Saturday, September 12, 2015

MIGF 2015 - TasteMIGF Gala Night - Malaysia International Gourmet Festival


Get ready for the Malaysia Gourmet event of the year - Malaysia International Gourmet Festival - MIGF 2015. 


With the theme Galactic Chef 2015 : A Food Odyssey, the 15th edition of MIGF 2015 promises to be as epic as previous years. The region's most celebrated and eagerly anticipated food events will be held throughout the month of October.


Food lovers will get to enjoy the creative and innovative festival menus that will be presented throughout October. The menus available are at special festival prices and there will a host of generous offers.


Taste MIGF is the festival preview event and it was taken place on 5th and 6th September 2015 at Berjaya Times Square Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.


At Taste MIGF, food lovers can enjoy the "Super Gourmet Safari" as the festival restaurateur gather in the specially created "Theater of Cuisines" to serve up sampling portions from their festival menus. All the visitors need to sample this delicious creations are by using Gourmet Dollars which can be purchased at the venue and online.


Below are the sampling portion of the festival menu offers by participating restaurant in chronological order at the MIGF 2015.


A LI YAA Island Restaurant & Bar


Busaba Thai


Dewakan


Dynasty


Enak KL


Graze


Iketeru


Imperial Rama


Lafite


LTITUDE Restaurant, Bar & Lounge 


Maison Française


Marini's on 57


Minori Japanese Restaurant


Nerovivo


Neroteca


QBA Latin Grill & Bar


Ruyi & Lyn


Samplings On The Fourteenth Restaurant 


Shang Palace


SoleiL


The Oak Room


Tanzini 


Vineria.IT 


Ye Zi 


Zender's Restaurant & Bar

MIGF 2015 will culminate with a Grand Finale at Connexion@Nexus Bangsar South on 6th November 2015.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Torii @TTDI Yakitori Whiskey Bar Kuala Lumpur- Premium Japanese Yakitori Review

 

Mention about Japanese BBQ, the first thing that comes to mind is Yakitori, +BestRestaurant ToEat was invited to review Torii  @TTDI Yakitori Whisky Bar located at 30, Lorong Datuk Sulaiman 1, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.


Torii Yakitori Whiskey Bar offers a modern bar and open kitchen concept, where one can view your yakitori being grilled with charcoal to perfection before being served to you.


Torii offers fusion Japanese with a western twist where you can down your perfectly grilled yakitori either with Japanese sake or the wide selection of whisky from all over the world. 


For al-fresco diners, you can opt for this tasty fusion Japanese snack at the open dining area located outside the restaurant to enjoy the evening breeze and a cold cocktail or beers.


 Our  review started with the Buttery Shoyu Mushrooms Scallop Broth (RM20) . This soup has a very strong buttery and mushroom flavour. We love the taste and the scallop which was lightly grilled was very fresh, firm and succulent.



followed by 2 salad; the first of which is the Saute Mushroom Baby Spinach (RM20) . One of the mushroom which was the king mushroom have a very firm texture, while the grilled tomatoes added a tinge of sourish taste to the salad.


while the second salad is the Blue Fin Tuna Salad (RM20) . The tuna was lightly pan fried which has a grill on the outside while the fish meat was semi cooked which has a nice sashimi like texture and the fresh natural taste of the tuna. It is topped with a mayo dressing.


After that we had the special delicacies, which is the Bonded Unagi Foie Gras (RM29) ; made out of a thin layer of of grilled river eel with a slice of eggs and pan seared Foie Gras topped with a special sauce.


Chicken Wings (RM4 per skewer) is one of my favorite Yakitori and for this; it would take at least 20 minutes of slow grilling to give you the signature crust. Sprinkle a little lemon juice and you can really enjoy this tasty wings which is lightly salted with sea salt.


Another delicacies we had was the Sizzling Beef (RM35); A sirloin cut cooked with special BBQ sauce and topped with crispy garlic and laid on a bed of chopped mushroom. The texture of the meat was grilled to a medium done which still retains the juicy texture and taste. Served on a sizzling hot plate, the beef should be eaten quickly.


