Merry Xmas and Happy New Year 2010
Today is Christmas Eve *yaay*…
Doing anything special on this eve of Christmas? A get together with family and friends, perhaps? Or spending some quite time with your other half?
Well, with Christmas just merely hours away, PenangTuaPui would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a merry jolly Christmas and to those who are not celebrating have a joyful happy holidays!!
Here is a song to all…and let’s sing aloud together ~Cheers…
Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
our troubles will be out of sight.
Have yourself a merry Iittle Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on,
our troubles will be miles away.
Here we are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more.
Through the years
We all will be together,
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star
upon the highest bough.
And have yourself
A merry little Christmas now.
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Groovy Sushi Rolls @ SushiGroove, Sunway Pyramid
SushiGroove is an award winning Japanese restaurant famous for their tasty food, especially Groovy Sushis which is unique in presentation and flavor. Besides the menu, what sets SushiGroove apart from the rest is the restaurant’s setup and ambiance, which you will see is warm, dim and just.. special.
To start with, SushiGroove is not a conveyor [...]
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Eccucino @ Prince Hotel
Buffets are sinful. Yup, say that again. Buffets are sinful.
Yet, we are constantly out there looking for the best deal in town. Tell me you ears don’t tingle at the slightest hint of a 50% discount on buffet lines or the latest launch of a Japanese buffets that offer 1+1?
Exactly.
But I always believe in getting what you pay for. For instance …. Eccucino at the Prince Hotel Kuala Lumpur. Now, that name may not ring a bell to many of you … me included but rest assured, when you’ve tried it … you’ll remember the name for good.
Prince Hotel is strategically located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur along the picturesque Jalan Conlay and across the road and just two minutes’ walk away, is Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. Parking is ample in the basement of the hotel and once you get onto the ground floor, Eccucino is just overlooking the lobby. As you walk into Eccucino, your eyes will not miss the dessert spread, ESPECIALLY the 4-tier chocolate fountain.
Seriously, it was tempting. I walked straight towards the Chocolate fountain … dipped a nice, juicy stick of strawberry into the chocolate fondue and popped it right into my mouth and I did this before even being seated. Thinking back, now I feel a little “paiseh” (embarrassed) …..
But that feeling quickly dissipated once I was seated. Armed with an empty stomach and a hue appetite, I announced to myself … Let The Games Began! My first stop … the open grill. Slipper Prawns, beef patties, chicken slices … I gathered them up, one at a time. Then I headed over to the chef, shot a smile and a nod and he knew what to do.
While I left him to do what he does best, I headed over to the ’seafood’ area. I looked for an empty plate and spotted a small one. Not good enough … I spotted a bigger plate and quickly replaced it. I quickly reach out for those fresh and juicy looking prawns, shrimps … whatever you call it! At that moment, cholesterol seems like a foreign word.
Satisfied with what I have, my attention was diverted to the oysters. The royal produce of nature. I told myself, I’ll start with one. I sprinkled some Tabasco sauce on it. I took a lemon slice and headed back to my table. Halfway across, I turned back and loaded another 5 more…..
Yup, you’ll laugh now .. but wait until you’re in that condition, you’ll understand my predicaments. Back at my table, my grilled items sat there .. waiting to be savored. Good thing I had friends with me … else it looks like I am trying to transfer the whole buffet spread onto my table. I looked around, shot a stare at the lady next to me … smiled and dug in.
And … did I mention that Wednesday’s are “Grilled to Perfection” day in Eccucino? Well, the reason is simply clear. I’ve simply tasted one of the best grills in town. Not too dry, not too burnt. It’s just perfect. Given a choice, I would go for second helping. Then again, I need space for dessert, don’t I?
I would say this is a place that I will come back again, and again. Reasonable pricing, good ambiance, great food. Here’s the deal :
RM88.00++ per adult
RM44.00++ per child (below 12 years old)
Every Wednesday evening
Location
Prince Hotel & Residence Kuala Lumpur
Opposite Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
No.4 Jalan Conlay,
50450 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
TEL: +603-2170 8888
FAX: +603-2170 8999
For bookings at Eccucino, please contact 03-2170 8888 extension 8119/8120 or Email:restaurants@princehotelkl.com.my
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Clear Restaurant & Bistro
I am writing about Plaza Mont Kiara again. Yup … after hanging here for more than 3 months (I rented an office lot in block B), I just discovered that there are more food eateries here that I don’t know about. So I decided to explore the surrounding area in Plaza Mont Kiara and this is what I found.
