CHRISTMAS 2018 AND NEW YEAR CELEBRATION 2019 AT SUNWAY PUTRA HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR

Planning for Christmas Eve  Dinner 2018 and New Year party can be quite a challenge. You can now enjoy a sumptuous Christmas style at Sunway Putra Hotel with traditional Christmas dishes.

For Christmas Eve and Hi Tea 2018 and New Year 2019, you can start off with a Christmas Eve Buffet Dinner at the Coffee House which is located on the 9th Floor of the Sunway Putra Hotel Kuala Lumpur which starts at 6.00pm till 10.30pm. priced at RM148.00 Nett for adult and RM74.00 Nett a child between aged 7 to 12.

"Come, Feast and Celebrate Christmas 2018 And New Year 2019 At Sunway Putra Hotel Kuala Lumpur - Chef Rossham Rosli, Executive Chef of Sunway Putra Hotel "

For the Christmas Dinner Buffet, you can expect a wide spread of Christmas selections which starts from the appetiser to their main dishes. Savour in the dishes like Oven Baked Thai Barbeque Beef Salad

Cold Roasted Turkey Breast

Or the Poached Salmon With Lemon Honey Mayo

or the Seafood On Ice

Then move over to the main dishes like must-have juicy Roast Turkey with the Giblet Sauce and its many condiments and side dishes like baked potatoes.

Then move on to the Roasted Duck Breast With Cherries

for fans of pasta try out the Tortellini Alfredo Sauce

while fans of the Lamb can indulge into the Slow Cooked Oriental BBQ Lamb Ribs

and for Salmon fans can savour the Spiced Norwegian Salmon Fillet With Lemon Butter Sauce.

and for me the Medallion Beef Steak with a Creamy Sarawak Green Pepper

and to the chicken lovers can try out the crispy Buttermilk Chicken with Tartar Dip and the many other varieties of dishes that you can set for you and your friends to feast on.

For fans of desserts, you will find the endless desserts that you can find. Besides some standard desserts, you can also indulge in the vast offering of Christmas dessert, like the Christmas Log Cake

Macaroons



Red Velvet Cake

Warmed Apple Crumble

 and many other Christmas Cookies and speciality dessert.

To add to the festivities, there will be a special appearance by Christmas Carollers on Christmas Eve while children can be entertained with the new mini playground and activities at the area adjacent to the dining area of the Coffee House restaurant.

For the Christmas Day Buffet Hi-Tea and New Year 2019 Hi-Tea Buffet, which is priced at RM98 Nett for adult and RM49 Nett for a child aged Between 7 to 12 years old from 12 Noon to 4pm.

For the New Year Buffet Dinner which starts at 6.00pm till 10.30pm. priced at RM148.00 Nett for adult and RM74.00 Nett a child between aged 7 to 12.

If you have decided before 15th December 2018 you can take advantage of Early Bird reservations price for the Christmas Eve and New Year Eve Buffet at only RM98 Nett per person.

For reservations, inquiries or the purchase of vouchers, you can call Sunway Putra Hotel at 03-4040  9888 extensions 9038 or email at spkl.ch@sunwayhotels.com

Coffee House @ Sunway Putra Hotel Kuala Lumpur Location Address Map

MOODMOJEE - Anchor Food Professionals Icy-cool Beverages to Boost Your Mood

Following the success of its previous campaigns such as Say Cheese, PizzArt and Anchor Travel Cakes, Anchor Food Professionals returns to debut six new dairy beverages to boost your mood. These beverages were conceptualized and created by Anchor Food Professionals chefs to showcase the delicious possibilities of dairy in beverages, bringing a sip of global trends to Malaysian consumers.

Creative non-alcoholic beverages are catching on in all the major culinary cities of the world. Asian-inspired cheese teas and speaking at its launch of the Moodmojee campaign, Jack Tan, Associate Foodservice Director of Anchor Food Professionals shared, “We understand the versatile role dairy can play in delivering great taste, texture and appearance in any form whether it’s in beverage or cakes. Dairy is traditionally very popular with Western markets but this time, we wanted to play with local ingredients to give it an overall Asian taste and feel.”

