An Italian Christmas at Prego @ The Westin Kuala Lumpur

A Mischievous Fun at Prego with Bubbalicious Christmas Buffets

Festive seasons are the perfect excuse to indulge and pop open the bubbly… after all, it’s the most wonderful time of the year to celebrate with family, friends and loved ones. This festive month, The Westin Kuala Lumpur is offering lots of festive deliciousness with an array of different feast from different cuisines in all their restaurants. Whether one choose to dine Italian, Chinese, Latin or a little of everything, there’s something scrumptious happening at all the hotel’s restaurants in December.

We visited Prego, the hotel’s Italian restaurant famed for their Sunday Bubbalicious Brunch to check out what this Christmas and New Year has to offer. Prego is a multi-award winning ‘Ristorante Italiano’ where the artistic flavours of Italy come to life. The multi-level restaurant has an open live kitchen set with an inside and outside dining area. The earthy and warm themed interiors are brighten up by the spots of colors from the various hanging lights.

Italian Chef Vincenzo Sirna and team has set a flamboyant spread of Italian delicacies to satisfy even the most discerning Italian diner. The plethora of Italian spread with over 100 items atop the buffet spread includes elaborated Christmas dishes, gorgeous pasta, festive wood-fired pizzas and heart-warming desserts. It’s a true Italian festive extravaganza that will have you say ‘Mamma Mia’!

If you opt for the free flow Moët & Chandon Champagne, you will definitely be having a bubby good time with the premium champagne and the Italian feast!

Cheers to the festive season!

Do start the feast the Italian way with a large spread of Antipasto. Chef Vincenzo has gone all out and whip up a list of scrumptious antipasto of Squid Ink Arancini witch Crab Sauce, Quiche with Italian Lamb Sausage and Radicchio Trevisano, Vine Ripened Tomato and Buffalo Mozzarella Salad with Basil Pesto Emulsion, Black Angus Beef Carpaccio, Smoked Duck with Lentils, Seared Albacore Tuna with Borlotti Beans and Italian Parsley Sauce, Green Asparagus with Black Truffle and Parmigiano Reggiano Crackling, Italian Christmas Salad and more.

Don’t miss the Squid Ink Arancini with Crab Sauce and Quiche with Italian Lamb Sausage and Radicchio Trevisano. Looking unconventional but is absolutely delicious, the Squid Ink Arancini with Crab Sauce has such robust and rich flavours. The Italian Torta of Quiche with Italian Lamb Sausage and Radicchio Trevisano has flaky and buttery pastry with a savory and moreish filling.

From the Seafood on Ice, diners will feast on Live Pacific Oysters, Tiger Prawns, Flower Crab and Blue Mussel served with condiments of Orange Cocktail Sauce, Lemon Aioli, Shallot Mignonette Tabasco and fresh lemon. There are also the Charcuterie of Beef Pepperoni, Turkey Salami, Beef Salami, Beef Bresaola and Traditional Pâté en Croûte.

Enticing pasta lovers are a list of Chef Vincenzo’s signatures of Black Ink Spaghetti with Baby Octopus Ragout, Homemade Chicken Ravioli with Cacio & Pepe Sauce, Orecchiette alla Campidanese (Orecchiette Pasta with Lamb Sausage, Saffron and Wild Fennel Seeds) together with Risotto with Prawns and Caviar and Prego’s Signature Risotto with Wild Mushrooms served by chef at table side.

Fresh hot gourmet pizzas from Prego’s wood oven will please diners of all ages from its list of Margherita, Boscaiola, Diavola, Sondrio and more. Must-tries are Sondrio with its tempting list of Beef Bresaola, Tomato, Taleggio Cheese and Caramelizzed Onions while Boscaiola is perfect for vegetarian with lots of assorted Mushrooms, Tomato and Cheese.

