A MALAYSIAN FOOD & TRAVEL BLOG
New Zealand Natural recently hosted a special cooking session at The Cooking House in Desa Sri Hartamas. I just learnt that there are many ways in which people are able to indulge in ice cream such as making dessert out of it! It was truly an eye opening experience. We also got our hands dirty and had some fun creating some icy desserts. Merkaine from The Cooking House is very nice, sweet, … [Read more...]
It’s that time of the year again. When the moon is at its roundest, children light lanterns and families devour mooncakes that symbolizes reunion. This year, Tai Thong introduces 5 new mooncake flavours that become an instant hit in the market. Tai Thong mooncakes comes with four collectible boxes based on four seasons of a year – Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter. The aluminum box makes a … [Read more...]
Mooncakes are an indispensable part of the Mid-autumn Festival and the varieties that we see out there can't get any better. One good example is Shou Xin Fang 手信坊, a Taiwanese confectionery that came out with a wide varieties of cute and creative mooncakes. 桃小町礼盒 (RM 48) Mrs Jeannie Lee from New Formosa Restaurant passed us two boxes of Shou Xin Fang mooncakes as souvenirs … [Read more...]
The bubble tea craze first hit Singapore and Malaysia in early 2000s but its popularity waned after a few years. The famous Taiwanese drink is making a come back in a big way this year. We have Gong Cha, Cha Time, KOI (in Singapore) and the latest player who joined in the game is Ochado. Ochado have exclusively brought in a new Japanese concept milk tea which focuses on Japanese brewing … [Read more...]
Few weeks back, we were invited to a Godiva event, where we had the privilege of being a chocolatier (ahem) for a day. The event also opened our eyes to a little history on Godiva's chocolate and how it was made. Godiva Chocolatier was founded 80 years ago in Brussels, Belgium when master chocolatier Joseph Draps founded a chocolate company that was named in honor of the legend of Lady Godiva. … [Read more...]
I know, I know! This must be the "n"th reviews that you have read about Plan B in the past few weeks or so. I promise to make it short and sweet. Word spreads just as fast as bush fire because Plan B looks like it's crowded ALL the time, at least in peak hour. Well, what's not to like about Plan B? It is an experience to simply browse through the extensive selection of pastries and breads … [Read more...]
<3 welcome to our home sweet home <3 We had an inaugural tea party with the girls. All you need is a 3 tiered high tea rack and some dainty sweet treats. … [Read more...]
precious that comes in a little brown box RT Pastry House, a Taiwanese bakery is so famous that they need no further introduction. Other than the outlet in Danau Desa, they have another two outlets located at Subang Jaya and IOI Boulevard. I love their cheese cakes; the blueberry cheese cake (RM 4.50) to be specific. It is lighter than usual, but the cheese flavor is very rich and … [Read more...]
I've never been to England but I'm head over heels in love with English Tudor style cottages after my stay in a beautiful tudor style bed & breakfast in Taiwan. I'm glad that we have smokehouse here in KL; a cozy restaurant that exudes old English charm. The Smokehouse has came a long way. They started out in Cameron Highlands as Smokehouse Hotel & Restaurant and followed by the Ye Olde … [Read more...]
Snowflake Pavilion is having a BUY 1 FREE 1 promotion until 31 January 2010! Don't miss it! My colleague inadvertently introduced me to this dessert place in SS15 that is manned by her friends - a Taiwanese husband and Malaysian wife team. The dynamic duo has been working on the menu and the recipes prior to the opening of their brainchild - Snowflake. The husband even worked in one of the … [Read more...]
I remembered having a first taste of JJ Swiss Roll at a friend's place few years back and I was really impressed with the varieties. Since then, JJ Swiss Roll has expanded to 3 outlets and the one nearest to me is actually this "shop" (more like a kiosk with chiller and all) located at the back corner of De' Mouth, a Chinese restaurant. I went back home few months back, with a mission at hand - … [Read more...]
Tim Pan Kor Kor, a new addition to the already happening row of shop lot in SS2 besides KTZ (reviews here & here), Sanbanto & A Little Dim Sum Place. We were there with the sweet duo, Christine and Chris on a relatively quiet weekday night but the place was crowded. A good sign that the food must be good? Apparently not. We tried their signature Mango Hor Fun on our previous … [Read more...]
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