2016 Ramadan Buka Puasa Bangi : Cafe Lavista Hotel Bangi Putrajaya Citarasa Ramadan

The tradition of breaking fast together with the entire family during Ramadan is a very cherished moment.  What better way to have a scrumptious traditional Malay and International cuisine at Cafe Lavista of Bangi Hotel Putrajaya, Selangor which has its' theme of "Citarasa Ramadan". 

From 6th June to 5th July, diners can experience a celebration of authentic Malay dishes specially prepared by the chef at the Hotel.

Among some of the specialties, dishes starting from my favourite; is the Sup Tulang Campur. Loves this herbs and spice based soup to kick start the buffet. You can select the type of parts that you love to eat. Additionally, you can also add in the bee hoon or noodles if you like it to goes with this wholesome soup.

My next favourite is the Curry Fish Head; here the Chef uses the Kerapu Fish which is also my favourite when it comes to curry fish. Love the fish meat which has a firm texture. Went for a second helping for this dish.

The other main dish that is available is the Ayam Masak Merah

followed by the Chinese Chilli Prawn

Ikan Goreng Berlada

Mutton Varuval

Nyonya Curry Sting Ray

Paru Sambal

Sotong Lemak Cili Api

Next, we move on to the Grilling Station where you are served the Beef and Chicken Satay

Ikan Bakar

and the all important not to be missed Whole Roast Lamb.

For some of you, you can opt for some Western food like the carbonara and/or Napolinata Spaghetti

or the array of steaming hot Chinese Dim Sum

and those that are more adventurous or game to try out new dishes, you can try out the Mongolian BBQ for a change.

But be sure, to head over to the freshly cut fruits to tone down your stomach after the heavy meals.

or try out the varieties of cakes and traditional Malay kuih that is available.

For reservation and more information, please call 03-8210 2222 or email reservations@hotelbangi-putrajaya.com.

We felt extremely pleased that the hotel has taken a great initiative to promote an awareness program to encourage patrons of the importance of not wasting food during this Ramadan. We could see the sign posted all over the restaurant. Bravo to "Love Food Hate Waste".

Ramadan Buffet KL 2016 - Grand Millennium Hotel Kembara Selera At The Mill Café Bukit Bintang Kuala Lumpur

This holy month of Ramadhan, come together with family, friends and business associates to create memorable moments at Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur. Whether to Buka Puasa with your loved ones or to organise a corporate gathering for your esteemed clients, we have just the thing for you.

From 6 June 2016 to 5 July 2016, The Mill Café brings you Kembara Selera, a unique epicurean journey with a thematic buffet that embodies the concept of a food bazaar. Featuring a medley of culinary delights presented in 24 market-style stalls and live cooking stations, Executive Chef Laurent Lherisson and his team of master chefs are ready to whip up a labyrinth of Asian and international delicacies to appeal to the most discerning palate.

Be greeted with a treasure map when you arrive, then trail the streets of Kuala Lumpur to explore over 100 tantalising specialities, all under one roof. Kick-start your gastronomic adventure at the famed Jalan Bukit Bintang with a variety of fruits and mouth-watering desserts, and fuel your appetite with a selection of succulent seafood, assorted Sushi, Chicken Murtabak, Daging Masak Merah, Ayam Percik Kelantan, Nyonya Asam Fish and Stir-fried Beef at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

Also, meet Chef Makhan Singh for a taste of his signature Tandoori Chicken before strolling along Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Petaling for a vibrant array of authentic Ikan Bakar, Roasted Chicken, Pasta ala Casa, Asam Laksa Penang, Sup Tulang, Bubur Lambok and more.

Quench your thirst with refreshing beverages at Jalan Chow Kit or take a quick break to shop for local goodies including Raya cookies and traditional clothing.

Renowned for serving one of the best Iftar buffets in the heart of Bukit Bintang, this year The Mill Café is set to take its dining experience to a whole new sensory level with even more colours, textures and flavours.

To add to the Ramadhan Buka Puasa festivities, diners will discover a special Lok-Lok truck, stationed at Jalan Travers, offering a host of fresh, saucy and spicy bites. To round up the feast, visit Jalan Bangsar for a choice of Char Kuey Teow, Chicken and Beef Satay

as well as Spit Roasted Baby Lamb.



