MIGF 2018 Launching - Taste MIGF - Malaysia Food Festival 2018

Muhibah Chefs! Good Food Brings Us Together



The Malaysia International Gastronomy Festival is back and will take place from the 1st to 30th September 2018. Throughout the Food Festival month, Malaysia’s premier league of dining venues will serve special Festival Menus at special Festival prices.

Adding to this will also be a host of Festival Offers that are sure to elevate each dining experience. The theme for this year’s festival is ‘Muhibah Chefs! Good Food Brings Us Together’. There is no such thing as too many chefs spoiling the broth when it comes to MIGF. 

All the chefs work together for the common good and every diner benefits. After all, nothing connects people better than food and this Malaysia Food Festival theme reflects this too. This year’s MIGF feature.

The spectacular preview event of MIGF will be returning to Berjaya Times Square Hotel & Convention Centre for one gastronomic weekend on the 1st and 2nd September. Taste MIGF will gather Malaysia’s best restaurants in a special dining area – the Theatre of Cuisines – where bite-sized portions of food are on offer from their specially created Festival Menus.

Taste MIGF promises exciting gastronomical activities for the whole family in a carnival-like atmosphere. Aside from the delicious food being served in the Theatre of Cuisines, visitors to Taste MIGF can also shop at the Epicure International Gourmet Village, attend Master Chefs cooking classes, enjoy wine appreciation talks and a host of other informative lifestyle workshops.

 At the Taste MIGF 2018 you will get to taste cuisines from around the world including Malaysian, French, Sri Lankan, Korean, Cantonese, Italian, South Asian, Western, Asian Fusion and many more. For more details, visit www.migf.com.

A diverse line-up makes up the MIGF collective this year, including new and returning establishments. The winner of the Golden Cauldron, DC Restaurant, returns this year with exquisite contemporary French fare from Le Cordon Bleu Paris alumnus Chef Darren Chin.

Treat your taste buds to French fare with a Mediterranean twist at 2OX



or head to the Mandarin Oriental for traditional Cantonese at Lai Po Heen – the latter returning into the Festival fold after five years.



The Marriott Putrajaya also makes a comeback to the Festival with Chinese restaurant Summer Palace.

A trio of eateries helmed by restauranteur Modesto Marini grace the roster; Marble 8,



Marini’s on 57



and M Marini Grand Caffè & Terrazza, each of which has become a household name over the years.

Expect a forward-thinking menu from the returning SukaSucré Bistro, where fusion is the name of the game, and if you fancy Italian,



Nero Nero offers some of the finest in KL.



Nulnu also debuts this year with health-focused foods combining Western and Chinese delights.

Jibby East



and Serai @ Pavilion makes their way to MIGF for the first time, providing modern Pan Asian and Northern Malaysian-Thai flavours respectively.



Drop Exchange is also a fresh face in MIGF 2018, offering a mix of Indian and Parsi cuisine.
  

Progressive Japanese fare comes courtesy of new entrant Kikubari,



while Nadodi is set to take diners on a voyage traversing South Asian cuisines.



Festival veteran Samplings on the Fourteenth is on board once again to deliver fine Western Classical fare.



From Malaysia’s Pearl of the Orient comes the swanky Gen 根, extending a progressive menu to tempt the palate.

Resorts World Genting comes in with the award-winning The Olive restaurant and the one-of-a-kind e18hteen Inspired Cuisine where Artisanal Chinese cuisine adorns the menu,



as well as the soon-to-be-opened High Line, where an assortment of themed eateries and bars rub shoulders.

Also in Genting, Hugo’s In The Sky at the Grand Ion Delemen Hotel offers breath-taking views of the Titiwangsa mountain range – the perfect complement to the blend of Mediterranean fare on the menu.

Back down in the capital, Mamanda presents its take on classic Malay cuisine with Group Executive Chef Dato’ Fazley Yaakob,



and Aliyaa Island Restaurant & Bar returns with a colourful spread of Sri Lankan cuisine.

Meanwhile, The FACE Suites joins the Festival for the first time this year with its lofty European restaurant Tangerine,



as does Champignons over at Ara Damansara, which is helmed by the affable Chef Gary Chang.

Meat-lovers are in for a treat as Pampas Steakhouse, Old Malaya comes back to treat diners with tenderloins and T-bones,



while Spice Garden makes itself heard with a mix of Northern Indian and Middle Eastern.   

For a full list of MIGF restaurants as they are announced, be sure to keep an eye on www.migf.com. 

ANTE KITCHEN BAR PUBLIKA | 1UTAMA - Merdeka 2018 Pork Rendang Nasi Kerabu @Ante Kitchen Bar

This coming Merdeka Celebration 2018; Ante Kitchen Bar is presenting the Nasi Kerabu featuring the Special Pork Rendang for lunch (11am to 3pm) daily from now until the end of August 2018 at both of its outlet in Publika & 1 Utama outlet.

As known to many; Nasi Kerabu is a Malaysian dish which is very popular especially from the East Coast States of Malaysia but at Ante Kitchen Bar, you will be presently surprised with its special rendition of this Malaysian dish for the Merdeka Celebration 2018.

ANTE version of the Nasi Kerabu (RM23.90+) main highlights is the Blue Pea Flower rice which uses the handpicked butterfly pea flowers. The flowers are then dried before being used as a natural colouring for the rice which is cooked with some fresh coconut cream to exudes extra rich flavour.

