Robyn Eckhardt writes: It's been almost ten years since we last lived in China, and seven since I last visited. Still, there's something about Chinatowns that always say 'home'. So, when we travel to Southeast Asian cities we invariably find ourselves in one. It's curiosity, partly - how does Binondo (Manila's Chinatown) compare to Yaowarot (Bangkok's)? How does it compare to China? Sometimes it's the caffeine factor - Chinatown coffee shops often have the best coffee. And there's that matter of feeling at home, like we always did in China, even when living there seemed like a royal pain. When we're overwhelmed by an unfamiliar city it's comforting to spend a couple of hours in an area where ... read more

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boo_licious writes: Oyster on iceI first caught wind of the Latest Recipe, Le Meridien Hotel's new cafe at last year's Food Bloggers gathering from Riz of Fried Chillies fame. Oozing praises for the new concept, he made it sound so tempting, I wanted to abandon the gathering and bolt straight away for the cafe. The magic word, he kept repeating was "Teppanyaki Ice Cream". Hold on, my brain was working out, "one can't fry ice cream on a teppan since it will melt right???"Prawns My curiosity was piqued hence, when I received an invitation to dine with Paprika, Lyrical Lemongrass and Cheryl Lum (thanks so much, ... read more

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Lyrical Lemongrass writes: When I first saw The HSS’ pictures of Latest Recipe, I cursed.  No, no, it wasn’t an imaginary curse.  I sent him an SMS with some colourful language.  Firstly, I was jealous of his pictures, and secondly, I wasn’t there.  (Commercial break:  This dude takes FABULOUS pictures.  I have an altar for him in my garden where my pet frog, Tom, lives.  Tom worships him too.  End of commercial.)  So when I received an invitation to dine at Latest Recipe, I didn’t give two hoots whether The HSS was invited.  I was going, baby, and I was going to taste some of that gorgeous psychedelic teppanyaki ice cream which ... read more

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Robyn Eckhardt writes: We're in the food court of our new favorite KL wet market and, having just finished coffee and toasted, halved buns sandwiching kaya (coconut 'jam') and grossly thick slabs of butter, are about to give up our seats, when my eye wanders to the other end of the table. Two young women are eagerly tucking into noodles. One of the eaters dives in with her chopsticks, secures a tangle, lifts it high, then brings it back down to the bowl. Over and over again she does this, coating the noodles in thickish dark goo. We've been in Malaysia for a while now, and when it comes to tempting edibles we're getting pretty jaded. But ... read more

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team bsg writes: detoxifyer par greensa 2o minutes gastonomical programme from the raw to the rawer...to nasi ulam by chef bsg available soon ..........................................at a place near you read more

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boo_licious writes: Canton-I exterior Along the Promenade, which connnects the old wing to the new wing of 1 Utama Shopping Centre, a number of new eating places have opened - Pasta Zanmai, Carl's Jr, a vegetarian restaurant and Canton-I. Canton-I interior Canton-I is supposedly owned by the highly popular Dragon-I and opened in December 2007. A different menu is served here - noodles, rice, congee, dim sum items (fried, pan fried and steamed) and desserts. Similar to Dragon-I outlets, part of the frontage of the restaurant is the open kitchen. Here at Canton-I, you get to see the barbequed meats and the chefs cooking noodles. A small take away area for pastries is tucked at ... read more

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teckiee writes: Want to have good Italian pasta but don't have that kind of money? Think no more because California Express BBQ and Grille Station is definitely the place for you.HAHAHA sounds like a cheezy advertistment, but really, I really like the food here.Many thumbs up for the pasta! Many of the restaurant I have eaten uses the same tomato base as their sauce. Everything will taste like Bolognaise even if you have ordered Seafood. But here it's different. I love the heavy fragrance and the different flavors of the herbs and spices that are used for the sauces. Oh, and when the menu says al dente, you really get your pasta al ... read more

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babe_kl writes: 31 December 2007Being New Year's eve does not deter me from continuing with my programme. In fact, I felt so happy and determined that it's going to end soon... real soon!I had a quick breakie of watermelon, green apple and turnips on top of the detox drink. Checked my fridge that I still have so many vegetables left haha... super kiasu in stocking up! I still haven't use my beetroots but nevermind, those can keep for some time.As for lunch, I just had the usual simple fresh vegetables salad, quite similar to yesterday's. Decided to follow hubby out. He dropped me and boiboi at 1U in the evening whilst he went to ... read more

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boo_licious writes: Chopsticks with pasta?Regular readers of my blog should know I am a great fan of the Rakuzen group of restaurants and Japanese food. Hence, when I heard about their latest venture at 1 Utama Shopping Centre, I knew it would be where I'll be dining on my day off. Instead of sushi, this time round, the place serves pasta, hence the name Pasta Zanmai.Grind your own black sesame seedRight opposite Sun Moulin Bakery and next to Carl's Jr on the Promenade side, which connects the old and new wings together, it can be hard to spot this place as it is hidden behind Shojikiya's Japanese foodstuff. The ... read more

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teckiee writes: Happy New Year all! I hope the new year is treating you well, or at least better than it is treating me.... Started off the celebration with taking up the Basic Wall Climb course with XLB and CSB at Camp5 One Utama.After the 10am to 4pm session on Sunday 30th Dec 07, we are officially the house cicak lizards now! Muahahaha ;p The next day, I made pasta and a batch of carrot with cream cheese cupcakes for my sis's new year eve bash at home. I still can't get my carrot cake to tasted as good as before. Big silly ... read more

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