I love this restaurant’s  name. Whoever thought about the name must be a genius. It’s actual name is ‘For Goodness Sake its a noodle bar’ so you can roughly tell what kind of food awaits you. This restaurant is actually an izakaya, roughly translated, Japanese drinking establishment which also serves food’.

You can find their menu on the wall by the entrance. Its not your typical Japanese restaurant with your usual set menus but a more ala carte type of Japanese restaurant. You get to sample a different variety of Japanese food like robatayaki as they have a long menu for that which you don’t find in most Jap places.

When seated you are treated to an appetizer ( on the house by the way), which was fresh chinese cabbage with a side of dipping sauce. Who would have thought cabbage would make a starter for a meal. But it tasted pretty good surprisingly. The cabbage was very fresh and the dip tasted like combination of Japanese soy sauce and the sweet popiah sauce. Sounds weird, but it didn’t taste too bad.

For starts we tried some of their appetizers. We had the sake maki which was their salmon avocado roll, Enoki Maki (golden straw mushrooms wrapped in beef and grilled) and their poteto sarada (potato salad). It was quite enjoyable, though it would be nice if the portions were bigger.

I tried their kamo sansai soba. Kamo is duck in Japanese. The broth used for this dish was very very tasty to the point where I wanted to finish the broth as well. It’s addictive I must warn you. It’s a dish I would relate to as comfort food.

We also tried the Tori Katsu Curry, basically Japanese curry with udon noodles. The curry was very thick, abit too thick for my liking but William begs to differ. He quite enjoyed this dish. It comes with your katsu (breaded chicken) on the side. He finished everything..;)

This is a nice place to come to if you are looking for a light Japanese snack. Alot of snacks and appetizers to choose from and a very interesting starter.

For Goodness Sake

2F-29, Bangsar Village 2,

Jalan Telawi 1,

Bangsar Baru,

59100 Kuala Lumpur

Pork Free

Tel: 03 2287 1566

Restoran Leong Ya can be found nearby the Mines Shopping Centre and not only serves Yong Tau Foo, but a variety of other dishes as well. If you drive just one minute away, you would also find the same branch in the same area. Guess business is just that good.

Anyways, here is what we had for lunch. In a thick, and lightly sweet sauce, was a plate full of tofu, fish cakes, stuffed chilies and other goodies.

The speciality here which we do particularly enjoy is the Chee Bao Gai or Paper Wrapped Chicken. Hidden inside the layers of paper is chicken engulfed in a thick gravy. There is a taste of ginger, chinese wine and sweet soy sauce which is infused into the tender portions of chicken.

We also had a taste of some fish slices which always go well with a bowl of rice.

Restoran Leong Ya (Yong Tau Foo)

No. 26 & 28 Jalan Dagang 4/2

Taman Sungai Besi Indah,

Seri Kembangan,

Tel: +60 3 89484657

Non-Halal

It’s that time of the year again, where KL-ites  unite to  vote for their ultimate favourite restaurant in KL organized by Time Out Kuala Lumpur Magazine. This year, time out has thrown in a few more categories as compared to last to make it more competitive and creating more variety.

Nominations are currently ongoing at www.timeoukl.com for the 13 categories which are split by cuisine such as chinese, seafood, mamak, japanese….etc. These are currently open categories where you can enter the restaurant name you think is best suited for each category. On September 16th (Malaysia day!!) voting will close and the dedicated staff of Time Out will start counting the votes to produce ‘The Shortlist’. A list comprising of the top 5 outlets for each category after which polls will re-open for these shortlisted outlets and voting begins again to get the ultimate winner.

So what are you waiting for?

Start your voting now and see who will be crowned King over the cuisines. Will the previous restaurants be able to retain their title? Here is the list of who were the crowning glories last year 2009

Chinese : Chynna

Fine Dining : Lafite

Indian : Bombay Palace

Japanese: Kampachi

Seafood: Restaurant fatty crab

Thai : Tamarind Hill

Outstanding Chef of the Year : Chef David King

Let’s see who will be the winners for this year. Stay tuned. The results will be announced at the gala ceremony end of the year..:)

We were invited to sample the delectable Ramadhan buffet feast in Cinnamon Coffee house at One World Hotel again. I always look forward to going to Cinnamon’s buffet because I know I will not be disappointed by the spread as well as the quality of food.  This year, once again, we were once again impressed by the variety they have prepared. With a diverse menu of over 100 dishes all in favour of the Citarasa 1 Malaysia Theme. Various stalls tempting you with local malay, chinese, indian and international cuisine. It really is a feast for the eyes and palate.

