Back in 2015 I visited Dian Huo Xin Wo for their steamboat and left wow-ed with the quality meat and seafood balls offered with their steamboat.
I also remembered the century eggs – such creamy molten yolks. The best century eggs around PJ for sure!
You can view the images of the meat, seafood balls and the century eggs HERE. Though handmade, the sizes are consistent – what you see is what you get.
As obsessed as I am with food, I would never, never drive on my own for 45 minutes at the ungodly hour of 9 pm for food. Naturally, the time…
Today is the launch of the new NON-HALAL foodcourt at Centrepoint, Bandar Utama.
I was excited to see old friends again so I got my colleagues along and visited early.
Earlier in January this year I got acquainted with Chef Kok Chee Kin.
His Chinese cooking prowess was duly noted that evening as he tormented our palates with the most delicious and well executed flavours from his creations.
It was a memorable session, as aside from the food, we were amused by his cheeky quips throughout the evening.
Fast forward 8 months later, we met again.
Aside from the hair color, Chef appears to be in good health and humour.
In general “All-You-Can-Eat Dim Sum” brunches are great for group dining and for those with an appetite.
After all in a buffet you are required to pay a certain lump sum upfront and thus you’re inclined to attempt to get your money’s worth.
Personally I’m not the eat-til-I’m-stuffed type.
I’m the sort who prefer to eat well, consume quality items and stop when I’m not hungry. Hence buffets aren’t good value for me.
While there has been a lot of flak on Foh San after their relocation, with many reports of the ever sliding south quality of food, uncomfortable dining environment coupled with unhelpful and brusque service.
This Labour Day I had a reliable food guide in Peter who has been a Kepong resident for a long long time.
Kepong has always been an alien territory to me and the RM2.10 toll fare that we KL-ites/PJ people has to pay to even be able to cross over into this district is a total turn-off.
A return trip to Kepong cost RM4.20 in toll even before you take into account the distance and notoriously jammed roads, which is more often than not, a confusing maze.
But that whiny complaint I have aside, I got mildly interested in Kepong again recently after reading online about a few of its hawker offerings.
Apparently Kepong has pretty good food at pocket-friendly prices plus there are a few places that I’ve been eying for a while now like Chew Jetty and the night duck satay, all in all pushing Kepong up higher on my “must explore” list.
The only deterrent here now is getting my phobia of Kepong roads out of the way.
The solution was presented itself when Peter agreed to be my guide. So over a day, he took a bunch of us around Kepong and pointed out some places of interest.
We began the day with breakfast at Tuck Kee, an establishment almost like a restaurant with banquet tables, fans and even a boarded ceiling.
All in all it was just missing solid walls to be a proper shoplot.
My arrival to Singapore yesterday was marked with a warm welcome at the Conrad Centennial (the concierge guy actually remembers me – must be the hair!) before I was whisked to the soothing and elegant space of Golden Peony, the award winning Cantonese restaurant on the 3rd floor of the hotel.
The fine plate and the cutleries caught my attention first, while the obliging, polished and proficient service rendered was befitting of a restaurant its class and certainly made my meal much more remarkable overall.
After 5 hours in the car with only a few hours sleep, my stomach was suitably warmed up with a nourishing double boiled chicken soup in pumpkin for lunch.
Attractive presentation aside, this soup was delicate in flavour and packed full of goodness. The subtle taste from the seafood and of chicken essence was infused into the hot liquid from the gentle double boiling process.
