Robyn Eckhardt writes: A Victoriana de Costa student shows off his schoolyard-grown daikon (I've just been going through some old files and photos. You'd be amazed at the number of posts that slip through the cracks. I'm going to try to post one a week. Here's the first.)Long before Alice Waters introduced the concept of students growing their own food in Berkeley kids were putting hoe to soil at schools in the Philippines. School farms in the island nation go back at least to World War II. Many were, and still are, born of necessity. Others are started not only to feed kids but ...
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Lyrical Lemongrass writes: I looked at the block of chocolate which Paprika gave me as a souvenir from London, uncertain how to react.  ”This is so generous of you, but I don’t bake, Paps,” I said meekly and pushed it back to her.  ”You take it and bake me something with it lah!”   For something so precious, I couldn’t bear to accept it and leave it in my refrigerator, untouched for the next 20 years. “You can cook savoury dishes with it oso what,” she said. That’s an idea, I thought.   So I accepted her kind gift, and then left it in my refrigerator, untouched ...
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Jon writes: My former class-mate, now a banker, Mr Kong recommended this place when we met at a recent reunion. He recommended the steamed tilapia which is supposed to be their specialty. The restaurant originated in Rawang and has another branch in Kota Damansara. It so happened that after Mr Kong's recommendation, I came across an advertisement in the latest issue of City Ad (that ad magazine they drop in your post box). And coincidentally, we were in the Balakong area after a visit to Jusco Cheras Selatan and were looking for a place for lunch.  So here's what we had:-...
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taufulou writes: Lately, one of the Japanese Buffet that a few bloggers wrote and heavily circulated around email is Tao Japanese Buffett, eat-all-you-can that located at Sunway Giza been flock with KL folks and people around there. What I  know that Tao was originated from Penang as I used to go there often to celebrate birthday occasions and because of its pricing and food quality. The place was constantly full and not until recently the restaurant had landed in KL, and seriously if you want to go there, please make a booking. They still maintain their interior decorations but the one in Sunway Giza the interior is more classic and cosy ...
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iamthewitch writes: It’s FRIDAY again! Don’t you just love September that is filled with public holidays? Since the weekend is coming, how about heading somewhere further south for a breathtaking Buka Puasa experience? Hint: A place by the sea! Take a look at these gorgeous villas. Villas on the sea #1 Villas on the sea #2 Dining by the sea Are you attracted already? Some of you might already know that this place is called Golden Palm Tree in Sepang Gold Coast. This ...
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Big Boys Oven writes: Beef & Chicken Satay Nor dragged me to have a wonderful meal recently at the Temptations located at Renaissabce Kuala Lumpur. I had been here once a year ago and I know I was up for an enjoyable meal. A modern chic restaurant yet with real appealing comfortable setting had made me wanted to stay even longer, great to have it buffet. Something I love to be especially dining with some close friends. As I walked in I just can’t help noticing the smell of the freshly grillied satay. It was such fragrantly sweet and biting into a stick ...
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boo_licious writes: \flower design snow skin mooncakeApologies to those non-mooncake fans as my posts seem to be alternating between Ramadan bazaars and mooncake reviews but do bear with me as I seem to be getting mooncakes from everywhere to try as people know I love trying out new things.all cut up ...
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J2Kfm writes: Just the other day I read with much interest, a comment on All About Ipoh about some of the older dining establishments in Ipoh. If you have been a true-blue Ipohan all along (a baby of the 80′s, at the very least) then you might have heard of names like Kok Kee and Kwong Chow [...]
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Food POI writes: This post is back dated from Jan 1st, 2010 where I celebrate the new year with my house mates on a food journey to east coast. We went to Kuantan (Pahang) > Kuala Terengganu (Terengganu) > Kota Bahru (Kelantan) > Sungai Golok (Narathiwat Province, Thailand). I decide to write from the last stop Sungai Golok under Narathiwat Province rather than the starting point as it is rather disappointing with the local foods. We actually drive all the way in to the border town with my house mate’s car. You can drive you car there provided you go through all this stuff : Bring your car pink slip. Make sure the name of the pink slip is ...
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lionelong writes: As the Ramadhan month is getting to the end, so I’m rushing to post the buffet posts a.s.a.p. Last week, I was invited by visit Golden Palm Tree at Sepang Gold Coast, which is about 70km away from Puchong. Upon reaching, I was hardly believe I was actually in Malaysia ! Such a luxury resort hidden beneath the village. Above: Dine by the pool, unwind while enjoying your dinner after a whole day fasting. Once seated, I stood up and the first thing that caught my attention was a nicely decorated desserts section. ...
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