After that we had the Wagyu Tendon (RM8 per skewer) . Although a tad too salty, the texture of this tendon was a little chewy and will goes well with a real cold beer. 


 We just love this King Mushroom which is grilled and served with Shoyu sauce; The mushroom has the crunch, texture and taste which marries well with the sauce. We had a second helping on this. (RM8 per skewer) 


Next, we had the Sirloin Yakitori (RM15 per skewer). Love the balance of the meat with the fats with the right amount of sea salt and black pepper. 


For fans of  bean curd  (tofu), do not forget to order this Crispy Tofu (RM6 per skewer); After grilling it to a crisp; it is served with sesame peanut sauce and topped with bonito flakes. 


for the sea food, we had the Rock Lobster (RM11 per skewer) which is topped with scallion and served with an in-house made garlic chilli sauce.


For those that loves the special parts of a cow especially the tongue; you might game for the Ox Tongue (RM8 per skewer). A thinly sliced chewy tongue meat grilled with sea salt and black pepper.


After the yakitori, for those that needed some carbohydrate to fill their stomach, you can opt for the Torii Fried Rice (RM 25) which is served on a special hot stone bowl. 


While the pasta lover can opt for this simple looking pasta which is the Buttery Angel Hair Pasta Caviar (RM18). The chef uses premium french butter to lightly pan fried with herbs and topped with black caviar.  


The final yakitori we had for the night is the Sweet Potato (RM5 per skewer) . Lightly sprinkle with sea salt and butter, it brings out the natural flavours of the sweet potatoes.


For desserts, we had the Green Tea Creme Brulee White Chocolate Lavender Ice Cream (RM24). A unique fusion between east (green tea) and west (creme brulee); the taste of the green tea was superb; eaten with the fresh fruits of kiwi, strawberry and grapes. We love the White Chocolate Lavender ice cream which has a very smooth texture and is of the right sweetness level.


The final dessert is the Robataya Banana Dark Chocolate Sorbet (RM24). The banana are fried and then drizzle with a strong chocolate cream and served with dark chocolate sorbet.


Overall, we enjoyed the food that are served at Torii Yakitori Whisky Bar especially the skewers dishes. 

Friday, September 4, 2015

Sozo Japanese Restaurant | Sunway Giza Kota Damansara - Japanese Ala Carte Buffet Review

 

If you are are real fan for Japanese Food and tight on your budget, you can try out Sozo Japanese Restaurant located at 13-G, Block A, Sunway Giza, Jalan PJU 5/14, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.


BestRestaurantToEat was invited to preview the range of Japanese dishes ranging from appetizer all the way to dessert in this special Japanese Ala carte buffet.


Personally, I prefer ala carte buffet, as you are served what you really like to eat compared with normal buffet where everything are laid out and usually not at the right consumption temperature.


The ala carte buffet offering is tremendous and we did not really have the stomach to try out all the dishes. Nevertheless here are some of the snapshots starting with the appetizer Jelly Fish 


followed by the Chuka Idako


Fresh Oyster


Followed by the Salad - Soft Shell Salad with Mango


and the crispy Fried Salmon skin


Then the sashimi offering with the Moriawase to start off with.


followed by Salmon Belly


and the lovely Rainbow Carpaccio - An assorted sashimi with Japanese Style sauce

 

This is then followed by the sushi offering, the first of which is the Soft Shell Crab Maki


Salmon Mayo Sushi


Unagi Roll


next, we had some side dishes like the Ebi Tempura


Koebi  Karrage - we really loved this as it was fried until a nice crisp. Perfectly goes with the sake.


Chilli Clam


Kakuni - Stewed Pork Chop With Chef Secret recipe


and the Sanma Shioyaki


and the last one is the Ika Butter Yaki. 

Sozo Japanese Restaurant is having a special Lunch buffet which costs only RM48++ and dinner at RM55++. Although there was a 2 hour time limit; we couldn't even stomach any more food after that.