Festival: Happy Mooncake Festival

Hello to all readers of alexleow-kimmy.com :

Thank you for your continous support towards my blog and as day goes by, there are more and more visitors who came in and read my blog. Appreciate that you guys and girls could spend some time in visiting my blog and here I would like to take this golden opportunity to wish all Chinese a Happy Mooncake Festival. Mooncake Festival can be considered a big festival for the Chinese as they will celebrate it mostly at their homes. Normally, they will organize BBQ, steamboat or open houses to invite all of their fellow members and friends to celebrate this festivals together. During the modern days as well, they will also celebrate at restaurants where one big family gather together to celebrate the mooncake festival.

Of course the main course for this festival or event is to have mooncakes on the table. There are various mooncakes now in the market including various choices to choose from such as Fruits, Lotus Seed Paste (蓮蓉), Sweet Bean Paste (豆沙), Five Kernel (五仁), Snow Skin (冰皮), Jelly and many more that I could not list down here because the lists is too long. Mooncakes will be served on the table on the mooncake festivals day to mark the celebration. Besides, they will be lots of food serve on the table as you can see children's lighting up candles and tanglung's in front of the housing compound as well as prayers being held to pray for the moon. Chinese believe's while praying the moon, you will get wealth and prosperity as well as safety for the whole family.

During Mooncake Festival this year, I will be staying in KL with Kimmy as Kimmy's mother had prepared some food for us to usher the mooncake festival today. I hope I will have a wonderful time tonight and to all of you who are enjoying the mooncake festival just like me, enjoy yourself and remember don't drink and drive. HAPPY MOONCAKE FESTIVAL from alexleow-kimmy.com.

Food Hunt: Shumatsu Buffet at Eyuzu Japanese Cuisine, Eastin Hotel Petaling Jaya

Hello All,

Welcome back to yet another edition of Food Hunt and today ME & Kimmy had visited the Shumatsu Buffet at Eyuzu Japanese Cuisine right here at Eastin Hotel, Petaling Jaya. We've got promotion for dine in as we only pay RM46.00 per person for a Japanese Buffet and I guess we should have a great time and day enjoying our food over there. The original price per person for this Japanese Buffet should be RM82++ per person. We reached there at about 6.30pm and the crowd had started to build up and many of them had waited outside the restaurant. We are allowed to on in at about 6.35pm and the crowd started to fill up the table. We manage to get our table as we reserved earlier on. As at 8.00pm, the restaurant is already packed with lots of people and some of them have to sit outside.

The choices of the sushi seems to be just fine and I would say it's lesser than Tenji Japanese Buffet but overall the choices are better than Tao's Japanese Buffet. For the sashimi portion, it also looks pretty limited too. For the choices of tempura, udon, soba and other mee, it looks moderate and quite a number of choices as well. For the grilled and sauce chicken, unagi etc. the choices is also very limited. I would say the desserts served at Eyuzu seems to be the best and there's quite a lot of variety to choose from. The fruits meanwhile also have limited choices as it only have watermelon, honey dew, dragon fruit and oranges.

Now, let's talk about the quality of the food served at Eyuzu Japanese Restaurant. The quality of the food looks slightly dissapointed as the quality seems not up to the standard yet. Let's take an example where the rice of the sushi is not as tasty as it is and I expected more from their sushi's as this is a basic dish that is of course symbolic for Japanese Buffet. The sashimi's looks pretty normal and nothing special about it. I would say the baby octopus served is the best among all as it was marinated with a juicy sauce. For the grilled and sauced chicken and unagi, it's was pretty nice but still not up to the standard just yet. It was served quite cold as they should have something to keep it warm to make the food more fresh and delicious. I did not try the udon or soba mee there. The oyster meanwhile was just so-so and I don't understand why they served cooked oyster instead of non cooked particularly the oyster is not fresh on that day? Nobody knows.

The desserts served there was also pretty nice too. The cakes especially gives me at least some average smiles on the face as it was nice and tasty. It definitely good quality compared to other buffet outlets and there's a lot of varieties to choose from too. The fruits are very juicy and sweet and it was nice too but too limited choices as stated above. Last but not least, I found out that the Ice Cream was also another letdown. The brands says it all as the served King's Ice Cream and that's not the worst where they only served 3 types of Ice Cream including Yam, Corn and Strawberry. Where the hell is my chocolate ice cream? I was not amazed with the choices of Ice Cream served there.

