Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
The entrance to happiness The welcome drink is a concoction cooked up by the bartender Dev – watermelon, banana, peanut and coconut – sweet, salty and creamy Large jars of local sweets are spread around the lobby lounge and library. Guests are welcom…
Stylish, classy, but nothing quite as expected such as this unusual twist with jellyfish swimming in the dividers The elegant interior in part is decorated by a beautiful selection of spirits, wines and liqueurs A straight forward dry Prose…
The Latin American Festival is a guaranteed fun day of food, music and dancing. Each country sets up a stall with food and drink from their region. Most dishes are home cooked by nationals currently residing in Malaysia and prices are kept reasonable too. It’…
I’ve had some hits and some misses for my personal taste preferences at Canoodling, but two no fails for me are: 1. Red Curry Duck Confit Noodles – Black charcoal noodles with red Thai curry, lychees, crispy duck leg and fresh basil sprigs. 2. Canoodli…
Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa, Penang is an outdoor lover’s dream with its sheltering, centuries old rain trees in a sprawling 30-acre resort and a tropical herb garden. The resort’s herb garden is one of the main attractions of the resort. Chefs from th…
Central location in the middle of Precint 1 Spacious rooms with sliding bathroom doors offering more or less privacy as preferred Garden View Rooms “A hotel within a park” and “a park within a hotel” Palm Hill Cafe – the all day din…
*NOW CLOSED Chef George Diakomichalis and his new biggest fan Chef George Diakomichalis, guest chef at Prince Hotel for the next 10 days, offers a unique opportunity to sample an extensive range of authentic Greek dishes in KL. Hailing from Adelaide, Australi…
*** Sadly Delucca has recently closed. 🙁 I recently wrote that I have two new favourite finds this week. This is the other one. Delucca’s gooey creamy melty gorgonzola crostini on a base of toasted bread and fruit mostarda garnished with roasted waln…
I’m just about to post my two favourite things for this week. The first is Chef Holger’s, of the Mandarin Oriental, White Chocolate Pistachio Brittle that comes in a Bon Ton Tin. Nuts are roasted and then caramelized with sugar (the trick to keeping th…
Azur – semi fine dining at the Shangri La, Putrajaya Our appetites were awoken with this amuse bouche – cream cheese rounds coated with crushed pistachios and topped with salmon roe and black caviar Warm bread and Bell Pepper Soup Atlantic Black Cod F…
Nasi Ulam Ayam Buah Keluak Gulai Tumis Ikan Pari Lemak Nenas Ikan Sepat Itek Tim Chunky Seafood Otak-otak Kacang Botol dan Daun Pudina dengan Sambal (Ulam Platter) Terung dengan Sambal Udang Kering Nonya Kueh Chef Debbie Teoh livens up Chatz …
One of the principle reasons for a visit to Vintry is an excellent selection of wines available at retail prices. You’ll find bottles ranging from RM55 – RM700. A variety of seating areas upstairs, downstairs and outdoors. High tables, traditional …