With that many restaurants near my workplace, I am going to have a good time visiting them one-by-one. And did I also mention that there’s a Fiesta Nite Market on Thursdays from 6pm – 10pm. You can find all sorts of food ranging from Nasi Rendang to Sushi. There’s also a Sunday ABC market that sells anything and everything, including FOOD too.
Anyway, back to my main topic … Clear Restaurant & Bistro, which is located on the ground floor of Plaza Mont Kiara … right next to Starbucks on block B. If you like chilling out with your colleagues after work, then you’ll like this place. Located right next to a fountain, it’s the perfect spot to have a drink and chat on a slow evening, while watching people walking by … busy with their stuffs.
Very relaxing.
Well, at least that’s what I like to do … especially when I have no choice but to have lunch, alone. They serve a pretty simple menu with a handful of choices, mostly western. Anyway, this is what I would typically order for lunch.
I usually begin with a starter, in this case .. Curry Samosa. Something light to chew on as I read my papers. (yes, yes .. bad habit. I like to read while I eat ESPECIALLY when I am alone).
Then I would proceed with the main course, nothing too complicated … Pan Seared Chicken Breast with mash and black pepper sauce. I love this dish, the chicken is tender and the taste, mixes very nicely with the sauce.
Once I am done, I’ll finish it off with a dash of ice cream, complimentary from the chef. Yeah, right … not! Actually, I just described one of their set meals which has all of the above mentioned, plus a drink as well.
This is what I can come up with in this article. Haven’t been writing for a while now … so I guess I am having a …. writer’s block ???
Well, if you are interested to check them out, here’s the address. Would I recommend this place to anyone else ….. yup. I would. Nice ambiance and surrounding, decently good food and not too pricey.
Here’s a quote from ExpatKL …
The interior is modern with a trendy slant towards elegance with a main dining area and a full bar. The contemporary menu is an eclectic fusion experience. There is a good selection of salads, appetizers, mains, pastas, pizzas, with an element of surprise in most dishes. Good selection of wines to accompany the food.
Address
B-0G-03 Ground Floor Plaza Mont Kiara,
2 Jln 1/70C Mont Kiara
Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Tel : 03-6201 8406
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We found ourselves relaxing and indulging in the Afternoon Tea at the elegant Rasa Wing Lounge in Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa, situated in the tourist belt of Batu Feringhi. Our previous visit to this beautiful resort was for the buffer dinner at the Spice Market Cafe, but this time we opted for a relaxing [...]
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100°C Steamboat, Teppanyaki & BBQ Restaurant @ NZX (Niu Ze Xui)
For me, the best time to enjoy steamboat is none other than rainy days. It has been raining non stop in the evenings recently so it was the perfect time to try out a new steamboat restaurant, 100°C located in NZX (Niu Ze Xui). Besides being a steamboat restaurant, 100C also has teppanyaki and BBQ. This is great for gatherings that involve people who are not into steamboat, as they can order other food instead.
There are four set meals starting from RM39.90 which increments of RM20 for a bigger and better portion. We had 100°C’s Special Homemade Combo Set @ RM59.90 that came with some seafood, dumplings, wantan, self made meat balls, vegetable and two cakes of yee mee. Here, everyone will have their individual cooking pot like shabu-shabu style for none other than hygiene purposes.
The seafood included fresh prawns, scallops, bamboo clams and some self made fish balls.
Some ordinary processed meat balls. The cone shaped plastic actually contained some fish paste, which can be squeezed out shaped like noodle into the boiling soup.
11 varieties of soup is available at 100°C with Ba Kut Teh and Fish Head soup being the most popular among all. I had the Ba Kut Teh soup, which was fragrant and packed a quite strong herbal taste. This was actually the first time I had steamboat using Ba Kut Teh soup, and to be honest, it really seemed weird. But hey you gotta try everything right? We also tried the Fish Head soup, which had a smooth creamy texture and a nice milky taste. Just imagine Fish Head noodle’s soup but a lot thicker.
