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Good Italian Restaurant in KL – Favola, Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:August 15, 2013
Post category:Food
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Is a good Italian restaurant in KL difficult to find?

Well not really, unless you want those serving pork. I have my default recommendations according to budget. Yes you read right, according to budget.
For family and big groups without having to burn a black hole in your wallet, and yet score yourself a pretty satisfying meal, go for Porta Romano (I usually go to the TTDI branch) or La Risata on Jalan Kasah. Given that your wallet allows you a budget a notch higher, then Garibaldi (sorry it was just announced that it has ceased operations) or Il Lido, Nerovivo, Neroteca (non-halal) are good bets.

I can’t say I’m an Italian connoisseur as I have yet to step foot on Italian soil. One of my more memorable Italian meal (with pork and all) was in Bali at Bene, Sheraton Bali Kuta.
Back in KL, I would usually hop into Favola at Le Meridien. It has fulfilled any pizza/pastas cravings for me so far, and besides, my Starwood Privilege Card entitles me to 50% off the food bill if there are 2 pax dining.

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Burger Junkyard, Kota Damansara – Beef, chicken and vegetarian burgers!

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:December 13, 2012
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UPDATE: 2nd visit – Brooklyn Burger, Hoola Hoop Hawaiian, Grilled Ratatouille, Pineapple Fungi.
3rd visit – Mango Whatzapp-Bi, Blue Paranomia and Swedish Alps.

It would be a challenge to beat the Omakase Burger I had in Singapore but I trust Malaysians creative enterprising cooks/budding entrepreneurs are getting close.

Picture: Deluxe Cheeseburger – Omakase Burger, Singapore = SGD15.90. Perfect juicy patty with their delectable secret sauce. Unrivaled as yet in any Malaysia’s burger joints.

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Marufuku, Jaya One – slurpilicious, fresh & bouncy udon. Oh..it’s cheap too!

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:December 31, 2010
Post category:General
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I’m have never been a fan of noodles though someone is. I think the problem lies with the fact that most noodles dishes tasted generic to me; and that is probably due to the fact that most wan tan mee, hokkien mee, curry mee, kuey teow thng, etc stalls sourced from more or less the same supplier for their business. (Let’s not include the mid/high-end restaurants that makes their own / import their noodles, keeping in the theme of “noodles under RM10”)

Different stalls, different preparations, different ingredients, different taste, yes; but essentially, when you bite into your noodles, it tasted bland & mediocre no? Minus the soup and all that extras?

It took a few trips, but eventually I fell under the “Marufuku spell“.

Addicted?
No no, I won’t say that. But when it rains, when the mood dips, when the tummy calls for something simple to keep the body going, Marufuku offers that simple solace in each bowl.

Nebayaki Udon. (includes a seafood dumpling, 1 prawn tempura, an egg, mushrooms & beancurd skin) RM10.

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pla dib @ The Heritage Village, Seri Kembangan

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:September 24, 2010
Post category:General
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Once in a while, up pops an outlet that doesn’t churn out the dreary copy- cat dishes or fusion disasters.

Naturally, such outlets immediately inspires hope, yet anxiety as well, “could it be a fluke?” , ” can the rest of the menu held up to expectations? “.

Hence in bated breath I await for opportunities for subsequent visits while I tuck away the pictures from my first. And to be happily satiated again & again on my return visits simply inspired today’s blog post.

pla dib @ The Heritage Village, Seri Kembangan is one such place. Apparently a franchise from Thailand, pla dib (meaning raw fish in Thai) does Thai fusion and does it damn well.

With the restaurant named after ‘raw fish’, I was hard pressed not to order the Salmon Labb (RM10), a ceviche wannabe dish.

Raw salmon slices doused with shoyu & lime juice, sprinkled with chilli flakes & crushed peanuts made the perfect starter. The fish was at parts raw (sections that weren’t ‘cooked’ by the lime concoction) & parts cooked slightly. Each slice was delightfully tangy, sweet, spicy and sour, a medley of flavours all on the tongue at the same instant. Hmmmm… yummy!

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The Malaysia International Gourmet Festival (MIGF) 2010 Gala Launch @ Sunway Convention Centre

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:September 22, 2010
Post category:General
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More than 2000 of the country’s who’s and who’s gathered in the Grand Ballroom of Sunway Convention Centre last night for the Gala Launch of one of Malaysia’s top culinary event – The Malaysia International Gourmet Festival (MIGF) .

An annual event, which started from a humble beginning of a dozen establishments a decade ago now has more than 70 fine dining restaurants in the country; & we see the numbers growing yearly.

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Arthur’s Day 2010 with Guinness – Souled Out, Hartamas

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:September 22, 2010
Post category:General
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I think the Arthur’s Day Bus is a brilliant idea! This bus makes its way thorough the streets of Kuala Lumpur & make pit stops at some outlets, namely Jarrod & Rawlins, Souled Out, Sids Pub TTDI & Royal Oak during the whole month of September as part of its countdown to Arthur’s Day celebration this 24 September at Surf Beach, Sunway Lagoon.

GUINNESS® fans will have the opportunity to sample creative GUINNESS® infused dishes & enjoy GUINNESS® at happy hour prices during these pit stops, starting at 17:59 (pm) – which happens to be the year GUINNESS® was established.
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Tai Zi Heen, Prince Hotel KL – All You Can Eat Dim Sum Buffet

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:September 12, 2010
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Prince Hotel KL Chinese Restaurant Tai Zi Heen offers a pretty value for money HALAL dim sum buffet at RM55++ (RM63.00 nett) on weekends. Starting from 1130am to 2pm, order & staple as much you could from its moderately extensive menu.

As with all buffets, there are hit & misses. Naturally, we hoped for more of the former than the latter.

Even with our expectations in check since we are all aware that this is halal fare, the general consensus among the 4 of us was “Ok“, “you get what you pay for“, “decent“; with some dishes bordering on inedible (our personal opinions ok) & some “good“.

Let’s begin with the GOOD:

Egg tarts were flaky & light with sweet centres. The Crispy corn flake-crusted tuna rolls were my fav. Crusty cornflakes encasing flaky tuna with chilli & chopped corn/carrots is hard to beat 😉 .
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Starhill Gallery presents Midsummer Nights Feast 2010 (2 July – 9 July 2010)

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:June 9, 2010
Post category:General
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Decadence.. Luxurious.. Opulence and Lavish.

I have always said to NOT expect anything less than the above from any projects from the YTL Group. And that’s exactly what one can anticipate from YTL Corporation’s annual Starhill Gallery’s Midsummer Nights Feast.

A week of fabulous food & wine, paired with music & entertainment to create a convivial, festive experience that CELEBRATES life (Ok, I’m not going to argue with that!) by engaging all the senses & the intellect.

The map of all the restaurants in Starhill Gallery, KL.

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