Main hightlights of the festive buffet would have to be the Slow Roasted Christmas Prego’s Signature Truffle Chicken with Truffle and Chestnut Stuffing, Cranberry Compote and Giblet Gravy and the Wood Fired Whole Roasted Lamb with Rosemary Jus. From the spit roast and charcoal grill, there’s plenty of tempting Lamb Sausage, Italian Spiced Chicken Sausage, Beef Sirloin Steak and Mediterranean Seafood Skewer served with plenty of side dishes and sauces.

It’s a tough one but do save some room for desserts! Prego’s Italian festive desserts include the traditional Panettone with Zabbaione Sauce, Christmas Stolen, Chestnut Mont Blanc , Limocello Cheese Cake,  Prego’s Tiramisu, Raspberry Panna Cotta, Prego’s Signature Hot Chocolate Fondant, Chocolate Almond Yule Log, Panpepato (Italian Christmas Fruit Bread), Torrone, Biscotti, Italian Xmas Cookies, Chocolates and Candies and so much more. There will also be Prego’s Selection of Italian Gelato and Sorbetti from the frozen bar as well. It will be a ‘Delizioso’ feast at Prego this festive holidays with lots of bubblies and sweets…

PREGO Christmas Eve Bubbalicious Dinner

6.30pm – 10.30pm

PREGO Christmas Day Bubbalicious Brunch

12.00pm – 3.00pm

PREGO New Year’s Eve Bubbalicious Dinner

6.30pm – 11.00pm

Price:

RM198nett per person (food only)

Add RM140nett per person to enjoy free flow wine, beer, sparkling wines, soft drinks and juices

Add RM240nett per person to enjoy free flow Moët & Chandon Champagne, wine, beer, sparkling wines, soft drinks and juices

PREGO New Year’s Eve Party Pack

Be bubbly all the way and continue the celebration for 2016 new year countdown with special price on Champagne and Ala Carte items after 11.00pm.

To make a booking or enquiries for festive promotions in any one of our restaurants, please contact Westin Dining at 03 2773 8338 or visit www.westindining.com.my

PREGO

The Westin Kuala Lumpur

199 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel:  603 2731 8333

Fax: 603 2731 8000   

Website: www.thewestinkualalumpur.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/westin.kl

Mad Hatter’s Champagne Brunch @ Shook! Starhill Gallery

A Whimsical and Lavish Champagne Brunch in Feast Village

The famous Shook! Champagne Sunday Brunch is back and this time, the Mad Hatter and his team are joining in the fun. Shook! at Starhill Gallery remains as the host of the longest running brunch in town with its Masquerade Champagne Brunch last year and is making a comeback this year with a big bang!

Shook! is famous for its open-kitchen concept featuring four epicurean chefs with four distinct cuisines all congregated in one stylish establishment. Helmed by Executive Chef Mathew Ona, Shook! showcases seasonal trends of sumptuousness from all the four Chinese, Japanese, Western Grill and Italian kitchens. Located at the lower level of Starhill Gallery in Feast Village, Shook! is all about extravagant open-kitchen actions for an interactive sensory dining experience.

Taking on a brand new and exciting theme of Alice in Wonderland-inspired Mad Hatter’s Champagne Brunch, gourmands can now enjoy the whimsical and quirky Champagne Sunday Brunch every Sunday from 12 noon to 4pm.

The entire Shook! has been transformed into a capricious and quirky land of Mad Hatter’s land injected with an air of elegance. Catch the Mad Hatter himself there together with Alice and the gang the moment one walks pass the gorgeous green scrub time clock and steps through the giant clock archway into the restaurant. Lots of whimsical teapots, stacked cakes and books, a water fountain garden area with a giant storybook set lets everyone enjoying the fun and peculiar elements of the famous English novel.

We loved the extravagant sensation at the Mad Hatter’s Champagne Brunch for its luxurious option of Moet & Chandon Champagne! With this option, guests can enjoy a superb free-flowing Moet & Chandon Champagne to make your sunday brunch even more pampering.

Catch more entertainment at the brunch with a 7-piece live band or be entertained by Mad Hatter magician and balloon artist. Everyone’s a child at the Mad Hatter’s Sunday Brunch!