Other main sumptuous dishes that you can try out are Daging Masak Merah



or try out the Assorted Fried food like the Fried Quail, Fried Beef Lung, Special Fried Chicken



Kari Kambing Kentang



or the Whole Baked Fish



accompanied by the colourful Nari Briyani



To end your meals, there is a wide selection of traditional Malay Kuih and desserts too

For an even more special Buka Puasa experience, dine at the Sunset Terrace to enjoy magnificent views of the city as the sun goes down or relax and unwind at the Shisha Lounge over various flavours. Priced at RM 148.00 nett per person, the ‘Kembara Selera’ buffet promotion will run from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM throughout the holy month. A special early bird offer is also available at RM 118.00 nett per person till 5 June 2016.

The Mill Café is located at Level 1 of Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur. All prices are in Ringgit Malaysia and inclusive of 6% GST. Pre-payment is required for guaranteed booking. For reservations or enquiries, please call +60 3 2117 4163 or email mill.gmkl@millenniumhotels.com.

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Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur Shares Ramadan Joy With PDRM Kuala Lumpur City Traffic Officers

In the spirit of sharing and giving during the graceful month of fasting, Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur, a leading international five-star hotel in the heart of Bukit Bintang, recently paid tribute to traffic police officers who were on duty in the city centre.

In an efforts to thank them for keeping the streets of Kuala Lumpur safe and secure, the hotel’s General Manager, Peter Gibbons, executive committee members and associates distributed Buka Puasa meals packs to a convoy of over 60 officers. The event which commenced at 5:30 PM on Friday saw the brigade of officers donned in their uniforms driving by the hotel lobby in their bikes and patrol cars, before proceeding to their designated workstations for the day.

The meal boxes that were handed out comprised of a variety of food and fruits, including the must-have Bubur Lambuk, traditional Malay kuih, honey dates, lychee and rose apples, complimented with a bottle of orange juice. A hundred more of the meal packs were delivered to the Jabatan Siasatan Penguatkuasaan Trafik Kuala Lumpur in Jalan Tun H.S. Lee for servicemen who were on duty there.

“This is a simple yet effective gesture to show that we care for and appreciate these officers who work on the field during the fasting month and who are on call 365 days a year come rain or shine. It also showcases our responsibility as a group and to foster synergy between the community and the traffic police. We are delighted to be running this initiative for the third year now and we look forward to much more in the years to come,” said Peter Gibbons, General Manager of Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur.

The event concluded with a breaking of fast dinner at The Mill Café, the hotel’s signature restaurant which featured its special Kembara Selera spread in a thematic buffet that embodies the concept of a food bazaar. Serving one of the best buka Puasa buffets in town, The Mill Café has been a choice venue for the city traffic officers for the past three years.

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Bak Kut Teh Puchong Food : Tong Shui Hou Restaurant - Claypot Comfort Soup Recipe - Bandar Puteri Puchong

Bak Kut Teh is a meat dish cooked in a broth with herbs and spices and is popularly served in Klang but we were invited to Tong Shui Hou Bak Kut Teh Restaurant which is located at No. 51-G Jalan Puteri 2/3 Bandar Puteri 47100 Puchong Selangor to try out this Hokkien dish.

From the name of the restaurant i.e. Tong Shui Hou; it literally means good soup broth. With that, we start to wonders what is so special about the soup broth that this Bak Kut Teh restaurant has to offers. The setup of this restaurant is very simple and being open for more than 1-year-old, the place is very clean to dine in with a very straight forward menu.

According to the owner/chef, he is a strong believer of using the top ingredients to cook his dishes. Not only that, even the simple condiments like the Soya Sauce are of premium quality and the garlic is manually chopped. That is how important; quality is to this chef as we will find out from our tasting of all the dishes for the night.

Our review started off with the Claypot Bak Kut Teh (RM 14.00); this broth is a special recipe that is being tuned from the Klang version but with a stark resemblance to its Kuala Lumpur counterpart. It is not too strong but retains the flavourful aroma of the herbs. Served in a Claypot, the customer can order their choice of meat that goes into the Claypot.

The next dish is the Dry Bak Kut Teh (RM15.00); frankly speaking, I am not a real fan of the Dry version; as for me, I like the soup based version. But here, when the dish arrives at our table, we could smelt a strong flavour of the dry squid. Usually, this dish is cooked with small pieces of dry squid which make this dish very flavorful. The chef told us that, he would grill the dry squid and then blend it to a fine powder form and a spoonful is added into it when cooking this Dry Bak Kut Teh. The final result, it gives a much stronger flavour and aroma to this Dry Bak Kut Teh. The sauce was good to the last drop.

