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Restoran Kin Kin aka Chilli Pan Mee at Off Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman

Apple Foodees — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:46:52 +0000

Its been quite a while since I update this blog. I had been to several interesting place to “makan” and its time again to share it with you. During Chinese New Year, most of the shops are closed. Hence I went a day earlier to enjoy this Chilli Pan Mee from Restoran Kin Kin.
Its located at 40 Ground Floor, Jalan Dewan Sultan Sulaiman 1, off Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Chow Kit.

I was introduced to this place by a friend of mine who was working near this area. She told me that this is a must try Pan Mee as it was very different from the normal soup pan mee that we always eat. I went to the shop with a friend of mine and we both ordered 1 bowl each from the uncle.
The shop was crowded with young adults and many had to share tables due to huge crowd. The table next to me was a couple and they had had 4 bowls of pan mee. Hence at that point in time, I wondered whether is the portion too small that they ordered 2 bowls? or the pan mee was superb and you must have 2 bowls.

Chilli is a must for this dish as the name goes “Chilli Pan Mee“, but you may opt for lesser chilli for those who can’t take too spicy. The chilli flakes was very spicy and crunchy at the same time. This goes very well with the owned-made noodles.

The chilli pan mee was served with sweet potato leaves vege soup. It is thought that if you had too much spicy food, you should drink hot soup to cool down the spicyness.

This is the exterior of the shop. If you read the wordings on the walls of the shop, the shop does not have any branches around and this is the only 1 shop that you can get here. However, there are multiple mushrooming competitor shops around. I still prefer Restoran Kin Kin as I prefer their original chilli flakes better.

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2010 Restaurants Chinese New Year & Valentine’s Day Promotion

Apple Foodees — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:26:27 +0000

I’m sure many of you out there are pondering where to bring your love ones for the upcoming Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day. Here are a list of promotions which I’ve compiled and will continue to add in more from time to time for your reference. Do leave some comments if you have some great promotion or informations to share with the rest. I wish all Chinese, a very Happy Chinese New Year 2010 and to the others a very Happy Holiday and Happy Valentine’s Day.

Malaysia

1. Shang Palace - Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur

Chinese New Year Set Menu Highlights
8-course Great Prosperity Set : MYR 162 per person (minimum 4 persons)
8-course Rich Fortune Set : MYR 298 per person (minimum 4 persons)
9-course Happy Reunion Set : MYR 1,688 (per table of 10 persons)
9-course Wealth Treasures Set : MYR 1,988 (per table of 10 persons)
9-course Immense Wealth Set : MYR 2,988 (per table of 10 persons)

* Price is subject to service charge and tax.
Valid Dates : 18 Jan 2010 - 28 Feb 2010
Tel : (60 3) 2074 3904.

2. G Hotel

Chinese New Year
Saturday, 13th February 2010 - Chinese New Year’s Eve Dinner Buffet
RM88++ per person from 6.30pm - 10.00pm
Sunday, 14th & 15th February 2010 - Prosperity Brunch
RM68++ per person from 12.00pm - 3.00pm

Valentine’s Day
Sunday, 14th February 2010 - Celebrate Love
RM88++ per person from 6.30pm - 10.00pm

3. Tenji

Lunch - RM49.90++ (Everyday)
Dinner - RM88.00++ & Every second diner at RM28.80++ (Sunday - Thursday)
Supper - RM49.90++ (Sunday - Friday)

Group package (30 pax and above)

Dinner - RM85 nett
Supper - Rm85 nett

4. Sango ‘ALL YOU CAN EAT’ BUFFET

15th Jan’10 to 31st Mar’10 : Available every Friday dinner (6.30pm-10.30pm)
Sat & Public holiday lunch (12.00pm-3pm) and dinner(6.30pm-10.30pm).

Dinner
Adult RM48++
Child RM25++(for 12yrs old & Below)

Lunch
Adult RM38++
Child RM20++(for 12yrs old & Below)

5. TGI Friday’s Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Set Menu from RM75++

2-Course Meal (Appetizer & Main Course) at RM29.90.

6. Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)

7. Hotel Equatorial Penang

Double Valentine and Golden Chanterelles
Chalet
13 - 14 February 2010 and 19 - 28 February 2010

Double Valentine
On 13 February 2010 at RM180 per person
On 14 February 2010 at RM280 per person

Golden Chanterelles
19 - 28 February 2010

“These wild mushrooms are rare as they are grown once a year during spring time in Europe and South America. They are rich with flavours and have a beautiful yellow hue. This speciality is available for lunch and dinner.”

Price: Starts from RM88 per portion

Available: Daily

8. Italiannies

Singapore

1. The Manhattan Fish Market

Lob-Xi Fatt Cai Meal - 1 for 1 at $28.80
Note : Walk - in, no reservation required
Location : City Square Mall
Start from : 25 January - 7 March 2010

Singapore Flyer - Chinese New Year Lo Hei Capsule

2. Singapore Flyer

Note : Lunch-Time Party of 4 Lo Hei Package: $288++ per 4 persons*

Contact : 67348829
Start from : 1st to 28th February 2010
Time : Daily 11:00am to 2:00pm only
Private Capsule Lo Hei Package: $2188nett per capsule (up to 26 guests)

Private Capsule Package Includes:

Express Boarding Flights
1 Rotation (approx 30 minutes)
Complimentary VIP Lounge Access*
2 In-flight Host’s Prosperity Yu Sheng
A selection of oriental canapés
Free Flow of Wines, Beers, Juices, Soft Drinks and water
CNY Decorated Private Capsule
Red Packets and Mandarin Oranges for each guest

They also offers some optional items :

M&C Champagne per bottle at additional cost.
Feng Shui Audio Guide (Free of Charge)
Additional rotation available at additional cost

3. Moi Lum Restaurant

Offers Chinese New Year’s Eve Set and also during the Chinese New Year
Location : 38 Maxwell Road, Airview Building #01-01/02 Singapore 069116
Contact : 62262283
Start from : 1 February to 28 February 2010

4. Raffles Hotel Singapore

Note : Advance reservation recommended
Location : 1 Beach Road Singapore 189673
Contact :+65 6337 1886, +65 6337 1886
Available on : 13 February 2010
There are several selection to dine in Raffles for the Valentine’s evening.
One of the interesting dining experience will only be for 5 privileged couples
for one evening served with a seven-course French menu by and personal butler for the evening.
The romance is complete with a glass of Champagne Laurent Perrier Cuvée Rosé each.
This romance under the stars experience is available at $680++ per couple.
Other more affordable dinner is the Valentine’s Set Dinners which are also presented at Long Bar Steakhouse,
$118++ (with a glass of Champagne Laurent Perrier Cuvée Rosé),
and Doc Cheng’s, $188++ or $248++ (for a cosy booth seat) over the weekend, on 13 and 14 February 2010.

5. The Fullerton Hotel - Lunar New Year Celebrations

Location : Jade, The Fullerton Hotel
Contact : 6877 8188

Gold Rush Salmon or Tuna Yu Sheng with Champagne Jelly,
Olive Oil and Apple Plum Dressing
Start from : 8 to 28 February 2010
Package includes : $48 for two to three persons (dine-in only)
$78 for four to six persons (dine-in and takeaway)
$118 for seven to ten persons (dine-in and takeaway)

Lunar New Year Lunch and Dinner Set Menus
13 to 28 February
11.30am to 12.30pm & 6.30pm to 10.30pm
From $68 per person

6. The Fullerton Hotel - Valentine’s Day Romance

Location : The Lighthouse, The Fullerton Hotel
5-Course Dinner Set Menu
Time : 6.30pm to 10.30pm
$140 per person (includes a flute of Prosecco each)

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Malaysian Nasi Lemak Recipe

Apple Foodees — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:15:26 +0000

Nasi Lemak is one of the favourite food of any Malaysian and there is no doubt about that. The star of the dish is the sambal aka chili paste plus some secret ingredients. It is not easy to find nasi lemak in England. The only cheapest place that serves nasi lemak is at our very own Malaysian Hall in London. It is priced at £4.00 which comes up to about RM24.00 for a normal nasi lemak. Well, of course it does comes with a side dish.

