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. 

GOA BY HUBBA - Spices Of Indian Cuisine at Goa By Hubba

GOA BY HUBBA has recently moved to the prestigious Ascott Kuala Lumpur located at 9, Jalan Pinang Kuala Lumpur, in the heart of the Kuala Lumpur Golden Triangle.

The specialities of GOA BY HUBBA is their elaborate Indian Cuisine. This time around, to celebrate the spices of Indian cuisine, the menu at GOA BY HUBBA now features New Indian Cuisine by Celebrity Chef Sapna Anand, herself born and bred in Goa.

GOA, is one of the smallest Indian states on the west coast, it has remained the dream destination for travellers all around the world. Pristine beaches, a unique cultural mix coupled with warm hospitality, upscale accommodation and deliciously different food keep national and international tourists returning for decades.

Not resting on its laurels, Sapna and the GOA team have been rustling up new dishes to inject freshness into their menu. With her many months away recently, and this time to India's tropical Malabar Coast, Kerala, Sapna has brought home some very interesting flavours. These new dishes were showcased in an exclusive tasting session titled with An Evening with Sapna.

Almost a year since it’s inception, GOA BY HUBBA has garnered avid admirers that are drawn to its signature dishes. Among the many are the Kashmiri Lamb Chop which is a fresh cut lamb rack grilled with a blend of homemade spices, served with a mint chutney that was served to us.

Starting off the evening was the wafer thin Papadam With Moong Dhal Salsa. 

Next on is a marriage setup of the Vegetarian Mantao which was a creation using the popular Chinese Man Tao which is then stuffed with spiced cauliflower, pepper, caramelised onion & coriander.

We then had the Butter Chicken With Cranberry Rice. The chicken thigh meat is lightly grilled and served in a mild butter sauce with cranberry rice at the sides.

Our next dish is the Garlic Butter Prawn With Fried Mantao. The Freshwater prawns are halved and then grilled to have a slight char taste. It is then cooked in a garlic butter sauce, which makes it a rich and creamy dish.



The sauce perfectly matched with the fried mantao which has a nice crisp on the outside and soft texture on the inside to soak up all the butter sauce.

Five new dishes synonymous with Keralan fare were presented with flair. The hero was the homemade Appams which served as the base to be enjoyed with the following new dishes.

The first is the Beef Pepper Fry which has bite-sized chunks of beef laden with spices and pepper is a real start with the Appam.

Next to follow is the vegetable dish which is Vegetable Ishtew; the vegetables are cooked in coconut milk; is a simple yet very flavourful dish.

While the Fish Mango Curry dish which uses fresh red snapper was subtly tart as it uses young raw mango which left a flavour mango sourish taste to the palate. Instead of using fish, you can opt for Tiger prawns instead of the red snapper for this delightful curry.

The melt in your mouth Malabar Bone Marrow Mutton Curry was literally to die for, rich, spicy yet mellow.  The mutton is cooked until soft and tender.

The dinner ended on a sweet note with a Caramelised Ice Cream with Sweet Appam which hit the right note. Sweet APPAM Brown sugar & condensed milk, drizzle with caramel and infused with brandy was the perfect end to our lovely dinner.

“My food is simple and is what I would cook for my family. I am so happy to be able to share it with you tonight. The hero of tonight’s food are the spices, the cooking style and its combinations which we have tasted tonight are the secrets to sublime Indian cooking.” as explained by Chef Sapna.

What's more when these delectable dishes are complemented by Goan Inspired Cocktails that amuses the palate with exotic spices. The dinner also featured Bombay Sapphire Gin in the guise of Indian Inspired Cocktails like the Masala Mantra,

Kinky Kokum,

Spiked Mango Lassi

and Pandara Martini.

For your information; these new dishes will be launched on 20 Aug for all to enjoy! So it’s time to make that beeline to Goa By Hubba to taste this delicious fare.

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GRAND HARBOUR RESTAURANT Mid Autumn 2018 Moon Cake Menu

GRAND HARBOUR RESTAURANT Mid Autumn 2018 Moon Cake Menu

There are 2 outlets for the Grand Harbour Restaurant, the first one is at Fahrenheit 88 while the second one is located at Damen Mall Subang Jaya. 