After that, we had the special Lala Bak Kut Teh (RM 15.00). At most places, we are usually served either the Seong Tong version or the Herbal version, but for a change, we were served with Bak Kut Teh broth which is infused with the Tong Kui. A nice change though as the broth was good with the white rice.

The next dish is named the Halogen Pork (RM 14.00). According to the Chef, this is a very traditional Hakka dish; in which the Pork is braised over a number of hours to get to the fork tender texture. We were surprised when told that these braised pork dishes does not have any condiments like star anise or cinnamon and other spices; which are traditionally used to braised pork. Another one of the dishes that goes superbly with white rice.

Another dish that is perfect with the white rice is the Taro (Yam) With Pork Belly (RM 13.00). The combination of the roasted pork belly which was perfectly done and sandwiched between the 2 piece of the taro was a real treat.

This next dish is the Hakka version Claypot Pig Trotter With Vinegar (RM 15.00). This Hakka version is a sweeter and less sourish type as compared with the version which I like which has a stronger vinaigrette taste which we are more accustomed to.

I personally like the next soup which is the Claypot Pepper Pig Stomach Soup (RM 12.00). To me, a nice pepper soup has to have that distinctive strong pepper taste and aroma. Here, the Chef secret recipe is in the use of top grade Sarawak Pepper (which gives a strong pepper sensation and taste), which he personally grind it to make this soup. For those that loves a stronger version, you can ask for the add-on pepper which is grounded Sarawak Pepper for you to add in to give you the extra strong pepper .

The last dish is the Peanuts Chicken Feet (RM 8.00). The peanuts are of the Braised type and have a soft texture, sweet taste and cooked with the Fried Chicken Feet.

At Tong Sui Hou we like the Shallot Oil Rice as it was very aromatic and was perfectly matched to most of the dishes that was served to us.

One of the real deal here is that the Chef takes great pain to prepare his dishes using the good quality ingredient, an authentic cooking style that takes more preparation time to ensure the wholesome flavours that give you a comfort feel, taste and satisfaction like you used to enjoy during your village days. Tong Shui Hou Bak Kut Teh Restaurant @ Bandar Puteri Puchong is opened daily from 3pm to 11pm. 

Chez Leoniel French Cooking Class - Le France Festival 2016 at Alliance Francaise De Kuala Lumpur Lorong Gurney

In conjunction with the Le France Festival 2016 held from 12th May to 18th June 2016, Chez Leoniel presented a special French cooking class which was held at the Alliance Francaise De Kuala Lumpur Lorong Gurney, Kuala Lumpur recently.

For this cooking class, Chez Leoniel presented 3 dishes which the first is canapes followed by a Sturgeon soup and finally the highlight which is the Creme Patisserie.

Various canapes were prepared for the guest to enjoy with Cognac pairing by Martell.

One of the canapes served for the night is the Empurau fish canapes, which was pan fried and served with the German bread.



One of the unique features of this Empurau fish is that almost all parts of the fish can be eaten including the fish scales which is deep fried to a crisp.

The main highlight is the Creme Patissiere which Chef Leoniel take us each and every step to create this special pastry. What is important is the use of the right French ingredient from the type of butter

to the flour is critical to the final result. One of the critical steps is to ensure that the flour granules are adequately coated with the butter fat.

This ingredient is then mixed with the right portion of Omega eggs and kneaded in.

When done, the dough has to be kept in the fridge for at least 30 min to be air but for best result, overnight is ideal. This will give the pastry a light and fatty but firm base to support the filling.

Next, prepare and oil the tarts pan and place the dough evenly into the pan.



After the pastry is baked in the oven, line it with a layer of specially crafted cream.

Finally, layered your favourite fruit topping i.e. strawberries, mangoes, raspberries and blueberries and you have your fruits tart ready and to be eaten with your favourite cup of coffee.

Our final dish was the Sturgeon Soup which was pressure boiled for a couple of hours. The collagen enriched soup was great when eaten piping hot as when the soup cools down; the fishy taste is quite strong and can be a turnoff for some.

We really had a great experience to have the opportunity to learn the intricate preparation and the right techniques for baking French pastry and an evening of tips sharing which we truly enjoyed with the Chef Leoniel. We look forward to next year festival to enjoy some French cultural and dishes.

Bon Apetit