JW Marriott Kampong Festive Dining @ Feast Village, Starhill Gallery

Feast on Kampong Festive Dining Buffet at Shook! and Sentidos Gastrobar

With the holy month around the corner, JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur is bringing back its famed Kampong Festive Dining Buffet to be presented at Feast Village in Starhill Gallery this year. Held at the acclaimed Shook! and Sentidos Gastrobar & Dining, both located in Feast Village, diners are in for a sumptuous feast of Malaysia’s melting pot of cuisines set in a kampong ambiance.

Get ready to feast on a kaleidoscope of dishes prepared by Executive Chef Zaffar Samad and his culinary team. Savor a menu that ranges from mouthwatering kerabu salads, Bubur Lambuk, spiced up soups, curries to rendangs and more as well as sweet treats and savory snacks, all inspired by grandma’s recipes.

Start the feast with succulent Kambing Panggang or Slow Roasted Lamb served with black pepper, onion and mint sauces. Succulent pieces of lamb that is so tender and tasty with its marinade of spices and herbs.

Visit the Ikan Bakar station for array of Talapia, Ikan Keli, Ikan Cencaru and more grilled and served with Sambal Belachan, Sambal Kicap and Air Asam.

Ayam Goreng Berempah is simply sedap!

While you’re at that station, pick up a few Satay Ayam and Satay Daging, then pile on the Kuah Kacang for a treat…

Ulam-Ulaman and its assorted Sambal Melayu together with the assorted Kerabu and Jeruk Buah-Buahan are bound to be an explosion of scrumptious flavours to whet the appetite!

Curries, warmed pots of curries never fail to be a crowd pleaser during this festive season. Enjoy this list of authentic Malay dishes from Gerai Makanan Tradisi Dan Selera Kampung as well as other cuisines of Chinese and Indian.

Clockwise from top left: Ikan Tenggiri Asam Pedas, Rendang Daging Tok, Ikan Masin Talang Masak Lemak Nenas, Masak Lemak Pucuk Manis, Gulai Daging Dengan Nangka and Paru Goreng Berlada

Clockwise from top left: Ayam Masak Berlada, Pajeri Nenas Berempah, Ikan Patin Masak Tempoyak, Ayam Panggang Dengan Percik, Kari Kambing Dengan Kentang and Sambal Udang Petai

Clockwise from top left: Sotong Goreng Berlada Hitam, Sweet & Sour Fish Fillet, Ayam Masak Kicap, Tongkeng Ayam Goreng Tepung, Daging Masak Halia ala Chinese and Wok Fried Chicken with Dried Chili Chinese Style

Hot soups are a great way to settle the tummy after a long day of fasting and there’s quite a delicious list of Sup Ekor, Sup Ayam, Sup Kambing, Mushroom Soup as well as Chicken & Sweet Corn Soup and more on rotation.

Don’t forget the Bubur Lambuk!

Clockwise from top left: Kari Ikan dengan Bendi, Sambal Terung, Kari Sayur, Nasi Goreng Sayur, Kurma Kambing, Sayur Kobis Goreng

Other live stations include Noodle station, Chicken Rice station, Roti station, Rojak station and more…

Desserts are a must for a sweet ending. From Ais Kacang station to the Bubur Manis station, there’s lots to choose from cold and refreshing Ice Kacang to hot Bubur Pulut Hitam, Bubur Kacang Hijau, Bubur Jagung and Pengat Pisang.

Get your sweet tooth fix from the list of desserts which includes Assorted Kuih Muih to international cakes, puddings, French pastries, ice creams and fruit station.

Guests are invited to experience yet another well-loved Malaysian culture of appreciating and sharing exceptional food with family, friends and colleagues from May 27 to June 24, 2017 from 7.00 pm to 10.30 pm. The buffet is priced at MYR98 nett per person.

For reservations and enquiries, please call +60 3 2782 9099 or email festivebuffetpromotion@ytlhotels.com.my for an authentic kampong dining experience this festive month.

