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GONG XI GONG XI

2012-01-20T17:39:00.003+08:00

As the Dragon soars high into another prosperous year, may your family be reunited with harmony and cheer. wishing you a year of abundance joy, peace, prosperity and wealth of wisdom thru the year. GONG XI FA CAI!

Bistro 42 @ Bangsar Village II

2012-01-06T10:07:00.004+08:00

It was a great Sunday afternoon for us to be invited by M - to Bistro 42; the new place is located at BVII. Bistro 42 is owned by BIG Group – apart from Bistro 42, BIG Group owns T42 at Empire Subang, Plan B at BVII, Ben’s at BVI, Pavilion, KLCC and Tate. Bistro 42 is a quaint little dining place with weird seating arrangement inside and has a quasi al fresco area outside the restaurant. However, Bistro 42 does have pretty good food.

Table posy - simple yet attractive

Menu - revamped...
Below: Overview of Bistro 42.. comfortable and very relaxing!

The restaurant presents an elegant space in which to enjoy hearty meals, premium tea blends and inspired evening cocktails accompanied by music played live on the baby grand piano.

Below: Quasi al fresco area out the main restaurant ....

Iced latte & Iced cap... for us

Hot tea for the one - M

Quickie - french fries...

Dessert - Lemon Cake... light and delicious

Sandwich Platter - a simply selection

They’ve revamped their menu & turned it into a modest setting: Friendly staffs: Bistro 42 possibly The BIG Group's crown jewel as far as food as is concerned.

BISTRO42
1F-28 & 1F-K2,
First Floor, Bangsar Village 2,
No 1, Jalan Telawi Satu,
Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur
Opening hours: 11am – 10pm daily
Tel: +603 2287 6566

Marmalade @ Bangsar Village II

2012-01-04T10:38:00.006+08:00

It was a bright sunny day when we drove out to BVII for our business lunch appointment with Bank Rakyat. The lunch venue has been confirmed by my colleague – Marmalade at BVII. This is not my first visit to Marmalade and I can see they have changed a lot in terms of the overall interior - menu.

Front Overview of the cafe...

Above: The yummy corner ... cakes, pastries & so on..
Below: Cafe overview.... a cheerful brightness

Marmalade opened 8 years ago at Desa Sri Hartamas - they have come a long way. And in 2007 they opened a new outlet at BVII, they keep its casual ambience and welcome environment just like the one at Desa Sri Hartamas – but is their food that keeps the customers returning. True to their original concept of a healthy lifestyle, Marmalade offers an inspiring menu of generous salads, from the popular Sounds of Havana to the creatively delicious Avocado Accents. For those with an appetite for the hearty, Marmalade has a selection of heavy meals including pies and lasagne.

Below: New Menu ... Simple but full of choices

Introducing new flavor of ice cream - looks good

Healthy Juice - Orange + Strawberry + Banana - arghhhh refreshing!

Beef Lasagne - I didn't have this but they said pretty yummy...

Aglio Olio - Taste goooood...

For those on the lookout for something fresh with a twist of goodness, Marmalade is just the place for that special something.

Marmalade
1F-18, First Floow, Bangsar Village II,
No 1, Jalan Telawi Dua, Bangsar Baru,
59100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603-2282 8301
Opening Hours: 10am - 10pm (daily)

Sole Mio Restaurant & Bar @ Patong

2011-12-22T11:36:00.003+08:00

It was a long journey to Patong beach from JW Marriott Mai Khao... The first thing that came into our mind is to have food – be it tom yum or any delicious food. I’m striving and thirst for fresh juice, argh! But the weather is pretty great - it’s gloomy! We walked for a while and found this restaurant by the beach. We sat down for our meal and the food really yummilicious. Although it’s pretty simple restaurant but the hosts are great. The restaurant is called Sole Mio! They serve all kinds of food from pizza to local delights.

Below: During lunch..

BBQ meat - scrumptious

Chicken Fried Rice - Delicious

Seafood Tom Yum - awwww the best!

Fresh Pineapple Juice - Refreshing

Below: Dinner - Yummilicious dishes

Green Curry - Authentic

Highly recommended and they wont regret your order!

Sole Mio Restaurant & Bar
Loma Food Centre,
No 42, Patong, Kathu, Phuket,
83150 Phuket Thailang
Tel: +66 085 6196686
Operating Hours: 10:00 am - 12:00 mn

Anantara Phuket Villas

2011-12-21T15:52:00.005+08:00

Visit to Anantara Phuket Villas located next to JW Marriott Mai Khao – a great experience as I’m tucked away in the charming tropical beauty of Anantara Phuket Villas although I don’t have the chance to view the villa. Based on the website, the individual villa looks awesome with private pool that opens out onto unspoiled panoramas. Awake to the sight of virgin sands backed by the lush vegetation of Sirinath National Park. Relax in your private pool villa surrounded by the finest materials and design.