If you pay RM82.00++ for this buffet, it was a totally letdown and I would say it's pretty expensive. With the quality and quantity of food served, it was never satisfying and I guess many people would never go back there again. Perhaps, I receive a lot of good comments regarding the quality of food in this restaurant which was pretty good but it was otherwise when I try it today. Both of us left the restaurant not dissapointed but still with an average smile on the face too. We both had an enjoyable meal and my stomach was very full indeed. I would not recommend you to come over to try out Eyuzu but instead I would recommend you to pay more or some outlets even less to go other Japanese Buffet Outlets such as Tenji, Jogoya or Tao's because their buffet are much more nicer than Eyuzu. Furthermore, Eyuzu only serves all Japanese buffet during weekends (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) only. Enjoy! MY RATING: 3/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 3/5

* Food & Drinks Rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Address:

Eyuzu Japanese Cuisine, Eastin Hotel, Petaling Jaya.
13 Jalan 16/11, Pusat Dagang Seksyen 16, 46350 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel: 03-7665 1111
Fax: 03-7665 9999
Business Hours: Mon – Sun: 12.00pm – 2.30pm, 6.30pm – 10.30pm


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Cinema Movie: Nasi Lemak 2.0 (辣死你媽)

Release Date: 08 September 2011
Language: Mandarin
Subtitle: English / Malay / Chinese
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 1 Hour 37 Minutes
Director: Namewee
Cast: Namewee, Adibah Noor, Karen Kong, Afdlin Shauki, Dato’ David Arumugam, Reshmonu, Kenny &Chee, Nadine Ann Thomas, NurFathia, Dennis Lau, Dian Sharlin, Pete Teo, Ho Yuhang, Felixia Yeap

Synopsis:

Young Chef Huang (Namewee) struggles to get his restaurant business going because he cannot adapt to the 'localized' cooking his patrons are looking for. However, contradict to his unpopular cuisine, he is also well-known as 'Hero Huang' in the local neighborhood where he carries out good deed in helping the community until he met Xiao K (Karen Kong) who got him into deep trouble. In order to get his life and the restaurant business back on track, Chef Huang must now seek help from a mysterious hawker stall lady (Adibah Noor), who summons him to embark on the extraordinary journey of his life. During this self-enlightening experience, he will also meet many 'local heroes' each lending their support to help him re-discover his roots and the real hidden message of 'Nasi Lemak'.

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My Comments: Finally the movie I have been waiting for had hit cinemas and I can't wait to catch this movie as I would say a truly Malaysian Movie. Directed by our very own local artist Wang Ming Chee or better known as Namewee. I watched this movie at TGV Metro Prima together with Kimmy and guess what we had an enjoyable time laughing at the cinema as it contains tonnes of our very own Malaysian joke. It was an 1 hour an half length movie and I can guarantee you that you will be laughing away non-stop as the movie goes on. The storyline meanwhile was well done as not only it contains jokes but it has a meaningful storyline that teaches us to unite and stay united as 1 Malaysia Spirit. I would say this movie is only understandable by Malaysians as it contains a lot of localize dialects and you will simply love it and amazed. Watch out Namewee favourite word in this movie that goes like this: Walao Eh! Walao eh! Got Kick ah Got Kick ah! that would actually makes the audience laugh and then you can remember it although you are out of the cinemas.

I would like to congratulate Namewee for producing such a fantastic local movie that speaks out our Malaysian voices indirectly towards the government. As Malaysians faces a lot of problems such as job distress, electricity always blackout, national car always giving problems and so on, this is a great moral sotry that only happened in Malaysia. We've got a bunch of great artist and actress that stars in the movie besides Namewee himself such as Adibah Noor, Karen Kong, Afdlin Shauki as well as some movie directors such as Pete Teo and Ho Yuhang and this gives a strong casts and outcome of the movie. I would say this movie will be top of the charts after such as great performance and I hope Namewee will continue to produce more movies in future as the first one was a real success. I would totally recommend you to watch this movie no matter what and do feel the comfort of the truly 1 Malaysia Spirit. Enjoy! MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 4/5 ; ALAN RATING: 4/5

Food Hunt: De Pastry Chef Cake & Cafe, Bandar Manjarala, Kepong

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Welcome back to yet another edition of Food Hunt and this time ME & Kimmy had meet up and we have decided to go to De Pastry Chef Cake & Cafe located at Bandar Manjarala to try out the food over there. This is our 4th time visiting this cafe and it was a year ago since our last visit. Previously I did not blog about this cafe before and today it's my pleasure to blog.

We reached the restaurant at about 7.45pm and it's pretty crowded as well. There's a lot of people dine in the restaurant and luckily we still manage to fins a place for both of us but the place is pretty deserted too. Well, we do not care all these as we were served immediately once we sat down. It took us about 10 minutes to look at the menu and then we ordered what we wanted to eat.

