Crème De La Crème and The Tokyo Restaurant

The Best of Two Worlds of Dessert

After its continuing success from the Hello Kitty partnership, Crème De La Crème (CDLC) is taking on another brilliant innovative and delicious collaboration with The Tokyo Restaurant (TTR) at Lot 10. It’s the ultimate pairing dessert of CDLC’s famed ice cream with TTR’s signature burnt cheesecake, unifying the best of two worlds of dessert.

The Tokyo Restaurant’s signature Burnt Cheesecake has garnered a dessert groupie from locals as well as visitors. Located in the prestigious Lot 10, The Toyko Restaurant also serves savory menu but its their dessert that commands the most sales daily.

Akito Sakamoto, General Manager of TTR says, “Our cheesecake has such a discerning following that when it came to deciding a trusted partner whom we can work with to design ice creams of the highest standards inspired by our beloved cheese cake, which our clients would also adore, CDLC is the obvious choice, standing head and shoulders above others in the ice cream world.”

Porco Macau Pork Chop Bun @ Lot 10 Hutong

The Ultimate Macau Pork Chop Bun

Head over to Lot 10 Hutong, the award winning food non halal food court, for more porkalicious bites! This round, Porco Macau Pork Chop Bun is stealing the limelight with its offerings of swine-ful delights from Executive Chef Fong, more well-known as Yoke Cheh or sister Yoke.

We paid a visit to the new stall that has garnered quite a storming rush of porky fans since its launch not too long ago. We like how Porco Macau Pork Chop Bun stayed minimal with its offering, choosing to focus on what they know best and that is their signature secret recipe of pork chops served several ways.

One can’t miss the stall with its huge signage of tempting porky buns!

Be prepared to queue for this as every order is made upon request but it’s ultimately worthy of the wait. Leading the pack is the classic Macau’s famous Macau Pork Chop Bun. Story goes of how a young women perfected her Portuguese pork chop and bread recipe from a Portuguese chef and the classic Macau Pork Chop Bun was born.

Despite coming from an IT education, Yoke Cheh traded her white collar job for her passion in the food industry and has never looked back since then. She nailed her pork chop recipes to tasty perfection and ensures quality control her own self daily for Porco Macau.

One gets a brawny and substantial piece of juicy lean pork chop, well-seasoned and utterly tender, sandwiched with a crusty bun upon order. Assured that no further condiments or sauces needed, this is the epic glory of what every Macau pork chop bun should be savored. Each piece of bone-in pork chop gets manual hand labor of tedious pounding to achieve its tenderness and it seasoned by Yoke Cheh herself with soy sauce and other special seasonings. The salty moreish flavours are addictive, sufficiently tasty enough to be enjoyed with the golden crusty bread with a tender flesh. Extra brownie points for the large pork chop peeking out from the bun for Yoke Cheh…

One bite of the Macau Pork Chop Bun (la carte RM13.90, set meal with a drink RM15.90) and you’ll be chasing more bites of this gloriously delectable pork chop!

So we know some Malaysians still argues that we need more to jazz up this pork chop bun. If you still insist, then opt for the Macau Pork Chop Bun Special Set (RM17.90) that has the classic version pumped up with fried Sunny Side up egg and sliced cheese. I daresay, this version is pretty darn amazing too because the one sided crisp egg with oozing melted cheese does elevate the deliciousness to new heights… ok, so you now know who that ‘some Malaysians’ are.

If bread is not your thing, then go for the Macau Pork Chop Noodles (RM13.90) where one gets the same glorious piece of porky chop paired with springy noodles laced with special soy sauce. These are no ordinary noodles as these are specially made with traditional bamboo-pressed techniques to achieve its springy texture. Again, you get just pork chop and noodles in an order and I concurred that Portuguese must really enjoy simplicity in their food.

This one was a tad over salty for me since the pork chop alone is already pretty savory and the noodles are just as savory as well. It is still yummy in every slurp of noodles and was pretty much a crowd favorite on our table that day.

I personally favored the Macau Pork Chop Rice with Egg (RM14.90) when I saw the glistening pork chop served with steamed rice, perfect Sunny side up egg and a bowl of curry sauce. The fluffy rice balanced up the salty notes of the pork chop very well, making it very easy on the palate. The egg with its soft molten egg yolk oozing out added lusciousness while the curry sauce heated up the taste bud with its light sweetness and robust spiced notes. It’s an overall combination of what every pork chop rice should be in my books.

I returned with my family again a few weeks later for this and my son gave his thumbs up for this dish too!

Porco Macau also offers Macau Curry Fish Balls (RM6.90), a side portion of bouncy fish balls cooked in non-creamy curry sauce. The dish is a classic one available on the streets of Macau as well as Hong Kong. This one was sufficiently decent and is much a pleaser with every one of all ages since there heat factor is rather mild.

