Wilson Ng writes: Interview and Berbuaka Puasa with Datuk Chef Wan: Asian Food Channel’s Best Wan Series When I received the email invitation for an interview with Datuk Chef Wan, I immediately replied “YES, count me in!” There is no other Malaysian celebrity chef is more popular than Chef Wan. Growing up with his cooking shows on national TV, it is a dream to meet him personally. I was invited for an interview session at his home in Ampang last week. His house is well decorated with a very Asian influenced theme. There, he greeted me as if he has known me for years. Together with other media reps, we sat down ...
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Wilson Ng writes: Thai Airway’s Halal Dark Sauce Noodle with Chicken: Travel Moments A few months ago, I flew to Bangkok from Kuala Lumpur via Thai Airways. It was an afternoon flight and I missed my lunch by chance. I was getting hungry and worried of the gastric attack. As soon as I got seated, I asked for salted peanuts. With something to munch, I slowly wait for the proper meal and playing around with their touch screen in-flight LCD. For some unknown reason, I chose the dark sauce noodle with chicken. Normally, I rather pick something else rather than the noodle because it tends to be dry. However, ...
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Wilson Ng writes: Ramadhan Buffet at J.W.Marriot Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA It’s the holy month of Ramadhan again.The time of best Ramadhan food, the evening stalls and the food, I loved it! This year, instead of introducing Ramadhan roadside stalls, I was invited for a better place for all those food. Well, I had the Ramadhan buffet at J.W. Marriot Hotel Kuala Lumpur. Ushering in the holy month of Ramadhan, the city’s happening hotel has prepared a wide variety of traditional Malaysian delicacies for guests to experience. Geared towards preserving heritage, the Ramadhan buffet which is inspired by nenek’s (grandmother) kitchen will feature 130 of the best traditional dishes from various states of ...
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Wilson Ng writes: Tiger Beer Gives Free Beer at Asia Cafe, Subang, MALAYSIA There is no such thing as free lunch. That is the first thing I learned from my economic class back in Uni. However, yesterday there was a thing call “free beer”. It wasn’t a joke. Tiger Beer was giving out free beers to anyone (except minors below 18 years old and Muslims) at Asia Café, Subang. The event lasted for an hour, started from 6pm on August 12th. There were a couple of hundred people queuing up for the free beer and the crowd control was good. Each person was given 4 cans of Tiger Beer for ...
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Wilson Ng writes: Nagomi Japanese Restaurant, Jaya 33: A Japanese Dinner Feast My last food invitation review with Nagomi Japanese Restaurant was in Menara Hap Seng. I fell in love with their kobe beef and their shabu shabu. Lately, a few weeks ago, I had a food review “reunion” with Nagomi thanks to Shaz. This time around, the food review was held at their new outlet at Ground Floor, Jaya 33. At the food review, I met new friends such as Sandra Wong , Gary Lim, Yintse and old timer Jason Mumbles. Unlike the previous review where we tried more on the shabu-shabu, this time around we had more Japanese ...
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Wilson Ng writes: Famous Petaling Street Hokkien Noodle Kim Lian Kee at Lot 10 Hutong, MALAYSIA I went shopping a few days ago with my mum and my sis at iSetan Lot 10. Since we were there, I decided to bring them for a treat, a lunch at Lot 10 Hutong. They had no idea what’s Lot 10 Hutong is all about, though they had been shopping in iSetan Lot 10 for years. My mum’s first impression was like; there’s so many good food here! Not just my mum, my sis was impressed as well. Lot 10 Hutong is located at the LG (lower ground floor) of Lot 10 shopping center. The best ...
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Wilson Ng writes: The Legendary Meng Kee’s Char Siew (Caramelized Roast Pork) at Glenmarie, Shah Alam, MALAYSIA One of the most popular char siew in Kuala Lumpur, the Meng Kee Char Siew (Caramelized Roast Pork) has been around for years. However my first visit to their shop is at their branch in Glenmarie, Shah Alam. It was a hot day and my clients tagged me along to one of the unexpected food, char siew. After reading the signs in front of their restaurant, the place needs no more introductions. Thus, it was packed and we were lucky to have a table in minutes. The restaurant was not air conditioned and ...
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Wilson Ng writes: World Class Dining at Marina Bay Sands Singapore Preview: Food Tasting session with Santi Santamaria, Guy Savoy, Tetsuya Wakuda, Daniel Boulud and Justin Quek This could be one of the rarest occasions in the culinary world. Six world class celebrity chefs: Santi Santamaria, Guy Savoy, Tetsuya Wakuda, Daniel Boulud and Justin Quek were altogether at Marina Bay Sands Singapore. I walked slowly into the event hall as the chefs were chatting with each other. Approx. 300 media representatives around the world, awaits the 6 world class chefs for ...
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Wilson Ng writes: The Chinese Museum Kuching Review: The History of Chinese in Kuching Located by the river, opposite the Tua Pek Kong Temple, the Chinese Museum is one of the must visit attraction of Kuching. The single storey air conditioned building might look small but inside the museum, it is rich with information and artifacts of the history of the Chinese in Kuching. This historic building that houses the Chinese Museum was built in 1912 and used as a court by the Chinese community until 1921. With the aim of portraying the rich and enthralling history ...
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Wilson Ng writes: Thai Food Cooking Classes at Blue Elephant, Bangkok, THAILAND This could go to one of those untold stories of mine. Last year, at the last few days for my Tourism Of Thailand media trip, I was given the chance to learn Thai food at the famous Blue Elephant Cooking Academy in Bangkok. The exterior the Blue Elephant Cooking School My days of cooking have long gone passed by since my university days where I used to cook for Rachel. Since then, even staying on my own, cooking is never a necessity. Somehow, I find cooking for ...
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