Next, the ANTE's Pork Rendang is cooked through using the traditional methods and then paired with other freshly made ingredients such as house-pickled acar, slow-cooked sambal, salted egg, Toasted Kerisik, four-angled bean, Keropok Ikan, long bean, bean sprout and topped with julienne Bunga Kantan to add colours and multitude of taste and presentation to this traditional dish.

As you celebrate the Merdeka, don't forget to indulge at some of the ANTE signature dishes such as the Crispy Miso Skin Pork Belly where slices of Ante's signature crispy skin pork belly are marinated with miso sauce and sake. 

Followed by the Iberico Baby Ribs ( 500 gms ). This is a new addition to the ANTE starters menu; the ribs are slowed cooked for 4 hours, then cut per portion and coated with a spiced flour dredging. It is then tossed with a honey white soy glaze, crispy garlic, togarashi powder to give it an extra kick and fresh spring onions to balance the dish out. 

While for the mains dish, don't miss out Ante crowd favourite Chermoula Spiced Shoulder Steak which is Ante's signature premier 450gm chargrilled pork shoulder with chermoula rub and served with a side serving of seasonal roasted vegetables & salsa verde sauce. Perfectly matched with a glass of wine.

If you would like to try something different then an order of the Creamy Polenta which is topped with candied house smoked bacon slices cooked in gula Melaka, with corn salsa, and served with fresh cherry tomatoes and spring onion slices can fill your stomach.

And to end your meal, you have an option for dessert starting with the Poached Pears; the snow pears are poached in Cabernet Sauvignon and served with white peach pastry cream, sable biscuits, macerated berries, Italian meringue, citrus gel served with 1 scoop of Lavender Honey gelato from Whimsical Publika.

or White Chocolate Ganache served with raspberry jelly coating topped with macerated berries, crispy yoghurt and 1 scoop of Lavender Honey gelato from Whimsical Publika.

Ante Kitchen Bar Publika Map Location Address 

Ante Kitchen Bar 1 Utama Map Location Address 

KNOWHERE BANGSAR BAR | A New Hang Out At Knowhere Bangsar Bar

Bangsar is one of the most happening places in Kuala Lumpur especially on Friday and the weekend. Recently there is a new hang out places cutely names as "Knowhere Bangsar Bar" that serves speciality cocktails that not only pleases your thirst but comes with an impressive presentation.

Knowhere Bangsar Bar is located at 50, Jalan Maarof, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur. Bangsar seems to be a great meeting point as it is located between Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya. It is no wonders why many will choose to meet up in this locality. More so during Bangsar Happy Hour, you get to enjoy this delicious Pork Free treat and satisfy your thirst at discounted prices.

With a casual dining environment, Knowhere Bangsar Bar is a nice place to de-stress after a long day of work or just plainly a meetup session with your buddies. According to the Chef, the dishes are a culmination of combined French Western flavours with an added twist of Malaysian to exudes a familiar taste for its diners.

Along with these crafted cocktails, the menu offering is designed to offers the diners with a nice pairing to the drinks that are served at Knowhere Bangsar Bar. You can start off with some sharing fingers food or tapas like the GRILL CALAMARI  (RM 24.80) (my personal best) as the sambal Belacan Salsa was superb. It was so good that you could literally eat it with the others dishes and for me especially went well with the Pizza too. 

Next, we had the KNOWHERE NACHOS (RM 26.80). Crispy fried corn tortillas that is served with Knowhere special sauce, guacamole, jalapenos, Monty Jack Cheese and pulled roasted chicken that can be paired with the cocktails of your choice.

For Pate lovers, you can order the CHICKEN LIVER PATE (RM 15.80). The pate is in-house-made and is served with crackers, slices of toasted baguette, dried tangerines and walnut that gives you a different texture and taste that can go with the pate.

Not forgetting the fans of the beef or meat lovers; you can try out the BURNT BUTTER STEAK (RM 26.80). The Flank Steak is seared to a medium rare done that still retains the tender juiciness of the steak and is then drizzled with chilli burnt butter sauce

Another one of the tapas that we like is the SMOKED PLUME AND PLUM  (RM24.80). The duck is smoked by the Chef and not one that you purchased which tends to be a little more salty in taste. It is served with a plum & peach salsa together with a mango sauce and onion marmalade.

Our last tapas is the MUSSEL SAMBAL WITH BASIL LIME (RM15.80). Using the Chilean Black Mussel, it is then cooked with the lip-smacking in-house made sambal with the flavour enhanced by the basil lime that gives it a slight sourish spicy taste. 

There are many other dishes that are served at Knowhere Bangsar Bar but to fill up your tummy, you might like to taste out the Pizza offering that comes with a rather different looking base which has a rectangular rounded shape. Apparently, it is a specially made pizza dough that mimics the pita bread with a texture that is in between a normal crust and a thin crust. Our first order was the AL-FUNGHI (RM 28.80) Creamy Wild Mushroom Pizza. 

Followed by the DUCK CONFIT PIZZA (RM36.80); a flambé style pizza with onion marmalade, confit onion and duck confit.

and finally the CHICKEN MEXICANA PIZZA (RM28.80). The toppings for this pizza is grilled chicken, chicken sausages with sun-dried tomatoes, jalapenos and olives.

As mention earlier, you can try out some of their signature cocktails like the Smoked Popcorn Old Fashioned or the Sirap Setan that can go perfectly with the food dishes served here.

For more information and reservations please contact 03 2201 2358 / 010 220 2358 or you can check out the Knowhere Bangsar Bar Facebook Page

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