There are those who can’t have enough of hairy crabs when the season comes in October. There are also those who don’t like the fiddly work of eating these crabs. But it’s all worth it… Read More
Hairy crabs to dine sumptuously on at Elegant Inn
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A starry Italian night at Sabayon, EQ
Chalet was that iconic Swiss restaurant at the Equatorial Kuala Lumpur, where sabayon, that classic Italian dessert of egg yolks, sugar and marsala wine was whipped to a lively dance beat and singing at the… Read More
Auspicious ways to welcome the Year of the Rat
Chinese New Year dawns on January 25 this year but the new qi for Year of the Rat or Geng Zi Year comes in on February 4, according to the International Institute of Tao Studies… Read More
Year of the Rat — what is in store
It’s the Year of the Rat, the first of 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac. At the Institute of Tao Studies recently, Dr Geraldine Goh, Tao scholar and founder of the Institute since 1987 and a… Read More
Bordeaux wines for a smooth sailing year
The Chateau Beychevelle and Grand Bateau wines from Saint Julien, Bordeaux, bring back memories of a grand past. A galleon is on the label of the Chateau Beychevelle wines, while a boat with a long… Read More
Sushi Making Class with World Sushi Cup Champions Leon and Sky
World Sushi Cup champions Sky Tai and Leon Yap led media participants in a hands-on sushi-making class organised by the Norwegian Seafood Council at KDU University recently. Norwegian Ambassador Gunn Jorid Roset and Asbjorn Warvik… Read More
Energy buzz amidst a splendid Norwegian Seafood Gala Dinner
The Norwegian Seafood Gala Dinner has always been magnificent in its showcase of Norway’s bounty from the sea. It was no exception this year as the buffet tables heaving with all kinds of seafood snaked… Read More
Vegetarian dining at Elegant Inn for Nine Emperor Gods Festival
The Nine Emperor Gods Festival has just begun and it will go on till 7 October. During the Nine Emperor Gods Festival over nine days, many devotees would observe a vegetarian diet. At the Elegant… Read More
De Rothschild (Lafite) wines a fine match in sumptuous Chinese dinner
Michel Negrier, commercial director (global sales) of Domaines Barons De Rothschild (Lafite), explained to me at a dinner recently that we were drinking wines from the Lafite branch of the Rothschild group, not the Mouton… Read More
Wholesome, tasty and green at Tasty Australia in Isetan KLCC
Clean, green and tasty encapsulates Tasty Australia 2019, on-going at Isetan Food Hall KLCC till September 11. This splendid showcase of Regional Australian food and beverages was launched by the Australian Deputy High Commissioner to… Read More