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Picknik Comfort Food Cafe @ Publika

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There are many new restaurants popping out in Publika as one of the addition recently is Picknik Comfort Food Cafe. If you do watch Masterchef Malaysia, that Nik Micheal Imran is one of the finalist. Following his father’s footstep Dato Nik Ezar, cooking was his passion  and already can see his creativity in cooking since then.  Just 23 years old with his first restaurant pairing with his dad had come out with this cafe.

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With its first of its kind open concept kitchen in Malaysia, is one of the main attraction that this outlet have. I still do remember I used to like to sit at the kitchen bar area to see the chef cook my dish. This outlet certainly brings back memory. I am not saying Teppanyaki cooking but a proper meal cooking.

Derive from the tagline comfort food, means that its a normal dining with great use of ingredient and for many people to enjoy. Creating pleasant ambiance that feels like home, with a simple menu for you to choose on your favorite food.

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You can see Chef Nik in action and even you can talk to him. Not only that, they do have regular that love sitting at the bar area, dine and see him cook.

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Menu is not huge but good enough to make you headache on your selection.

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Its a very simple decoration that they have to suit on their tagline comfort food.

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Dato Nik host us the dinner and its amazing to see his passion and burning desire on the things that he do, that his sumarry of life journey as a chef and corporate world is just to be admire. Alright, lets put that aside and head to the main selection.

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Virgin Mojito, Shirley Temple and Lemonade.

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Head start with something simple Stracciatella @ RM 7 where the soup is being served with the Itallian chicken consomme infused with Parmesan, croutons, parsley, and egg white ribbons.

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 A light and simple soup to start off your meal.

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Watercress and Pear with Nuts @ RM 13. Fresh peppery watercress tattered with sweet pears, strawberries and almond flakes and special mustard dressing. Sweetness of pear and light sourish of strawberry with their special mustard sauce just balance it well. Then Dato Nik tell us why he added crushed almond in, is to give a crispy and crunchy bites

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If you need something to munch while waiting for your mains, then Deep Fried Squid @ RM13 is a good option to go. Looks ordinary fried squid but the sauce is to die for which is chili salsa. A well balance sauce that give a perfect match to the squid.

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Busy preparing our mains.

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As it pass late dinner, more and more crowds are coming in.

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The lamb Cutlet @ RM 20/piece

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I must say this is the super star of the night, with one great marination that they have over the day, meat is so juicy and tender that the sauce of kimchi pairs very well although it sounds weird at first. I would not mind to have this 5 pieces on my own. Highly Recommended!

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If you love adventure, this is another of my favourite that took a long process to do this according to Dato Nik.  Chicken Liver Pate  @ RM 16    is also known as one of the signature in the restaurant that you shall not be miss. Pureed chicken liver with butter that chill in a process that blend the taste very good and I have it in one bite. Flavourful, light and simple. – Recommended~

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Spaghetti Marinara is something to go after. I do not prefer my spaghetti to be in tomato sauce or red. Filled with calamari, fish, prawns, clams and herbs in napolitana sauce is the sauce that win my heart away. @ RM 30

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Spaghetti Aglio Olio is one of a classic range with just garlic and chili flakes of course olive oil.  RM 14; with prawns RM18

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Another great salad not to be miss.

If you are asking me where got nice Halal restaurant to dine during Christmas, surely this is one of it to be in the list.

Location:
PickNik,
UG1-05, Block A4,
Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur.
(facing main road/above Papa Rich)

Tel: 03-6411-6499

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Skyy Vodka Launching Partie @ Twenty One Kitchen and Bar, Changkat Bukit Bintang

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Back in those years when I was studying, I was expose to Vodka with the very classic type which is Absolute Vodka with my very very first shot of that night had make me phobia of drinking it again. Since then, they had an improve range of Absolute Vodka – Pears, Blackcurrant, Vanilla, Mandarin, Citron and started to like that range with certain mixture, it surely pull up the kick on it.

Not until recently, Sidney tag me along to this brand new launching of Vodka at Changkat Bukit Bintang which I get the opportunity to expose myself to this brand new taste of it. Actually, it is not a stranger to me as I have seen the bottle on the market but never tried it before and since there is an opportunity come with this alcohol range, of course I am interested. This area had since gain its name to local and internationally which to me had transform to something more like Bangsar in town area.

I did not manage to capture the bottle so I have to loan a picture the net. Tonight, there wont be a big happy family around, but I am gladly to present you 3 sexy, slender chics to you with exquisite succulent fruit taste.

‘Skyy Infusion Raspberry’, ‘Skyy Infusion Lemon’ and last but not least ‘Sky Infusion Passion Fruit’ Their new range is to create for those desire fruit would be one of their ideal choices with their classic bottle design and make over to skinnier, taller overall, with a taller neck to suit the current contemporary lifestyle.

Twenty One Kitchen and Bar was being the selected place to host this wonderful launching, as I previously tried to arrange a birthday dinner here with nice, dim interior yet simple and classy look that gives you a relaxing feel that’s being my selected restaurant here besides that, I love their house music playing on the next level.


As we proceed to the next level on the event floor, you will be warmly welcome by this two great representative for Skyy Vodka.

We were there early, and it that was not many people on that time. As the time past, the people just filled up the place like minutes.As most of the people are attacking on the free flow of vodka serving and mingling around to widen their networks.

I consider this as their VIP area filled sofa’s and pillow which make up a great area to have birthday partie.
DJ spin deck area.
Of course must take picture with them la~ if not feel guilty. :p
Then I walked around to scout for my very first glass of Vodka till I came across this. Fresh passion fruit that infuse with vodka in it, a great way of combination that with the sour’ness of the passion fruit and the strong taste of passion fruit vodka had make it a perfect combination to eat it.

With their Skyy Vodka range this are the flavors that I manage to kidnap from the waiter. ‘Citrus in Lime’(if not mistaken), ‘Citrus in Orange’ and ‘Raspberry with Ice and crush fresh raspberry’. Every mixer distinguishes its unique in the flavor and Orange and Raspberry is my preferred choice.
The very next round, I saw a waiter brought a bunch of these serve to one of the table outside and I also do request for it. Looks nice and something which I don see around in the bar. A shot of Vodka with Raspberry, Lemon and Passion Fruit and my favorite among those 3 are Raspberry.

As the night proceeding where there is more people had filled up the place, the emcee had do some talking and presenting the range of Skyy Vodka and the best part is there is lucky draw and its not one, its many. Sidney was being one of the lucky winners. Then there are a few performances that arrange by them. One of it are:

I was standing way back when this guy was doing performance with its magic trick and if I do not remember wrongly this guy is one of the best magician in Asia. He was walking around to show us his magic trick. Some were impress, some were guessing what’s his illusion trick and some weren’t impress as they were busy talking. I were impress.

He showed us his empty hand and then make into fist and shoved the cloth in it.

He asked you to look carefully as he showed you his empty hand again. The next thing we know he starts to pull the cloth from the mouth. Yeng. I ask him what is his trick he said, this is magic…speechless. . . . . !
Next trick he is going to be one of the character in X-men. His flame hand trick.

It was a great night with me enjoying the shots and meeting new people there. Used to wonder when I can attend this kind of event and here am I which thanks to Sidney for tagging me along to this first alcohol experience and I had put this vodka range into my drinking list of course you have to ask the bar tender to recommend which is the best mixer to go with, from there you will be amaze how the taste will be.

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