Herbs & Spices @ Bandar Baru Sri Petaling

As I recalled, Sri Petaling is always a food hub. We used to look around for lunch or dinner after the great walk / exercise in Bukit Jalil Park (that was years back then when the park was still pretty new and beautifully established).


Recently, Sri Petaling has got a new face. It has now expanded; with new restaurant, desserts houses, bubble tea just popped out along Jalan Radin Bagus. Guess there are more than 50 over restaurants along that road. Say, if I wanna try out one restaurant per day, I may need 2 months to complete the task!


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For you who love Hainanese fares, western cuisine and Kelantanese local delights, do check out Herbs & Spices! A simple and cozy restaurant which is manned by a pair of Hainanese husband and wife; while the chefs in the house, they are specialized in both western and local cuisine. 

Special thanks to Herbs & Spices for the invitation and Broughtup2share for the arrangement. 



Hainanese Mutton Soup (Rm 10.90)
The soup was well-flavored; with the additional of herbs like wolf-berries (gei zi), it was quite similar to the Chinese herbal soup but with additional of soft delicate mutton. 


For Western selection:



Hainanese Chicken Chop (RM 15.90)
This was my favourite. The chicken chop was deep fried into perfection and served with french fries and coleslaw. 



You can have chicken chop to be eaten alone or drizzle it with the homemade Hainanese sauce for extra kicks

Upper Deck, Tanzini @ GTower Hotel, KL

Fancy a candle light dinner with your loved ones?



Here you go, a new fine dining place 


Upper Deck is located right above Tanzini; overlooking the magnificent view of KL; featuring the unique seasonal menu that changes every 2 weeks resulted from the creative energies between executive chef, Johnny Fua and Upper Deck sous chef, Alven Tan.


Thanks to an invitation from Goldis Berhad and Gladys, together with a few other bloggers, we were invited to fine dine in Upper Deck and we had a chance to indulge the luxurious six course dinner on that evening. 



Mojito

DIET Cafe @ Cheras Business Centre

There isn't many western cafe like this one around Cheras. What we normally find in Cheras is the economic style western corners that open during the night (eg. Taman Billion). While this - DIET Cafe opens all day long, from morning till late. 



DIET Cafe is actually stands for "Do I Eat Today? Cafe". It has a casual and cozy ambiance and serves quality range of western and fusion dishes using fresh ingredients. 



I was here with my siblings one Sunday. We are not the morning person; happy to find a cafe that serves all day breakfast on th weekend. But then, that was not a day for their breakkie; we were actually hunting for the Banger 'n' Mash and Chicken Parmigiana 



Hangover (RM 8)
It was the combination of apple, lime and mint to reduce hangover. Something to wake you up :)



For nibble, we had the Crispy Beef Bacon and Cheese Rolls (RM 10)
Melted cheese on the crispy beef bacon!



Banger 'n' Mash (RM 19)
It was the premium chicken sausages served with homemade mashed potatoes and caramelized onion gravy. The chicken sausages were a lil' overcooked to me; the mashed potatoes were really good, with tiny bits of chunks in it and drenched with gravy that was on the sweet side. 



Chicken Parmigiana (RM 26)
Grilled marinated chicken breast layered with melted cheddar cheese, eggplant, and homemade tomatoes sauce and served with spiced wedges and garden salad. The melted cheddar cheese gave an extra kick to the tender chicken breast. 



'Old-Skool' Carbonara (Rm 20)
The classic style carbonara served with beef bacon and mushroom. Carbonara was made in a diluted way; but still creamy as usual. And this was quite a filling one. 


Ahhh, we were all too full for desserts. A good reason for revisit :) hear that the fluffy pancake and the risotto are heavenly good. 


Verdict: It may seem a little pricey for a meal in this area; but trust me; you will find yourself satisfy with the portion and the taste for western food in this area. ohhh, bear in mind that the parking is quite a headache one during working hours. 


