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New Menu with 2- Michelin star chef at Mandarin Grill @ Mandarin Hotel, KL

17/08/2012 4 Comments

First time stepping foot into Mandarin Grill is certainly another new level of experience for me, as always the main entrance projects me the impression that they are serving buffet line, neither did I know its actually a contemporary restaurant. Not only that, with chances of being here along with few others are totally slim. Mandarin Oriental is known for its award winning owner and operator, therefore Mandarin Grill is something I am looking up at.

Many of foodies like us we surely heard about Michelin star restaurant, which is a fine dine exclusive restaurant that maintain its quality all year long. There are none in Malaysia. Guess what, now Mandarin Grill is getting an exclusive chef with experience in cooking 2-Michelin star restaurant is the new chef heading the kitchen as Chef de Cuisine is Chef Reto Weber.

There are 2 sections in this restaurant as, in this section you will be pamper with comfy mini bar counter and some sofa seating right at the window over look KLCC with a huge piano in front.

Skipping that, you will reach a huge glass room that store with lots of good wine. .

And here we are, the main dining area . .

Looking at the menu tonight, I am thrilled!

with great food, certainly wine is a great companion . .

I love buns and these are amazing Crispy Buns with Salted Butter and Cream Cheese With Fried Shallots. I had these whole plate by myself with huge spread of butter and cream cheese, that is made fresh from oven, serve with 3 types.

Kicking off with appetizer Black Angus Beef Carpaccio – sauteed wood mushroom with paramesan and pesto @ RM 70

Pan Seared River Prawns – Spring vegetable salad with paprika dressing, something light that makes your taste bud starts going.

Looking at the menu, I instantly lock this down for my mains 12 hours braised pure Angus Beef Short Ribs – morel mushroom with kohlrabi and potato puree @ RM 135

I look down on this slab of meat that I thought I would not be filled and it proves me wrong. Braised to perfection that the meat is soft, tender and moist. I pair it with potato purree and it taste awesome along with a sip of wine. Something that you must not miss if you are here, some people do not prefer it and if you are a fan of Angus steak then should give it a try.

At first I thought this Halibut Saltimbocca is fish, then looking back at the menu only realize its smoked duck, sage, braised lentils , saffron jus @ RM 148

Another amazing dish is Organic Lamb two ways – Loin, tortellini, celeriac puree, Balinese pepper sauce. Cook medium rare that you can see the blood still oozing out from the meat and sauce added on top is just aromatic. @ RM 165

Many of other diners are aiming for this desert, as those are some regular in here and its a must have according to them. Granny Smith Apple Tart – Creme France Ice Cream. It was cook to precision that the crust is slight crispy and apple is very flavourful and you must eat along with ice cream to make it more perfect, yet to me its still too sweet as I myself cant take too sweet item. The rest are just enjoy to the max with this desert.

Dark Chocolate Sphere – Yogurt sorbet, almond crumble and passion fruit

Many girls would have their hands on this sphere, filled with dark chocolate, serving along with the sphere which is hard then pour along with hot dark chocolate puree to make a hole, that the chocolate will mix with almond crumble.

Chef Reine came out to greet all of us.

More about chef Reto Weber, A Swiss born, grew up in Davos, the country side of the Swiss Alps. As a chef who work at a 2 Michelin Star restaurant, Walserhof as a Commis and subsequently promoted to Demi Chef de Partie. While at Walserhof, inspired by the Exec Chef who was passionate about fresh quality products and perfection in every dish. His vast experience that he travelled to various countries in Europe, Asia, Middle East and Australia along with his memorable experience on his 3 year stint in Dubai with the opening of two 5-star hotels including the world’s first Armani Hotel design by Giorgio Armani. He is part of the pre-opening team of the world’s highest restaurant that located in 122nd floor in Burj Khalifa.

A great chef like him along with his vast experience and 2-star michelin restaurant is something to look forward for in food. For nice food hunting that willing to dig a bit more on your wallet, certainly this is one of the restaurant to hunt for!

The starters and soups selection are priced from RM32++ to RM180++ while main courses are between RM68++ to RM285++ per dish. Desserts are priced from RM18++ to RM56++ per order.

Location:
Mandarin Grill
Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Jalan Pinang
(next building to KLCC)
Kuala Lumpur City Centre,
50088 Kuala Lumpur,
Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2380-8888

Operating hours:
12pm to 2.30pm for lunch
7pm to 10.30pm for dinner.

email: [email protected].

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Imperial Chakri Palace @ Suria KLCC

20/06/2012 No Comments

Its been a while since I last had my Thai meal and this round decided to head Imperial Chakri Palace. According to my friend, he mention that how did the word Imperial Chakri Palace came about was they hire a lady chef from Thailand and she used to work in the Thai Palace Kitchen as a cook and then was brought in my this company to make a royal type cuisine here. That is how the name Chackri Palace Royal Thai Cuisine came about.

