ANTE KITCHEN BAR PUBLIKA | 1UTAMA - Merdeka 2018 Pork Rendang Nasi Kerabu @Ante Kitchen Bar

This coming Merdeka Celebration 2018; Ante Kitchen Bar is presenting the Nasi Kerabu featuring the Special Pork Rendang for lunch (11am to 3pm) daily from now until the end of August 2018 at both of its outlet in Publika & 1 Utama outlet.

As known to many; Nasi Kerabu is a Malaysian dish which is very popular especially from the East Coast States of Malaysia but at Ante Kitchen Bar, you will be presently surprised with its special rendition of this Malaysian dish for the Merdeka Celebration 2018.

ANTE version of the Nasi Kerabu (RM23.90+) main highlights is the Blue Pea Flower rice which uses the handpicked butterfly pea flowers. The flowers are then dried before being used as a natural colouring for the rice which is cooked with some fresh coconut cream to exudes extra rich flavour.

Next, the ANTE's Pork Rendang is cooked through using the traditional methods and then paired with other freshly made ingredients such as house-pickled acar, slow-cooked sambal, salted egg, Toasted Kerisik, four-angled bean, Keropok Ikan, long bean, bean sprout and topped with julienne Bunga Kantan to add colours and multitude of taste and presentation to this traditional dish.

As you celebrate the Merdeka, don't forget to indulge at some of the ANTE signature dishes such as the Crispy Miso Skin Pork Belly where slices of Ante's signature crispy skin pork belly are marinated with miso sauce and sake. 

Followed by the Iberico Baby Ribs ( 500 gms ). This is a new addition to the ANTE starters menu; the ribs are slowed cooked for 4 hours, then cut per portion and coated with a spiced flour dredging. It is then tossed with a honey white soy glaze, crispy garlic, togarashi powder to give it an extra kick and fresh spring onions to balance the dish out. 

While for the mains dish, don't miss out Ante crowd favourite Chermoula Spiced Shoulder Steak which is Ante's signature premier 450gm chargrilled pork shoulder with chermoula rub and served with a side serving of seasonal roasted vegetables & salsa verde sauce. Perfectly matched with a glass of wine.

If you would like to try something different then an order of the Creamy Polenta which is topped with candied house smoked bacon slices cooked in gula Melaka, with corn salsa, and served with fresh cherry tomatoes and spring onion slices can fill your stomach.

And to end your meal, you have an option for dessert starting with the Poached Pears; the snow pears are poached in Cabernet Sauvignon and served with white peach pastry cream, sable biscuits, macerated berries, Italian meringue, citrus gel served with 1 scoop of Lavender Honey gelato from Whimsical Publika.

or White Chocolate Ganache served with raspberry jelly coating topped with macerated berries, crispy yoghurt and 1 scoop of Lavender Honey gelato from Whimsical Publika.

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KNOWHERE BANGSAR BAR | A New Hang Out At Knowhere Bangsar Bar

Bangsar is one of the most happening places in Kuala Lumpur especially on Friday and the weekend. Recently there is a new hang out places cutely names as "Knowhere Bangsar Bar" that serves speciality cocktails that not only pleases your thirst but comes with an impressive presentation.

Knowhere Bangsar Bar is located at 50, Jalan Maarof, Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur. Bangsar seems to be a great meeting point as it is located between Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya. It is no wonders why many will choose to meet up in this locality. More so during Bangsar Happy Hour, you get to enjoy this delicious Pork Free treat and satisfy your thirst at discounted prices.

With a casual dining environment, Knowhere Bangsar Bar is a nice place to de-stress after a long day of work or just plainly a meetup session with your buddies. According to the Chef, the dishes are a culmination of combined French Western flavours with an added twist of Malaysian to exudes a familiar taste for its diners.

Along with these crafted cocktails, the menu offering is designed to offers the diners with a nice pairing to the drinks that are served at Knowhere Bangsar Bar. You can start off with some sharing fingers food or tapas like the GRILL CALAMARI  (RM 24.80) (my personal best) as the sambal Belacan Salsa was superb. It was so good that you could literally eat it with the others dishes and for me especially went well with the Pizza too. 