Being Malaysians staying in England now, we challenged ourselves by making our very own nasi lemak. It is not too difficult to get all the ingredients here. Just go to the nearest Chinese store, and you will have all of it there.

Ingredients for preparing the rice:

Rice
Coconut Milk
Salt
Water
Ginger
Pandan leaves (if you have)

Ingredients for preparing the sambal:

Dried chilis
Onions
Garlic
Sugar and Salt
Anchovies (if you have)

Serving:

Nuts aka Kacang
Cucumber (we do not have it, so we replaced it with tomatoes)

It is easy to prepare the rice. Just add rice, coconut milk, salt, some water (if you are on a diet), ginger and pandan leaves in a rice pot and cook it.

To prepare the sambal, blend the dried chilies, some onions and some garlics together. Add some water. Next, fry the onions until it is almost ready and add in the blended chili paste. Lastly, add sugar and salt until you are satisfied with the taste.

To serve, place everything neatly on a flat plate and serve it warm.

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Shabu Shabu Buffet City at Puchong

Apple Foodees — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:58:55 +0000

Shabu Shabu Buffet City is a Japanese steamboat restaurant. Opened in Bandar Puteri, Puchong, this restaurant offers not only ala-carte Japanese cuisines but also an all you can eat Japanese steamboat buffet.

I got to say, Shabu Shabu Buffet City offers one of the cheapest buffets around at only less than RM30.00 per person. Well, of course, here you won’t get the awesome service and food choices like other Japanese buffet restaurants like Tenji or Kampachi, but only a decent choices of ingredients. All you need to do, is just pay at the counter at the lower floor and take yourself up on the lift to enjoy your “shabu shabu”.

There are several choices for the soup base. The ABC soup is one of them. That is a mixture of carrots, onions, potatoes and chicken stock. And if you like your soup a bit tastier, remember to dunk in more meat or seafood into your soup at the start of your steamboat session.

Plates of raw foods are transferred out on the conveyor belt direct from the kitchen. It reaches customers from every corner.

Contrary to what a normal buffet restaurant have where you need to walk and pick your foods, here all you need to do is to sit and wait for your ingredients to cross your table. But if you are in a rush, just order directly from the waiter and waitresses.

Although I did enjoyed my meal there, there was one thing that disturbs me. Customers were seated too close to each other. They don’t really have the freedom to sit anywhere they want. Even though we were there quite early, we were only allowed to be seated at one corner. “Hey, the food travels to every corner!”

If you don’t mind the smoke, the smell and other diners seating too close to you, I would say this is a good place to cure your hunger towards shabu shabu. If not, avoid this place altogether.

The Gist of It:
Shabu Shabu Buffet City Restaurant
Bandar Puteri Puchong
(somewhere near Giant)

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Roasted Chicken Thighs Recipe

Apple Foodees — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:53:10 +0000

Roast Chicken is one of my favourite English food. But how do we go about preparing this dish?
(Everything was prepared without any reference to any recipe - but it turns out really good!) First time always jadi.

First, marinate the chicken thighs with chicken seasoning, chicken stock, 5-spice powder, some salt and pepper to taste, light and dark soya sauce and finely chopped onions (optional). For better results get your chicken thighs fresh and marinate it for at least 3 hours or more for better results.

Placed the chicken thighs in the oven and set the temperature to about 200 degrees celcius and roast them until they are fully cooked.

While waiting, prepare the mashed potatoes, gravy and green vegetables to complete the dish. For mashed potatoes, boil the potatoes until soft and mash it with a spoon or anything flat. Mixed the potatoes with mayonnaise, butter and some salt. Boil or fry the green vegetables. You can always opt for salad if you want to.

