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Chinese New Year Menu 2013: Latest Recipe, Le Meridien Hotel KL

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Post published:January 25, 2013
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I was quite curious as to what The Latest Recipe in Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur could possibly offer in their upcoming Chinese New Year’s buffet menu considering that Le Meridien doesn’t have a chinese restaurant per se. The last I visited was in 2011 where I reviewed their Ramadan buffet (You can read about it HERE) and even back then I had thought that their buffet food to be decent though nothing out of the ordinary. Nevertheless it has remained as one of the leading buffets venue in KL and one can’t deny from its consistent crowd that the Latest Recipe buffet is rather popular.

And in a clever marketing move, it turned out that Le Meridien KL is offering Chinese New Year feast buffet-style, banking on the popularity of The Latest Recipe buffet and is adding to their daily buffet spread certain items that reflects the auspicious festival.

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Chinese New Year Menu 2013: Di Wei Chinese Cuisine Restaurant, Empire Hotel Subang

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Post published:January 23, 2013
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One of the more memorable reviews from the total of 14 Chinese New Year feasts I had this year was at Di Wei Chinese Cuisine Restaurant at Empire Hotel Subang. Di Wei had been in my radar for a while and I had wanted to sample its modern Cantonese porky cuisine (yes, it’s non halal!) but as usual timing and work had got in the way.

I finally stepped in last Saturday and in my effort to sample Di Wei’s offerings, I had even postponed my VW Beetle -Ipoh trip to late afternoon instead of early morning departure.
And boy, I was glad I did! Di Wei’s scrumptious food was well worth the sacrifice!

The moment I walked into the dining room, I was greeted with a giant bowl of Poon Choy. That was an unexpected surprise, as I had thought the review would be in the usual sequence of Yee Sang followed by the other 7 courses. Moreover, it is my first poon choy ever, so you can imagine my delight that I’m finally able to sample one!

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Chinese New Year Menu 2013: West Lake Garden Chinese Restaurant, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa

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Post published:January 22, 2013
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I had very good mooncakes, rice dumplings and even sampled West Lake Garden Chinese Restaurant’s Chinese New Year menu last year. This year, if possible, I’m liking their food even more.

At the point of sampling, I’ve had 6 Yee Sangs prior and this unarguably took the title of the best I have had.
The plate offers more fresh ingredients than the dried and fried items which I don’t really fancy. The salmon was the thickest served to me for yee sang so far and its fresh and firm flesh sure did made every bite of the yee sang even more enjoyable.

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Chinese New Year Menu 2013: Cheng Ho Court Chinese Restaurant, Mines Wellness Hotel

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Post published:January 17, 2013
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Located on the 3rd level of Mines Wellness Hotel, The Cheng Ho Court is a Halal Chinese restaurant that serves Cantonese cuisine as well as dim sum. The restaurant was named after Cheng Ho, a well-famed Chinese-Muslim court eunuch, mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral who commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, the Middle East and many more during the Yuan Dynasty.
His voyage is usually referred to as “Voyages of Zheng He”, and you could easily find the traces of his exploits in our very own country, in the Historical state of Malacca.

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Chinese New Year Menu 2013: Li Yen Chinese Restaurant, The Ritz Carlton KL

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Post published:January 16, 2013
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I had many great dining experiences at the Ritz Carlton, notably Li Yen for the dim sum and their annual mooncake offerings. More reviews on those HERE. For 2012 the brilliant concept of offering as low as RM50++ per pax for a minimum table of 5 during the Chinese New Year celebrations was uniquely Ritz Carlton.

Unfortunately the same concept won’t be repeated this year. Instead Li Yen would be offering CNY set menus ranging from RM1388++ to RM4288++. Yes, expect to be blown away with gourmet ingredients and gastronomical preparations.

One such dish would be the Braised Pork Trotter with Dried Oysters and Sea Moss. Oh my god, I was so sick of the usual braised seafood with broccoli versions that any variation was most welcomed. And the fact that it has a pork trotter in its midst was good enough to edge out all other similar prepations.

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Chinese New Year Menu 2013: Shanghai Restaurant, JW Marriott Hotel

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Post published:January 16, 2013
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Shanghai Restaurant is one of JW Marriot Hotel’s premier restaurant and specialized in exquisite Shanghainese delicacies. Their menu offers modern and innovative delicacies for dim sum, lunch and dinner. This is my 1st visit to Shanghai and it was in conjunction with the upcoming Chinese New Year’s celebration.

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Utara Coffee House, Armada Hotel – Chinese New Year Menu and Buffet

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Post published:January 13, 2013
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As my Chinese New Year’s gastronomic escapade continues, I discovered more unique and blog-worthy offerings from restaurants just as I got more and more awed by the originality and inventiveness mind of the chefs I met.

As the average diner in Malaysia grew more discerning and as more dining outlets jostle for the cash and attention of the people, both value and quality as well as creativity comes into play. Chef Ang and Chef Chew seems to have all the prerequisite ingredients in hand with their 2012 Chinese New Year offerings and other than the usual 8 course feast, there’s an option for a buffet during the Chinese New Year period.

In line with the long heritage and tradition by the Chinese culture, the Lunar New Year is always welcomed by preparing the ‘annual ritual’ of the reunion dinner.

The reunion dinner is where family or relatives from near and far come to dine together as one in the spirit of togetherness. During this time, must-have individual dishes that symbolize auspicious meanings will be served, such as; Fish (surplus), Sea Cucumber (happiness), Lotus Root (togetherness), Black Moss or Fatt Choy (wealth), and Whole Chicken (completeness) to complete this glorious feast.

Most of the time, it’s a sit down affair. But for this year, why not consider a buffet that offers variety, quality, value for money and of course, the promise of absolutely no clean up sessions afterwards? The buffet as shown below (grab the Gourpon voucher while you can!) promises Chef’s specialties of roasted duck, baked salted chicken, braised lamb and more; satisfying the elderly with classic Chinese New Year dishes that provoke nostalgia and sentiment and keeping the young and hip happy with modern renditions of lamb & Japanese fare such as Smoked Salmon Ravioli in Creamy Nage, Fillet De Boeuf with Peppercorn Sauce, Roasted Duck Roulade with Kumquat Sauce, Teriyaki Snow Fish, Kaki-Age, Donburi and Teppanyaki Fish.
All priced at 70.00 ++ per person. What a steal! :DD

LINK: http://www.groupon.my/deals/klang-valley-selangor/Armada-Petaling-Jaya/716661967
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Chinese New Year Menu 2013: Zuan Yuan Chinese Restaurant, One World Hotel

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Post published:January 12, 2013
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My Chinese New Year culinary adventure continues. This time around, it’s at Zuan Yuan of One World Hotel. You would probably think that I’d be bored with Chinese New Year’s feast offerings by now (as of writing I have sampled 8 different CNY previews at 8 different hotels), but I’m glad to report that I’m not a bit bored as yet, and I don’t foresee that I’ll get bored of it anytime soon, considering that each restaurant that I’ve visited has it’s own unique feast offerings.
More often than not, I found myself being pleasantly surprised with the twists and turns in each dishes that was presented before me.

For instance, in Zuan Yuan, I “loh sang” with fleshy soft shelled crabs instead of the conventional raw fish.

There were copious amount of freshly shredded vegetables and pomelo pulps in this Yee Sang to give it an extra sweet and juicy crunch. Moreover, the accompanying sauce is well balanced & the sweetness just right, which is exactly how I like my Yee Sang.

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