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Magical Christmas Menu 2015 @ Mandarin Oriental, KL

09/12/2015 No Comments

Christmas is just around the corner where hotels are starting to take opportunity to promote their festive season menu. This year, the kitchen whom is lead by Chef de Cuisine, Andreas Block will amaze you with his selection for this festive season.

Their signature area which will not change is their center salad bar and cold session that is filled with sashimi and others.

Indian section is pretty good too. .

Their grill section is one of my favourite section too. From lamb rack, with nice piece of beef and fish which is salmon.

In their Christmas menu selection you will be pamper with roast turkey, special coleslaw, sausages and others.

Then chef Andres Block came by and present us his amazing roast Turkey with his secret receipe. I am not a big fan of roast turkey as usually it is dry. For this, he had done it to perfection where after roast, it is still moist and aromatic. Very simple taste as the gravy and raspberry dressing brings up the taste pretty well.

Christmas menu would not be complete if their dessert section is not deck up .

You can expect variety of cakes for your sweet tooth.

Nicely done up gingerbread man house.

and also do not miss out the chef special which is durian cheese cake.

For Pre-Christmas Buffet Lunch 28th NOvember to 24th December (12pm-2.30pm)
RM 108 nett per person (weekdays)
RM 128 nett per person (Saturday)
RM 178nett per person (Sunday Brunch)

Pre Christmas Buffet Dinner -28th November to 23rd December
RM 148 nett per person (Sunday to Friday)
RM 198 nett per person (Saturday)

Christmas Eve Buffet Dinner 24th December 6pm-10.30pm
RM 248 nett per person

Christmas Day Mega Brunch 25th December 12.30pm-3.30pm
Mosaic, Lounge on the Park and Mandarin Grill
RM 428nett per person (inclusive of drinks and juices)
RM 598nett per person (inclusive of soft drinks, juices, house pouring wine and beer)
RM 728nett per person (inclusive of soft drinks, juices, house pouring wine, beer and sparkling wine)

For dining reservations or to place an order for Christmas goodies, contact them at +60323308797/8798 or email [email protected]

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Award Winning Guest Chef Wong Wing Keung is at Lai Poh Heen @ Mandarin Oriental, KL

26/11/2015 2 Comments

Mandarin Oriental KL is moving quite aggressively to promote new culinary experience to many enthusiastic foodie out there. With their most recent completion project with Three Michelin Star – Chef Aziamendi, next line up under their belt is welcoming award winning Executive Chef Wong Wing Keung and his team from Yee Tung Heen Restaurant hail all the way from The Excelsior Hong Kong is here from November 26th to 29th to tempt your taste buds with their special menu for lunch and dinner.

During this period, Master Chef Wong will be presenting you his award winning set dinner menu that he had recently won from Hong Kong Tourism Board 2015.

For their first dish, will be presenting you their Chiu Chow Dumplings in 3 styles. Starting from left (anti clockwise ) with transparent skin is Traditional dumpling with yam served with Chiu Chow chili paste, vegetarian dumpling with mushroom and carrot serve with Chiu Chow tangerine oil and Carrot and crab meat dumpling serve with reserved bean paste.

This 3 have quite a unique combination of taste as their signature Chiu Chow sauce do enhance each dumplings in different ways. My personal favorite would be vegetarian dumpling with mushroom and carrot as its quite a well balance dish and dip gently on the tip to bring the additional kick of flavors into it. Dipping it too much will over power the whole taste of it.

Next is double boiled honey locust fruit soup with matsutake and assorted fungus. To bring the clarity of soup yet a simple taste of aroma been through multiple process.

Among the dishes, I love this simple presentation as it sure look like mushroom in the while forest. I would call this mushroom in 3 ways. This is actually Twins Mushroom Platter, as the first item is shiitake mushroom stuffed with Matsuteke and Shrimp paste, follow by crispy bits and finally which is their signature mushroom buns with assorted mushroom, as the base is coated with cocoa powder to make it looks like on the ground.

Love the texture of the bun as it is soft, slightly fluffy, with light crips from pan fried and assorted mushroom is not overpowering that pairs well with the bun.

