Peranakan (Baba-Nyonya) are used to describe descendants from Chinese immigrants in the 15th and 16th century to the Nusantara region during the Colonial era. From the Malay influence, a unique blend of flavours emerged resulting in Nyonya cuisine that fully utilises the variety of Malay spices.

Peranakan Place is a simple Nyonya restaurant that serves Nyonya food at a reasonable price. For starters, why not try their “Pai Tee” or Top Hats, which has a crisp bite and sweetness that is found from the turnips.

The Devils Curry Chicken has its roots from Portugese settlers who invaded the settlement of Malacca in the 15th century.

The Honey Sotong is one of their signature dishes. It is deep fried sotong in a batter that has been covered with honey sauce.

Here’s a look at the cendol which we just could not resist.

Restoran Peranakan Place

Lot F221, 1st Floor 1Utama Shopping Mall

Bandar Utama

Tel:  +60 3 7728 8728

Halal

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Pasta Zanmai 1 Utama

After a long day at the office, I decided to splurge a bit to blow off some steam. So  I decided to head on down to Pasta Zanmai Japanese Restaurant at 1 Utama for a nice good dinner. William came along too as he has been wanting to try this place as well.

The interior of the restaurant

Pasta Zanmai is a chain of restaurants owned by a company called supersushi. It has a sister restaurant also in 1 Utama called Sushi Zanmai which sells the usual fare of Japanese food such as sushi (duh), Tempura, Sashimi, Teppanyaki..you get what I mean. (more…)

A quick lunch the other day brought us to this small cafe in 1 Utama shopping mall called Zuup Soup Bar. As their name suggests, their speciality is soup and lots of it.

Even their wall decoration was of soup. They really love their soup huh?

Due to the weather in Malaysia, rich, hot creamy soups that are often made Western style are not all that popular. But I personally like Western style soups for their flavour and for a change to the herbal chinese soups I’m so used to drinking, as for the weather, it’s almost always cold in shopping malls, so I was fine…

Set menu: Fish and chips, pea and ham soup

Sue Ann ordered the set lunch, which came with a small bowl of soup accompanied by a selection of main meals from their menu. She ordered ham and pea soup, similar to the soup from Ribs, just that this one was halal. It was nice and thick and quite rich as well, probably due to the cream or potatos they added to thicken the soup.

Her main meal was a bucket of fish and chips…

Irish Hot Pot Soup In Bread Bowl

For my main meal, I ordered their bread bowl Irish hot pot soup. Which essentially is a medium sized bowl of soup poured into a bowl carved out of bread.

The stew was filled with tender meat and crunchy vegetables, with a very homey taste to the flavours, albeit in quite a small bowl. But after eating the bowl that the soup was served in, you do fill up quite a bit.

Total price for both meals: RM28.30 (including 10% discount off my soup using Sue Ann’s work pass).

Zuup Soup Bar

LG223, Lower Ground Floor,

1 Utama Shopping Centre.

Cuisine: Western (Soups)

Halal

We have begun to feel the after effects of excessive gluttony. We’ve been eating week after week just so that we’ll have something to put on our blog. Its not good for our health. The sickly feeling of eating too much and also the thought of fat growing while you sit at office for 8 hours after eating a heavy meal and knowing you have another dinner to attend after work. The reality hits hard when that new pair of jeans you bought a few months back starts to feel a bit too tight at the waist. The signs are all there, we need to hit the gym.

We are the fat elephant..=(

I found this gym months ago and I really think its a bargain. This is the gym at One world hotel at Bandar Utama. This gym is not only limited to the hotel guests but also to the general public for a reasonable fee. At only RM100 a month, you can have access to the gym, swimming pool, steam room and sauna. Sounds too good to be true right? Normally for a gym membership outside it will cost you at least RM150 and that is without a pool.

One World Gym Brochure

So, for those who are interested, they are still accepting members. They even have weekly yoga classes on every Tuesday at 6pm ( Luckily they did not ban yoga). The equipment at the gym is top notch and up to standard. Heck, the treadmill even comes equipped with a television and built in fans to give you that ‘natural’ wind as if you were running in the park (with a tv strapped in front of you). It is definitely enough for those who want to stay fit and tone up.

