Tuesday, July 4, 2017

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."


Sunday, July 2, 2017

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

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.

Latte


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.

The Art Coffee Location Address Map

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Old Klang Road Food: Afterwerk Bar Scott Garden Kuala Lumpur


Old Klang Road is the latest in property booms in Kuala Lumpur and one of the most happening places is The Scott Garden @Old Klang Road where its nightlife is vibrant and lively scene, hosting a number of bars and pubs in the vicinity.


We visited the revamped Afterwerk Pub Scotts Garden (nominated by Yelp as one of the Top Pubs in Kuala Lumpur) which has recently revamped its menu offering with a number of new dishes that caters not only to drinking fans but also for the family as well.


Afterwerk Pub Address 
G-02 & 03, The Scott Garden, 289 Jalan Klang Lama
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

With live music featuring live bands that serenade the oldies and current popular tunes, it will make dining at Afterwerk a lively affair especially after a hard day at the office. The restaurant also hosts various performances, from local and international music acts.

Afterwerk Scott Garden menu
Afterwerk Scott Garden menu

After a brief look at the Afterwerk Scott Garden menu, we find Afterwerk key forte is its meat dishes that pair well with alcohol.



We start to taste out some of the dishes for dinner which the first; is the popular Piggy Ribs Half Slab (RM 45.00). We notice that an order of this dish is a must have as we watched almost every table had this dish. Best with a cold beer.


The next dish is the Pan Seared Salmon (RM 38.00) - Salmon is one of the most healthy foods around and it is simple to just pan seared to retains its taste. This dish is served with a spicy capers sauce with a selection of vegetables and mash potatoes.


The next mains that we tasted is the Chicken Chop (RM 22.00); which you can choose either with the Black Pepper sauce or the mushroom sauce. We ordered the Black Pepper sauce that goes well with any grilled meat.


Porkyholics residing in Old Klang Road are in for a treat with many porcine dishes at Afterwerk to choose from; where our next dish is the AfterWerk Pork Chop (RM 32.00). Grilled to a nice char, it is served with mashed potatoes and a selection of poached vegetables.
  

We end our evening with an order of fruit platter as a palate cleanser before our drinking session of beers and alcoholic drink while enjoying the crooning performance of the live band.


AFTERWERK is fast becoming one of the most sought after LIVE music haunt in Old Klang Road. Featuring 2 bands daily (happy hour features the 1st band while extended hours will feature a 2nd full band) do expect the top bands in the circuit playing for you. Each day will also be thematic i.e.bring you a different party atmosphere.

Afterwerk Pub Location Address Map


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Friday, June 23, 2017

Diamond Coral WaterBar - Instant Warm Water On The Tap



Since the 1950s, there is no significant development in traditional electric or hot & cold water dispensers. The current electric pot and dispensers does not address the many health concerns from re-boiled water and also the convenience of getting easy access to warm water.


DIAMOND, founded in 1995, is one of the renowned brands under NEP Holdings one of the International Water Filtration System Leading Brands is introducing the DIAMOND CORAL WaterBar dispensers which utilizes a new 3-second instant heat technology that provides instant warm water at 50°C in 3-second.

This provides the convenience to produces fresh hot water that does not require your family members to re-boiled water and also to supply unlimited warm water to your family with just a press of a button.


Many health specialists discovered that the traditional water dispensers are producing certain harmful chemicals such as manganese and nitrite after 24 hours of repetitive re-heating . As we are not used to cleaning up the dispenser inside, those harmful chemicals will start to accumulate. Consumption of these re-boiled water over a long period of time could put your family’s health at risk. You can read more about these references below this post.


It is a known fact that, many people are not aware that making a glass of warm water is not easy because it involves quite a tedious and complicated procedure of mixing the cold and hot water. For the elderly, they have to walk through the dark kitchen in the middle of the night, pick up a heavy water dispenser and mix hot and cold water for some warm water. For Mothers with young babies/infant, they will need to prepare a warm formula milk for their child.

As for the young children, they normally will choose to drink cold drinks over water as they are unable to mix the warm water by themselves. And for some people who have a cold and weak body constitution, will need to consume warm water for betterment of their health. In a nutshell, to enjoy a glass of 50℃ warm water is not an easy task as one thinks!

DIAMOND CORAL WaterBar which utilizes a revolutionary 3-second instant heat technology to replace the traditional heat components in the dispenser. It increases the boiling rate by up to 100 times and heats up water in 3 seconds.


By pressing a button, you can enjoy now enjoy fresh hot water within 3 seconds. This new device not only shortens the boiling time of water but prevents re-boiling which releases harmful chemicals. What's more for me, I like to drink warm lemon water, here we can add the cut lemon into the water storage area for my whole day consumption of warm lemon water.


The DIAMOND CORAL WaterBar is aesthetically slim which is suitable for all living areas including the kitchen, living room, dining room, and even the bedroom. You can enjoy healthy fresh warm water anywhere, anytime now.