This nicely presented dish which look like a school of Koi swimming in a lake is their

Steamed Grouper Fillet with Crab Meat and Crispy Ginger is done to perfection where fish fillet is soft and fresh where crab meat do add in the sweetness of taste along with crispy ginger to balance it out.

As palate cleanser, this simmered papaya with brown fungus in chicken broth is pretty interesting. Mini balls which is actually papaya do end up taste very similiar to sweet cherry tomato and after taste of it is with a hint of salty end.

The look of this plate is like a simple dish as in actual fact, it is not simple. Braised Rice with crab meat and spring onion actually went thru with 3 rounds of cooking. Rice is fragrant and filled with wok hei, yet it is dry enough to create the mini impact taste of it. Generous kind of ingredient in the gravy is filled with chunky crab meat.

Ending of this meal, you will be served with Chilled ginger milk custard, follow by roll of black and white sesame oil and lastly deep fried mini sesame balls with egg custard.

Ginger milk custard is very interesting, as from their custard is rather soft that is near to jelly yet on the top of dressing is brown sugar with ginger with a hint of spicy end. Sesame ball with egg custard is a bomb!

For this food journey, indeed it do portray to me on classic taste of cantonese cuisine in modern presentation. For this 7-course award winning set dinner is at RM388 per person nett and RM588 nett per person with wine pairing. However if you are nearby and still keen to try, then you can opt for their lunch set menu at RM 68 nett per person with 2 different menu to choose from.

For reservation please contact +603-2179 8885 or email to [email protected]

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day 2014 at Cascade, Mandarin Oriental, KL

06/02/2014 No Comments

Its always during or right after Chinese New Year that another big day is coming up especially for couples. It would be another busy week for guys to search for the right location to have a romantic dinner with the other half and with its recent trend where Mandarin Oriental is one of the option for, Valentines Day is no longer only for couple as I do see alot of single friends do hang out together in some nice places too over the years.

One of the restaurant that you can actually head to is Cascade that will transform its pool side area into a romatic dining area that set in the heart of KLCC area. With nice garden landscaping, with waterfalls sound nearby and swimming pool right by the side, the place would sure be an ideal spot.

Couples will be starting off with this 4 course dinner with Marbled Foie Gras Terrine with Black Truffle which will be the starter that have been infuse in red wine and sous vide for an hour to make the flavour solid. Smooth texture and the whole piece is quite dense. Love the taste of it and I even try use a bit of it to spread with the bread. Taste even better.

Shell Fish Bisque with Lobster Ravioli

As the soup base is pour right in front of me, I can smell the strong flavour that the soup is very aromatic.

Smell of it could not be deny that indeed it is strong in flavour with hint of shell was cook along to make it richer in taste. Slightly creamy yet appetizing. Ravioli is slightly still slightly hard as I expect it to be more soft yet its not bad afterall.

Among the dish, the super star of all is this Baked Cod Fish with Ossetra Caviar Beurre Blanc. I am truely amazed with the serving of the cod as it is pretty huge for such a dining restaurant. Cod is very fresh that when a little cut the meat was easily break into pieces and with the cream base at the bottom do brings out the extra aroma of it. This is truly satisfying!

Finale of the meal will be ending with Iced Vanilla Cupcake that top with dark chocolate ring and fresh strawberries to pair along.

This Valentine’s Day menu is priced at RM428++ per couple /RM576++ with champagne inclusive of a gold chocolate box and a rose for the lady. For more information or to make dining reservations, call 03-2380 8888 or email [email protected].

Location:
Casacde
Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur City Centre
Malaysia
Tel: 03 2380 8888
Website: http://www.mandarinoriental.com/kualalumpur
Facebook: facebook.com/MandarinOrientalKualaLumpur
Email: [email protected]

In Buffett By Taufulou 4 Mins Read

Buka Puasa Ramadan Buffet at Mosaic 2013 @ Mandarin Oriental, KL

06/07/2013 No Comments

One after another festive hitting alternate months and of course, another big festive season is coming up that many Malaysians looking forward for. Starting next week, it will be the starting week of Ramandan week whereby most of the Muslim will be fasting a month before Hari Raya a month later. Mosaic.