He added “We are always looking at what’s trending around the globe and strive to bring it back home to excite our business partners and ultimately, the taste buds of Malaysia. We have learnt that creativity and innovation are important as taste to consumers these days.”

"Anchor Food Professionals Launches Icy-cool Beverages to Boost Your Mood"

Always on the pulse of global trends and a master of innovations, the dairy food service leader from New Zealand is consistently exciting its customers by sharing new ideas and ways of doing things. The end goal – to help their food services partners find more performance in their business.

The Moodmojee campaign will see Anchor Food Professionals partnering with fifteen food & beverage customers in both Peninsular and East Malaysia, where these creamy creations will be introduced in phases nationwide starting from November 2018 until January 2019. 

Designed as a mood booster, the range of beverages brings unexpected pairings aimed to delight taste buds. This year’s range promises pairings of zesty, sweet, savoury and salty flavours with creamy and smooth textures.

These six dairy thirst-quenchers include a Malaysian favourite that’s both whimsy and decadent – Kayanika Fusion – layers of sweet and creamy with traditional ‘kaya’, ‘gula Melaka’, ‘pulut’ and red beans.

For all the chocolate lovers, a drink to tingle the taste buds with the unlikely pairing of Yuzu and chocolate. The tangy Yuzu puree tempers the rich chocolate in the Yuzu Chocolate Surprise which is rimmed with salt lemon cooling candy.

The Pom & Grey Twist, a flavoured cheese tea is a refreshing concoction of mood-boosting Earl Grey tea mixed with pomegranate syrup, topped with a generous layer of chocolate cream.

If you prefer something with a zing, the Lemon Mint Meringue, is a rich lemon mint vanilla ice blended, topped with fresh meringue and slices of candied lemon and orange, is both a feast to the eyes and to the mouth.

Tangy Brew is rich cold brew coffee mixed with the tangy freshness of orange which explodes in your mouth followed by its satisfying mixture of cream and cheese foam.

Don’t be fooled by the appearance of the White Chocoffee which stands tall and proud like a shake with a crown of whipped cream. This sure-winner is a dreamy blend of white coffee mixed generously with delicious chocolate and peanut butter.



These 6 delicious drinks are specially crafted and brought to you by Chef Firuz (Kayanika Fusion

 and Lemon Mint Meringue)

Chef Ken (Tangy Brew and Pom & Grey Twist)

and Chef Ichiro (White Chocoffee and Yuzu Chocolate Surprise)

These highly instagrammable Mood Boosters beverages set to take the digital space by the storm; will be available at the following outlet.

List of Cafe & Restaurant Partners

Selangor

·       Choon Guan Coffee Shop

Lorong Amarasegara, Kawasan 12, 42000 Pelabuhan Klang, Selangor

·       Gafe Kafé

63, Jalan Semenyih Sentral 5, Taman Semenyih Sentral, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor

Johor

·       Love Tea F&B

No. 1206, Jalan Kasturi, 36/45, Indahpura, 81000 Kulai, Johor

·       Living Room

Plaza Mentari (Sun City) G-03, Jalan Kuning, Taman Pelangi, 80400 Johor Bahru

Malacca

·       Cofeology Café & Restaurant

Shop Lot No.23, Ixora Apartment, Bukit Beruang, 75450, Melaka

Kedah

·       La Taste

No.14, Kompleks Perniagaan Gurun Jaya, Taman Gurun Jaya, 08300 Gurun, Kedah

·       La Taste

No.219, Jalan Mawar 3/2, Taman Pekan Baru, 08000 Sungai Petani, Kedah

·       Overstepped

No. C97 & 98, Tingkat Satu, Jalan Indah 2, Taman Sejati Indah, 08000 Sungai Petani, Kedah

·       Overstepped

No.5, Tingkat Satu, Jalan Perdana Heights 1/1, Perdana Heights, 08000 Sungai Petani, Kedah

