Food Explorer & Home Chef
Nestled in a cozy residence in Kuala Lumpur is a private dining experience that brings you to Spain. Chef Gabriel Bonnin who is the head chef at Artisan’s Playground by Cookhouse, also runs Verbena, a private dining enclave in Damansara Heights. Dinner usually involves a …
Normally I’ll go straight into the food, but I can’t help gushing about the gorgeous decor at Sarastro KL by Milennihm at Tribeca serviced hotel! Hidden behind a set of bookshelves at the Millenium Lounge, Sarastro opens up to an almost vintage looking dining room …
For Mid-Autumn Celebration 2024, Oversea Restaurant features two new exclusive limited editions. The two new flavours – Snowy Tangy Yuzu and Snowy Hazelnut Chocolate Ganache mooncakes – are limited to 1,000 pieces each only. Each mooncake flavour showcases a delightful fusion of flavours, expertly handmade to offer a less sweet yet incredibly rich taste experience.
The Snowy Tangy Yuzu mooncake features layers of vanilla sponge, lemon cream, yuzu filling and mousse, while the Snowy Hazelnut Chocolate Ganache mooncake offers a delectable combination of feuilletine crust, hazelnut dacquoise, salted caramel ganache, and hazelnut mousse. The new flavours are available at RM32.80 per piece.
For the sneak preview, the media had a chance to try these paired exclusively with champagne which brought out the creaminess of the Snowy mooncake and heightened the chocolate flavours.
For those seeking gift ideas, Oversea Restaurant presents a new edition of its Premium Gift Set, packaged in illuminated boxes resembling the moon. This exclusive gift includes all 4 of its best-selling mooncake varieties, e.g. Lotus Mooncake, Golden Starlight with Single Yolk Mooncake, Golden Emerald Mooncake, and Noble Delight with Single Yolk Mooncake, it retails at RM238 per box.
The gift box featuring 6 mooncakes – Green Tea with Red Bean, Lotus with Sesame, Noble Delight with Mango, Chocolate with Coffee, Green Tea with Lemon, and Golden Tangerine with Lychee – is sure to delight any snowy mooncake enthusiast. The Aurora Snowy Mooncake is at RM85 per set.
For families who choose to dine together this season, The Moonlight Swirl is back. A symbol of luck, prosperity, and tradition similar to the Lou Sang experience, this delectable salad along with other new dishes such as Giant River Prawn with Crispy rice in seafood broth and special Roast Chicken were revealed during the press brief.
For more deets on the new menu call any of the Oversea Restaurant outlets. The mooncakes are available at all Oversea Restaurants, selected shopping malls, or online at www.overseamy.com, WhatsApp 010 303 0011
This year, Lady Yi’s Tea House at Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur, Chinatown is presenting its Lunar Treasures Mooncake Collection, an ode to childhood memories and time-honoured traditions. This year’s celebration features two new additions to their crowd-favourite mooncakes and a festive gift box …
Once a year, the Oriental Group of Restaurants come up with a special chef’s menu, and this year is extra special as it is their 25th anniversary. Curated by their Master Chefs team, the unique dishes require special ingredients, arduous preparations and delicate skill. The …
For Mid-Autumn Festival 2024, EQ presents a delicious array of mooncakes in both traditional and modern interpretations – Celestial Treasures with 11 flavours of mooncakes to choose from. The traditional baked mooncakes in golden brown traditional pastry comes with white lotus with a single yolk, traditional Cantonese mixed nuts, white lotus, red bean and the special EQ Signature Pearl of Harmony.
The snow skin mooncakes offer 6 creative flavours: Golden Charcoal Musang King Durian, Emerald Yuzu Pandan, Mint Chocolate Hawaiian Macadamia, Butterfly Pea Flower Vitagen White Lotus, Red Bean Custard and Sun-dried Scallop with Mixed Nuts.
Three packaging options are available: Autumn Jade Collection offers 4 traditional mooncakes for RM288 or 6 snow skin mooncakes for RM328 in a beautiful leather case in a warm burnt sienna shade, featuring a stylised rabbit which transforms into a chic handbag.
The Longevity Collection priced at RM198 offers a choice of 8 green tea or white lotus traditional mini baked mooncakes in a stylish mustard yellow bucket bag with a chestnut brown carry strap.
The Premium Collection is the ultimate Mid-Autumn Festival gift, with a choice of either a bottle of Hennessy VSOP and 4 traditional baked mooncakes for RM988, or a bottle of Bottega Gold Prosecco and 4 traditional baked mooncakes for RM788. Both come in a luxurious leather case which can be repurposed as a jewellery or document case.
Gerard Walker, General Manager of EQ, is looking forward to the mooncakes being just the tip of the Mid-Autumn experience. “One of the warmest things about Chinese culture is the gift-giving that happens during festivities. The tradition and the lore behind these food gifts are a fascinating part of Malaysian culture. All of us at EQ are looking forward to the response our presentation boxes for the mooncakes will undoubtedly get this year, seeing we are the only hotel whose gift boxes transform into wearable and carriable fashion accessories. We hope that by putting some thought into our packaging, we will play a small part in the sustainability of our festive food items. I hope that after the last mooncake has been enjoyed, the boxes will be a useful reminder of the Mid-Autumn Festival.”
Celestial Treasures mooncakes are already available at the Celestial Treasures Pop-up Booth in the as well as at Kampachi and IPPUDO restaurants, Thyme Out Café in the AICB building on Jalan Dato Onn, KL and at The Exchange TRX Mall concourse level from August 19.
For orders, email dineateqkl@kul.equatorial.com or WhatsApp 012 278 9239.
We walked into Aegean Blue to be greeted by a laser light image of sun god Apollo on the floor, and there’s a larger than life size statue at the end of the resto. Yup, plus the Grecian columns and other decor, there was no …
Indonesian food can be quite different from Malay food. Apart from masakan Padang which we’re more familiar with, there’s Sundanese and Javanese style cuisine, as offered by Betawi in TTDI, KL which is quite different. Exotic drinks such as Wedang Jahe, Bajigur, Bir Pletok Berawi …
The new AC lounge in AC (Antonio Catalan) Hotel under the Marriot group sashayed into the scene a couple of months back, offering top notch tapas (small sharing plates) under the expert guiding hands of chef Angie Hiew.
What’s even more attractive here are the super affordable prices, besting even other known Spanish resto… and, if you’ve had too much fun and one too many, there’s the MRT/LRT station nearby so don’t have to worry about having to drive. Prices for tapas start from RM15, I kid you not, a steal for a resto, what more a business class hotel.
We had bruscheta with cherry tomatoes, wagyu meatballs, Angus beef cheeks, chicken, prawns, seafood paella, a grazing cheese and meat platter that starts from RM50 and more. There’s a choice of cocktails and wines as well.
Among the top billings were meatballs done with finesse, this was very tasty unlike some places that drown them in tomato sauce. The Angus beef cheeks were superbly tender and juicy while the paella was worthy calories considering the generous seafood, and grain done right without being mushy. Portion is enough for one big eater or a few if sharing. The prawns were fresh and firm, spring gym and succulent while the grazing platter, for its price, was a good bet to go with wine.
If I didn’t live in the suburbs I’ll be parking myself here so it’s a good thing there’s some distance between us…