Next, we had the KNOWHERE NACHOS (RM 26.80). Crispy fried corn tortillas that is served with Knowhere special sauce, guacamole, jalapenos, Monty Jack Cheese and pulled roasted chicken that can be paired with the cocktails of your choice.

For Pate lovers, you can order the CHICKEN LIVER PATE (RM 15.80). The pate is in-house-made and is served with crackers, slices of toasted baguette, dried tangerines and walnut that gives you a different texture and taste that can go with the pate.

Not forgetting the fans of the beef or meat lovers; you can try out the BURNT BUTTER STEAK (RM 26.80). The Flank Steak is seared to a medium rare done that still retains the tender juiciness of the steak and is then drizzled with chilli burnt butter sauce

Another one of the tapas that we like is the SMOKED PLUME AND PLUM  (RM24.80). The duck is smoked by the Chef and not one that you purchased which tends to be a little more salty in taste. It is served with a plum & peach salsa together with a mango sauce and onion marmalade.

Our last tapas is the MUSSEL SAMBAL WITH BASIL LIME (RM15.80). Using the Chilean Black Mussel, it is then cooked with the lip-smacking in-house made sambal with the flavour enhanced by the basil lime that gives it a slight sourish spicy taste. 

There are many other dishes that are served at Knowhere Bangsar Bar but to fill up your tummy, you might like to taste out the Pizza offering that comes with a rather different looking base which has a rectangular rounded shape. Apparently, it is a specially made pizza dough that mimics the pita bread with a texture that is in between a normal crust and a thin crust. Our first order was the AL-FUNGHI (RM 28.80) Creamy Wild Mushroom Pizza. 

Followed by the DUCK CONFIT PIZZA (RM36.80); a flambé style pizza with onion marmalade, confit onion and duck confit.

and finally the CHICKEN MEXICANA PIZZA (RM28.80). The toppings for this pizza is grilled chicken, chicken sausages with sun-dried tomatoes, jalapenos and olives.

As mention earlier, you can try out some of their signature cocktails like the Smoked Popcorn Old Fashioned or the Sirap Setan that can go perfectly with the food dishes served here.

For more information and reservations please contact 03 2201 2358 / 010 220 2358 or you can check out the Knowhere Bangsar Bar Facebook Page

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GALEEVEURS Group Announce Malaysia’s First Integrated F&B Incubator Ecosystem - Galeeveurs Group

What is a Food and Beverage (F&B) Incubator? - Galeeveurs Group

Galeeveurs Group Bhd has just officially announced itself as Malaysia’s first Integrated F&B Incubator Ecosystem. We have heard about IT incubator but really Food & Beverage is a new game field.

So, the first question in mind will be what it an F & B Incubator all about. In simple terms, for budding food entrepreneur, it is a platform where you can access to speciality skills which include from branding, operation, food preparation and all the way to funding your food and beverage ideas. In short, it is a one-stop platform for all your F&B needs where you can test out all ideas and concept.

    

With known F&B brands such as Kim Lian Kee, Ten Years, and Sunny Cha under the group, Galeeveurs comprised of a team from varied expertise offering six services which include brand strategy and marketing, management services, a centralised production factory, F&B education, IT development and financial assistance.

Dato’ Henry Lee, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Galeeveurs Group said that through these services, Galeeveurs aims to provide the right pathway in building the next generation of F&B using the concept of an Integrated F&B Incubator Ecosystem. “By positioning ourselves as the first Integrated F&B Incubator Ecosystem, we hope that F&B legacies will be sustained using this ecosystem,” said Dato’ Henry.

Placing hawkers and F&B operators as their target market, Galeeveurs aims to conserve the authenticity of the local food. Therefore, each brand will go through the process offered by the six services to optimise the brand’s potential.

According to Mr Victor Bong, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Galeeveurs Group, local food will always be a fond favourite among Malaysians and demand for it will never dwindle.

“There is a continuous demand for local food, especially the exceptional ones. However, we see a plaguing problem of longstanding hawkers closing their stalls due to old age and unavailability to find successors to continue the business.”

“These services by Galeeveurs acts as a stepping stone for them to excel, where Galeeveurs steps in with a solution to mitigate the problem by not only providing strategic counselling but assisting in implementing the business. This solution benefits those without successors, young successors who want to continue the legacy or for business newcomers interested to be in the F&B industry,” said Mr Victor.

