Food Explorer & Home Chef
Does your wine taste cheap? The fault may lie with your stemware rather than your wine. Over the last two years, Artisan Blue which offers exclusive private RIEDEL glass wine tasting experiences in Malaysia, has been educating wine connoisseurs on how the design of a …
Get a load of the fat and rich marbling seen in a raw slab of meat! That’s Kobe for you! Did you know that only 10,000 heads of cattle are produced as Kobe Beef by Japan each year, and only 10 are imported into Malaysia? …
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 ‘cooking class’ where guests get front row seats in the kitchen and watch the preparation firsthand.
For our interview, Chef prepared a few dishes to give us a taste of what a full 4 course meal would be like. We started with homemade brioche with foie gras and caviar. Loved the rich creaminess of the foie gras enhanced by caviar, tempered with the fragrant brioche.
We moved on to scallop ceviche which had a subtle smokiness of cherry wood.
And the sou vided octopus – an amazing party in the mouth, fusing the earthy olive taste from the tapenade with miso mayo, alleviating the tender octopus.
The perfectly done lamb came on an unusual bed of red lentils salad with curry.
Flavours were all on point, and opened our eyes to a different facet of Spanish food beyond paella. A meal at Verbena costs RM390, But more than that, it’s a curated affair that promises to be quite special. Verbena also caters to private events where you can have a Spanish buffet for around RM200. For reservations, drop a message to IG @verbena.kl on its FB page.
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 …
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 inspired by the artwork of local artist, Alice Chang in Lady Yi’s Tea House.
An elegant depiction of phoenixes that symbolises rebirth and new beginnings and lanterns that pay homage to childhood memories, the artwork exemplifies Lady Yi’s cherished moments spent celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival with her grandmother is showcased on the box. Four Points Kuala Lumpur, Chinatown features Baked Chocolate and Baked Musang King mooncakes in their current lineup along with Lady Yi’s Signature 11 Treasures Tea mooncake, White Lotus With Single Egg Yolk, Red Bean, and Green Tea mooncakes.
The Lunar Treasures Mooncake Collection is priced at RM138+ for a selection of four mooncakes or at RM35+ per mooncake. Guests can also visit Lady Yi’s Tea House to experience a curated pairing of premium Chinese teas chosen to bring out tasting notes in the different mooncakes. All the mooncakes in the Lunar Treasures Collection are hand-crafted in a halal kitchen and certified pork-free.
Contact Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur, Chinatown at +603-2035 7333 or +60 12-507 3327 or email dining@fourpoints.com directly to order. They are also available for purchase at the Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur, Chinatown official gifting site.
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, …
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 mistaking that this was a Greek resto.
The ammos mousaka, with cheese, eggplant, potato and bechamel sauce layered over minced beef, was the show stealer of the day. Familiar, comforting flavours, not unlike lasagna, easily made this a popular choice from the a la carte menu.
Currently, the set lunch offers pan-fried sea bass fillet with orzo (almost rice-like pasta) in a creamy sauce with dill. Fresh and fairly generous portion, this was a good bet. The other option was roasted chicken leg which was ordinary but lifted with a lovely honey BBQ sauce.
Set lunch comes with option of soup or salad and a drink at RM55+, a reasonable lunch, considering the largish portions and food quality.
For sides, we also had smoked salmon salad, a prettily plated dish, pumpkin soup and salad with chicken fillet pieces. Apart from moussaka and souvlaki, I haven’t really tried Greek food before so I’m probably not well-versed. Food at Aegean Blue was not bad at all, but didn’t strike me as particularly different from Western cuisine in general. Heard they have other nice things like the lamb and duck confit. Worth checking out further.
Aegean offers a pleasant enough ambience and good food, and was a nice first foray into Ocean Fine Foods for me.
Add: L3 – 12A, Level 3, New Ocean World Fine Food City, 15, Jalan 19/1, Petaling Jaya. call: 03-84088030
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 …