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The Bee @ Jaya One

31/05/2010 26 Comments

To most of us, Jaya One is no longer a place which is a stranger to us, which is currently now hosting a lot of restaurant, café’s and Bar in that building itself. If you do not know what to eat or having headache on variety, take a stroll around the area that you can find variety of food range available.

One of the latest editions into the family is The Bee which just started their operation about 3 weeks and the crowds already start to love this place.

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Most of us do watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S as they usually hang out in a café, but what I feel The Bee has is that similar kind of concept which is a perfect place gathering place for friends and colleague.

I love their interior that really portray classic style café that I have went when I was at Melbourne, build up with red brick design and coffee counter with cake display fridge and a mini menu of food to choose from.

A mini bar table type area with wifi and plug available for your online convenience.

One thing that I love about their concept is that this cake display fridge is that they are going to feature most of our local bakers to sell in this fridge as part to promote local baker talent.

They have not really launch the place yet and this is their only temporary menu.

With currently limited choices to choose from but will be more starting from June.

‘Dukkah Prawn Salad’ RM16

If you love salad for lunch or dinner, then I would say you will surely fall in love with their salad range. Fresh salad that dress with their very own, homemade salad dressing, top with fresh grilled prawns is something I enjoy.

If you want more healthy or diet meal, then ‘Roasted Pumpkin Couscous Salad’ would be the preffered choice also caught my attention more, RM18 comes with fresh softly baked pumpkin with their own seasoning to enhance the flavor up and sprinkle with the white crumbs(which I forgot the word), and I just can finish this alone. –Recommended~

One of their in house specialties ‘The Bee Burger’

With their very own handmade beef patties which is certainly well mince, grill till its soft and juicy then baked with a layer melted cheese on top of it and its nice! – Recommended~

‘Huevos Rancheros’ wrap with egg, bacon, melted cheeze, sauces, then perfectly toast till the skin is crispy and solid yet not burn with bacon is very aromatic, and so far it is the best I had. – Recommended~

‘Ebi Fry Burger’ is something unique that I came across.

Deep fried Ebi which the prawn is solid and fried perfectly add in with their own salad dressing to make it juicy, worth a try.

‘Chicken Avocado Burger’ with chicken grilled to perfection coated with cheeze.

Opening Promo – ALL burger and drink for RM15 (which is certainly a great bargain)

‘Deep Fried Ebi’ is something have not include in the current menu that would be added in their new menu very soon. The unique is the sauce that by dipping in it, our tongue get to taste sour yet sweet and spicy and its good till we dip it the whole sauce dry.

‘Churros’ is something that I tried at Victoria market and not many people enjoy this desert which is very new in Malaysia, as I love to have mine, cripy on the outer layer and very soft in the middle then sprinkle with with cinnamon sugar is good~

I love this place and certainly, to all those who love burgers, go after their burger range which I felt very delectable as the catch is they have hired one of a very famous young lady chef from Australia to prepare the café’s menu and train their chef, thanks for hosting us that night.

Location:
The Bee
Jaya One
72A Jalan Universiti,
46200 Petaling Jaya,
(behind The Brussels Beer Cafe)
*Pork Free

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In Featured By Taufulou 7 Mins Read

Mexican Galore @ Nikko Hotel

24/03/2010 No Comments

Awww, sometimes I do wonder how long will it takes me to get there to earn that kind of money to let me spend on what I want, as in not to be super rich, but just nice. Sometimes I sure do wish that if I do not get to travel overseas or locally I do have that kind of feeling I want myself to be pampered in a 5 star hotel. A night or 2 would be great. Till then, is one of my wish and also working my ass towards there.

We were here for a food review session and of course like one of our foodie VIP is down to this event too, CK which is famous in the up north and she bring me and Coco up to this Exclusive Residence Longue for refreshment and show us around with Keegen being a very nice guy to tour us around. This longue is located on the 26th floor of the hotel to host guest that stay in an exclusive room.

I sure do not mind to spend my whole day here, lazy’ing around, enjoying the view, blog and online to utilise their free online services, bringing my whole group of friends to chill together

This would be my most preferred area that makes me think of that Heineken advertisement having the whole fridge by myself, which is all foc.

If you are a fan of mocktail or cocktail, they do have a mini bar upon per your request the person in charge of that day will hand made one for you, besides that you also can enjoy the finger food that prepared upon.

Then Keegan is one of the managers there that introduce us his specialty in making cocktails. He introduce us ‘Lime Margarita’ for CK which she enjoys it a lot, not very strong in alcohol flavor that did not overpower the taste of the lime, what we would say is just perfect taste for her. The salt that sprinkle around the glass edge is good, that the after taste that left in our tongue is still salt taste.

