We made use of a friend’s family connection to get a table and food at Wartek, an Indonesian restaurant in Ara Damansara, Petaling Jaya. The place was super crowded, as expected on a public holiday.… Read More
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Elegant Inn feast to celebrate Mum and Dad
Steamed Silky Egg with French Goose Liver, E.I Crispy Vegetarian Roll and Smoked Duck Breast Orange Salad make a happy start to lunch or dinner to celebrate mum and dad during May and June at… Read More
Chinese New Year feasting at Dorsett, Hartamas
A lighter, fruity sauce brought it all together for the Prosperity Salmon Yee Sang at Table Talk, Dorsett, Hartamas. It’s a strawberry and black currant sauce, different from the usual plum sauce. It made for… Read More
Lobster Yee Sang, Shajing oysters get a Dragon feast going
Lobster Luxe Yee Sang made it special for us for Chinese New Year at Noble Mansion in Petaling Jaya recently. After all, it’s loong har, to welcome the Dragon year. There was halibut in it… Read More
Auspicious ways to welcome the Year of the Dragon
The Year of the Dragon or Jia Chen Year arrives on 10 February this year. The International Institute of Tao Studies in Kuala Lumpur uses five approaches based on Tao Studies are used to find… Read More
Year of the Dragon — What’s in store for each zodiac
Every year the International Institute of Tao Studies in Kuala Lumpur holds a talk on what Chinese New Year brings, and how to turn on the auspicious and prosperous flow of qi and to… Read More
Golden Phoenix pop-up for Chinese New Year feasts at EQ
Those of us who have enjoyed the fine Cantonese and Sichuan cuisine of Golden Phoenix in years past at the old Equatorial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, will appreciate its annual pop-up at EQ each lunar New… Read More
Danish food as you like it at DenHygge
Classic Danish food, as you would get it in Copenhagen in Denmark is now served at DenHygge at Empire Damansara, Petaling Jaya. The two-month-old Danish restaurant exudes warmth, with a mock fireplace, a “timber log”… Read More
Indian dishes to favour at Jamun
The first time we were at Jamun, a new Indian restaurant in Glo Damansara, we had with us a friend who is a vegetarian. But we found enough Indian dishes on the menu to please… Read More
Hairy crabs are gourmet treats at Elegant Inn
The hairy crab season is back. I have friends who can’t get enough of them, savouring their luscious creamy roe that’s been likened to the runny yolk of half-boiled eggs. The roe is scrumptious, and… Read More