With 83 private pool villas scattered harmoniously across a prime stretch of Mai Khao Beach, Anantara puts the upmost emphasis on designer relaxation and guests’ privacy. A host of services and facilities of the highest standard, including premium restaurants, bars and leisure facilities. The full delights of Anantara Phuket Villas are ready for you to enjoy.

Main entrance signage ...

Anantara Spa - Slip into a tranquil state of mind

Below: Beautiful scenic view - I'm falling in love

Above: Reception area - cosy and awesome!

Below: Anantara overview - amazing resort

Walk way : Passing by the pool area before you arrive at the beach...

Beautiful Beach... awwwww

Anantara Phuket Villas
888 Moo 3, Tumbon Mai Khao
Amphur Thalang, Phuket 83110
Thailand
Tel: +66 (0) 7633 6100

Delights @ JW Marriott Mai Khao Beach

2011-12-20T10:26:00.004+08:00

Awesome cosy restaurant... serve a delicious rang of home-made delicacies. Fresh from the oven bakery, pastries, cakes and sandwiches. Beverages include coffee, teas, smoothies, boosters and ultimate shakes. Don't miss out this restaurant if you ever come to JW Marriott Mai Khao Beach. Bon Appetite!

From outside...

Below: The inside interior... cozy!

Table set-up & display

Delicious Phad Thai - Original OK!

Yummy Fried Rice

Original Mango with Sticky Rice

Refreshing Pineapple Juice

Siam Deli @ JW Marriott

2011-12-15T13:06:00.004+08:00

2^nd day at Phuket is pretty tiring because is business meet up time, resort tour and etc.. After long hours of tour around the property we ended up at Siam Deli for a rest as the weather is getting hotter and we crave for some food & drink as we yet to have any breakfast in the morning.

Siam Deli is a relaxed café-style dining with an extensive menu of made-to-order gourmet sandwiches, fresh salads, cakes, pastries, ice cream, desserts and specialty of drinks from smoothies to coffees and unique concept tea bar. A delicious range of home-made delicacies can be eaten in, to prepared ‘to go'. The place where action never stops from morning coffee and pastries, afternoon tea to evening snacks.

View from the main entrance

Below: The overview of Siam Deli

Iced Cappuccino - BEST!

Doughnut - soft...

Pastry - Yummy

Big Breakfast - delicious...

Siam Deli @ JW Marriott
231 Moo 3 Mai Khao, Talang Phuket,
83110 Thailand
Operating Hours: 6:30 am - 11:00 pm

JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa: Mai Khao

2011-12-14T11:06:00.008+08:00

It’s been a while since my last posting, but I’m back with more posts these few days – look out and happy reading/blog walking at my blog... dec 01 till dec 04 I have the chance to visit the JW Marriott Mai Khao at Phuket with colleagues for business trip inspection. Nothing much to write because it was night time when we arrived and tired after all this pictures taken. The property is beautiful and Thailand always amazing! Scroll down for the villa pictures and some of the overview of JW Marriott. Do not worry, you will be able to find my F&B post(s) soonest...

2nd bedroom

Bathroom

Living Hall

Master-bedroom

JW Marriott Lobby

Outside view from the room @ JW Marriott

JW Marriott Phuket Resport & Spa
231 Moo 3 Mai Khao, Talang Phuket,
83110 Thailand

Tong Pak Fu @ KLCC

2011-11-29T13:23:00.004+08:00

It has been a while since my last visit to KLCC – this premium shopping centre has changed drastically with new outlets here and there. No doubt KLCC is the best place for dining, shopping, entertainment and leisure - all under one roof. The first thing that catches my attention when I came up from the parking is the dessert shop called Tong Pak Fu. I’m very surprised to see this shop as I just watched it on Ho Chiak program over the weekend and understand the outlet is located at Sunway Ginza. Without second thought I insisted to go for a try after our lunch at Little Penang at Level 4. Here is the review of my time spent at Tong Pak Fu.

Above: Overview of the dessert house - simply and colorful

Tong Pak Fu is the Cantonese homophone of Tang Bo Hu, a famous Ming Dynasty scholar. The ice blocks are made of 100% pure fruit juices without any artificial colourings or flavours. Tong Pak Fu aspires to brand its shaved ice as a premium dessert and hopes it will be a popular choice just like the traditional Chinese tong sui, a classic dessert in Cantonese cuisine. And there are plenty to choose from. Tong Pak Fu offers 45 hot and cold desserts.

Above: The colorful menu - simply irresistible

Tracka Durian Snow Ice - One is not enough - go for 2 instead!