Above is the picture of the chefs who’s labour of love we were sampling that night. Job well done guys. As you can see, they really do follow the theme of citarasa 1 Malaysia as they have an Indian, Chinese and Malay chef to help cater to our tastebuds.

Start off your buka puasa with a huge range of dates as well as traditional Malay dishes to open your palate. There’s just so many to chose from. Some of the dishes they had that day was rendang daging rembau, ketam goreng berlada pontian, udang sambal petai muar, kambing kari teluk gong, nasi beriani gam johor, mee bandung, laksa kedah…just to name a few. The list is too long.

The roast lamb was one of the first things that caught my eye when entering the restaurant. Look at the sheer size of it! At first glance, I seriously thought it was a camel. The lamb was ‘crispy’ on the outside, but the meat inside was really juicy. You can eat it with the briyani rice on the side and roast vegetables.

Then there was the ‘wall’ of cheeses. It was basically a plastic wall with lots of spoons sticking out of it, and on each spoon is a little something made either from cheese or a mousse. I tried the pink one which was cream cheese infused with dragon fruit. It’s a very unique taste and not as heavy as I thought it to be.  They also had squid ink pasta which you can customize with the type of pasta sauce you want.

There is also the ‘ steamed’ section, where you can get fresh ingredients to put boil in your steamboat or dim sum. Be careful when you take the items from the dim sum rack as that steam is pretty hot. The items on the dim sum rack that day was steamed sweet corn and pau.

One of my personal favourites, the Japanese section with the never ending replenishment of sashimi, sushi and tempura. All done fresh before your eyes. The sashimi and sushi is of course at the highest quality and the freshness of the food they use here is undeniable.

Not forgetting dessert of course. You must try the little pancake wrapped custard here ( I can’t recall it’s exact name). But its basically custard wrapped in pancake and is done on the spot. I loved it. They have so much dessert that if I were to put all the pictures up, it will just go on and on. Other desserts they had were tau fu fah, bubur lambuk, apam balik……

So if you are looking for a place with an international and local spread, do come by to Cinnamon Coffehouse for their Ramadhan buffet. It’s definitely not to be missed. You can also try their ramadhan specials at the chinese restaurant Zuan Yuan and their bbq buffet by the pool bar.

Cinnamon Ramadhan Buffet

Price for Ramdhan Buffet Dinner

RM98 ++ Adult

RM49 ++ Children age 4 – 12

Cinnamon Coffee House

One World Hotel,

First Avenue, Bandar Utama,

47800 Petaling Jaya.

Halal

Tel: 03 7681 1157

Recently, Feedmelah.com! were asked to invite food bloggers to Equatorial’s Double Indulgence Mooncake tasting session at the Golden Phoenix Restaurant.

The restaurant has a tastefully designed interior in a cream, sunny yellow and rustic earth tones. The mellow lighting inside is inviting and has a spacious dining area that can accommodate up to 400 diners.

We were here for their mooncakes and what a treat we were in store for.

The Welcome Crew!

Each set of mooncakes comes in a beautifully decorated box. The designs are created in house and some may even want to buy the mooncakes just for the boxes themselves.

Look at that, it even comes with its own cutlery! Ready to eat!

With the theme Double Indulgence, they offer two categories of mooncakes: Classic and their all-new contemporary flavours such as Pumpkin Taro and German Black Forest.

In addition to the mooncakes, they have puff pastry ingots with lotus paste.

We weren’t just here for the mooncakes as we got to sample some of the dishes available at the Golden Phoenix Restaurant. After some welcome speeches from Mr. Balam, the Director of Business Development and our very own William, Master Chef Ng gave us a short description of what was in store for us.

To start things off, we each were served a piping hot bowl of Ginseng Chicken Soup and Fook Lou Chou Fan. I particularly enjoyed the Ginseng Chicken Soup which had been cooked for many hours. The flavours of the chicken, herbs, and ginseng had clearly infused into the soup.

After starting off the meal, the bloggers were in for a surprise treat, a La Mien Demonstration and Competition.

After many pulls and wows from the crowd, the noodles clearly emerged from what seemed to be an easy feat, until the contestants came up to try it themselves.

The La Mien demonstration seemed easy enough, just knead the noodle base, and pull. Three lucky contestants made their way to the front of the room to give it a go.

I guess it wasn’t quite as easy as it looked, but everyone had a great time. Getting the strength of the pull and timing was essential. There were screams of encouragement from the crowd, and eventually, the noodles did take shape. Can you guess where they made the noodles from this Spicy Eggplant La Mien?

Together with the La Mien was a sumptuous Scallop with Mango and vegetable dish. I have to say that the scallops that we had were extra large!