DIET Cafe
27, Jalan 3/101C,
Cheras Business Centre
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-91301700
Business Hour:
Mon - Fri: 10am - 12am
Sat - Sun: 8am - 12am

Friendscino Cafe @ Damansara Perdana

Same old table, same old place...
It was 4 years ago we visited this restaurant; and thanks to the bulk-buying-deal, we settled ourselves in this old place.



There aren't many changes on the interior, but yes, the name of this restaurant has changed from Friendster Cafe to Friendscino Cafe.



The deal came with 4-course set meal which consists of salad, soup of the day, main course and a dessert. Drinks were not included, we ordered this refreshing one at RM 8.

Market Hall @ Pavilion KL

Wooden picnic-liked table



In an old 'rusty' way...



and the modern-looking... errr... round wooden pizza dish???

Sanook Bistro and Sports Bar @ Plaza Kelana Jaya, PJ

Let's have FUN at Sanook, shall we?!?!?!



Sanook is a hidden fun place at Plaza Kelana Jaya; a restaurant holding 2 concepts for you to have your meals. Love the lake view, you can choose to dine at Alfresco@Sanook which is located on the ground floor, facing the lake. Or you can opt to dine-in in Arriba@Sanook where music is played all night long.


We were greeted friendly by the godfather who is the owner, the friendly people pleaser, chief people pleaser, chief food artist.... ooohhh, they are actually the people running Sanook, the executives, chefs, waiters... how lovely are their titles!


Sanook serves scrumptious spread of dishes from all over the world which include Asian cuisine, Western fares as well as Italian pasta and wood oven pizza! Not to forget their tapas which are really 'something' to go with your drinks. 


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Let's start the meal with Tapas Canapes:



Grilled Zucchini with Prawns and Aioli (RM 16)

Huck's Cafe - The Private Kitchen

Yay! We fought ourselves places to Private Kitchen - Huck's Cafe!

It was a tough one as the seats are limited during this festive month. Last week, we (with Kbcg, C&C and Wenching) were lucky to have 6 seats over there to celebrate Chris & Christine's birthdays that fall on this December. 



Tucked hiddenly in PJ, is this beautifully renovated double-storey corner house (with a hint of Balinese feel), serving quality food at a very reasonable price (the servings are huge too!). Huck's cafe charges RM 68 nett per pax for a three course meal (starter, main course and dessert) and beverages are included. Reservation is a MUST and kindly view their FB page.



Started with this refreshing drink - Basil Seed Mint Soda

We were presented with 2 types of soup and a garden salad as the starters.



Complementary salad - with Fresh fruits and greens but lack of dressing

d Legends Bar @ Taman Tun Dr. Ismail

A new neighbourhood bar is now in town..



d Legends Bar - its name is
Sitting right in TTDI where its concept is to allow the people to socialize, make friends, build connections through d Legend and maintain it as a neighbourhood bar.

Thanks to Hans for the special invitation. I was here one evening, 'stayed away' from the hectic schedules, chilling out with Citygal and Chris&Christine.



The walls are adorned with giant portraits of legendary people: Michael Jackson, The Beatles Marilyn Monroe, James Dean...



Bar Counter; patrons who walk in alone love sitting here.

Tanzini @ GTower, Jalan Tun Razak, KL

Up to 28th floor...



to Tanzini...

Thanks to the management of GTower, G and VK. I had a well night spent in GTower as well as in Tanzini with Citygal.





Tanzini, located on the 28th floor in GTower; dimly lit and well decorated in a creative + modern +elegant way.

Benkay Japanese Restaurant @ Nikko Hotel KL

I made sushi rolls and temaki, sometimes, for my family. However, those I made were not up to the standard and not as pretty as those from the restaurant (but still edible).




These are the best looking one i have made. The others were either too much rice or the fillings/ingredients were squeezed out.

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Many Thanks to the team from Nikko Hotel KL; for giving me an opportunity to attend this cooking and demo session conducted by Chef Tetsuya Yanagida.



Chef Yanagida is a creative chef who is good in fusion both Western and Asian ingredients and spices alongside a myriad of traditional Japanese cooking elements, in creating a creative new menu features an excelllent selection of extraordinary creations that bound to convert even the most reluctant guests into fanatics of Japanese cuisine.  