Lastly, place everything properly on a nice flat plate and serve it warm.

List of Ingredients :

Chicken thighs
Chicken seasoning
Chicken stock
5-spice powder
Salt and pepper
Light and dark soya sauce
Onions
Potatoes
Mayonnaise and Butter
Green vegetables

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Shaved Ice Desserts in Taiwan, Xi Men Ding

Apple Foodees — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:46:00 +0000

The weather was gloomy that day. One minute it was hot and another minute it drizzles. In short, the weather was not very kind to us during our visit to Taiwan. The only thing that brightens our day was the food.

After a long hot day visiting Taipei, all we wanted was something cold. Something to quench our thirst. And the only thing that came to our mind was Taiwan’s bubble tea and Taiwan’s famous shaved ice desserts 雪花冰. There are many desserts shops around Xi Men Ding. But the owner of this particular shop managed to attract our attention by saying “Selamat Datang”. How cool was that!

There are many flavours to choose from but their most appealing dessert to us are their mango ice shaved dessert. The texture of the ice were as soft as snow. And the best part of it, was that it is made of milk. This is one of the ingredient that I guess that causes the price to be a little bit higher. Further the huge amount of fruit chunks were given. And to be honest, I wouldn’t mind really if it is pricey, because it was absolutely fun to eat. It was very refreshing.

The mangoes are originated from Taiwan itself. Taiwan mangoes are really sweet contrary to what we have in Malaysia. If you notice, we also had bubble tea here. The bubble tea was hampered by the presence of the vibrant looking mango dessert. Nothing really special about the bubble tea though.

So if you are heading to Taiwan, do try their ice shaved desserts. It is one of the must-try item in Taiwan. One piece of advice from me, do check the weather in Taiwan before you have your visit there.

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Wing Heong Roasted Duck Rice at Serdang Lama

Apple Foodees — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:57:42 +0000

Since my younger days, I’ve always patronised the duck rice in Kepong Baru. However, after I’ve been introduced to Wing Heong’s roasted duck rice, my perception towards my old favourite duck rice changed. They are not my number 1 duck rice restaurant anymore. Wing Heong’s duck rice is not only delicious, the prices here are reasonable too. Well, it all depends on the portion that you are ordering of course. My lunch that day costs about RM12.00 only. So what did we have here?

We ordered a meal for two which includes roasted duck and BBQ pork or “Char Siew“. The pork was beautifully marinated and barbequed until there was a slight charred at the end. Complimenting with it were some sticky sweet sauce which will definitely tickle your taste buds. It was absolutely delicious.

The star of the show here is Wing Heong’s roast duck. The duck was juicy. The meat was tender and the best thing of all is that you don’t need to enhance the taste by dipping the meat into the sauce as it was so good that you can just eat it on its own. Well, I love tasty food, so I just dipped away.

Some other thing that you can order here are their double boiled soups. Whenever I am here, I would order their soup. There is nothing special about it but it is something to quench your thirst while you enjoy Wing Heong’s delicious roast meats. If you are not a fan of soup, do try their sour plum with lime drink. It is very refreshing and mind you, they do not skimp on the amount of sour plum in preparing the drink, contrary to other places that I’ve been to.

The tricky part is the way to get here. Further there is also a limited parking space around the restaurant. Wing Heong is located somewhere opposite of the Petronas petrol station in Serdang Lama town. So if you are in a rush, do try to come a bit earlier as the place will be full by noon.

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Madame Tussauds - Wax Museum at Bakers Street, London

Apple Foodees — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:45:57 +0000

It is difficult enough to actually see famous people in real life let alone get up close and personal with them. But at Madame Tussauds the impossible becomes possible. At Madame Tussauds, not only you get see your favourite artists or the Royal family, but you also get to take pictures with them. Well, they are of course not real, but they are only wax models of famous people.