We still had to make room for dessert at the end of the day, which was quite difficult for some after such a big feast. Of course, as food bloggers, we have a second stomach saved just for dessert. This is a very cooling dessert. A coconut drink served with gui ling gao (herbal jelly).

The next dessert would appeal to many Malaysians and this Durian Pancake melts in your mouth. Absolutely delicious and one of the highlights of the day for me. The soft pastry instantly melts in your mouth and the durian mixture is creamy and smooth.

All in all, it was a great event and we have to thank the organisers and the hotel for putting on a successful event!

Golden Phoenix

Lobby Level

Hotel Equatorial Kuala Lumpur

Jalan Sultan Ismail

Tel: +60 3 2161 7777 ext 8455

Opening Hours: Daily 12pm – 230pm, 630pm – 1030pm

W: To purchase mooncakes online, go to www.minimooncake.com

Kissaten has an interesting variety of meals available on their menu. From sandwiches and salads to Chicken Kway Teow Soup to Char Siew Pizzas. An interesting combination isn’t it?

In Japanese, a  Kissaten is a Japanese style coffee shop. In Japan there is a distinct difference between cafes (kaafe) and kissaten. The design and atmosphere of kaafe is usually aimed at younger people or women, whereas kissaten are small, older establishments.

Here in Kissaten, you find both young and old enjoying the food and drink.

We decided to go with the Teriyaki Pork Buger which was oozing with sauce and dripping all over. This was a mouthful and we had to chop it in half to somehow squeeze this tower of a burger in. It would have been nice to have it with a side of french fries.

A recommended dish that the staff suggested was the Char Siew pizza. Yes, I did say Char Siew pizza. From the picture you can see that it is drizzled doused in mayonnaise and it rather sweet too. There was a subtle hint of char siew  which seemed to be overpowered by the mayonnaise. I thought it was an interesting pizza which one should try at least once.

Rich Choco Pudding. Need I say more? I would recommend that you share this dessert as it really is rich, as the name suggests.

Kissaten Coffee and Restaurant

L12A-1-1, Palm Square,

Jaya One,

Jalan Universiti,

Petaling Jaya

Tel: +60 3 7954 1990

Opening Hours: 11am – 11pm, Closed on Monday

We had the pleasure to be invited again to the Atrium cafe sunway resort hotel to get a preview of the upcoming ramadhan buffet that they will showcase from 9th August to 10th Sept.

The theme for the buffet is ‘ A feast of Ramadan arond the world’. A very fitting theme I must add seeing that they had a wide variety of food (over 100 dishes) from various part of the globe.

The hotel offers you a large selection of choices as you walk through the ‘live’ food stalls they have lined up. They have different sections of the buffet, each section aptly named after the food served. They had moroccon, iranian, Malay, Chinese, Indian, Western. You will be spoilt for choice.

We tried the Turkish chicken kebabs, straight from the spit. It was  flavourful, and quite tender. Other dishes that is a must try would be the Prawn Tandoori, roasted duck ‘pi pak’ ,ketam goreng berempah and laksa johor.It was quite interesting to see the live cooking done in front of you, as you can see exactly how your food is prepared.

There are ample deserts available for those with a sweet tooth, including a full chocolate fountain and many local kuih-muih and even western cakes and pastries.

The selection at The Atrium Cafe will leave you spoilt for choice this fasting month.

The Atrium

Sunway resort hotel

9th August – 10th September

RM85++ per adult

RM42.50 ++ per child

6pm -10pm nightly

Remember to make reservations.

Tel: 03 7495 1888

Betty’s Midwest Kitchen offers a range of the Midwest cuisine, from light foods and soups to hearty meals all in one place. Do expect to wait for a table if you do come on the weekends as they do not take bookings.

The interior is decorated with many pictures and posters of the different states in the US and at dinner time was buzzing with the large crowd inside and outside of the restaurant.

For starters, we had “dog food”, a combination of fries, cheese and thick gravy. If you are looking for a healthy meal, you’d best look somewhere else since we are going to be covering a lot of fried goodness! Served in a bowl that somewhat resembles a dog bowl, this dish satisfies your munchies while you wait for the rest of the meal to come. I have to say though that the service was extraordinary. All the dishes came out in no less than 10 minutes which goes to show that the restaurant is well organised.

The meat loaf at Betty’s Midwest Kitchen comes with a side of mashed potatoes, caramelized onions, and green peas. I found that the texture of the meat loaf was very soft and juicy, however, slightly on the sweet side. There is also a sauce with you can pour over the meatloaf. The mashed potatoes are covered in a thick and creamy gravy oozing with goodness. I am sure that you will savour every bite of it.