Then I got myself ‘Long Island Tea’ which he did it mild for us as I had empty stomach and my stomach was growling. It’s a mixture of 5 alcohol that he mention to us and I find it very good as the way I like it, doest taste strong alcohol in it but take 2 or 3 glass is enough to kill us off, taste mild that did not over power the tea taste but the amount of alcohol added in, I would say is strong. Don play play~

Then Coco had ‘Cappucino’ as she is not feeling well, with honey as the spoon to stir in it. She just love her cup of coffee.

Then we get a peek into CK’s room, if I were given a chance, I wouldn’t mind to camp there for 1 week. Every day wake up got breakfast, with big and specious bath room and a great study table area for me to do my stuff.

Then we head down to Serena Brasserie for the Mexican food buffett with CK and me.

A modern and spacious interior setting with light with dim lights to set on the environment is a great way we can enjoy our food.

In this event, Nikko hotel had take this opportunity to organize this event with Embassy of Mexico that presents ‘Mexico. A Festival of Flavours’ that featuring renowned ‘Chef-Owner Daniel Ovadia from Paxia Restaurants’ in conjuction with Mexico’s Bicentennial Celebration.

Mexico: A Festival of Flavors will highlight the rich cultural heritage and evolving gastronomy of Mexico, that gives them a new challenge in our modern world, changes in taste in preparing and preserve the original of the taste. Paxia restaurant is one of the award winning restaurant that is well recognize in the country itself for its exquisite taste and with the chef around, you can just enjoy the original taste of it.

Chef-Owner Daniel Ovadia

I kick start my meal off with cheese section. I tried all the 3 cheeze and also only found out that CK is also a cheese lovers, we enjoy 3 of those cheese and I personally prefer the 1 if eat it raw, the one in the middle, strong in cheese flavor and the one on the front piece, to baked inside and oven with a toast or pizza sure taste very good.

Appetizer section with Mexician infusion.

Oyster and Sahsimi which is very fresh, again I hantam alot.

They also do have a mini Italian section, which I love how the chef prepared my white sauce of spaghetti.

Start off with very first in list of Mexican food, ‘Beef Papperoni Pizza’ with huge slices of onion, and cheese melt on top, spread with cheese and chili powder is just good.

‘Corn Soup with Green Sauce Spaguettini’

‘Tortilla Soup’

‘Fish Tacos Al Pastor, Dehydrated Pineapple, Guacamole, Onion and Coriander’

‘Baked Duck, Mango and Manzano Chile Sauce with Flour Tortillas’

‘Oaxaca Cheese Enchiladas with Pasilla Chili Sauce’

‘Red Rice with Fried Plantains’

‘Duck Enchiladas with Green Pipian and Red Onion’

‘Fish fillet with shrimp buttered with Chile Anchio’

‘Beef Fillet with Poblano Mole Sauce and Rice cooked with Horchata’

‘Aztec Pudding with Duck, White Truffle and Foie Gras’

‘Huitlacoche Ravioli with Three Cheese Sauce’

‘Fish and Shrimp Meatballs with Tomato Sauce and Rice’

Desert Section

Fresh cakes, which is soft like cotton that with one bite and melts on tongue is something I prefer.

‘Pineapple Tartlette. Mexican desserts: 2nd pix from left: Caramel Fritters with Piloncillo Reduction. Pix on right: Abuelita Chocolate poured fondant with Vanilla ice cream’

This is my bowl of pasta which cook in white sauce, not too salty but very creamy filled with bacon, chunks of onions, sausages and mushroom is top notch.

With crossover of local delights we did try out their ‘Fried Noodle’ which is pretty good too, fried with wok hei and quite dry.

The Desert that I go hunt after.

‘Pineapple Crumble’

I had my Vannila and Yam Ice creap top with chocolate fudge, almond and gummy bears.

A coffee for end of the meal would be good. Fresh brew coffee with a strong sence of the coffee bean and end the brew with a very nice foam on top just taste good.

I enjoy myself at this unique experience of Mexician food in this hotel, as it is quite aunthentic as I have tried before. Thanks to Kattie for giving us such a great hopitality.

The Mexician buffet offers on a very limited time that starts from 23rd March till 3rd April at Serena Brasserie.
Buffet Lunch – RM68 ++ per pax
Buffet Dinner-RM80++ per pax
Set Dinner – RM150++ per person.