There are numerous galleries and to name a few, The Royal Family, Hollywood and Bollywood stars, World Leaders and many more. Please pardon me for the poor quality of the pictures. Some of the rooms are too dark.

There are 11 galleries and the first room contains the world’s most famous stars. Visitors get to experience the world of glamour at MT’s A-list Party. Greeting you here are some of Hollywood’s famous stars, Brat Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

Do remember to dress at your best as here you will get to mingle with Hollywood’s favourite stars. Just strike a pose with the biggest names in fashion and get your cameras ready to capture that moment.

As the place was so crowded, I nearly missed Christina Aguilera which was standing at the corner. I must say that, they did a very good job in making a wax version of her. She looks so real!

One guy nearly knocked over Justin Timberlake as he was standing right in the middle of the gallery. So if you are coming here for a visit, do take care not to topple over any of the wax models there.

Jennifer Lopez. Looking at the wax model, it is not easy to distinguish between a wax model and a real person. Every single details of that person, the eyes, the ears, the nose and etc. were measured and made almost 100% similar to the real person.

Meet the other movie star, Julia Roberts.

I had a very hard time taking pictures of David Beckham and Victoria. There were too many people waiting to take pictures with them. So to avoid the crowd, do remember to come a bit earlier.

George Clooney was sitting alone on a neatly arranged table, inviting visitors to take pictures with him. There is no restriction as to whether you can touch the glasses or plates on the table. So you are free to use them to take pictures with him.

Tom Cruise standing at the corner with his charming smile.

Also, standing elegantly at the other corner are Nicole Kidman and Johnny Depp. I am not quite sure who the other person is and if anyone could help me to identify her, your help is appreciated.

A book containing all the wax models can be purchased at the souvenier shop. This book contains a short bibliography of each wax models. From what I’ve observed, they do change the wax model’s clothes from time to time to suit the model’s the current fashion. Not only that, they do change the wax models too. Therefore, you may missed some of your favourite stars if you come at the wrong time.

In the Teen Idol room, you will find Miley Cirus and Zach Efron.

As the place quite dark and if you do not want to be disappointed with the pictures you have taken, Madame Tussauds provides a photo-taking service here. I am not sure about the price for each photo and as I am on a tight budget and not wanting to spend more I just took a shot with my own camera anyway.

Moving on to the next room, you will be greeted by some of the famous Bollywood stars, Aishwarya Rai and Shahrukh Khan. Yes, I know. The guy beside her is not Shahrukh Khan. But he is one of the figures that you can see here. I’ve forgotten to take an individual picture of him.

Not to forget, Salman Khan is here too.

The nearest tube station to Madame Tussauds is Baker Street station. If you are familiar with the stories of Sherlock Holmes, then you should know that Sherlock Holmes lived at Baker Street. Madame Tussauds’s latest attraction is Robert Downey Jr., the actor for the latest Sherlock Holmes movie.

Animations such as Shrek, Jurassic Park and Superman were displayed here too.

Dame Judi Dench, one of the actress in the movie Mission Impossible.

Holywood actor turned Californian governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Moving down to the lower floor, you will be greeted by some of the famous sports stars, such as David Beckham and Pele.

There are some interactive tasks which you may try such as a car racing video game or taking a penalty kick alongside Beckham.

Paul Scholes pose is really odd. What is he doing? Waiting for the ball?

Wayne Rooney.

Muhammad Ali, the greatest heavyweight championship boxers of all time. There is a weighting scale provided at the corner and you may use it to find out your boxing class. And I did. I am categorised under Light Flyweight, the lowest weight on the scale. I don’t think I can take a punch at all. lol..

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton.

Your visit here will not be complete without meeting the royals. Here is the nasty King who married 6 times, King Henry VIII.

The late, Princess Diana.

The Royal Family, Charles and Camilla, and the dashing Princes, William and Harry.

Sir Richard Branson, the chairman of of Virgin Group who makes flying across space possible.

One of the previous Prime Ministers of United Kingdom, Margaret Hilda Thatcher.

