Food POI writes: During the heat of Xiu Long Baos (Meat Dumplings), you see every franchise brands that sell this food are mushrooming rapidly except Din Tai Fung which remains as single outlet at The Gardens Midvalley. Why they maintain as a single outlet in Malaysia is due to the Taiwanese culture who put more attention towards quality then quantity. They had a reputation to keep as one of the top 10 Best Restaurant of the World by New York Times.  With the recent open of the Pavilion outlet in Kuala Lumpur, they bring you the same quality of food and service as good as any other outlets of Din Tai Fung Restaurants around the world. You can be assure that you’ll get ...
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Food POI writes: We have plenty of new cafe that serving gourmet white coffee in town. But to serve flower tea, it is kinda rare as I only heard of Winter Warmers. Thanks to Bok (www.taufulou.com), I was invited to his ex colleague’s newly opened restaurant that mainly serving flower teas. It is called “Societea” which at first I thought is called society ….. The ambiance in the restaurant pretty relaxing and cozy as the light were set to dim after 10pm. Like any other cafe, they have loads of desserts prepared daily to serve you Each pot of the flower ...
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Food POI writes: Last week when I visit my fellow photographer trainer at First Photography in Penang, they are kind enough to treat me a bottle of special sarsi drink. At first I thought they are holding a bottle of tamarind juice syrup which quite common to store in a small bottle. It carries a chicken brand and it is 100% made in Malaysia, Kota Bahru Kelantan to be exact. Each bottle cost RM0.75 compared to F&N Sarsi which cost more than this. The bottle slightly smaller 285ml vs normal can of Sarsi which contain 325ml. Taste wise, it is not that sweet. The sarsi taste still pretty strong but not as much gas ...
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Food POI writes: Day are coming near for my Gourmet Tour Departure. From the information of Tour2U Holidays who organised this Gourmet Tour, this is the final week to make the call. 2 Seats Left! Make your decision fast or you will lose out this great opportunity Make your booking by calling Anne Tan 012-3369337 of Tour2U for booking. The itinerary can be obtained here.
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Food POI writes: On Jan 21, 2010 is a good day for all the Iphone 3G or Iphone 3Gs owners. On early days only Microsoft based PDA phone has GPS software which sell by Garmin. Now for Iphone users, we have something even better. It is developed by Papago! and is called the Papago ! M6. It support junction view, lane assist and 3D building navigation. There are Taiwan, Malaysia + Singapore + Southern Thai, South America, Macau, Hong Kong, China, Philippines, Indonesia, South Africa and Vietnam edition. Each come with a Lite and PRO edition. For Malaysia and Singapore edition, Papago! are utilizing Malfreemaps.com map data. It is the most up to date and ...
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Food POI writes: For people like me who are not staying with parents, we hardly get a good home cook food outside. Most of the “Tai Chow” are cooked ala restaurant style until I found out this place. Mum’s Seafood Noodles House started off in Kota Damansara 2 months back selling seafood noodles. Somehow the person who are behind the business Joshua thinks that it is good to share his mother in law’s cooking to the public. I was invited over by him for a food tasting session where we were presented with some gorgeous foods. We started off with their signature Fish Head Noodles and Special Prawns Soup Seafood Noodles. Both were very ...
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Food POI writes: First and foremost before this Chinese New Year arrive, I would like to wish all my readers and friends GONG HEI FAT CHOI! GONG XI FA CHAI! KEONG HI HUAT CHAI! Left To Right : Jess, Lionel, Mei Yee, Bok, Coco, Sunny, Xin and Shirley 2 weeks back Sidney of bigboysoven.com came out with an idea to do a Chinese New Year events which no other bloggers have done. So we just did a brain storming asking a few food bloggers / foodies to armed themselves with a gorgeous cheong sam for gal and old kungfu style shirt for the guys. We are ...
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Food POI writes: Diamonds and a perfectly dreamy evening spell romance and culinary pleasure this Valentine’s at Avanti Italian-American Ristorante in Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa. On the upcoming Saturday (13 Feb 2010) and Sunday (14 Feb 2010), loving hearts can rekindle passion while indulging in contemporary Italian flavours and a dose of sentimental ballads. The evening topped off by an opportunity for one lucky diner, each evening, to win a bling bling half-carat diamond courtesy of MY DIAMOND (Worth RM10,000); making it a truly affectionate and memorable occasion. Avanti’s Italian Chef de Cuisine Claudio Cucchiarelli showcases his finesse for crafting ...
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Food POI writes: To usher the year of Tiger, the award winning Tai Zi Heen’s culinary team have prepared a selection of auspicious dishes to celebrate the occasion. Chinese Master Chef Ricky Thein and his creations Toss your way into the Lunar New Year for a prosperous year ahead with their special selection of Yee Sang. The properity Yee Sang selection include Abalone, Salmon, Tuna, Shell Fish, Shark’s Fin, Snow Pear with mixed vegetables salad, tradional condiments and plum dressings. The Yee Sang ...
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Food POI writes: It is a dream of mine as a foodies to be able to go for a tour just for food! What can you expect more when you are having Malaysia leading Gourmet Tour Guide, dine side by side with gourmet celebrity and sight seeing to relax your self. All are just perfect! Following from my post which I wrote earlier to join Hugo Leung on a gourmet tour, I finally get hold of the itinerary. Juicy Steaks from Wang Steak Buddha ...
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