I’ve attached the brochure above for easy reference. For more info, to see how the gym is like, you may also visit the One World Hotel website. Just click on the link below. Good luck on your decision and make sure once you decide, you stick to it.

http://www.oneworldhotel.com.my/facilities/wellness-centre.html

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Pick n Brew 1 Utama

Recently had dinner with the girls again at this new cafe called Pick n Brew. I’ve been eyeing this cafe ever since they first launched. What caught my eye was the ambience they created, very open, comfortable and inviting. With its wooden interiors and comfortable chairs I instantly thought to myself, this will be a good place to have drinks and chat over a cuppa tea.

The interior of the restaurant

So we girls decided to try them out to see whether their food tasted as good as their place looked. So after work we all met there for dinner and after much time spent poring over the menu we decided on the orders below.

Bruschetta RM18

Oven Baked Oats and Crusted Almond Snapper RM28

Roast Beef Risotto RM28 (All day set)

Chicken Fricasse with pasta RM28 (All day set)

Lasagne RM20

Our starter ~ Bruchetta with 3 different toppings~

Up frist came our bruschetta, it came in 3 different varieties. Smoked salmon and dill, Tomato and smoked oyster and seafood with aubergine. Tastefully decorated on thick slices of bruschetta. It all tasted really good, especially since we were all so hungry.

Artistically presented ~Oven Baked Oats and Almond Crusted Snapper ~

Next up, our main meals, Huey ordered the Baked Oat Almond Snapper and we all agreed that presentation definitely got a perfect 10. It looked exactly how we would have pictured it.The baked snapper was well balanced on a bed of spinach and topped with some tomato puree and long beans. Deliciously tantalizing to the sight. As for the taste, it went quite well with the serve of lemon they provided which we squeezed generously over our meal. It was gooood…

Yummilicious ~ Roast Beef Risotto~

The roast beef risotta was also a sight to the eyes. The roast beef was a tinged with a slight pink, and placed on a serve of spinach risotto. I loved this dish. Everything was done just right. The beef was tender and the risotto was very tasty  and creamy. To top it off, it came with a nice thick brown sauce which went well with everything.

Creamy ~Chicken Friscasse Pasta~

Shene had the chicken Fricasse with pasta, which was a thick creamy chicken pasta with caramelized baby onions. This dish is actually a French classic combining stewed chicken in creamy white wine however, I don’t think they used wine in this dish as this place is halal. They probably thought up some other concoction. The pasta was good, but a tad bit too creamy for my taste but the chicken was very tender.

Both me and Shene ordered the November All Day Special set with came with a Soup of the Day ( Potato and Leek soup) and coffee/tea. It was only RM28++.

Rich in flavour ~ Lasagna~

Rhe’s order of lasagne came generously served as you can see. It was rich in flavour and tasted quite alright but kinda ordinary. The cheese was melting all over the place so for those cheese lovers out there, you might want to consider ordering this dish.

Our dinner table after all our food arrived

It wasn’t long till we were stuffed. From over hungry to over ate. I quite enjoyed the meals, though its price is abit on the high side. Not something we can do everyday, but it was great catching up with old friends over a nice dinner. We actually overstayed our welcome as well, as we were so busy chit chatting that we didn’t realised the time. It wasn’t until I saw some of the waiters leaving that we realised it was half past 10. It was quite funny.

They are currently having a few food promotions

i. ONE Card Promo – 30% off alacarte menu ONLY (Valid 6-10pm daily till end Nov)

ii. Coffee Break Promo – 1 set Coffee with either Blueberry danish, Strawberry Danish or Cinnamon roll

iii. November All Day Promo - Soup, Mains, Coffee or Tea (11am-9:30pm till end Nov)

iv. 10% Discount for IBM and KPMG on ala-carte meals

This place is great for hanging out, chilling with your girlfriends and maybe a place to impress your first date? haha. Its definitely worth considering.

Pick n’ Brew

F233, First Floor Promenade,

1Utama Shopping Centre.

Tel: 03-77260102

Email: info@picknbrew.com

www.picknbrew.com

halal

Cuisine: Western

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