“Additionally, Galeeveurs is looking for more partners that are keen to contribute and help us grow, as we are currently planning to expand and aiming for IPO listing,” he added.

In accordance with their expansion plan, to accommodate the brands under their wings Galeeveurs Group intends to build an incubator hub that serves not only as an incubation system but is also in line with the Group’s direction of expanding the brand. Thus Galeeveurs Group is keen and motivated to invite F&B start-ups and business owners to flourish under this platform – growing together as a team under the umbrella of Galeeveurs Group. The hub will feature a co-working space that includes kitchen and bar facilities, showcase and launching pads and a place for conducting workshops.

During the announcement, Galeeveurs Group unveiled their partnerships with various establishments which include Golden Pencil, Marks Food Solution, Andamiro, Big Hub Education, and Culturalogy that will play significant roles in building, supporting and sustaining the incubator ecosystem. Additionally, these partnerships will strengthen their expansion in targeting for more F&B brands to join them onboard by end of 2019.

“With the partnership of these fine establishments, we are confident that Galeeveurs Group will flourish tremendously; that will see ourselves playing a momentous role in ensuring traditional and local food will always remain within the hearts of Malaysians,” said Dato’ Henry.

Galeeveurs Group encouraged more F&B start-ups and business owners to find out more about the incubator hub along with its services by contacting the team at joinus@galeeveurs.com. or Galeeveurs Website

DURIAN KING TTDI | Feasting Musang King, Durian Cendol at Durian King TTDI

DURIAN KING TTDI - Malaysian are a crazy lot when it comes to their durians especially Musang King Durian. They want to source for the best quality at the lowest durian prices to satisfy their cravings.

For me, the best time to eat Durian is when it is at the peak season. The reason being is, it will be the best quality as the fruits are at their best and secondly it will be at the best price. 

For me, I will usually go to the Durian King TTDI for my durian feasting due to the above 2 reason. 

Also at Durian King TTDI, you will also be able to feast on the prized Black Thorn durian (probably the only Durian stall in Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Petaling Jaya (PJ) that sells this variety but too bad, I did not get to taste this Durian this time around.

Durian King TTDI also sells a variety of other Durian Species namely the XO, D101, Udang Merah and so forth.

You can check out their Durian King TTDI facebook page for the latest prices of their Musang King and other varieties.

Also not to be missed is the Durian Cendol from Durian King TTDI. 

What Is So Good About Dominoes Blueberry Cheesecake Lava Cake?

Is Dominoes Blueberry CheeseCake Lava Cake worth Trying!

Known the world over for its hot and tasty pizzas, Domino’s is taking a step further in expanding menu options for its customers. In addition to its already extensive menu range, Domino’s recently launched a brand-new dessert, a scrumptious one-of-its-kind, Blueberry Cheesecake Lava Cake. 

In light of festive celebrations and in the spirit of enjoying good food together with friends and families, the dessert is a great addition to its popular dessert range. Baked to perfection, the Blueberry Cheesecake Lava Cake is served hot and fresh from the oven. Each dessert is intricately prepared at the point of order for our customers to enjoy the fresh oven baked Blueberry Cheesecake Lava Cake.

 

Its complex yet delicate flavours offer pizza and dessert lovers a delightful dessert and a perfect way to end a meal on a sweet note with the mouth-watering rich luscious cheese molten filling and tangy blueberry flavours.

At the launch of Domino’s latest dessert, Shamsul Amree, Senior General Manager, Operations, Domino’s Pizza Malaysia and Singapore said, “Malaysians truly love their desserts. From our findings, more than 10% of the total sales are inclusive of desserts! With the launch of the new dessert, we expect the figure to grow even higher. The expansion on the dessert range also adds to our competitive advantage in the market as we penetrate into a bigger market share.”

“We are excited to present this latest addition to our permanent menu and are even thrilled to be the first Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) to offer the Blueberry Cheesecake Lava Cake. Being a pizza company does not limit our creativity to only pizzas or main dishes and we hope our customers will enjoy it together especially during these festive seasons. Following the success of our desserts range, especially the all-time favourite Chocolate Lava Cake and Peanut Butter Chocolate Lava Cake, today, we are presenting our customers with yet another delicious dessert to choose from.”