Penang

·       Lavish Fusion Bakery

214, Lebuh Victoria, George Town, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang

·       Hive by Love A Loaf

The Promenade, 5-G-36, Persiaran Mahsuri 1, Bandar Bayan Baru, 11950 Bayan Lepas, Penang

·       La Taste

No.65, Ground Floor, Lorong Teras Jaya 2, Pusat Perniagaan Teras Jaya,13400. Butterworth

Perak

·       Family Confectionery

2233, Ground Floor, Jalan Batu Karang, Taman Bandar Baru, 31900 Kampar, Perak

·       Baker’s Hut

Jalan PPMP 3/3, Pusat Perniagaan Manjung Point 3, 32040 Seri Manjung, Perak

Sabah

·       Delight Factory

G-52, Imago Shopping Mall,884100 Kota Kinabalu

·       Chubs Grill

Plaza Shell, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kota Kinabalu, 88300 Sabah

·       Chiu’s Café

Block D,Ground Floor, Lot 8, Lorong Pusat Komersil88/2, 88Marketplace, Kampung Kepayan, 88300 Kota Kinabalu Sabah

·       Lucky Bean

16-0 Lintas Square Jalan Lintas, Taman Southern, 88300 Kota Kinabalu Sabah

Malaysia Budget 2019 Summary and Highlights

Looking for a simple Malaysia Budget 2019, here is a summary of the Malaysia Budget 2019. So what are the goodies and tax in store for the Malaysian citizen?

1. 2019 Deficit of 3.4% of GDP.

2. Education to get 19% of the 2019 budget. 📕

3. To launch airport REIT ✈

4. Airport Departure tax RM20 to ASEAN country, RM 40 to other countries from July 2019. 🤨

3. RPGT for houses. Tax on citizens 5% after 5-year holding period, for foreigners, increase from 5% to 10%.  🏠

4. Property Stamp duty from 3% to 4%.

5. Casino duty 35%. Jackpot duty 20%  🎰

6. RM5b grant for low-income households & children 👶

7. RM2b petrol subsidy for cars <1500cc 🚗

8. All luxury items, Cars and Handbags will see higher tax 👜

9. Inland Revenue Board IRB to be given more power to investigate ostentatious lifestyle which is not in line with income. 💰

10. Amnesty of previously undeclared income:

• From Now until Mar 2019 10% tax
• Apr to Jun 2019 15% tax
• After Jun 2019 80% to 300% tax

11. MACC Anti-corruption agency to see an increase of 100 👮‍♀ officers.

12. 40 sen/ litre - Sugar tax on drinks. 🍹

13. No smoking in restaurants from 1-1-19 🚬

14. No toll hike for 2019. 🚗

15. Min wage set at RM1100. 

16. P2P lending/ crowdfunding. A buyer can purchase a home worth RM250,000.00 by paying only RM50,000 while the balance is financed by investors through the peer-to-peer scheme. 🏡

17. Tax exemption for the money market wholesale fund to end 31-12-18. 💸

18. A tax cut on bond and Sukuk issues.

19. Establish special taskforce for developing Islamic banking. 💰

20. Foreign worker levy for agriculture reduced from RM10k to RM3.5k pa. 🚜

21. Pangkor and Penang port cruise centre to be duty-free. 🛳

22. 7 days leave for religious trips. For both Muslims and non-Muslims.

23. Malaysia to issue a 10 year ¥200b Samurai Bond at 0.65%. 

Watch the Malaysia Budget 2019 in 2 Minutes

Cono Sur Wine Pairing Dinner @Samplings On The Fourteenth Berjaya Times Square Hotel

Cono Sur was founded in 1993, with the vision of producing premium, expressive and innovative wines that convey the spirit of the New World. Cono Sur switches from conventional agriculture to an integrated vineyard management, a system that favours the use of natural alternatives to fertilize and to prevent and control pests and diseases.