Tony Blair.

Madame Tussauds opens at 9am to 7.30pm during peak times and 9.30am to 7pm during normal times. And the peak times are weekends, UK school holidays and public holidays.

As we took too much time in the other rooms before visiting the World Leader’s gallery room, we ran out of time. We had to take our pictures randomly before moving on to the next room.

Some of the World leaders displayed here are President Barrack Obama, Mahatma Ghandi, Kofi Annan and many more.

Yasser Arafat.

Boris Johnson - London’s mayor.

Some of the Music Megastars here are Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Leona Lewis and many more.

Amy Winehouse.

The Beatles.

Marilyn Monroe.

We spent nearly 4 hours at Madame Tussauds. It is such a pity that we got chased out as they were closing at 7pm. So to be on the safe side, do remember to come a bit earlier as the crowds gets bigger in the afternoon.

There is a special offer on the ticket price called the After 5 Saver which I strongly do not recommend if you want to take a slow visit around Madame Tussauds as at about 6.15pm, they will start chasing you out. Believe me, it is not worth it even if you got to save 50% of the normal ticket price.

I got my ticket online, the Priority Access Tickets in which I got a 10% off the normal price tickets at only £22.99. So if you are looking to save on the ticket price, do try to purchase your tickets online. All you need to do is just to inform them your visiting time and pay your tickets online. Overall, I had an enjoyable time visitting the wax museum. Although they are only wax people, but they do resembles the real person itself. The only thing I am not happy about is the shortage of time.

To visit the wax museum, the address is as follows: Madame Tussauds, Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LR

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William’s Mamak at Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya

Apple Foodees — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:54:36 +0000

William’s Mamak is the most expensive mamak that I’ve ever come across. What is more shocking to us is that William’s is situated at a filthy road-side stall near the old Lim Kok Wing’s building. If it wasn’t the crowd, I would avoid this place entirely. And despite the expensive price, William’s were filled with customers when we arrive. We had a hard time getting a table and had to actually arrange our own table and chairs as the waiter were too busy.

William’s menu were scribbled on a blackboard. There are abundant choices of food ranging from the normal mamak style to Italian and Western styles. As there was a huge crowd with many still waiting for their food to be served, we decided to have our dinner somewhere else. Will I come back to actually try their food? Well, most probably not. Reasons being, you know lah!

Note that, these menus were taken last year during the Ramadhan month.

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Pandamaran Ah Her Bak Kut Teh, Klang

Apple Foodees — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:56:04 +0000

Temperatures in Britain are not likely to get higher than 1C and is going to be bitterly cold for the next few days. With temperature just above the freezing point, I had a sudden crave for my favourite, herbal soup meat, Bak Kut Teh. I know, I will fail in my attempt to find a good BKT here in Britain. And this reminds me of the day I joined VK on his food hunt for the best BKT in Klang, a few months back. On our search and after trying a few of the many BKT shops around, we finally found and concluded that this shop is the best (in our list - many of whom were suggested by VK’s readers): Ah Her Bak Kut Teh.

If you are a regular here, I’m sure that you will know that the crowds will start to grow at about 5:30pm and at about 6:00pm, it is not hard to find zero empty seats left. So what is so unique about this place that amazed us and had us concurred that this is the place that offers the best BKT in Klang?

Oily, soft, juicy and tender braised pork meat, and the broth, thick and flavoursome. It was truly sensational the minute you sink your teeth into the meat. The amalgamation of flavours of the many herbs used boiled together with the pork meat for many hours is heavenly delicious.

The soup is so precious that every drop of it counts. Ah Her BKT does not do refills unless of course if you order an extra rice. Only then, they will add an extra tiny bowl of soup for you. The price for each bowl of BKT is RM8.

So where can you find this gem? It is located in Pandamaran, Klang, on your left just after the police station as you come from Klang town.

It is hard to find a good BKT here in Britain. The only way I can get my BKT fix are the instant ones sold in Chinese shops.

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