MAZE @ Menara Lien Hoe Persiaran Tropicana Petaling Jaya - Hi Tea With A Twist

Of late Hi-tea session especially on weekend has been gaining traction, there are many hotels, restaurant and cafe offering these for their late afternoon. We got a chance to taste out the Afternoon Hi-Tea as MAZE @ Menara Lien Hoe Persiaran Tropicana Petaling Jaya Selangor. Maze Facebook.

What is unique about MAZE @ Menara Lien Hoe Persiaran Tropicana, is it has a dual identity, a coffee salon by day and a gin parlour by night serving you gin cocktails and gin Dim Sum (more on this on our next review session).

MAZE @ Menara Lien Hoe Persiaran Tropicana is the perfect setting for Afternoon Tea as this place is specially designed with hand-picked furniture that makes each corner a unique dining experience.

Having high tea is one of the best moments in the world i.e. taking a stress-free break to pamper yourself to some fancy treats while you talk for hours with your girlfriends or your loved one? What can possibly get better than this?

There's nothing like a warm cup of tea, good company, and some specially crafted Gin Infused savoury offering of Smoked Duck Canapes, Mediterranean Sandwich and the Smoked Salmon Sandwich.

For the sweet offering, you can delight yourself with the Butter Croissant with Salted Eggs Yolk Dips, Peanut Butter Danish, Mixed Fruits Tarts, Dark Hazelnuts Tarts and Passion Fruits Meringue Tarts.

and finishing it with a La Noir Rose Macaroon on a laid back afternoon in Petaling Jaya.



The above set is at RM78++ for two.

MAZE @ Menara Lien Hoe Persiaran Tropicana is also the third and latest entertainment outlet by M Group, the company behind CHAZE (Whisky Luxe Lounge) and LAVO (Restro Wine Atelier).

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Kennys Food Cart @ Aman Suria Petaling Jaya Selangor

It's been quite some I have not patronised Kennys Food Cart stall located in the alley of Jalan SS2/4a, Taman Bahagia. 3 months ago, I bought my family to taste out the popular Teng Chai Chuk (porridge), and they really like this special porridge. We were told by Kenny that they will be relocating to a place in a month or two.

As my wife was an avid fan, we got news that they have moved to Aman Suria. They retain the food cart concept in this restaurant setup to provides its customer with a more comfortable atmosphere for dining in as compared to the stalls days where it is determined by nature.

Kennys Food Cart Address

K-G-11 Jalan PJU 1/43 Aman Suria

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

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Most of the food serve here are the same when they were at Taman Bahagia stall except for some adds on rice dishes. 

Of course, one must taste out the Signature Teng Chai Chuk (RM 8.00). The porridge has many condiments that are added into it which includes anchovies, fried nuts, lots of scallions, cut fried fish paste and century eggs.

The next porridge is the Fish Paste Porridge (RM 8.00). The porridge is served with a soft texture fish paste. 

There is a number of snacks food that is served at Kennys Food Cart among them are the Deep Fried Fish Paste (5 pcs for RM 4) which you can eat it with the porridge or noodles or on its own. 

Next, we had the Fish Head Soup Noodles (RM 9.50). At Kennys the fish head is fried to a deep crisp and served separately. My preference for Fish Head Noodles is for the fried fish to be cooked with the noodles as this will add more taste to the broth. 

Another one of the signature dishes is the Cantonese-Style 'Loh See Fun' (RM8.00) which is cooked in a sauce much like the Cantonese Ying Yeong but with a slightly bland taste. It is cooked with minced pork meat and topped with the Fried Dried Shrimp. I like the fried dried shrimp which has a slightly salty taste which blended well and gives a nice flavour to the mouse noodles.

One of the new addition is the Stewed Soy Chicken (RM 7.90) which is served with an egg and a bowl of rice. A meal all by itself.

You can also check out the other dishes of Kennys Food Cart menu as above.

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Carlsberg Brewery Tour Shah Alam Selangor - Probably The Best Brewery Tour

Ever wondered how beer is produced, we recently got an invitation for an exclusive VIP brewery tour of Carlsberg Brewery in Shah Alam Selangor Malaysia. This visit is in conjunction with the Probably The Best Brewery Tour Campaign. For more information how you can win an all expenses Probably The Best Brewery Tour

Carlsberg hosted a VIP brewery tour ex-beer-ience giving members of the media a sneak preview of Probably the Best Brewery Tour in advance of its first batch of contest winners. While touring Probably the Best Brew House and experiencing Probably the Best Lounge in its brewery in Shah Alam, Carlsberg also unveiled the first grand-prize and first-prize winners of Probably the Best Brewery Tour consumer promotion held in conjunction with its 170th global birthday celebration.

“The 170th anniversary of Carlsberg is a chance for us to pay tribute to the beer that is ‘always sharing’. It is all about the science that comes from beer knowledge and the art that brews high-quality beers from natural ingredients. Through Probably the Best Brewery Tour campaign, we celebrate Probably the Best Beer in the World, Carlsberg,” Lars Lehmann, Managing Director of Carlsberg Malaysia shared.

