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Hotpot or steamboat happens to be one of my favourite things to eat – to an extent I actually ate hotpot on my first night in New York, much to the dismay of Jien who didn’t understand how one can travel more than 20,000 miles to a foreign city and still want to eat hotpot. [] The post Yezi, The...
Jiens late grandmother Nellie makes the best asam pedas to date; both his father and himself claim. My mother in-laws version comes in second, theyd often tell me. I never got the chance to eat Grandma Nellies asam pedas as she passed away before I married Jien but...
Ti Chen at The Saujana Hotel Kuala Lumpur offers a pleasant view of the lake as well as lush landscaping as you tuck into your meal during the day. I’ve admittedly shied away from Chinese restaurants in hotels because the food tends to be similar, but I was impressed with what Ti Chen had to [] The...
Ipoh is one of my favourite pitstops to make whenever I head up north as the food is good and it’s less chaotic compared to Penang, for now. Over the weekend, Jien and I ticked off Restoran Ipoh from our to-eat-list, after hearing good things about the place from our friend. Restoran Ipoh is located...
With the year-end festivities around the corner, I’ve been on a lookout for good Chinese restaurants in Klang Valley – places I can visit with a group of friends and tuck into hearty dishes over drinks. Sin Choi Wah in Bandar Menjalara came highly recommended by some of my peers and the restaurant also...
My food cravings come in seasons – there was a period where all I wanted to eat was banana leaf rice. Then I moved on to the Korean food phase, which didn’t last very long. Lately, it’s Chinese style cooking and I recently discovered a good tai chow restaurant in Jalan Ipoh called Hup Kee. []...
I didn’t know what to expect when I stepped into Harumi 23 in Desa ParkCity – a Japanese restaurant cafe with strong focus on modern Tokyo cuisine. The eatery is named after the 23 districts in Tokyo and aims to introduce some of the city’s best cuisine to us Malaysians. Despite Plaza Arkadia...
I’ve been on a lookout for good Sarawak Laksa in Klang Valley lately as my Kuching friend has been giving me good input about the dish, right down to the oomph of the sambal belacan. I received a tip-off about Auntie Lan’s Sarawak Deli in NZX Food Court Ara Damansara, and thought the place was []...
Woodstock Restaurant in Petaling Jaya offers a range of western and local dishes, on top of a growing selection of wines, beers and cocktails. It took over the spot where Rokaro used to occupy, boasting a more modern look and feel. The interior is fashioned to give diners a hipster British vibe and the...
I often find comfort in banana leaf rice – the mixture of robust curries with steamed rice, and vegetable side dishes to complement the meal. When a friend told me about Anneh in Damansara Uptown, I was intrigued. Anneh is a non-halal banana leaf rice and pork seems to be their USP. The menu is []...
Jien and I are big on tai chow places as it allows us to sample three or more dishes with white rice. Hence, we’re always on the lookout for these spots as the restaurants each have their own way of cooking a certain dish and a few tend to be better than others. Yuan Kee [] The post Yuan Kee,...
Taman Desa is an area filled with hidden gems, and one needs to look out for them as they can be easy to miss as you drive past the row of shoplots. Charlie’s Café is one of them – it was a couple of weeks back when the lack of parking in that area forced [] The post Charlies Cafe, Taman...
Jien and I have different opinions about steamboat and BBQ – I love anything soupy while he’s a fan of smoky-charred flavours. It’s often difficult to agree on a middle ground between these two options as the 2-in-1 steamboat/BBQ we’ve tried didn’t quite hack it. For me, the beauty of steamboat...
RM12.90 can buy you a meal at many fast food restaurants and most hawker spots, but at OMB Noodle Bar in Cheras, RM12.90 can buy you two bowls of noodles in your choice of flavour. OMB stands for One More Bowl, and offers the concept of two bowls of noodles for the price of one. [] The post OMB...
Soi 55 is possibly the only proper Thai restaurant amidst the many Korean restaurants in Solaris Mont Kiara and Jien suggested dinner here when he read a review on how promising the food was. The restaurant is located along the row of shops across Cold Storage and their current promo is a complimentary pot...
I recently had the pleasure of being a part of the XR 21 Mastery, an annual by-invitation gastronomical journey by John Walker Sons XR21 where food prepared by some of the best chefs is paired with the blended scotch. This year, the venue of choice was Khoo Kongsi in Penang – a UNESCO heritage...
Every now and then, I would crave a good roast duck meal and one of my favourite places for duck happens to be all the way in Kepong. Sunrise is also a good option but the queue can be maddening so I tend to opt out of going there. An acquaintance mentioned Yummy Duck in [] The post Yummy Duck,...
How long would you wait for a bowl of pork noodles? 10 minutes? 30 minutes? Or an hour? The threshold of each individual is different and such differences became apparent when waiting for your bowl at the famous SS15 Pork Noodles. It’s been more than a year since Jien and I visited this stall because...
The café scene in JB is more developed that I expected it to be with a lot of the customer base coming from our neighbouring country. When Jien and I were in the city a couple of months back, we checked out JWC (short for Just Want Coffee), The Factory 30 – said to be [] The post JWC The Factory...
When it comes to Hakka style yong tau fu, I often get my fix from E Soo and Chan Chan in Kepong. Both are known for their craft but I recently discovered a pretty good version at Yee Kee Yong Tau Fu in SS14 Subang Jaya. Jien tried it with a few of his colleagues [] The post Yee Kee Yong Tau Fu, SS14...