JW MARRIOTT KUALA LUMPUR

Feast Village

Shook! and Sentitdos Gastrobar & Dining

183, Jalan Bukit Bintang,

55100 Kuala Lumpur

Website: www.jwmarriott.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/jwmarriott

Restoran Bibiwok @ Bandar Puteri, Puchong

Fusion Flavours of Nyonya and Thai Cuisines

It’s quite rare to find a restaurant serving Thai and Nyonya together. A recent invite from the foodie gang had us tasting Restoran Bibiwok, a restaurant serving Nyonya and Thai dishes in Bandar Puteri Puchong. Open in 2006, the restaurant also has another concept running above its Thai and Nyonya restaurant that specializes in Thai BBQ and Steamboat. Owner cum chef Richie Yeo learns from the best, his Nyonya aunt and grandmother on the Nyonya cuisine while he picked up his own personal favorite Thai cuisine along the way. The pork-free restaurant has been serving a list of Nyonya and Thai dishes to many foodies and has garnered quite a following to many who enjoy flavours of both Nyonya and Thai together.

The restaurant is fairly big and spacious. Decorated with a Peranakan theme, the restaurant is elegant and inviting. Besides the clean and bright colors of the whole restaurant, Peranakan details like lantern, wood carving panels, Nyonya furniture pieces and ornaments together with precious photos of yesteryears adds charm and personality to the restaurant ambiance.

Flipping through the menu at Bibiwok, there are certainly many favorite dishes of mine available for order. There are plenty of Nyonya dishes as well as Thai dishes. Both cuisine shares similar flavours so enjoy them together is delicious. Expect lots of robust spice-laden flavours with well-balance sweet, savory, spicy and sour notes.

For drinks, we had their Fresh Cucumber with Calamansi (RM7.90) and Thai Serai Ginger Tea (RM4.90). My Fresh Cucumber with Calamansi is beautifully refreshing and thirst-quenching plus it goes really well with the heavy flavours of the dishes we had.

We had a sharing platter of Nyonya Thai Combination Entrée (RM40) to start off our meal. It was a gorgeous platter of Thai Serai Sticks, Pie Tee, Vegetable Fritters and cucumber salad served with housemade tangy chili sauce.

Thai Serai Sticks of minced chicken wrapped around lemongrass are fried till golden. The skewers are juicy and tasty with a nice aroma from the lemongrass. The golden crispy Pie Tee cups are to be filled with sweet and juicy jicama filling topped with egg omelette and a spoonful of chili sauce. These are delicious with lots of savory and sweet notes while the crispy shells gave the dish its unique texture. The Vegetable Fritters are pretty decent and makes good snacking as we waited for our main dishes to arrive.

To go with steamed rice, we had their Nyonya Chicken Rendang (RM18). A signature of Bibiwok, the Nyonya Chicken Rendang is a spice-rich curry that reminded us of why we love Nyonya cuisine. The Rendang is thick, creamy and beautifully robust in flavours. Simmered slowly, the Rendang ingredients have harmonized well and produced a decadent curry with chicken pieces that goes really well with rice.

We also had their Thai Assam Curry Steamed Fish (RM40 onwards). Steamed Siakap fish is smothered in a pool of spicy and sourish piquant Thai Assam curry. Lots of vegetables such as long beans, cabbage, eggplant, beancurd puff, lady fingers and herbs are added for extra bite. We took our time enjoying the fish as it is kept warm on a heated light. The gravy is utterly moreish and I found myself enjoying the curry gravy a lot. One can also have this with other fishes available.

A testament to a good Thai meal is Tom Yam soup. Our Signature Tom Yam Soup with Seafood (RM24 – small, RM41 – large) looked fiery and inviting. This one passed with flying colors. Super spicy with good notes of sourness, the Tom Yam soup here is what every Tom Yam soup should be. Hints of creamy notes from the addition of coconut milk made the soup even more luscious. Pumped with lots of herbs, chili and seafood, it really whet the appetite that evening.