Not only that, the restaurant had gain its reputation over the years had they had been going strong for more than 10 years with improvise taste and food that had attracted many locals and foreigners back to this restaurant. Consistency is they main key for them to win back many loyal customer, afterall this restaurant serve HALAL Thai Food.

The whole ambiance been decorated with royal colours as yellow is the usual, that provide comfortable dining . .

Fresh Coconut @ RM10.50

Mieang Kam is one type of traditional food to start off with as appetizer. Serve along with 7 types of ingredient and what you need to do is take a piece of leave follow by spreading the shrimp paste which is a must as its thick and aromatic, then sprinkle with all the ingredient that you like. @ RM19.90

For me, I have added everything the have then roll it and stuff the whole thing in your mouth under one bite. Taste? Just perfect.

Yam Ma Moung, I would call it Kerabu Mango Salad. Finely slice marinated mango with some added chili, peanuts. Usually being order along for us to open up our appetite with the sourish taste and hint of spiciness at the end. @ RM18.00

Chakri Four Seasons @ RM39.90 – Thai fish cake, spring roll, sweet and spicy chicken, mixed fruit salad and crispy prawn

Super star in there, is the fish cake as its stuff with spices and the homemade fish patty is just soft nicely fried.

Tom Yam Talay is known as one of their signature dish in the restaurant, as the clear version is actually Bangkok style. As always the clear version is lighter in taste and just nice for those who cant really handle spicy soup as its more towards sourish. RM10.50

Gai How Bai Tuey known to us as pandan leaves fried chicken @ RM21

Khow Ob Sapparod known as pineapple fried rice that serve for 4 pax@ RM55.00

Gaeng Keaw Wan Gai – thai Green Curry as I find that its a bit too milky for me as the rest quite like it. @ RM21.00

Broccoli Phad Head Hom a simple stir fried vegetable with oyster sauce and garlic that pair with my pineapple fried rice well. @ RM26.00

One of my favorite dish for the night is Gung Phad Choo Chee fried to perfection with peanut sauce, mild spicy along and gravy is a bit thick to my liking as the shrimp is fresh and one of a unique dish of thai I came across and I ate most of this by myself. 🙂 – Recommended if you love peanut gravy. @ RM20.90

Pla Nueng Ma Now – steam fish with sauce of clear lime, chilli and garlic @ RM68.00

Another favourite of mine for the night is Phad Thai Gung Sod – Fried Thai noodle with prawns, crushed peanut and chilli powder as I know not many places can cook this well, as I have learn to eat in Thai that taste of it head towards more on a bit sweet and sour then add myself with chili flakes to tone the spiciness up. The noodle is flat, well fried and chewy as my liking. @ RM18.90

Ai Tim Tab Tim Krob – homemade red ruby water chestnut, sago, jackfruits and vanilla ice cream, served with icy coconut milk in fresh coconut shell @ RM15.00

Best of all all their food are healthy. NO Added Msg, Low Cholesterol Oil, NO coloring and No preservative.

Location:
Imperial Chackri Palace
Lot 417B, Level 4,
Suria KLCC Shopping Centre,
Kuala Lumpur City Center,
50088 Kuala Lumpur, MY

Tel : 03-2382 7788 / 0128
Fax : 03-2382 0269

In Events By Taufulou 3 Mins Read

Glenmorangie Orange Retro Funk Party @ The Pool

02/04/2012 No Comments

Last weekend I attended a party and would be my first of its kind. Why? Glenmorangie had arrange a night to chill and party with following Orange Retro Funk Party as the theme. It is held one of a location that I previously remember is Spasso Milano as my friend did her engagement party there, and now they have moved to Pavillion.

With the new place turn into a new luxury lifestyle gastrobar, The Pool that makes its a new party place at Jalan Ampang

Its cool to see the girl to be design on the cool outlook for the theme for the night.

The whole place had turn into cool orangy place. .

Love how they do the DJ staging there and its just so cool . .

And they have a upper deck whereby you can enjoy yourself with the view of KLCC or the Pool itself.

If you are in their indoor section check out their cook effect on their ceiling ..

Glenmorangie The Original is a Ten Years Old whisky mainly matured in ex-Bourbon casks that’s made from slow growth, air dried American Oak from the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. The selection of casks were important to bring the lemony gold colour as well as the aroma of mandarin, lemon, apple, pear and peach fruits with hints of Vanilla.

Glenmorangie, this beautifully seductive spirit originates in the heart of the Scottish Highlands where, at the Glenmorangie distillery, it first captures by elegant, swan necked stills that are the tallest in Scotland and then expertly matured in the finest oak casks.

As for the night, we had something special that soak with mandarin taste, as I have learn a new way to enjoy this single malt that, they have actually prepare some mandarin orange skin then in the bowl then soak it for 20 minutes along the single malt with orange . ..