Though I normally am an orderly eater, I can’t help but to go out of the extraordinary to kick off the brunch with the Mad Hatter’s dream dessert table. What a delicious sight to behold as soon as one enters Shook! A huge selection of every possible whimsical and scrumptious desserts and sweets are gorgeously placed at the dessert bar completed with a Pink Chocolate Fountain.

If there is a sensory word to describe this dessert bar, it would have to be Va Va Voom…

The Mad Hatter’s Dessert Bar is majestic, is magnificent, is gorgeously beautiful and is utterly dreamy and delicious! The bar is laden with every possible dessert and sweets that is guaranteed to lure your sweet tooth into a delirious frenzy.

From Red Velvet Pillows to Rainbow Cake to Mousse, Chocolate, Gateau and Carrot Cake, there is plenty of cakes to keep everyone satisfied. Let’s not forget miniature Trifles, Mousse, Eclairs, Cup Cakes, Meringues, Tartlets, Jellies, Pot Au Chocolate, Crème Brulee, stained glass Cookies and more temptations. I spied super adorable Mushroom Meringues and mini Fruit Pavlova together with marshmallow and lots of candies and even Cake Pops.

Even the Italian Baba Au Rum and French Macaron made a debut here!

Go ahead… Life is Short, Eat Desserts First … just like me! Wink wink…

Other scrumptious line ups for the buffet from the four Chinese, Japanese, Western Grill and Italian kitchen will also have you in amazement of its selections.

A Whole Marinated Darling Lamb Carcass will tempt your senses as it slowly turns on the hot flames of the pit, gently roasting with lots of sizzle into a rich amber golden roast of lamb. Enjoy these with all the various sauces available from East to West sauces. There is also a beautiful Beef Brisket and Cumberland Sausage Rope at the carvery.

The Seafood on Ice Bar sat opulent with its tower of Prawn Cocktail, Mussels, Clams and Tiger Prawns. Salmon lovers are enticed at the choices of house smoked and cured salmons such as Smoked Salmon, House Cured Salmon, Beetroot Cured Salmon and Herb Cured Salmon.

If that seafood is not majestic enough, a huge whole Tuna sat gloriously at the Japanese Bar. It will be the temptation of all Sashimi lovers. The sashimi of Tuna, Salmon and White Tuna is part of the highlights together with all the other Japanese dishes of appetizers, Soba and Udon, Seafood Tempura and more.

The Chinese kitchen serves up one of my favorite dishes of the day, pots full of Hot and Sour Soup together with other Chinese dishes served with Corn Rice. An appetizer selection of Nam Yue Chicken Wings, Crab Balls, Five Spice Rolls, Dumplings and Fish Cakes together with Roasted Duck is perfect for snacking. Next to this station is also a classic Chinese favorite street food of Roasted Chicken Rice with all the condiments.

The Italian kitchen also vie for equal attention with its offerings of fresh baked Pizzas, Antipasti, Pasta, Cured Cold Cuts and Cheese. My family really enjoyed the Pizzas and Antipasti with the large selections of mind-boggling Cheese with Crackers, Grapes and Nuts!

We even got freshly baked servings of fluffy warm Cinnamon Buns served at our table…

Since it was the launch of the Shook! Mad Hatter’s Champagne Brunch, we were hosted by Linora Low from Mix FM. The bubbly emcee was clad in a fashionable black and white dress completed with her gorgeous locks of red and pretty black hair piece!

It was certainly an unforgettable Mad Hatter’s Champagne Brunch at Shook! Catch it every Sunday from 12pm to 4pm at Feast Village, Starhill Gallery together with family and friends for a scrumptious pampering Sunday feast.

The Mad Hatter’s Sunday Brunch is priced at RM168++ per person for food and RM268++ per person with free-flow of Moet & Chandon Champagne with food.

SHOOK!

Feast Village at Starhill Gallery

181 Jalan Bukit Bintang

55100 Kuala Lumpur

Contact: +603 2782 3875

Website: www.feastvillage.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/feastvillage

Business Hours:

Open Daily 6.00am - 11.00pm