Linda Hassan, General Manager, Marketing, Domino’s Pizza Malaysia and Singapore said, “Just like our pizzas, our desserts are created with much love, passion and care. Committed to providing quality food and services, only the best and premium ingredients are used for this dessert which includes the flavorful cream cheese from New Zealand and fresh blueberries from France. These high-quality ingredients bring out the flavours of the lava cake.”

“Another challenge to this product is to maintain the balance of the texture, hence the precise temperature control is vital in ensuring that the lava cake is baked just right to create the molten centre. Great care and attention to detail are key to achieve this unique component of the dessert. This results in a perfectly moist cheesecake with the lava centre making it a memorable dessert. This tasty dessert is perfect to complement your pizza meals with family and friends! The Blueberry Cheesecake Lava Cake demonstrates our commitment to enhancing our customers’ experience. These experiences translate into memories and we do our very best to ensure that we create memorable and quality service as we serve our customers.”

Enjoy value for money offers a wide range of selection from Domino’s Pizza. From July 1, 2018 and for a limited time only, savour the latest Blueberry Cheesecake Lava Cake at an introductory price of only RM7.10 (zero-rated GST price). In conjunction with the latest addition to the lava cake selection, the Chocolate Lava Cake and Peanut Butter Chocolate Lava Cake are also up for grabs at RM7.10 only. For those embracing the festive period with family and friends, choose the Buddy Combo which offers a Regular Pizza, one Garlic Twisty Bread, one Blueberry Cheesecake Lava Cake, one Stuffed Cheddar Bites, and two cans of soft drinks only for RM42.90 (zero-rated GST price). For a bigger group, opt for Super Combo which comes with two Regular Pizzas, one Garlic Twisty Bread, one Blueberry Cheesecake Lava Cake, one Chocolate or Peanut Butter Chocolate Lava Cake and a bottle soft drink for only RM59.50 (zero-rated GST price).

Also present during the launch were dessert lovers from all around Klang Valley. They were among the first to experience the decadent Blueberry Cheesecake Lava Cake prior to its official release on July 1, 2018. The Blueberry Cheesecake Lava Cake will be available at all Domino’s Pizza stores.

You can either visit Domino’s stores, order online at http://www.dominos.com.my or call 1300-888-333 to make an order. To learn more about Domino’s Pizza Malaysia’s Blueberry Cheesecake Lava Cake as well as other ongoing promotions, visit us at http://www.dominos.com.my/. 

Do checkout the promotion for Blueberry Cheesecake Lava Cake. You can also locate the nearest Domino’s Pizza store. 

ISAAC TOAST MALAYSIA @ 1UTAMA | Korea No 1 Toast

For fans of Isaac Toast (Korea No 1 Toast), you can now get your fix at LGK113a, 1 Utama Shopping Centre - the 3rd outlet of Isaac Toast Malaysia. The other 2 outlet of Isaac Toast in Malaysia is at KLIA2 and Paradigm Mall Johor Bharu. You can check out their address below.

For those that have been to Korea, you would have probably tasted Isaac Toast as there is more than 800 outlet selling this popular Korean Toast. Known as the best sandwich toast chain in South Korea, Isaac Toast specializes in the toasted sandwich with a variety of fillings.

What really makes Isaac Toast so special? It is their Isaac Toast secret sauce recipe which has a hint of sweet savoury taste which is spread onto each toast.

The first main difference that you will notice is that Isaac Toast Malaysia is pork free and henceforth the menu offering is much lesser compared with those found in Isaac Toast in Korea.

Among some of the available Isaac Toast menu offering in Malaysia is the crowd favourite which is Chicken Bacon Cheese Special (RM13.00).

followed by the Potato Double Cheese (RM13.00) which is much like thin hash brown sandwiched with cheese and a white cream.

Of course for the fans of Kimchi, you got 2 choices to choose from; the first of which is the Kimchi Bacon Special (RM15.00).

while your second option is the Kimchi Ham Special (RM13.00).

Available daily to commemorate the launching of the 1Utama outlet, from 7.30am to 10.00am, you can have your taste of the Special Breakfast Set promotion which consists of a Ham and Cheese toast with a complimentary Yuja Tea.

For more information, you can visit the Isaac Toast Official Website or Isaac Toast Malaysia Facebook page. 

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