Then after that it is ready to be pour out. It seems that they have turn the taste into more strong and a bit orange taste at the end of the sip.

We can do that at home and enjoy while sipping it away . .

Tadaa… and its ready to be served and always prefer it on the rock only with 3 cubes of ice so that it does not dilute the taste of it.

Guess who is the Emcee for the night is this good looking Will Quah ..

With the usual, Louixe, Angeline and Yukiko

and the rest of the gang.

Its great to have every one there to chill and holding our every neat glass of Glenmorangie Single Malt chilling and chatting all night long, with music playing and best of all is this free flow that we are enjoying.

Besides that, for all Glenmorangie Single Malt Fans as there would be a good news that Malaysians will be the first in South East Asia to have the opportunity to enjoy an ‘Unnecessarily Well Made’ experience of Glenmorangie whisky at the Soundform Fluid Bar. comes complete with the state-of-art Elipson Planet L speakers and music centre designed by Philip Michael Wolfson.

So mark your calender and place which it will be taking place at the concourse area outside Robinsons in The Gardens, Mid Valley City in April 2012.

Location:
The Pool
347, Jalan Ampang
55000 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: o17-9985577
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepoolkl

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Legend F1 Micheal Schumacher & Nico Rosbery is at KLCC

08/04/2011 No Comments

Guess who was in town at KLCC on last weekend? The legend of F1 himself, Michael Schumacher & Nico Rosberg is in town to greet the fans in conjunction with Formula 1™ PETRONAS Malaysia Grand Prix showcase, from 2nd to 10th of April 2011. Many of his fans came near and far just to get a glimpse of him and most of them were happy to see him back in action.

The line was super long just to get their autograph and the whole center court was packed with people.

I guess this t-shirt will never wash and will frame in the house already.

Those of you that miss out this meet the fans session dont be sad as you can watch them live at the racing track, and head down to Sepang to catch them live.

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Tiger Crystal Beer Lauching @ SKY BAR

24/03/2010 No Comments

Tiger year had been a roaring year and a lot of people are taking advantage on this very great year. Most of the friends that I know they had a great start and with the year of tiger that associate with the brand Tiger Beer, they had take this advantage to launch their latest beer ‘Tiger Crystal’ at one of the well known place, SKY Bar.

An open concept area that makes us very comfortable and enjoying a great scene that overlook well lit up KLCC during the night.

Most people would choose to be seated in this sofa area for the great view. Either you have to go very early or you would be seated some where else.

The all new Tiger Crystal drinking lager is brewed with all-natural ingredients using the unique Cold Suspension brewing process. This proprietary technique filters the beer at a crystal cold temperature of -1 degree Celsius to lock in the most desirable flavors and aromas inherent in Tiger Beer, whilst providing a refreshingly crisp new sensation for all drinkers.

I just love my glass of Tiger Crystal beer with the first sip down you can taste the fresh aromatic taste(something like barley) yet it is very mild and very refreshing and what we feel that girls gonna love it.

In the hot weather like this, me, Coco and Derek are enjoying ourselves with the compliment beer from Guinness Anchor.

Mark Jenner, Marketing Director of Guinness Anchor Berhad gives a simple speech and officate the event that aiming to continue to give our loyal consumers unbeatable new experiences.

With Tiger Beer marking their new range of beer. . . .

Mark Jenner, Marketing Director of Guinness Anchor Berhad, Sean Koh, Marketing Manager of Tiger Beer and Charles Ireland, Managing Director of Guinness Anchor Berhad kampai with every one to the launch of the all-new, limited edition Tiger Crystal.

Me and the tiger crystal girls.

The Tiger Crystal girls were certainly dressed to match the cool, clean, minimalist lines of the Tiger Crystal bottle.

Me and Alicia one of a great photographer too.

Finger foods were serving and till this very cotton candy seriously caught my attention which was put on a LV cosmetic look box. Wish to have it, as it looks so classic pale wooden colour.

After a few hours and a lot of drinking, we felt like we are moving into another dimension by the play of visual playing of lights.

And of course not to be miss is a group picture that all of us cannot deny that we had a great time in the event, (front row L-R) Derek, Thomas, Alicia, Coco, Wilson, Joshua, Me and the rest of the great crowd from Europe, all thanks to GAB.

only now I am in lurve with their new Tiger Crystal, for more information check out their website – http://www.tigerbeer.com.my/

Location:
SKY Bar
Traders Hotel
33rd Floor, Traders Hotel,
Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC),
50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel: +603- 2332 9888.