Of course years over years, many restaurants especially hoteliers have taken the opportunity to promote their best dishes to cater for all Muslim friends in Malaysia. Over the years and a newly refurbish restaurant that since opens its door to public had maintain its quality of food till date which is Mosaic that located at Ground Floor of Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

With their new outlook, that provides comfort and contemporary ambience is one of the place that you would seriously consider to host many of your family, friends or company gathering here.

Starting off with their cheeze counter with variety to choose from along with fresh bread at the side.

One of it is their Chocolate & Macaroons counter as at, Mandarin Oriental is also pretty famous for their Macaroons.

I have always admire on their buffet selection that is not too huge to walk around yet most of them are good, as with a few sections to be paying attention at.

Follow by fresh Japanese section that most of us would love it, that is always filled with fresh Salmon, Tuna, Oyster, and a few others more. . .

Make two steps behind you will reach a little island on the center which is filled with salad and dressing with a few ingredietns to add on along with some little introduction of Mediterranean cuisine like Huumus and a few more.

Not only that, in this little island also sits one of the most important cuisine for the rest of the month which is all our local dishes for Ramadan will be available here. Ranging from Ayam Masak Merah . . .

For mains they have more than 50 traditional delights to go for such as Lemang, Ayam Kurma Seri Melayu, Sambal Udang PEtai, Udang Galah Lemak Cili Api, Ikan Bakar and many more. .

Rojak – filled with mixture of vegetable and top with satay gravy. .

Steam Ketupat to go along with Rendang. .

Head a little further up,you will reach one of our spices counter which is Indian Cuisine. I love the food here as the spices of gravy is strong enough to make the umph and most of the thick enough to go along with rice or nan.

When you are in Mosiac dining, this is one of my all time favourite place that I rarely miss or never miss before.

Their BBQ/ Grilled section. You can choose any of the selection available for the day, then take other food at other counter and come back bout 5-10 minutes to collect your fresh ready cook dishes. The timing depends on how much order is being in queue. At times can take as long as half hour.

Roast Lamb . .

Love their Satay, well marinated. .

After this counter, you will reach more Asian Chinese cuisine, with stir fried vegetable,

So far I love their soup too. It really depends as it comes with soup of the day . .

Last food counter of the round will fall into Italian.

After you take one whole round, you will finally comes to the dessert section. Which will be a place must visit all our heavy meal.

The variety of dessert here is good enough to kill me off with just a few items.

And their in-house Gelato is also to hunt for .. I took all 5 flavours available for the night and Mango is one of my favourite.

If you are looking for a nice place to dine in KL during Ramadan Month, Mosiac is one of my recommendation place for you to Buka Puasa.

Price at RM 138++ per person.

Do make your reservation early to avoid any dissapointment.

Location:
Mosaic
Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur City Centre
50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

+60 (3) 2380 8888

In Chinese Food By Taufulou 5 Mins Read

Moon Cake @ Lai Poh Heen, Mandarin Oriental, KL

11/09/2012 No Comments

I am excited as setting my foot for the first time in this restaurant Lai Poh Heen in Madarin Oriental. I have read many good feedback about this Chinese Restaurant and further more, one of my favourite chef is here, Chef Ricky Thein that I got to know him when he is in Prince Hotel Tai Zi Heen.

As you walk thru the main entrance, you will be greeted with friendly staff then follow by a huge open concept kitchen that the chefs are happily greeting along too.

Then you will reach this porch huge dining area that is well attended with many of the waiter. It is a newly refurbish restaurant.

If you are in a group or need some private space, can request for their close door dining area.

As for this round, we are invited along to sample their mooncake creation for this year 2012

As I see the display that prepared for us, I just cant wait to sample any of those. It just look appetizing as mooncake is a once a year celebration and I always ended up eating alot.

The molding of Mandarin Oriental logo is so nice on the traditional mooncake.

