This is review #8 out of a 13-Part Food Blog Post Series from my recent trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 4th – 9th August 2011 🙂 Imbi Palace Restaurant wasn’t too far from our hotel, but it was an exceptionally hot and humid day and I was all dressed up and really didn’t feel like getting drenched in sweat just from walking 5-10 minutes. So yes, we got a cab to drive us there… it only costed us RM5 (which is approx. AUD 1.50) so why not? Hehe. It was lovely indeed to only be outside for a … Continue reading Dim Sum @ Imbi Palace Restaurant

This is review #7 out of a 13-Part Food Blog Post Series from my recent trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 4th – 9th August 2011 🙂 While I was in Malaysia, I didn’t just catch up with my family but also with friends who were living in KL. On a Sunday afternoon we decided to meet up at Levain for “brunch” – although in all fairness I just ate two bowls of Kolo Mee for breakfast on the same day – so I wasn’t very hungry at all! Levain was CRAZY packed! There were people everywhere and the … Continue reading Levain Boulangerie and Patisserie

This is review #6 out of a 13-Part Food Blog Post Series from my recent trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 4th – 9th August 2011 🙂 Finally! Let’s get into some serious “kopitiam” action aka local styled restaurants with various stalls of different types of food in one usually large shop with NO air-conditioning… but this is as Malaysian as we can get, other than outdoor hawker stalls at night, but that comes later. My KL “driver” aka my cousin did not just drive us all the way to Bandar Baru Ampang from Bukit Bintang (approx. 30 minutes … Continue reading Sarawak Kolo Mee & Laksa in KL! Restoran Chuan Hupp @ Bandar Baru Ampang

This is review #5 out of a 13-Part Food Blog Post Series from my recent trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 4th – 9th August 2011 🙂 This restaurant is one of my dad’s favorite whenever we are in KL. I guess the Hokkien term of “You Phi, You Chi” (aka cheap and fresh) applies. I won’t say the food here is “cheap” but I suppose for the location, convenience and again, air conditioning (lol) the price of food here is actually quite reasonable compared to most other restaurants. The standard of Chinese food here is pretty good, which … Continue reading Esquire Kitchen @ Sungei Wang Plaza

This is review #4 out of a 13-Part Food Blog Post Series from my recent trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 4th – 9th August 2011 🙂 While I was in KL, I’ve spent a lot of my time shopping. My trip to KL was really mostly about eating and shopping anyway, and it was just so convenient that shopping malls were located in all directions within walking distance from my hotel. I spent a lot of time in Pavilion in particular, mostly because the shops were of higher quality and it was so huge I never got to … Continue reading Pavilion Food Court

This is review #3 out of a 13-Part Food Blog Post Series from my recent trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 4th – 9th August 2011 🙂 I couldn’t have timed my trip to Malaysia any better. When I arrived in Kuala Lumpur, it was just the first week of the Ramadhan month, when Muslims fast and refrain from eating, drinking, and most other “pleasures” including sexual intimacy with their partners during daylight hours – instead focusing that time to offer up more prayer than usual. Basically it is their time for reflection, purity and worship. How does this … Continue reading Ramadhan Buffet @ Dorsett Regency KL

This is review #2 out of a 13-Part Food Blog Post Series from my recent trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 4th – 9th August 2011 🙂 I love hawker stalls and street food… but sometimes I dread the fact that in order to enjoy authentic hawker food I have to put up with the hot and humid Malaysian weather since most hawker stalls are out in the open or in coffee shops aka kopitiams (local styled restaurants) with no air conditioning. So hotttt… SO, when I found out that right in the heart of Bukit Bintang, located at … Continue reading Heritage Food Village @ Lot 10

This is review #1 out of a 13-Part Food Blog Post Series from my recent trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from the 4th – 9th August 2011 🙂 The great thing about food in Malaysia is actually also the great thing about food in Melbourne… diversity. Yes, you would probably expect me to blog all about Malaysian street food and the local delicacies, trust me I will get to that. Since I am blogging in chronological order, let’s start from my first night in KL! I literally went straight from the airport, to hotel check-in, to a quick freshen up, … Continue reading El Cerdo at Werner’s Place