To many Chinese families which celebrates the Mid Autumn  Moon Cake festival 2018, you can make a visit to Grand Harbour Restaurant to taste out the specially crafted dishes by the famous Chef Chan Peng Wah aka Chef Big Nose and to buy the mooncakes to bring home or as a gift to families and friends.

This year 2018 Grand Harbour Restaurant is featuring 2 new mooncake flavours under the theme of Mid Autumn Treasures which feature its first treasure which is the Golden Zest (Honey Lemon Single Yolk) 柠蜜单黄 

and followed by the Fruity Duet (Cranberry & Pineapple) 蔓莓凤梨

while the other 2 flavours that we tasted were the Fruits Nuts Mixture 伍仁果子, which is one of my favourites as there are big chunks of nuts and fruits that makes nibbling into it a delight.

and Jade Lotus Single Yolk 单黄翡翠莲蓉

For those that love to taste out, the other flavours can order from the Grand Harbour Restaurant at Fahrenheit 88 and Damen Mall.

For those wishing to taste the special Mid Autumn dishes by Chef Chan can relish on it starting with ala carte menu.

The first dish is the Braised Spare Ribs with Chestnut & Fried Onion 葱油栗子焖肥骨 (RM50.00+) which is braised using a secret sauce until an almost fork tender texture with its juices fully incorporated into the three-layer spare ribs. 

Then it is cooked with the chestnut to enhance the aroma and flavours which is evident on our first bite of this melt in mouth spare ribs, especially on the fatty layer.  The sauce is perfect with a bowl of white rice.

The second dish is the Steamed Chicken With Lotus Seed & Garlic In Lotus Leaf (RM120.00+) which Chef has meticulously prepared it with 2 step process which the first is to poached the chicken and then simmered the village chicken with a special salty broth to encapsulate into the chicken giving it a special light salty taste. 

The chicken is then cut into individual pieces and places on a lotus leaf and together with the lotus seed is sent to the steamer. The result is a distinct salty taste of the firm-tender chicken meat which has a broth that is again perfect with a bowl of steaming white rice.

For dessert, the Chef has also presented the special Red Dates Layer Cake (RM9.80+) which is served chilled.

You can also taste out the special Grand Harbour Restaurant Mid Autumn Festival 9 Course Set Menu at RM1,188+ 

which also feature some of the following dishes which is Braised Crab Meat Thick Soup With Assorted Dried Seafood and Crab Roe. This rich soup is full of dried seafood which includes fish maw, fish lips, dried scallop with pieces of water chestnut and lots of crab meat. A nice warm touch to open our palate for the dinner.

The next dish is the Wok Fried Giant Grouper Fillet in Hong Kong Fishing Village Style. Usually, crabs or prawns is used for this style of cooking but the Chef has used the Giant Grouper fillet for a change. This prized fish is normally best served using the steaming style as one can really taste the elastic texture of the fish. For a change, the fish fillet which was battered; is then deep fried and wok fried with garlic, dried chillies and black dace to give it a fiery taste to this dish.

This is then followed is the Poached Ming Prawn With Chinese Yellow Wine. The extra big size Ming Prawns are laid on to the special pot, It is then fired up and cooked in front of the customer while the broth of Chinese Yellow Wine is slowly poured into the pot. 

You can see the changes in the colour of the cooked prawns and this is best eaten as soon as it is cooked so that you can enjoy the taste to its fullest with the nice bouncy texture of the cooked prawns.

For the vegetable dish, we were served with the Braised Homemade Bean Curd With Fish Lips & Mushroom in Abalone Sauce. 

The fish lips are braised to a nice firm texture together with the thick shitake mushroom and the soft homemade bean curd which is then served with poached broccoli.

Our last dish before dessert is the Fried Rice with Eel and Black Pepper. Here again, the Chef invokes some sense of creativity into a simple dish. For fans of the Eel will find this a refreshing change. Other condiments include the use of sweet corn and mustard leaves to blend into the overall taste.

For this set, you will be served 2 type of mooncakes to end your dinner.

GRAND HARBOUR RESTAURANT Mid Autumn 2018 Moon Cake Price

Grand Harbour Restaurant Fahrenheit 88 Address Location Map

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