Mexican Wine Dinner @ Serena Brasserie (31st March 2010)

For food and wine connoisseurs, spend an enchanted evening at Serena Brasserie and take delight in the 6-course Mexican Wine Dinner. Dine on some of Chef Daniel’s specialties, each one perfectly paired with the finest selection of wines. A glimpse of what’s in store:-

“Shepherd” style fish tacos with dehydrated pineapple sheet matched with Casa Grande Chardonnay, Casa Madero ‘08.
Dry fideo with fresh white cheese and pasilla chilli sauce accompanied by Cru Garage Sauvignon Blanc, Torres Alegre ‘04.
Steak fillet with black chilli sauce and chochoyotes with Casa Grande Shiraz, Casa Madero ‘05 and Paoloni Nerone, Villa Montefiori ‘06.

Price: RM288.00++ per person. Limited seats of 60 persons.

Mexican Culinary Demonstration @ Serena Brasserie (27th March & 3rd April 2010)

Sign up now for the culinary demonstration by Chef-Owner Daniel Ovadia and learn a secret or two in the art of contemporary Mexican cuisine preparation. Limited to 20 participants only on first-come-first-served basis at RM150.00++ per person inclusive of Mexican Set Dinner at Serena Brasserie and recipe booklet.

Tequila and Mezcal Tasting @ Bentley’s Pub (30th March 2010, 6.30 pm)

For those with a passion for tequila, this is one event not to be missed. With three different tequilas and four types of Mezcal for your tasting pleasure plus a host of delightful Mexican snacks to enjoy.

Price: RM80.00++ per person (inclusive of Mexican snacks)

Location:
Nikko Hotel,
Jalan Ampang, KL

For reservations: 03-2782 6228

In Bar & Bistro By Taufulou 4 Mins Read

Castell Restaurant & Bar @ Section 16, PJ

16/03/2010 No Comments

Most of the time when I drive around, my eyes seems to be like very kaypo, will scout around what is around the area. One is for me to remember it so in the future if I need to go to that area I know what I can tell people or I can go there easily. Second would be hunting for food to eat and this restaurant had always caught my attention when I always travel back from 1-U area back to KL as its well lit up at night and with its dim classic look, and told myself it’s a place must hunt and try.

Not until recently, I got a called from my friend Ee Lune, invite me to help her photo shoot for that restaurant, hopefully the owner accept it. At first I do not know what restaurant is that not until I got the information about, Google it and get all excited when know its that restaurant.

I love their restaurant setting with a bit old English style setting lit with orangey dim light that is very relaxing. A cup of beer in this restaurant is a must that I did not miss. Besides this area, on the upstairs they have a pool table and a mini bar perfect for those who love to watch soccer.

The first serving of the day is ‘Mixed Grill’ which was serve in a huge plate and its full of ingredients, comes with sausage, lamb, beef, grill chicken and prawns. Its hard to shoot at first by takes me a while to find the right angle and this is the shot.

With its generous serving and comes with the price sure is no complain about it. Well prepared and it the best is the lamb, grill perfectly soft and tender and dip with the thick mint sauce is good.

RM39

Next is my choice of the day, ‘Stilton Special’ which is marinated in special sauce and grill it to perfection on medium as I prefer it topped with beef bacon and blue stilton cheese. The meat is so tender and juicy yet once cut it the juice flow out and wet the whole plate. Cut it into small slices spread the cheese on top and with another small cut of bacon eat together is top notch. If I have a glass of red wine, it would make me fly!

Highly recommended!

RM68

One of the signature dish in the restaurant is this huge big bone and meat ‘US Prime Rib’ served with steam potato with mince meat, corn and fresh salad. It is a huge bone with a huge slab of meat. Deeply marinated and grill on well control griller makes the meat juicy and tender, dip with their home made special sauce, I just would not mind to have this whole plate by myself.

To end the great meal must come with a desert, ‘Coffee Hot Fudge’ RM12.90

‘Hazelnut Friands’ RM8.90

After the whole shooting, I get to taste on the dish that they have prepared. Certainly the dish here is top-quality and I do not mind to come here again for second round becauseeeeeeee they have:

Happy Hour 3pm-8pm

Tiger Beer – RM9 (per glass), RM30 (per Jug)
Guinness draft – RM20 (1 pint), RM50 (3 pint)

The restaurant is overshadowing by the overhead bridge in front of it. Therefore not many people do drop by and currently its they have a new owner.