He demonstrated the ways to make pretty and easy sushi(s) such as Nigiri Sushi, Tobiko Gunnkan Nigiri, California Roll and Inari Sushi.

De-stress @ Yogitree, The Gardens

Stressful Max!!!



The only remedy - dining out with the gals

We chose to dine in here for a real de-stress remedy like what we did last time.



We ordered this again as we love the flavourful light cream sauce drenched on the spaghetti - Al Funghi with Mushrooms and Ceps in Light Cream Sauce and Truffle Oil (RM 23); sadly, it was quite bland and we had to season it with salt and pepper :(




Grilled Organic Chicken on Toasted Ciabatta with basil mayonnaise and tomato salsa (RM 20). Bread was freshly toasted and spreaded with real butter; sandwiched the organic chicken and green. something healthy for us!

Food Crawl: Jaya One (Part 1)

Food Craw is another thing I love. I used to have food crawling session with a gang of close friends or makan kaki-s. We did an extreme one in Ipoh for 3 days and also a short one at Balakong. Just some weeks back, I received an invitation to have food crawl in Jaya One.

o_O

JAYA ONE!!!

"Restaurant-hopping" sounds fun and I have never done something like that in one area full with restaurants. Thanks to Ramesh and Jaya One group for a great opportunity to join and try out the food prepared by the shortlisted restaurants.





Our makan Route
A total of 6 stops, each stops were allocated with half an hour time.


Let's us start with the starters, shall we???

1. Brisik Restaurant

Cuisine: Sundanese & Siamese.









Combo Brisik - RM 18.00 (for 2 pax)
The combo comes with:
Satay Serai - chicken lemon grass skewer
Satagor - mash bean curd and potato mix with minced chicken and mix vegetables
Gado-gado - vegerables served with peanut sauce

Pla dib @ The Heritage Village, Seri Kembangan

If it was not The Star, We would not be able to find out this hidden gem.



Pla dib, the Bangkok's top-ranked Thai fusion restaurant, has just started their business 3 months ago, situate at here Heritage Village, Seri Kembangan; facing a great view of 50-acre lake; serving the very interesting Thai fusion dishes.



Pla dib means "raw fish" in Thai.


We ran through the menu - pasta, pizza, main courses, fusion appetizers... it is more like Japanese fusion dishes or Italian cuisine. there was no sight of tom yum too.

The Yogitree @ The Gardens

This was happened at time i need a real food fix, after some hard time of papers.
Glad to have accompanies, the best-I-E-s, who willing to gimme a short session, for food, drink, gossips and calming me down.



Yogitree, we walked in for a real de-stressed remedy.



De-stressed remedy 1#



Rosehip & Hibiscus Healing Tea for us (RM 8 per pot)
A perfect pot of tea for me to fight against stress and exam.
ahhhh... that's the task of phytochemicals that found in the tea.


De-stressed remedy 2#



Al Funghi with Mushrooms and Ceps in Light Cream Sauce & Truffle Oil (RM 23)
i found my fave pasta liao... drenched in creamy and flavourful sauce and the whole pasta was full with the aroma from the mushrooms.


De-stressed remedy 3#



Paella Valenciana (RM 39) came with big serving - consists of organic rice, chicken, prawns, clams and mussels in saffron infused rice. It was good and i loved it but she claimed that this was the altered version to suit the Asian's taste buds.


De-stressed remedy 4#



Dark Chocolate with Almond & Vanilla Ice Cream
We can now have desserts in a very healthy and organic version too! Yep, their desserts are made with unbleached organic flour and real butter.
This tasted okay for us but she said we should have ordered their Chocolate Truffle. Well, I don't mind to return for more when there is a need of 'I wanna go organic today' twinkling in my mind.


ohhh, do you know that there is organic wine too??? hmmm, wondering how the organic wine tastes??? Have a look on their menu here


The Yogitree
Lot F-237B, 1st Floor, (on Isetan side)
Gardens Mid Valley,
59200 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-22826163
Fax: 03-22826213