“We will reward 20 consumers to explore Carlsberg’s 170 years of beer discoveries in its homeland in Copenhagen and another 1,800 consumers to see, touch, smell and taste the quality natural ingredients of our brews through a VIP brewery tour ex-beer-ience in Shah Alam,” Lehmann added

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From the moment we set foot at Probably the Best Lounge, we were greeted by beautiful brand ambassadors serving a buffet of welcome brews that consists of Carlsberg Smooth Draught, Somersby Apple Cider, Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc and premium Connor’s Stout Porter.

Upon learning more about the Carlsberg Malaysia’s brewery and brands through an insightful and interesting presentation by Marketing Director Charles Wong, we were chauffeured in a luxury MPV to Carlsberg’s gallery at the production plant. 

The media entourage had the chance to see, touch, smell and taste the beer at Probably the Best Brew House – a normally restricted area. At the sensory experience room, members of the press were briefed on the aroma of hops, the taste profile of yeast and the look of beer liquid with and without purification.

“Nowadays, there are more discerning beer drinkers who care about what makes of a lager or stout,” said Piotr Zajac, Master Brewer cum Supply Chain Director of Carlsberg Malaysia. "They want to know what are the ingredients used and how it is made."

While many know that wine comes from grapes, "very few actually know that Carlsberg beer comes from natural quality ingredients – namely malt/barley, hops, yeast and water" said Zajac. “Inviting consumers into our brewhouse to learn more about the natural quality ingredients and the art of brewing, bottling and packaging is an excellent way to showcase our brews."

For more information about Carlsberg’s Probably the Best Brewery Tour campaign, please visit www.probablythebest.com.my.


Carlsberg’s Probably the Best Brewery Tour

The Art Coffee Sunway Giza Kota Damansara Selangor

The Art Coffee Sunway Giza is a new local cafe right in the heart of Sunway Giza Kota Damansara. Located near the entrance of Village Grocer, it offers diners the option of a freshly brewed coffee which can be accompanied by coffee pairing dishes.

The Art Coffee Address

Lot G.03 Ground Floor Sunway Giza, 

No. 2 Jalan PJU 5/14, PJU 5, Kota Damansara

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Opening Hours: Daily 10 am - 10 pm
Telephone Number: 03-7621 2138

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Like most cafe, the setting is one of a bright outlook with plenty of daylight that comes from the foyer entrance of the Sunway Giza. One of the thing that we like most is the availability of power socket throughout the entire cafe and with a 100MB Wifi Internet access, it is a superb place to work on your notebook.

The Art Coffee Menu

The Art Coffee Sunway Giza has just opened its doors about four months ago and have just revamped some of its dishes.

To start off our meal here, we have a Garden Salad with Beef Bacon (RM10.90 +RM5.00). At the Art Coffee, you can order a basic salad and then add on any of your favourite ingredient which are Beef Bacon, Smoked Chicken or Smoked Salmon; ours came with Beef Bacon. The sauce that came with the Salad is the Garlic Aioli sauce which is in-house made and have the right taste that blended with the refreshing salad.

We found that one of the popular items to be ordered here is the sandwiches, our order of sandwich is the Cheezy Turkey Slice (RM14.90) which is loaded with tomatoes, lettuce, onions, cheese and turkey slice. This ingredient is sandwiched with an in-house made Ciabatta bread which has a very nice texture. It is also served with a special sauce which you can spread on the sandwich.

Next, we had 2 pizza, which the first is a 6" (Small) Hawaiian Mojo Pizza (RM15.90) which is topped with pineapples, chicken meat and condiments.

the second pizza is the 10" (Regular) Pepper Pepperoni Pizza (RM20.90). These pizzas are prepared using a Freeze Blasting Technology to retains the natural texture and taste of the ingredient.

To enjoy your cuppa of specially brewed coffee you can order some of the pastries items. Among the notable is the Strawberry Berliner (RM4.00) which is a doughnut with strawberries filling. The texture of the dough has a soft texture. You can request to have your Berliner either served chill or hot.

Our order of the other pastries includes the Apple Cinnamon Strudels (RM2.90), Sultana Danish (RM2.90) and the Chicken Curry Puff (RM2.90) which has a very flaky and crisp dough which we like.

Or you could order their Chicken Pie (RM13.90) which is filled with potatoes, corn, carrots and chicken meat. Best to be eaten when it is still piping hot.

Lastly, you can opt to finish your meals with some sweet offering of the Les Petit-Clair  (RM3.50).

or for fans of the macaroon can taste out the Artisan Macaroon (RM5.00).

For the coffee beans, at The Art Coffee, every month you get to taste a different blend of beans. The current blend which is used to brew our coffee; is a mix blend of  made out of 80% Brazil origin and 20% Indian origin which extrudes a nutty sweet flavour.

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The concept of changing the blend is to provide coffee enthusiast, the opportunity to try out the different offering on a monthly basis.

This will cultivate the art of tasting the different blend and also not a have a familiar taste day in day out.

Besides coffee being served at The Art Coffee, you can also opt for the GRYPHON series of tea (RM9.00) selection; like the Earl Grey Lavender, Pearl of the Orient, Chamomile or the English Breakfast Tea.

and for fans of matcha, can try out the Green Tea Latte (RM12.90).

For those that love cakes, there is also wide selection available from the counter at RM13.90 per piece to satisfy your cravings.

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