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SAMANTHA BROWN’S ASIA on TLC (Astro Channel 707)

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Post published:July 12, 2011
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I actually got to meet the popular Samantha Brown in the flesh last week, all thanks to Azaria (hugs to you!) & of course the joint organizer AstroLife and TLC.

Oh, I couldn’t stop grinning happily the whole time, especially with her sitting right next beside me at our table for a good 15 minutes. She was ever patient with our questions & frenzied phototaking. Haha, now she knows what it is like to be in the company of bloggers!! icon wink CHEVROLET: TRANSFORMERS 3 SCREENING

And yes she’s as bubbly as her TV persona, and came across as a genuinely affable person both on & off-screen.

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RebeccaSaw.com mentioned in Malaysia Kitchen, a New Zealand based food website on Malaysian food!

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Post published:June 23, 2011
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RebeccaSaw.com had a small "mention" in Malaysia Kitchen, a New Zealand based food website on Malaysian food. More on Catherine's visit to Malaysia: She had banana leaf here -Vishal Banana Leaf…

Midsummer Nights Feast 2011 – Master Chef of 5 Elements – Master Chef Jason Koppinger CEC, CCE (United States)

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Post published:June 19, 2011
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Meet the dashing Chef Jason Koppinger from US!

A man who absolutely adores Asian food & is head- over- heels crazy about chillies!

I had the honour of initiating him to our chilli pan mee last week & he sampled both Kin Kin & Super Kitchen for lunch on the very same day. He had a blast loading his bowl with Kin Kin’s legendary dry chilli & didn’t break a sweat chowing down the whole bowl!
While he loved Kin Kin for the heat; like me he much preferred Super Kitchen’s version.
Both of us agreed that though Super Kitchen’ chilli doesn’t pack that much of a heat, it was a much better bowl of pan mee overall, in terms of the flavours from each of its’ component (the minced meat, the soup, the sauce ) & the noodles’ texture was just beautifully chewy with a bit of bite. It’s cheaper too, at RM4.80 versus Kin Kin’s RM5.80 per bowl.

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Midsummer Nights Feast 2011 – Master Chef of 5 Elements – Master Chef Benoit Vidal (France)

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Post published:June 18, 2011
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I don’t know about you, but as a gourmand I’m ~~blardy excited~~ thrilled with the upcoming Midsummer Nights Feast, especially so with the feature of a 3-Star Michelin Chef Benoit Vidal from France.

Master Chef Benoit Vidal’s “element ” for this year’s theme is EARTH, in Tribute to Mother Earth. Do find below a bit about Chef Benoit & his scrumptious menu for the Midsummer Nights Feast.
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Royale Vietnam – a new restaurant at Feast Village, Starhill Gallery

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Post published:June 16, 2011
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The Feast Village at Starhill Gallery will soon welcome a new establishment to its’ family of restaurants.

Royale Vietnam is scheduled to open its’ doors at the end of June 2011 (Exact date to be advised) serving truly authentic Vietnamese cuisine prepared by Vietnamese chefs.

Below: One of the jovial chefs, who is a photography enthusiast as well & was seen taking pictures throughout the preview session!

I enjoyed the dishes that I sampled that day, but I was more bowled -over by the presentation of each dish. Obviously much effort & time was spent on food arrangement alone; and I do hope that translates directly to the food preparation process as well.

This is the mango salad with prawns, in the shape of a caterpillar. Such a lovable form isn’t it? I’m sure it would be able to wheedle out a smile from anyone who looked at it.

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Midsummer Nights Feast 2011 – Master Chef of 5 Elements – Master Manabu Ogawa (Japan)

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Post published:June 13, 2011
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Element: Air
A Breath of Fresh Mountain Air

Master Manabu Ogawa (Japan)
Master Chef of Pirka, Signature Restaurant
Hilton Nikeso Village, Japan

Master Chef Manabu Ogawa is the Head Japanese Chef of Hilton Niseko Village‟s signature Pirka restaurant, famed as among the finest Teppanyaki restaurants in the region.
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Midsummer Nights Feast 2011 – Master Chef of 5 Elements – Master Chef Wai (Malaysia)

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Post published:June 13, 2011
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As you would have known from my previous post, The Midsummer Nights Feast 2011 kicks off on the 1st – 8th July this year. And as promised, I’m sharing the menu of the each of the featured chef each night during the festival.
Here’s starting the week with our very own Malaysian Chef Wai! (Malaysia Boleh! )

Chef Wai has been helming Shook! for the past year, ever since Chef Kevin Cape left for Shook! Shanghai.

Pic: Chef Kevin Cape during Midsummer Nights Feast 2010.

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Midsummer Nights Feast 2011 @ Starhill Gallery, 1 July to 8 July 2011

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Post published:June 12, 2011
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Starhill Gallery, Midsummer Nights Feast
Master Chefs of the Five Elements
1 July to 8 July 2011

Midsummer Nights Feast is BACK!
For 2011, Midsummer Nights Feast; one of the most exciting gourmet festivals will be celebrated in Feast Village, Starhill Gallery from 1 July to 8 July 2011 (mark your calenders gourmands!).
Famous star-crowned chefs of the international gourmet scene will be there to pamper you along with award-winning chefs from the finest of Feast Village restaurants.
The feast this year will be better than ever with a special focus on top quality cuisines from around the world, enhanced by international live Jazz performances in an ambience of world class sophistication every night of the festival.
This year‟s theme “Master Chefs of the Five Elements” pays tribute to the five elements of creative powers with different culinary concepts every night, namely Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Space.
Among these include “Tribute to Mother Earth” by 3-Star Michelin Chef Benoit Vidal from France.

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