Tasty Australia Food Festival @ Isetan KLCC

Australia’s Finest Regional Australian Products in Malaysia

Foodies will revel at the return of Tasty Australia this week at Isetan KLCC! For the sixth year, Tasty Australia food festival, a collaboration by The Model Cook and Isetan Malaysia, is showcasing a total of 12 new brands with more than 80 products from South Australia and Western Australia.

From 30 August to 11 September 2019, head over to Isetan KLCC to eat and shop for some of The Model Cook’s traditional best selling25 brands from Australia. Most of these new brands is premiering their products in Malaysia as their first country of export.

The official launch of Tasty Australia was held on 3 September and was graced by the attendance of Australian Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia, Mr. Michael Growder who officiated the event with Mr. Koji Oyama, Director/Managing Director of Isetan Malaysia. Seven founders/directors of the new brands showcased at this year Tasty Australia were present to meet and greet customers and members of the media, bloggers and special guests to share their brand story.

Mid-Autumn Bliss Menu @ Elegant Inn Hong Kong Cuisine

Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festive with Poon Choy & Mooncakes

As we gear up for the coming Mid-Autumn festive month, it is the perfect time to usher in the festive mood with what Malaysians do best… gather to enjoy great food and good company with family, friends and business colleagues.

Elegant Inn Hong Kong Cuisine, anointed as One of Asia’s Finest Restaurant by Miele Guide, has been serving over a decade of fine Cantonese cuisine as well as Hong Kong-inspired dishes to gourmands. It’s solid reputation for serving the finest cuisine with quality ingredients has garnered a loyal foodie cult of the elite in the city.

Although its my first time stepping into Elegant Inn, I have long heard of its acclaimed reputation through the industry’s grapevine. What started as a 6-table restaurant in Taman Connaught, Cheras before moving to Menara Hap Seng 11 years ago has truly paid off as gourmands can now enjoy the restaurant’s signature dishes in the bustling city of Kuala Lumpur.

Elegant Inn boasts of the city’s glitzy view of skyscrapers of our nation’s prides with Twin Tower and KL Tower at sight. The restaurant is housed on level 2 and often gets missed by many city dwellers. However, true blue epicurean knows to hunt down the restaurant for a taste of its fine cuisine.

Omakase @ Kampachi Pavilion KL

An Exquisite Omakase Experience

Omakase, a word that has now become familiar among Malaysians when dining in Japanese cuisine. Simply a phrase that means ‘to entrust’ the dining experience to the chef, omakase allows a gourmet adventure for avid foodies in the realms of the Japanese culinary world.

It is a Japanese tradition to leave the food choices to the Japanese chef, knowing that the chef knows the best ingredients of the season. One pays a price and depending on the number of courses, the chef goes to work on preparing an omakase meal that ranges from the lightest to the heaviest before finishing up with a sweet course.

For a taste of an omakase experience, seek out the acclaimed Kampachi for a culinary adventure in the heart of our metropolitan city. Kampachi, one of the long-time award-winning Japanese restaurants, has been serving authentic and scrumptious Japanese cuisine using fine premium ingredients air-flown from Japan for over four decades. For this round, we headed over to Kampachi Pavilion for a taste of Chef Alex Lee’s Omakase experience.

Twice a week, the freshest and fine ingredients are imported from Tokyo’s iconic Toyosu Fish Market (formerly known as Tsukiji) and from Kansai Area in Japan. Each omakase experience takes diners from appetizer to sashimi, soup, grilled dish, main course and dessert. An omakase course at Kampachi starts from RM318 onwards and diners can also let the chef know if they do not take a certain ingredient or raw food.

Hong Kong Mei-Xin Mooncakes 2019

Bringing Hearts Together This Mid-Autumn Festive with Maxim’s Mooncakes

If you have never tasted Hong Kong MX Mooncakes, you don’t know what you are missing! Award-winning Maxim’s mooncakes has been a hot seller for the past 21 years for a reason. Their luscious mooncake series are well-renowned for their quality and flavours in Hong Kong and international markets of Asia.

Maxim’s White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake with 2 Egg Yolks may have paved the way to stardom but today, Maxim continues to lead the Hong Kong market with their creative and sumptuous innovation of new mooncake series and flavours to many foodies in Asia.

Xin Cuisine @ Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur

New Executive Chinese Sous Chef Ricky Wong

There’s a new Chinese Chef at Xin Cuisine Chinese Restaurant in Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur! Chef Ricky Wong is bringing a list of his signature dishes to city’s favorite restaurant for classic Chinese cuisine.

Renowned for their Hong Kong dim sum, Cantonese roasts and nouvelle Cantonese cuisine, Chef Wong will be adding on his list of signatures to the menu at Xin Cuisine. Diners can expect fine and classic Chinese cuisine with modern updates. As Xin Cuisine is non-halal, expect lots of porky dishes to be some of the highlights in the new menu although Chef Wong also specializes in seafood.

Dinner commenced with Sweet & Sour Pork in Ice Bowl (RM40 small|RM60 medium|RM80 large). The classic Ku Lou Yuk is presented in an ice bowl. Not only just for presentation, the ice bowl served another purpose to chilled up and crystalized the battered pork cubes to and sauce to make it even crispier. The chilled sweet & sour pork is deliciously tasty and crispy. A dish that is bound to be a favorite to diners of all ages.