Two offerings – the milo snow ice and the D24 Tracka durian snow ice – were concocted for Malaysian palates.

Mango Sago - Yummy!!!

Tong Pak Fu - the award winning dessert from Hong Kong - Just wish they could have more outlets!

Tong Pak Fu, KLCC
Ltot C15F, Concourse Floor
Suria KLCC
Kuala Lumpur
Operating Hours: Mon - Sun: 10 am - 10 pm

11-11-11

2011-11-22T17:04:00.007+08:00

Enjoy this post... its gonna be short and simple as I don't have much to write for my big day. Overall its a great time spent together... thanks so much. "Mahal Kita"

Esplanade Food Court

Ice Kacang with Ice Cream - Yummy!

Hainan Chicken-Chop - Nice!

Mamak Mee Goreng - Delicious!

Coconut Milk Shake - Refreshing

Soong River Famous Chicken Wings

Morning Breakfast @ Gurney Tower

RT Pastry - Taman Danau Desa

Yummy Sesame Cake - You will love it

Hokkaido Cake - Fluppy and Yummy!

Green-tea Cake - One of the best!

Chicken Floss Swiss Roll - Irresistible

Alexis Bistro - Bangsar with lovely housemates

Tiramisu - One of my FAV!

Pizza - Yummy!

Godiva Chocolatier Cafe

2011-11-16T11:02:00.003+08:00

It has been a while since the premium Belgium chocolatier arrived at our shore – The company was founded in Belgium in 1926 by Joseph Draps, over the past 80 some years it has grown to become one of the larger premium chocolate brands in the world. We are fortunate enough to have one in our country located in Pavillion KL where you can purchase a lot of their products as well as have coffee, cakes, and other of their hand crafted desserts.

At Godiva you will be savour to finest chocolate in a range of refined flavours with deep aroma. It is no doubt many of you have heard about Godiva, to be honest everything taste wonderful on its own.

Overview...

Table posy ...

Menu - awesome...

Iced Cappuccino - Yummy!!!

White Chocolate Cake - Delicious!!!

I think this cafe is definitely a place worth to visit, especially if you need a place to chill out... after dinner experience or a special indulgence with friends.

Godiva Chocolatier

Pavilion KL

Lot P2. 15.00

Level 2, Pavilion KL,

168 Jalan Bukit Bintang,

55100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03 2142 5252

Opening Hours: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm daily

Halal: Ya

G3 Kitchen & Bar

2011-11-09T12:00:00.005+08:00

We supposed to go for Hummingbirds Cafe but since the cafe only opens till 7pm; we ended up at G3 Kitchen & Bar – on the same row as Alexis along Telawi 3, Bangsar. When we were there, the place was relatively quiet; I tend to feel uneasy when a place isn’t patronized, as that’s a possible indication that the food might not be good. However, the iced cappuccino proved me wrong at the beginning before our main course arrive.

The interior rather chic, with a touch of old-school charm and the jazzy renditions of hits songs were a wonderful accompaniment. Overall nothing to shout about but sufficiently comfortable, just the service is not up to par. As for the menu, there was an average selection of appetizers, main courses, beverages and wines. Apart from selling food, G3 also sells products such as pasta, sauces, chocolate powder and etc...

Front Overview

Overall

Behind the Counter

Dining Area - Cool

Wine Area

Drinks - My Iced Cap - BEST!

Seafood Pizza - Delicious

Turkey Sandwich - YUMMY!

Pavlova Cake - NICE...

As a whole, we (robin, alee, sam, adrian and me) were impressed with this new establishment, definitely worth a visit – casual dining, gathering, birthday and so for... hope they buck up on its service. G3 served us great tasting food, of a reasonable quality, for a reasonable price. I wouldn’t mind coming back for more and to try more of the desserts available.

G3 Kitchen & Bar,
19, Jalan Telawi 3,
Bangsar Baru, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 2282-8019
Opening Hours: Opens Daily
Halal: Pork Free

Tang Shifu

2011-11-08T15:10:00.005+08:00

The other day, I was at 1Utama with my colleagues for co-branding exercise with Tang Shifu. We dropped by slightly after lunch hour and it was my first visit to this restaurant. Its name, "Tang Shifu Restaurant" which literally translated from mandarin means "Soup Master Restaurant"! We met up with Larry the Marketing person in charge for Tang Shifu, he is very kind to offer us with open choice menu but we ended up order these healthy foods below. With the taglines read "Nourishing Life" and "Healthiness starts with Tangshifu", the menu was filled with different types of Chinese soups, mostly those of the herbal type. Different ingredients were used ranging from ginseng, to scallops, to your ever expensive birds nest!