If I got a chance to skip nutty mooncake I would just skip it, as I just do not prefer these nutty type, but the rest were enjoying every bite of this as they said its just lovely. Rich in ingredient and fragrant.

You may say I am classic yet I still prefer the classic Lotus paste with single yolk. Lotus paste is smooth, and I just love the skin texture as it is a bit like smooth sand, and aromatic skin. Perfect!

Besides this, they do offer other classic mooncake too such as white lotus paste, lotus paste with single yolk, lotus paste with double yolk, red bean and lotus paste with single yolk and diced chicken ham with almond.

pandan flavour mooncake & Durian mooncake – Back: Blueberries and grated coconut

For Durian snowskin, this is by far one of the best I have come across as they use D24 to make it along and it taste exactly like eating durian yet in chill version. – Recommended!

Jeng Jeng Jeng, this is by far the section that I am staring at the whole night. For the first time I come accross Chocolate mooncake!

Available in 4 different flavour and 4 if it looks very tempting and mouth watering.

Dark chocolate with star anise and red bean ganache

White chocolate with orange ganache and cream

Milk chocolate with peanut butter crunch – If you give me 4 pieces of this, I would be very happy, as among the other 3 I prefer this more. I guess I am bias one side as I just love anything with peanut butter. Not too milky chocolate and the peanut butter just pair well. It just give you the feeling like you are eating Reese peanut chocolate.

Dark chocolate with salted caramel ganache

I just love double boil soup. As this was place infront of me, I can just smell the sweet scent of soup occupying the air as I quickly capture the picture and get a soup of it. It just taste awesome sweet as like how the smell occupying that instant moment. Imagine how good the soup would be that is filled with huge scallop and abalone that is juicy and chewy. It is something worth spending on this Double-boiled Abalone Soup with seasonal dried deluxe seafood and baby cabbage at RM 188.

Jasmine Tealeaf Smoked Chicken, chicken meat is soft and if flavourful with tea leaf flavour. Slight moist with the sauce that pair along and eat along with the garlic just make the whole taste more outstanding. @ RM38

Another eye opener as Crispy egg noodles with Assorted Seafood and Vegetables @ RM 48. Crab is succulent sweet with huge scallop and noodle been deep fried that store along with gravy.

something which might look simple to cook along yet Special seafood Fried Rice being cook evenly fragrant that filled with wok hei that makes every one enjoy every bite of it. RM36

Durian pancake @ RM38 – for 3 pieces

One of the best pancake you can get around the area, as I gulp this whole big piece in one bite and let the aroma burst into my mouth. Strong taste of durian detected with a good quality durian being included as the meat, wrap along with thin fried egg slice then chilled along. Taste awesome!

As one desert just make our craving engine started, and every one just browse thru the desert menu on what to have. Guess what we order in the end. We ordered the whole desert menu. 😀

1) Chilled Mango Puree

2) Chilled Almond Bean Curd

Black Sesame Panna Cotta

Lemongrass Jelly

1) Warm Sweetened Red Bean Puree

2) Double Boiled Five Treasures

3) Hot Gingko Nut and Snow Fungus

Chinese Inpired Chocolate Coconut Dome

Double Boiled Sweetened Ginger Tea with Black Sesame Glutinous Rice Dumpling

Banana Split among so many desert, this is one of the best on my preference and something that worth ordering. @ RM22

Coconut Pudding and Pea-shaped Green Tea Dumpling

Mango Pudding with Chocolate Twirl

In the end of the meal, we were all very satisfied and you can place your mooncake as the form above and do go for their Chocolate version, Snowskin Durian and classic lotus paste with single egg yolk.

Location:
Lai Po Heen Chinese Restaurant (Pork Free)
1st Floor, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Kuala Lumpur,
Kuala Lumpur City Centre,
50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel No.: +603-2179 8885
Website: www.mandarinoriental.com/kualalumpur/dining/restaurants/lai_po_heen/
Opening Hours: Lunch (12.00-2.30pm weekdays / 10.30am-2.30pm weekends), Dinner (7.00-10.30pm)
GPS Coordinates: N 3 09.360, E 101 42.700