Location:
Castell Restaurant & Bar
19, Lorong University C ,
Section 16, Petaling Jaya
46350 Selangor Malaysia

Tel: 03- 7955 0532Fax

Opening hours:
Open daily from:-
Dining: 12 noon – 10.30 p.m. (last order)
Bar: 12 noon- midnight

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In Bar & Bistro By Taufulou 6 Mins Read

Sticks Fire Bistro @ Queesbay Mall, Penang

29/12/2009 No Comments

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Penang being a wonderful place for food hunting especially on hawker and street food but Sticks Fire Bistro is one of the latest edition into Penang food paradise. Being in town for so many days I grab the opportunity to visit this place with my best friend as we were out of idea what to eat around Queensbay.

When we reach there, my friend got totally excited over the newly build up place and I was quite impress with it too. A stand alone Bistro.

A very catchy and nice environment they have.

Filled with a bar that serves cocktail, mock tail, beers and liquor.

The restaurant remains open concept which is quite a nice choice that I have seen one in Klang area. This place surely have the kick for it.

If you feel that outdoor is hot for you, then they do have indoor too. Cozy mosaic floor with nicely lit lights in it.

I have always like to sit some where higher like a mini bar bench area. This would be a great place to be.

The restaurant also practise open concept kitchen.

For the very first time, we were quite surprise to see what they have to offer in the menu, not many choices but felt that the price is right with the environment they build up and comes the friendly waitress that start to take up our order and ask what is nice in the menu, and recommended all those in chili sign is the chef recommended which I also can see that.

Then this name caught my attention to order it ‘Tamarind with Longan-Iced’ RM3.90 and honestly I do not know how to enjoy this drink, sour with longan sweet that I felt do not go along very well yet with a few pieces of ice cubes is not chill enough, requested extra ice cubes to make it more chilled.

My best friend ordered ‘Spicy Waikiki Sardine’ and with the spiciness level is there yet there is nothing much to boost about yet this is a chef recommendation. We felt its way very plain just like spaghetti and added on can sardine with own spice.. RM13.80

Then the food start to turn’s ugly with this serving of ‘Traditional Meat & Mash Potato’ that this mash potato was serve to us cold. I was a little bit shock at first and thought it was suppose to be like that and after eat the base also cold I ask the waiter to help me ask on it. They took it away and help me reheat on it. After came back the base in it is a lil warm yet can still taste some coldness in certain part and I did not mind. As I ate half of the pie and I am getting more frustrated as I did not eat any meat pieces or chunks in the pie with its written meat in it and ask my friend to help me try out and also agree that its more like vegetable pie instead of meat pie. FINE!

When my portion was served, I really got a surprise that ‘Tender Lamb Cubes with Pine’ is totally out of my expectation, what the hell, its still cubes but on sticks more like satay Kebab with such a small portion and plain yet the best part is my LAMB CUBES IS COLD. Again another dish is served cold. Requested the waiter to help me change and they change a brand new stick for me.

Guess what, my second stick of lamb is full of veins and its hard to bite or chew. I never careless about it any more with such food quality yet with the dipping sauce added on it taste not bad but RM19.80 I would say its very expensive for the portion and quality.

While I am walking around to take pictures, this guy request me to take picture for him. They are seriously nice guys as I get to know the first guy in light blue shirt is the manager for TGI Fridays in Queensbay mall which was introduce to me moments ago.

Till while we were waiting for our bill and one of the floor lady manager came to us and ask us how is the food and services. As I told her, the service is good and the food is way below average for the price we are paying and complain bout the lamb too. Guess what is her response…. and what she said I would say she is killing the business:

” I know that our Lamb got veins and the quality is not there, when we went for the food review on the supplier, the lamb was the best even better than the Beef that is why we choose the lamb but when the supplier send us the stock, it was not as what we have tried. You know ah, if a supplier send this kind of quality to us ah..how are we going to use back them, not sincere at all and on my hand I got handful list of supplier, not this supplier I can find another better supplier.”

When I heard this, what am I suppose to say yet came to a conclusion that, you did the same thing, pushing all those bad lamb with veins for us to eat and isint that this is the way you killing your business? What a good explanation you have yet no discount was given, or replacement and just agree with my statement and added yours. Its truly disappointing for food experience that I have to go grab a ramlee burger to eat after that as the portion was small and I still felt hungry after that. I guess I was one of the unlucky customer that had a bad experience on their food serving but service was good.

I just would want to say that, if you would want to try out the food, just give them 1 more month to get organise their kitchen and food quality. Since the day I am visiting was last weekend which is their only first few days of operating but I cannot deny more that, the restaurant is sure a great place to drink in Penang. Hopefully they will improve during my next visit which I think they derserve a second chance.

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 3/10, DAMM BAD for the day!!!!~-Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Sticks Fire Bistro
FD-150, Queensbay Mall
100, Persiaran Bayan Indah,
11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang
(Located directly outside of Coffee Bean)

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