More seafood treats of Nyonya Chili Garam Prawns (RM26 – small, RM46 - large) was much welcomed by all of us. Large prawns cooked in classic Nyonya chili garam sambal is a sure crowd-pleaser. The prawns have taken on the sambal flavour so well. The pungent sambal oozed with bold spicy notes and has just enough heat to make us want to keep on eating it. Yum!

After the few amazing dishes, the Thai Green Curry Duck (RM26) didn’t live up to the earlier ones. To be fair, the green curry is very delicious together with the vegetables, herbs and lychees. I found the duck pieces a tad dry and didn’t quite soaked up the curry flavour. Other than that, I still enjoyed the green curry gravy with my rice.

I also enjoyed the Otak Omelette (RM13). Fluffy and crispy pieces of Otak Omelette is served with green chili sauce. The omelette has loads of Otak ingredients such as onions, herbs, chili and spices in it. Though it didn’t completely convinced me that it was Otak Otak, I still love the omelette because it was cooked very well and well-seasoned.

Kerabu Belimbing (RM12) is such a pretty dish at sight. Star fruit pieces are tossed in piquant dressing together with onions, chili and crispy small fish before being topped with coriander is additive. This is a kerabu salad that I would enjoy often because there is lots of textures and complex tasty flavours. It makes a great appetizer as well as a main course to be paired with rice.

Sambal Brinjal Special (RM12 – small, RM18 – large) is also pretty delicious. Tender slices of eggplant are cooked separately and served with a thick zesty sambal on the side. Expect heavy rich flavours from the sambal and be prepared to eat lots of rice with this dish.

For desserts, we had their Thai Ruby Jack Fruit (RM5.90), Chendol Gula Melaka (RM4.90), Steamed Banana with Gula Melaka (RM7) and Sago Gula Melaka (RM4.90). A mix from both worlds, the desserts made a nice sweet ending to our robust meal.

Bibiwok has so much more to offer and we barely covered a quarter of their list. I would love to return to try their Thai BBQ, Nynoya Curry Fish Head, Thai Creamy Salted Egg Squid, Buah Keluak Chicken, Nyonya Itik Tim Soup and more. Bibiwok has been around that packed area for a while and the reason is pretty obvious. Good food with affordable pricing is what Bibiwok has to offer to their diners!

RESTORAN BIBIWOK

16 Jalan Persiaran Puteri 1

Bandar Puteri Puchong

47100 Puchong

Tel: 03-8068-6284

Website: www.bibiwok.blogspot.com

Business Hours: 11.00am-4.00pm & 5.30pm-11.00pm

Buka Puasa @ Melting Pot Café, Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur

Inspirasi Masakan Melaka

One of my favorite places to Buka Puasa has to be Melting Pot Café at Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur. Melting Pot Café is synonymous with their scrumptious spread of buffet for the holy month of Ramadan. For this year’s buka puasa feast, tuck into a myriad of mouth-watering delicacies from the historic state of Melaka at Melting Pot from June 18 to July 16, 2015.

Savor a list of authentic Malay and Nyonya inspired dishes prepared by Chefs Rogayah Sharif and Mohd Ridzuan after a long day of fasting. Enjoy dishes cooked with lots of herbs and spices that will guaranteed robust and moreish flavours to whet the appetite.

Main highlights of the Inspirasi Masakan Melaka includes kawahs filled with various Asam Pedas curries like Daging Tetel Asam Pedas, Lamb Chop Asam Pedas, Ikan Merah Asam Pedas, Ekor Lembu Asam Pedas and Ayam Daun Limau Purut Asam Pedas. These are utterly delicious and addictive. All of the asam pedas have their own unique flavours. The Ekor Lembu Asam Pedas was super delicious with the oxtail cooked till tender and flavourful. The Lamb Chop Asam Pedas was quite different and is very piquant with good balance of sour and savory with umami notes.

There is the Ikan Siakap Cili Garam has a moreish and spicy chili sambal that is jazzed up with calamansi lime to accompany the crispy fried fish.

Whole Roast Lamb is also a favorite during this month and is available every day for lamb lovers. Savor the nicely spiced rub lamb pieces carved to your order and served with brown or mint sauce.