After trying Ba Kut Teh soup, I switched to Golden Porridge soup instead. It was a light tasting broth, with an appetizing golden-yellow color from the pumpkin added. By the way, different types of soup has a different boiling and cooking temperature. For porridge, it is advisable to maintain the temperature at 60c after it boils to avoid the base from getting burnt.
I preferred Fish Head soup because the taste simply blended better with seafood. Ba Kut Teh soup on the other hand fared better if wantan and dumplings were cooked with it. On the seafood’s freshness, it is there but not the freshest I ever had. The easiest way to know is simply looking and at the prawn shell. If the shell turns black after being cooked, or soft and sticks to the flesh when you try to deshell, you would know the prawns are not at the freshest.
Besides, it would be better if sea tiger prawns were used instead of reared ones. I am damn particular when it comes to seafood especially prawns, my palate could differentiate the quality very clearly. If you tasted prawns caught from the sea before, you would know their sweetness and texture far exceed reared ones.
100°C’s special dipping sauce is made up of five different condiments, as prepared by the staff for us. Slightly spicy, sweet and nutty it was a nice for the steamboat. If you are feeling creative, there are 20 sauces to choose from to experiment for your very own condiment.
100°C’s menu also features some cheese baked dishes such as Cheese Baked Escargots @ RM9.80 for half a dozen. Nothing special about this dish because the snails were quite tasteless and purely depended on the cheese for the flavoring. I noticed there were sand in the snails as well. Maybe the shells or snail were not cleaned properly before being popped into the oven.. not really sure about that but it surely had a bad effect on the dish.
Hu La La is a new upcoming dish that would be featured in 100°C’s menu in March. It was basically some fried buns oven baked with lots of cheese, best enjoyed warm. Since it was not on the menu yet, there wasn’t a price for it.
Named ‘Mei Ren Yu’ in Mandarin, or translated to Mermaid in English, this dish is a combination of deep fried butterflied anchovies and macadamia nuts in a sweet and spicy sauce. It was also a new dish which wasn’t on menu but I am guessing it is more of a finger food looking at the serving size. Mermaid was one of the dishes I enjoyed the most for its crunchiness with its sweet and spicy taste hitting the perfect spot.
Next was 100°C’s top seller from their BBQ menu – Chicken Chop on a stick marinated with black pepper and turmeric @ RM6.80. The chunks of chicken meat were very flavorful after being marinated for a long time. Quite spicy too.
Fried Fish Head with Chili Oyster Sauce was another personal favorite of mine. The fish head had plenty of flesh, crunchy on the outside and soft inside. But what really made the dish great was the chili oyster sauce that gave the spicy kick.
I was quite surprised to know that Baked Squid was available too. The sourness and spiciness level were just right, making it a very appetizing and tasty dish if eaten with rice. Very recommended.
Cheese Fondue set @ RM18.80 was a disappointment mainly because of the cheese itself. I felt the cheese had a weird taste, and the fire was not strong enough to melt the cheese hence making the food felt stone cold. It came with some fried chicken, nuggets, fried buns, fries and broccoli, with none of them was nice really. So, it seemed like the cheese related food was all let down for me.
Two drinks we had that night were Fruit Punch (front, to be introduced in menu later) and Pineapple Strawberry drink.
There are two floors of seating area at 100°C. The ground floor is a normal steamboat area, where the indoor is reserved only for steamboat meals while the outdoor would be solely for BBQ and steamboat in the near future. If a more unique dining experience is preferred, you may head to the 1st floor where the steamboat area is of Japanese Tatami style. The ambiance at this floor is nice and warm.
Both floors have a sauce counter where all the 20 types of sauces are placed.
Overall my dining experience at 100°C was a pleasant one, quite a nice place for steamboat for the huge variety of food to choose from. Service was good too because you get attended to almost instantly just by pressing the buzz button located on each table. Ah well, if only the cheese related food fared better.
H-2-01, block A, No 2,
Jalan PJU 1A/41B,
Pusat Dagangan NZX,
Ara Jaya PJU 1A,
47301 PJ Selangor
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Truly Hong Kong at Canton-i, Queensbay Mall
After much delay and location change, Canton-i finally opened their doors at the ground floor of Queensbay Mall, Penang. This brand; which is associated with the Dragon-i line of restaurants, offers varieties of authentic Hong Kong cuisines. Upon stepping into this restaurant, the ambiance and atmosphere radiating from its surrounding was completely different of Dragon-i. [...]
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