The hot dog was not too bad. You can choose to douse the hot dog in mustard and ketchup, top it off with some relish, or just eat it plain. Served in a basket under a bed of fries, you have the choice of a beef (veal) or pork sausage.

This is my favourite dish for the night. The baby back ribs, lightly charred on the outside, tender on the inside. The gravy comes separately so you can eat it natural with the juices or add extra flavour to an already flavoruful  dish.

The country fried chicken was decent, and similar with other dishes, it came with the creamy mashed potatoes. I found it delicious to dip the chicken in the mashed potato gravy.

Their pumpkin pie is has an interesting taste to it and is complimented well with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream. We shared dessert and half the people of the table enjoyed it while half found the taste rather peculiar, so it really ends up depending on personal preference.

The apple crumble is a sweet way to end the meal, with two scoops of ice cream! There are crunchy corn flakes sprinkled on top of the crumble (which at first does not look too appealing) which give it a bit of a bite. This is more like comfort food at the end of a big meal.

Here is a map to the restaurant:

Betty’s Midwest Kitchen

A-G-40, Jalan PJU 1/43,

Aman Suria Damansara,

47301 Petaling Jaya,

Tel: +60 3 7880 0196

Email: reserve@midwestkitchen.com.my

Opening Hours: Mon: Closed

Tue-Sun: 11am – 3pm, 530pm – 10pm

Feedmelah.com has grown faster and bigger than we could have imagined (thanks to all our readers) and we’ve come to a stage where we need to expand our team!

So let’s get hiring

Web Designers

Our first spot to fill is that of a qualified web designer.

This site, as well as the other projects we are doing via our web design company are all based on the massively popular Wordpress platform, which any web designer who applies for a job must know how to a) design with and b) integrate and use Wordpress plugins.

Some of the skills required will include:

- PHP based programming
- How to use, create and setup SQL tables
- CSS, HTML
- Graphic Design
- Cpanel and Linux Web Servers
- The Wordpress platform
- Wordpress plugins

If you’re a capable web designer (fresh graduates are encouraged to apply) and have the above capabilities, please get in touch with us at:

info@feedmelah.com

Remember to send your resume along with a list of some of the work you have done.

Why Work For Us?

There is a high chance that you will have the opportunity to eat free food. Need I say more?

Also, we will provide training in running online businesses, Internet marketing, Google Pay Per click, Search Engine Optimization and much more.

As you work, you’ll learn too.

Interested?

Email us at: info@feedmelah.com

We were recently invited by the creators for Hot Can to attend their launch of the new Hot Can. As the name goes, hot can is a new product in the market where it actually self heats itself and keeps your coffee warm throughout. It was pretty fascinating.

The evening began with an opening speech by hot can creator Dato Kenneth Warren Kob who is also the CEO of Hot Can Sdn Bhd. With cigar and a hot can in hand, he showed us how to activate the mechanism in the can to heat up the coffee.  We were also shown a short presentation of how the actual workings of the hot can work to heat up the drink inside.

The theory behind how it works is actually pretty simple. The can is made up of a special double chambered aluminium can that holds the beverage in the outer chamber. In the inner chamber, they filled it with calcium oxide or otherwise known as quick lime. When the button at the bottom of the can is pressed, water is released into the quicklime starting a reaction that releases heat. The heat released will heat the contents on the can by 50C- 55C in less than 3 minutes.

The picture above is a mock up of how the can looks like when cut down the middle. You can see the two separate chambers clearly.

We were later treated to try out a hot can. We tried out a few flavours such as the hot chocolate and latte. I quite love it especially since the hot chocolate was very rich in flavour. And it stayed hot for a long time as well. We were all pretty fascinated by the whole thing.

First you have to peel off the seal at the bottom of the can, then press down in the middle until you hear a little click. And then start shaking the can abit and let it sit and watch it heat up before your eyes. Some of the cans even had smoke coming out of them which was pretty cool.

There is also 2 indicative stickers on the can. Once the stickers have turned green then you know your drink is ready to go. But be careful, it can get quite hot. So make sure the stickers are green before sipping on your drink.

The drinks come in many different flavours such as hot choclate, caffe latte, mocha. Plus, they will be launching soups sometime in coming year. I’m quite looking forward to that since I could really use some hot soup in my super cold office.

Try out a can if you see one, the hot cans are available at cold storage or at some of the shops in the petrol stations.

We want to thank Nazeen Koonda of Mongoose Asia for inviting us for this launch. We had a good time trying out the drinks and meeting others.