More curries are also available such as Rendang Ayam Nyonya, Kari Kepala Ikan, Udang Lemak Nenas, Paru Goreng Berlada, Sambal Sotong Petai, Daging Lemak Mangga Muda, Ikan Bawal Bersambal and more to go with Nasi Portugis Daging or Briyani Kambing. The myriad of curries with its various distinctive flavours are some of the best curries I had, especially the Rendang Ayam Nyonya.

Another classic favorite at any buka puasa dinner will be the Sup Gearbox, Sup Daging Singgang and Bubur Lambuk. These are the perfect dishes to start your meal after a long day of fasting. Comforting and soothing, these dishes will warm up your appetite.

There is also an assortment of Ikan Bakar together with the other seafood at the Teppan Theatre. Simply choose prawns, salmon, chicken, beef or squid and the chef will cooked your food to your likings.

Kerabu station is set with a long and delicious list of authentic Kerabu salads such as Kerabu Udang Tha, Kerabu Mangga, Kerabu Isi Kerang, Kerabu Ayam Berkerisik, Kerabu Pucuk Ubi, Kerabu Udang, Kerabu Hati, Kerabu Limau Bali, Acar Rampai, Ulam Ulam Kampung, Rojak and assortment of sambals. Other condiments to go with the kerabu and curries are Sambals, Telur Masin, Ikan Masin, Telur Ikan Goreng, Jelatah Harian, Kerepek Pisang, Kerepek Ubi Pedas, Keropok Ikan and Spicy Papadam.

Besides the Kerabu station, there is a cold appetizer and salad station that has Summer Roll, Tandoori Spiced Chicken Galantine, Smoked Duck Breast with Mango and Asparagus, Thai Seafood Salad, Roasted Cherry Tomato and Chicken, Shrimp and Rice Noodle Salad, Crab Salad with Green Mango, Roast Beef and Spinach Salad with Horseradish Cream and more.

From the Wok corner, savor Wok-Fried French Beans with Spicy Conpoy Sauce, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Kai Lan with Chili and Salted Fish, Kangkung Belachan and other dishes available on rotation basis.

From the Goreng station, there are Samosa, Popiah Goreng, Crispy Vegetable Fritters, Prawn Tempura and more.

Besides all the local dishes, there’s also must-haves like the Chilled Seafood bar filled with Fresh Flower Crab, Tiger Prawn, Oysters and Green Shell Mussels.

The Noodle station is offering Nyonya Laksa and Mee Udang. The Nyonya Laksa is scrumptious with its creamy curry gravy laden with spices.

The dinner buffet ended with a high note as the Dessert Bar is laden with a gorgeous spread of local and international desserts.

For local desserts, there are assorted Nyonya Kuih Muih, Tapai Ubi, Tapai Pulut, Serawa Durian Pulut, Talam Gula Melaka, Seri Muka, Sago Gula Melaka, Putu Piring and more. Then there’s the sweet dessert broth of Bubur Pulut Hitam, Bubur Jagung and Bubur Kacang Hijiau and Cendol. There is also a live station of freshly made Apam Balik.

International desserts such as cakes, puddings, mousse, jelly, madeleine, fresh fruits, tarts, ice cream and more.

Drinks such as Air Tebu, Air Soya or Air Bandung are also included in the buffet.

Inspirasi Masakan Melaka

BUFFET DINNER – RM138.00 nett per person

Time: 7.00pm – 10.30pm

BUFFET SUPPER/STEAMBOAT – RM70.00 nett per person

Time: 11.00pm – 4.00am

CORPORATE BOOKINGS

15% Discount for CEC members (max. 10 persons)

15% Discount (June 18-21) and the last 5 days (July 12 – 16)

For reservations, please call 03 2717 2233

MELTING POT CAFE

CONCORDE HOTE KUALA LUMPUR

2 Jalan Sultan Ismail,

50250 Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia

Tel: +603 2717 2233  

Fax: +603 2149 2659

Email: fbkl@concorde.net

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Website: www.kualalumpur.concordehotelsresorts.com