We hope Porco Macau Pork Chop Bun opens up other outlets soon as we can’t seem to get enough of this porkalicious bites. Yoke Cheh mentioned that they might also add more to the menu later on once they settle down. Till then, it looks like we still have to queue for Porco Macau Pork Chop Bun if you’re a porky fan like me!

PORCO MACAU PORK CHOP BUN

Lot 10 Hutong, LG Floor,

Lot 10 Shopping Centre,

50 Jalan Sultan Ismail,

50250 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: +603-2782 3500

Website: www.lot10hutong.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pg/lot10hutong

Business Hours:

Daily 10am to 10pm

A Musical Christmas at Lot 10 Shopping Centre

A Season of Giving

With festive cheers around the corner, music is also being played everywhere. If I were to tell you that you can create your own magical music notes, wouldn’t you be game to add your own music merriment to this festive season?

Head on over to Lot 10 Shopping Centre for its spectacular line-up of musical entertainments to rejoice this yuletide season. Transformed into a fun-filled enchanting setting of merriment and wonderment of whimsical Christmas ornaments and twinkling lights, Lot 10 Shopping Centre is filled with lots of shopping deals and perks for the season of gifting.

Themed ‘A Musical Christmas’ this year, the Concourse of Lot 10 features musical instrument installations where visitors can exhibit their musical talent and create their own tune for the season. No ordinary musical instruments, these are specially constructed musical instruments made by special materials, creating the most unique magical sounds this festive season.

The Xylphone is made from reclaimed wood and offers the sound of nature in the woods.

Aerophone is created from high density polyethylene pipe and is a wind instrument. It is similar to the sound of wind chimes except this one is on a larger and stronger scale.

Metallophone is reconstructed from using notes of anodized aluminum tubes with steel cable suspension and stainless steel frame. The sound is tuned to chromatic scale and sounds dreamy with slight echo.

Join the Lot 10 Facebook Contest by recording a video while playing their favorite songs and Christmas tunes using the musical instruments on the Concourse Leve and upload it to the Lot 10 Kuala Lumpur Facebook page to stand a chance to win attractive prizes.

Tis' The Season of Giving

The season of merriment is also the season of giving. In the spirit of the season, Lot 10 supports the ‘Make A Child Smile This Christmas’ campaign, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative aimed at raising funds and fulfilling underprivileged children’s wishes. Organized by Charwiki, a non-profit organization based in Kuala Lumpur, their vision is to ensure that no child will be left out in this season of merriment.

Let’s all do our part by logging on to www.charwiki.com to buy gifts for the underprivileged little ones this Christmas and put a smile on their faces. Whether its stationaries, a new set of school uniform or even an outing at the zoo, every little thought counts.

Ten shelter homes around the Klang Valley will benefit from this campaign - Rainbow House, Charis Hope Learning Centre, Yayasan Sunbeams Home, IQ70plus (Malaysian Association for the Guardians of the Intellectually Challenged), United Learning Centre, House of Joy, Hriphi Community School, Rumah Jaireh, Rumah Victory Children and Youth Home and Divine Mercy Boys Home. Charwiki will ensure the gifts will be donated directly to the homes and the donors will be notified as soon as the gifts has been received by the children.

Catch Christmas Carolers belting out Christmas songs every weekend from 12.30pm to 2.00pm as well as lively busking performances every weekend for the month of December from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

There are also Christmas Gift booths located at the Concourse with special promotions by UniqTee, Omorose Cosmetics, Swee Lee Music and Stick Arts Café.

We visited Stick Arts Café pop up and sample Lucaffe Specialty coffee and Tea & Salute tea served in pretty mugs and teapots. We sampled their Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee, one of the rarest and most sought after coffee that is highly popular for its unique aroma and flavor. The Tea & Salute of Te Ai Frutta Bosco or Wild Fruit Tea is also beautifully fruity and refreshing with an intense berry sensation.

Stick Arts also offers plenty of sweet treats as gifts this festive season. Indulge from Macarons to Cake in a Jar, Specialty Cakes, Pralines and 3D Gelato Art.

3D Gelato Art comes in more than 38 flavors and in popular fun characters as well as flowers, teddy bears, festive icons and more. There is even a 3D Gelato Flower in a Bouquet of 6, 12 or 24 roses to impress a loved one!

I also adored the Yoghurt Bar studded with fruits!

The Pralines are all handmade by Chef Kimora and there is even a festive flavor named Christmas Rhizome of milk chocolate with ginger. Out of the 9 available flavors, my favorite has to be the Sensational, a combination of peanut butter, chocolate and cherry.

Don’t miss the Buy 1 Free 1 promotion for the Praline Set as well as other seasonal gifts from Stick Arts Café. T&C applies.

For more information, please contact Lot 10 Shopping Centre’s Concierge at +603 2782 3566 or visit www.facebook.com/Lot10KL.