Map

In Chinese Food By Taufulou 6 Mins Read

Din Tai Fung @ Pavilion

23/02/2010 No Comments

I have heard a lot about this restaurant about their food quality and the best part is food from Taiwan. I just do not know why when mention about food from there, I would like woaahhhh, its like when people mention about Penang = Food. The term for me is Taiwan = Food as this would be my very first visit to this restaurant, Din Tai Fung.

This is their newly renovated and just open its door to public just before Chinese New Year with having another outlet they have is at Mid Valley, which I had walk pass a lot of times and its always full. To my surprise, this restaurant was ranked as one of the top 10 restaurant in 1993 by The New York Times. Not only their outlet in Malaysia, as their franchise spread over to Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and the United States.

All the chef are busy preparing the Xiau Long Bao’s in the open concept kitchen.

With all the ingredients are prepared and measure correctly to ensure their food quality is there. What I was inform that, they do have daily QC check by their master chef as to ensure that their taste is the same and fresh ingredient are used to get the satisfaction out of it.

The new outlet interior design which is another total new concept that very different from the branch at Mid Valley as that branch with more of its crowd are family and the new branch decorated with modern classic style on the front section and the back section is all about back to the past with contemporary interior. . .

Besides that, they do have VIP sections or area to cater private function and only this 2rooms had the perfect view directly to KLCC and special menu can be cater upon request or budget.

Our setting and menu for the day and being greeted by the very warm and friendly host cum onwer Meng Lim.

Start off the meal with their cold appetizer.

This arrangement of tower is the ‘Japanese Cucumber’ had been season a bit and its very crunchy covers in a very very mild taste on your tongue. RM3.80

‘Taiwan Century Egg’ as the texture of it is different, softer and the egg base is very nice in taste eat it with ginger is the perfect way to start off with. RM3.80

‘Spicy Jellyfish’ is served cold and I love the texture of it which is chewy and covered with the taste like mild thai sauce yet it’s a bit sour, definitely appetite opener. RM6.80

It’s the same like Hong Kong or China food that they do have ‘Chili Oil’ as to accompany some of the dish to pull up the flavor of it.

In Din Dai Fung, all QC and staff training is regard as priority to ensure customer satisfaction, as the focus a lot on staff culture and ethics had been professionally trained as this girl is send by the Taiwan HQ to trained on all the new staff and making sure that everything is in order, as this is to ensure that their brand name served with tip top condition and all the branch you go around the region is the same.

‘Crab Meat & Pork Xiao Long Bao’ served next as it was perfectly steam and the soup in it is hot filled with the juices from the steam that ooze from the pork in it. Very sweet in taste yet a bit salty that stuff in some ginger with vinegar, it tastes perfect. RM12.80(6 pcs)/ RM23.80 (12 pcs)

This is the way how to pick up a Xiao Long Bau with the tip of it so that you wont damage the delicate yet soft skin on the side as you can drink on the soup too.

‘Shrimp and Pork Dumpling’ is huge and stuff with compact ingredient. RM12.80(6 pcs)/ RM23.80 (12 pcs)

This soup get me all excited as it smells so good. When the cover was open up I was like haaa…?? So simple yet so aromatic, ‘House Special Chicken Soup’ had been steam in high temperature for 4 hours using Kampung Chicken with a proper arrangement of the meat in the bowl to enhance the maximum taste of it and cook with some simple Chinese herbs. It is something very simple yet the taste is top notch, and burning hot with the way just as I preferred. RM13

The chicken had been boiled till very soft and dip it with simple soy sauce. It taste good.

I am a big fan of ‘Hot and Sour Soup’ as no matter I spotted this, I would order, just a big fan of this soup. In Din Tai Fung, the soup is RM7.50 for small and RM11 for big. Its mild in taste as it suits people who do not like strong taste yet can get to enjoy hot (which is not too spicy) yet the sour is vinegar side yet the texture of it is just nice, not too starchy.

‘Cha Jiang La Mien’ is done very nice with serving for a simple dish that top with mince pork, taufu and peas as some soy and chili oil added in.

The trick to eat this noodle is to add on some vinegar instead of chili oil as it totally taste different and much better. RM12

‘Pork Chop Fried Rice’ as the fried rice is simple but fried with wok hei and the egg taste is soft and blended well with the rice, with the perfect deep fried pork chop eat with chili oil is excellent. RM14.50

‘Baby Green Beans with Mince Pork’ as if you eat it randomly like that, it would taste abit salty but a perfect companion for rice. RM16

Even though we are full, there are always room for deserts as to me, I find this desert quite special as its in the form of Xiau Long Bau, as the back basket is ‘Mini Sesame Buns’ RM5.50 and ‘Red Bean Dumpling’ RM7 (6pcs) / RM12.80 (12 pcs).

It was a great lunch and informative too from the great host Meng Lim and invites from Sidney. Of course, I will be returning to try out their other dish.

Location:
Din Tai Fung
Lvl 6 Pavilion
(next to celcom shop)

*Non-Halal

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