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Mid-Autumn Festival is fast approaching, a time of year whereby we, as a family, would sit around the dining table at home and share a couple of mooncakes over some tea.To my delight, The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur is offering a Mooncake Afternoon Tea from now until 4 October 2017. This special afternoon tea...
How does spending Sunday sipping on champagne while chit chatting with your friends in an intimate restaurant environment while being served the best French food to the beats of live DJ music sound?The team at Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur have specially crafted Beats and Brunch, a fine dining...
This year, Royal Canton presents their inaugural mooncake collection, featuring nine varieties of traditional baked Cantonese mooncake as well as nine types of snow skin mooncake.What's special about these mooncakes?All mooncakes sold here at Royal Canton are made with no artificial colouring or...
We were well-impressed with The Westin Kuala Lumpur's mooncake box last year (we got to grow our own little terrarium garden), and wondered how they were gonna top it this year. Yet again we were wowed - this time with a beautifully designed floral mooncake box which also doubles up as a speaker. Each box...
The award-winning Mandarin Grill welcomes a new Chef de Cuisine, Sebastian Barcudes. Hailing from Argentina, he brings with him 12-years of culinary experience as well as flavours of South America, which he deftly displays in the new a la carte menu at the restaurant.Barcudes started his career in a...
We drove to Lai Foong to have their beef noodles but they were closed (oops forgot to check their opening times) so we headed to Tangkak Beef Noodles in Taman Segar (approximately 5 minutes away). The street parking is pretty horrendous in this area so best to park in Cheras Leisure Mall.The restaurant is...
Whenever we head down to Charleton Fruit Farm in Montrose, we would pass by several fishing / coastal villages such as Catterline, Gourdon and Johnshaven. This year, we made it a point to visit these villages during our journey to see what they have to offer.It was a beautiful day when we visited Gourdon, a...
Say hello to Chef Mun, the newly appointed Head Chef who has taken the reins at Gobo Upstairs' kitchen. Diners are in for a treat as Chef Mun makes his mark at this fine dining steak restaurant with a menu revamp, featuring some fantastic creations that are sure to excite your tastebuds.Start your meal with...
The school holidays has come to an end and BabySumoKids are back in school today. With some free time on my hands, I decided to make one of Hubby's favorite childhood desserts, rice pudding.To complement the rice pudding, I topped it with Australian navel oranges, which are currently in season. The sweet,...
We love having wraps for breakfast - it's light yet filling and easy to put together. One of our favorite combinations happen to be completely vegetarian, consisting of creamy avocado, fluffy scrambled eggs, wild rocket and tomatoes. Absolutely delicious! ;)A fantastic way to start the day- vegetarian...
Saturday nights just got better, thanks to Shook! Kuala Lumpur's all-new dining concept Saturday Night Vibeswhich brings fantastic food and electrifying live performances to diners, all under one roof. Introduced earlier this month, the Cirque du Culinaire experience features an extensive buffet...
Hubby is a big fan of street art, and he has read (and seen photos on Instagram) about NuArt Aberdeen before our trip to Scotland. NuArt Festival is an internationally renowned event originally from Stavanger, and the Aberdeen version welcomed 11 international street artists which showcased their...
A trip to Scotland is not complete without somehaggis, neeps and tatties. Often touted as Scotland's national dish, you can find haggis in most Scottish pubs and restaurants. A simple, comforting meal, you can also easily make this in your kitchen if you have access to a kitchen during your...
Every year, we would take the kids to see at least one Highland Games during our stay in Scotland. This year, we decided to visit the Stonehaven Highland Games as it is one of the closest venues to Aberdeen and the weather was perfect for a day out at the Games.The 2017 Stonehaven Highland Games was held on...
Every year, we would pay a visit toDoonies Farm. The kids really love feeding the animals, especially the Greyface Dartmoors... such cuties! Please enjoy the videos here of our 2016 and 2017 visits and click this link to read more about the place.Video from 2016 visitVideo from 2017 visitIf you...
On our way home from our dolphin spotting adventure at Spey Bay, a big sign pointed us to the direction of "Scotland's No.1 Fish and Chip Takeaway 2017" located in Fochabers.A queue was already forming when we arrived at Fochabers Fish Bar. There is a small section for those wishing to dine-in or you could...
I found avocado, strawberry and feta in the fridge and thought they'd go nicely together in a sandwich. An easy one to put together - spread mashed avocado on toast, layer on the creamy feta cheese and then finish off with sliced juicy strawberries. I sprinkled Maldon salt on half of the sandwich, and...
One of the things we really wanted to see during our trip were dolphins. Out of the many leaflets that our son picked out was one for the Scottish Dolphin Centre.Moray Firth is home to the largest bottlenose dolphins in the world and the centre is strategically located at Spey Bay, about 2 hours drive from...
Hubby once commented that the Japanese chicken curry that we would have in KL is similar to the curry we get from a Chinese takeaway here in the UK. To make it, you can easily get bottled chip shop curry sauce in the supermarkets.Easy and quick, I simple sauteed some onions and chicken breast, added the...
Every year, we would go coo hunting... particularly for the iconic Highland Cows, also known as Hairy Coo.When we saw Crathes Castle posting on their FB about their newest "coo" addition, we took the kids there the following day. The Highland Coo trail starts off at the overflow car park, and kids are...