road Pinot Noir 2010 Setas de Pierna de Cordero & Grille…
Chocolate Buffet @ Starhill Tea Salon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Run, jump, dance, diet, starve yourself in preparation for Starhill Tea Salon’s chocolate buffet. Every Sunday in June, chocolate aficionados can partake in three and a half hours of saccharine feasting on some of the finest desserts in the city. An endle…
Milk Chocolate Pistachio Brittle, Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I love the treats from the Mandarin Oriental’s Cake Shop. This milk chocolate and pistachio brittle is one of three versions. I’ve tried two. This one is heavenly, but the White Chocolate Brittle is still my favourite to date. I&…
Porridge & Popiah @ Say Huat, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Popiah Century Pork Porridge Welcoming friendly ambience, fast service and good food keeps us returning to Say Huat in Section 17, PJ. This time round it was for the rice porridge and popiah. The idea of congee has never appealed to me and so even after nine ye…
Leonardo’s & De Bortoli Wine Dinner, Taman Bandaraya
Just the word, Leonardo, conjures ideas of genius through images of renowned paintings, visionary inventions and momentous scientific insights. Leonardo’s Dining Room & Wine Loft, in Taman Bandaraya, attempts to carry over this Renaissance feel to thei…
Mezze, Sauvignon Blanc Wine Tasting, Medan Damansara, Malaysia
Believing that education is king, especially when it comes to keeping our taste buds well informed, hubby and I scooted off to Mezze last Saturday for a wine tasting afternoon. Greeted, seated and equipped with maps covering the wine regions of Chile, France and N…
Golden Sands Resort Penang Holds Sustainable Seafood Awareness Day
To create awareness among local hoteliers and seafood suppliers for the need to sustain our seafood supplies for the long run, Golden Sands Resort, in collaboration with World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia), the Penang Aquaculture …
Dim Sum @ Celestial Court, Sheraton Imperial, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Rose Tea – the recommended brew to begin with essential oils supposedly helping to improve circulation Har Kao – the king of dumplings. It said that a good dim sum restaurant can be judged on these shrimp dumplings alone, a fresh well pre…
Recommendations for Switzerland!
Martin Huette, international lawyer for Huette Law spends much time traveling internationally. Eating out so often means he is particular about food so he offers up his recommendations for his fav spots in his home country Switzerland. Zug – …
Lai Ching Yuen, Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur, Bukit Bintang, Malaysia
Ingredients needed for glutinous rice dumplings – just in time for the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Patient Chef Thye demonstrating and guiding participants in the art of dumpling making. He made it look so easy, but the hands-on proved to be more ch…
Urbano e Fresco, Publika, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The plant fringed entrance with views to a petite park across the road Tomato Bruschetta – toasted bread with tomatoes, pesto, extra virgin olive oil, parmesan & basil RM9.90 Caprese Buffalo Mozzarella – buffalo mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, pesto sauce, bl…