We had the chance to be hosted by the Chilean Cono Sur Wine dinner featuring Asia’s Export Manager - Mr Jose Tomas Gillet on 16th October 2018 (Tuesday) 7.30pm at Samplings On The Fourteenth, Berjaya Times Square Hotel.

The award-winning Samplings On The Fourteenth Restaurant provides diners with an exquisite fine-dining experience in KL where delicate culinary creations are paired tastefully with a selection of 4 Cono Sur wine exclusively crafted and presented by the restaurant’s Chef de Cuisine, Chef Val.

"Exquisite Cono Sur Wine Pairing Dinner at Samplings On The Fourteenth - Mr James Tomas Gillet"

The dinner started with an appetiser named of Carpaccio of Salmon - Peppers Terrine and Pickles with Citrus Dressing which is paired with Cono Sur Reserve Especial Chardonnay 2016 which has a blend of a fruity taste of pineapple and orange. This wine is ideal to drink with dishes of seafood, salad and white meat.

This is then followed up with a warm appetiser which is Smoked Duck Breast which is served with Polenta Cutlet with Mushroom Fiscasee and paired with  Cono Sur Reserve Especial Pinot Noir 2016 which has a distinct taste of a combination of plum, morello cherry and raspberry. with a subtle coffee and chocolate hints.

For the soup of the night, we were presented with the Jerusalem Artichoke Veloute with Chicken Quenelle with a dash of green oil.

For the palate cleanser, we were served with the Citrus Sorbet.

Next the Entree we were then served with Confit of Red Snapper which is presented with Cilantro, Tomato Jam with Fennel Coulis and paired with Cono Sur Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016 which has a nice clean, bright with an intense ruby-red colour. 

As for the Main Course, we had the Medallion of Rib Eye served with Chilli Provencal with Sous-Vide vegetables with Own Jus and paired with the Cono Sur Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 which has a great balance, acidity and persistence to accompany red meat, cheese and bread.

For dessert, we were then served with White Chocolate Yoghurt Cremeux with Pistachio Ice Cream and Raspberry Gel to finish off the fine dining experience.

Samplings On The Fourteenth Berjaya Times Square Hotel Location Address Map

Level 14, Berjaya Times Square Hotel

Jalan Imbi

Kuala Lumpur

Somersby Garden Malaysia @ Morganfield's Damen Mall USJ

We have heard about wine pairing and beer pairing, now Carlsberg Malaysia together with the partnership with Morganfield's Damen Mall USJ famed for its Sticky Bones introduces the cider pairing with the opening of the Beautifully Decorated Somersby Garden in the country at Morganfield's Damen Mall, USJ.

"Taste out the Freshly Tapped Somersby Draught Only Available Somersby Garden @ Morganfield's Damen Mall, USJ"

Morganfield's have selected a few of their favourite dishes which will go well with the pairing of the newly launched Somersby Elderflowers Lime;

We started off the dinner with a sharing platter of the Fourplay platter. In the platter; you will be served with 4 combo dish the first of which is the Bacon wrapped meatballs, Onion Rings, Chilli Con Carne Dip with Corn Tortilla Chips and Sticky Wings.

Not to be missed is the pairing with is Morganfield's signature Jack Daniel's Baby Back Ribs.

Followed by the Sticky wings selection with the salted eggs yolk flavours or the fiery habanero, with its spicy undertone just rightly taste with the floral twist of the Elderflowers Cider.

The next dish; which is perfect for the pairing is Mr Calamari; The calamari are battered and deep fried to a nice crisp. Best eaten quickly when it comes to the table to ensure you get the flavoured crispy battered which gel with the frosty cold Somersby cider.

For fans of the sausage; can try out the Pork Sausage platter which consists of the 4 different flavour sausage, which is Spicy Devil, Smoky Bandit, Herby Hog and the Chessy Cheese sausages with its savoury taste.

 Morganfield's Damen Mall, USJ Location Address Map

G19 Ground Floor Damen Mall, Subang USJ, Selangor