Guest writer Polly Szantor and guest photographer Cheryl Hoffmann tell of their recent experience at Cascade restaurant at the Mandarin Oriental. Set within a lush, tropical garden, the Mandarin Oriental’s al fresco restaurant, Cascade, will be offer…
Month: June 2012
Brunch & Rubra Coffee @ Pietro, Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Rubra, gourmet coffee, now at Pietro Hot Chocolate, Latte and Cappuccino – all based on Rubra – free the Sunday we visited to celebrate the introduction of the new brand of beans Croque Dame – shredded chicken ham and toasted bread with fried eggs, roa…
Room Service Deliveries, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Rainy evening. Too tired to cook. Too wet to go out. What to do? Go hungry? Not a chance! Recently we heard about a food delivery service that promised cuisine from over 100 restaurants in and around KL delivered to your door in less than an hour. Not your regular, […]
Balik Kampung Buffet Feast, Eccucino, Prince Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Guest writer, Polly Szantor, checks out some of the Ramadhan buffets coming up around KL… Eating at Eccucino, the Prince Hotel’s buffet and a la carte, all-day dining restaurant, is special at any time, but the chance of a sneak peek and taste session of thei…
Ramadhan Buffet, Kites Restaurant, Holiday Inn, Glenmarie, Shah Alam, Malaysia
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 …