DIAMOND CORAL WaterBar has a smart dispenser design. Its dispenser area is 8-inches height, 7-inch width to cater for different sizes of containers. It is convenient to get hot water for various usages including making tea, soup, noodles and washing fruits.


Unlike the traditional dispenser, DIAMOND CORAL WaterBar can prevent 24 hours repeated boiling and produces hot water instantly. Apart from safe-guarding the health of your family, it also saves up to 50% of electricity. It is environmentally-friendly and money saving.

DIAMOND CORAL WaterBar is designed by famous European designers. It is not just a machine, but is a stylish, beautiful and elegance living art for your room.


Free trial
If you like to experience the benefits of the innovative 3-second instant heat technology, we offer you a free trial service for DIAMOND CORAL WaterBar. Their specialist will deliver the WaterBar to the preferred location for your free experience up to 7 days.

10 Health Benefits of Drinking Warm Water

For more information you can check out their Facebook page 
or Website

References
Various researches and reports point to the production of harmful elements in re-boiled water generated from the traditional water dispenser which puts our health at risk. You can check it out these reports from authority site at the link provided below.

1. Manganese remains in the water dispenser and may harm the brain.
(电热水煲愈滚愈「锰」 长期饮用恐坏脑, Oriental Daily, 10th May,2016)

2. Re-boiled water may cause cancer over long-term consumption.
(翻煲「千滚水」长饮恐致癌, Oriental Daily, 28th October,2011)

3. Expert says: NEVER reboil the water in your kettle
(The sun, 11th November, 2015)

4. Is it Safe to Reboil Water?
(By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Thoughtcom)

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Bangsar Cafe | Table9 Cafe & Kitchen @ Jalan Telawi 3 Bangsar Kuala Lumpur


There are many cafes situated in Kuala Lumpur City Centre and Bangsar that offer tantalising all-day brunch fare, quality coffee and tea, as well as sinfully sweet desserts in charming and unique settings. 


Today we get to taste out the new friendly Bangsar neighbourhood cafe that serves Italian food with Korean cafe inspiration. The owners of Table9 Cafe & Kitchen are from Korea and the master behind these secret recipes! For the cafe hoppers, you may want to try out Table9 Cafe


Table9 Cafe & Kitchen Address
21, Jalan Telawi 3, 59100 Bangsar
Table9 Cafe & Kitchen Facebook: http://facebook.com/table9c


Our review started off with a simple order of the Japanese Cucumber (15.00) that is served with a spicy sesame dressing. This dish is served chilled and the thinly sliced cucumber was crisp to bite into with a mix of a slightly spicy taste. A refreshing start or as a palate cleanser dish.


At Table9 their main mission is to serve delicious dishes while using healthy ingredients and seasoning to make one of the most joyous healthy salad offerings as in the Sauteed Mix Mushrooms Salad (RM18.00) that is served with Grana Padano cheese and are lightly dressed with a Balsamic dressing that gives a slight sourish taste to this salad.


The Table9 All Day Breakfast (RM25.00) serves with chicken sausage, beef bacon, grilled tomato, sauteed mushrooms, hashed potatoes, for the eggs, you can choose either scrambled or sunny side up egg and toast with butter and Jam (ours as above picture came with a french toast (top up RM1.00 and for a top up of RM2 you will be able to order it with pancake) 


The next dish is the BLT Sandwich (RM24.00). which is serves with a thin slice of turkey bacon, lettuce and tomato on a toast. 


For the meat, we had the Chicken Jager Schnitzel (RM29.00). It is a traditional German dish made out of cutlet of chicken meat and is served with a mushroom gravy. To add a special taste, the chef has also included a slice of lime to add a distinct flavour to this dish.


Pasta is a versatile dish that is easy to cook but in the wrong hand it might be a total mess but at Table9 the Jalapenos Pasta (RM24.00) was done to the right perfection as the pasta was just the right texture that we like.


Our second pasta is the Table9 Picante Seafood Pasta (RM28.00). This pasta was cooked with an array of seafood which includes the mussels, white squids and prawn. It has a slightly sourish and a spicy taste which went well with the seafood combination.


The last mains that we had is the Table9 Picante Cream Risotto (RM28.00). I am not a real fan of Risotto, if you are a fan of Risotto and loves seafood with a spicy undertone, this might be a good option for you.


For desserts, the Bingsu is a must try. I love the super fine and flaky milk flavoured shave ice. It literary melts in the mouth. We were told that the machine that shaved out this super fine shaving; is very expensive and fully imported. The first Bingsu is the Espresso Bingsu (RM15.00). The espresso was served in a separate container and is poured over the shaved ice. 


Next, we had the Tomato Bingsu which was highly recommended by the owner. I kind of like this as it is served with a special tomato puree. There are in total 8 different flavours that you can choose from.


Our last one was the Oreo Bingsu which is served with the crush Oreo topping with drizzles of condensed milk. 


If you are looking for a relaxing afternoon with an aromatic cup of freshly brewed coffee (Korean beans) and some Instagrammable dishes, Table9 might be a good option to start with.

Table9 Cafe & Kitchen Location Address Map