Restaurant Overview - bright and clean

Yummy Nibble

Porridge - Delicious

Chicken Herbal - Must Try

Brown Rice set - Healthy and irressistible

Herbal Eggs - Yum Yum

Cucumber Slice with peanut toppings

Our Drinks

The ambience was pretty good and overall it was a good meal, thanks to Larry. Do drop by the restaurant should you suddenly crave for some Chinese herbal soup.

Tang Shifu
LG 321 New Wing
1 Utama Shopping Mall
Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya
Tel: 603- 7727 2772
Opening Hours: Opens daily from 10am - 10pm
Halal: No

New Paris Restaurant

2011-11-04T16:05:00.004+08:00

My first dining experience at the ‘old’ Paris Restaurant was nearly a decade ago – back in 90s where they have beautiful scenic views and the foods were decently good and cheap. But my last visit to the expanded 3 new spacious shop units with 4 floors high is merely 5 years ago. Now I’m back but with different batch of people - my new office mates, they always looking for place to dine together and enjoy the catching-ups. For 8 of us, we ordered 6 dishes.

Picture courtesy by www.iamthewitch.com
The Restaurant Overview and Home Made Chili Sauce - Yummy!

New Paris is situated in the busy town of SS2 and they serve simply the fastest Chinese Tai Chow in town, actually is true when all the dishes arrived within about 15 minutes. Overall, there are hits and misses, and the fare taste mostly average; most notable is their fast service. Bon Appetite!!!

Kangkong Belacan - Normal

Claypot Taufu - Not bad

Champagne chicken with watermelon - Delicious!

Stim Fish with Sambal - OK

Pork Nukle - Sinful

Stir Fried Vege - Too plain...

Will be back if there is another future gathering where we need more time to catch up instead of waiting for our food to be serve. Overall the super fast service makes up for any short falls.

New Paris Restaurant
No. 62, 64, 66, Jalan SS2/72
47300 Petaling Jaya Selangor
GPS: 3.118758, 101.62938
Tel: 03-7955 9180
Opening Hours: Opens daily from 11.30am - 2.30pm and 5.30pm - 10.30pm
Halal: No

Ben's

2011-10-24T13:40:00.005+08:00

In May 11^th 2011 I have blog about Ben’s, since then I didn’t visit the place. Now I’m back to do some catch up... Ben’s flagship cafe’s under BIG, Ben’ menu concentrates on international cuisine, East and Western main courses, delicious snacks and luscious desserts. When you at Ben’s it will gives you the homely feel with high ceilings and contemporary vintage furnishing, a great place to enjoy with family and friends.

Picture courtesy by http://www.timeoutkl.com
The Outdoor

Picture 1 - 3 courtesy by http://www.stanleyliew.com
The Photo Wall, Overview and Table Card Game

Picture above courtesy by http://cherlichang.com
The Menu

Something interesting at Ben’: A bunch of card on the table that serves as conversation starters, perfect remedy for those awkward silences during a date or whatever. Overall the price is quite decent as most things will fall around the RM 20 zone.

Iced Latte, Chocolate Milkshake & Macadamia Cheesecake Sundae
OH MY HEAVEN!

Soft Shell Crab Spaghetti - OK!

Nasi Ayam Rendang - so so only,
ask for Sambal but dont forget to add in the sugar syrup for better taste

Overall: Nice modern yet cosy ambience, friendly service, BUT nothing really bad, just that there are a few hits and misses on the food.....

Ben's
Pavilion KL Shopping Mall,
Lot 6.11 Sixth Floor,
168 Jalan Bukit Bintang,
55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Telephone No.: 03-2141 5290
Opening Hours: 11am - 10pm

Basil Thai Nudle Bar

2011-10-19T14:41:00.003+08:00

อาหารไทย: Thai Cuisine: Thai Basil Nudle Bar @ Bangsar is a charming restaurant located at the ground floor of Bangsar Shopping Village. The restaurant is pretty cool as it’s located at the corner of the shopping complex with beautiful views if you were look out from inside. Ive been to the restaurant couple of times but I will never get bored due to the restaurant is very spacious comes with cool environment and bright.

Thai Basil Nudle Bar is suitable for working people, families gathering and love birds… We were at the restaurant during one of the night and found the place is still the same since its operation. Had a good time there although just for a quick dinner, I felt great! Overall I give this place thumbs up simply because I love spicy, sour cuisine. Not to forget the service is pretty OK!

Coke - Light and Original!

Tom Yam Chicken - Tasty!

Green Curry Chicken - Delicious...

Pad Thai! Always my FAV!

Menu - Colorful
Give it a try if you love Thai Cuisine!

Basil Thai Nudle Bar
G10, Ground Floor,
Bangsar Village.
03 2287 8708