I've ordered Chicken Ham & Sausage Spaghetti (RM7.50) while Kimmy ordered Maryland Chicken Chop (RM9.50). For drinks, I've ordered a hot cup of Darjeeling (RM3.50) while Kimmy ordered a hot cup of Earl Grey (RM3.50). Overall the food is very satisfying and enjoyable compared to the afternoon lunch. The Chicken Ham & Sausage Spaghetti is very nice and above my expectation. The taste is simply delicious and I love the taste and I would crave for more in future! The Darjeeling is very nice too as they served Dilmah packet tea. For Kimmy's Maryland Chicken Chop, it was delicious too. Kimmy & I tried it and it was very good too as the chicken is very crispy and taste nice and it's above our expectations. The Earl Grey tea was good too. We had a great time enjoying the food there.

The price is very reasonable based on its portion. The portion is pretty big and the price never reach RM10.00. Overall bill came and it costs us about RM24.00 and it's very reasonable too. You will never get the price if you dine in outside even in the coffee shop too. Here, you can enjoy air condition and the price is reasonable. I would very recommend you to come over here to try out this restaurant and I can bet once you dine in for the first time, you will definitely would come to try out for the second time and so on. Previously I have tried out their Western & Local Delights and most of the food are awesome and nice too. Not to forget, this cafe also sells the cake and it has lots of varieties too. You can also make reservation Enjoy! MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

* Food & Drinks Rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Address:

34, Jalan 3/62D,
Medan Putra Business Center,
Bandar Manjarala,
52200 Kuala Lumpur.
Telephone: 03-62754590
Fax: 03-62802416
Business Hours: Sun-Thu (8am-12am), Fri-Sat (8am-1am)


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Food Hunt: Wok Dish Way, Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya

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Our food hunt continues today and of course ME & Alan had a wet Saturday afternoon as we head down to Kota Damansara to have our nice and lovely lunch. Inspired by yet another coupon discount, Wok Dish Way restaurant is our latest target and location to go today. We reach the restaurant at about 1.00pm and the restaurant is so quiet and there's only 1 table being occupied.

Once we sat down, we look at the menu and the choices was rather limited. It was very less choices and most of the dishes served here were local cuisines. So, I've chosen the signature Hakka LeiCha claimed from Johor (RM7.90 each) as well as Alan. For drinks, I've ordered Special Drink (RM3.90) while Alan ordered Ice Lemon Tea (RM3.90). The special drink that mentioned earlier is actually a combination drink where it contains Lychee, Cincau and Pineapple. After the meal, I did also try out the Nasi Lemak Biasa (RM3.90) too.

The Hakka LeiCha has receive different comments from ME and my brother. In my opinion, the LeiCha was good and it's above average and I love the taste. I think every ingredients is well balanced and it's good too. while Alan comments were totally otherwise. He said that the LeiCha is just so so and the rice was too sticky and salty. The soup has nothing special. He's comparing between my aunty's cooking and this restaurant cooking and he says my aunty's cooking is way much better than this restaurant. The Ice Lemon Tea was just nice while the Special Drink as I mentioned earlier is nothing special except it combines 3 different things inside the drink. The water is kind of sweet and it's a Lychee water drink only. I think the lychee came from the normal can drink. The Nasi Lemak biasa ordered was way too normal and nothing much to brag about. The sambal was just normal and nothing special too.

With the price of almost RM12.00 per person for the food, I think it's not worth to try it was it was slightly too expensive to try it. The LeiCha can be sold way cheaper and it would attract more customers to come in future. The Nasi Lemak meanwhile has nothing special and the sambal is just nice. The drinks price is also kind of expensive as there's nothing special about it too. Just to put a few things inside the drinks and charge customers quite expensive is not a good way to attract customers too. If the owners read this post, you may want to revise your price and menu. Well, I would still recommend you to try this restaurant to try out other food as well and do go during lunch hour as they also have set lunch promotion as well. Enjoy! MY RATING: 3.5/5 ; ALAN RATING: 3/5

* Food & Drinks Rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Address:

2A-1, Jalan PJU5/10,
Dataran Sunway,
Kota Damansara,
47810, Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan.
Telephone: 03-61507496
Business Hours: Daily from 11.00am - 10.00pm. Close on Alternate Saturdays


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Food Hunt: Ristretto Cafe, Mont Kiara

Dear All,

Welcome back to yet another edition of Food Hunt and finally I had a great outings with my colleague who are so energetic so join in the fun for food hunt. This time we have chosen a fine dining Brazillian Restaurant here located at Mont Kiara and the name would be Ristretto Cafe. It's a cozy yet small restaurant but most importantly is the food where we do have high expectation on the food based on the price we pay. This time around, we have been given a promotional rate of RM39.90 per person instead of RM80.00++ per person (normal price). This is actually a authentic Brazillian Buffet and this buffet is actually available on Friday (8pm to 10pm) & Saturday only from 7pm to 9pm.

Since today is Friday, then we have decided to go there and it took us about an hour plus to reach the place as we came all the way from Shah Alam. We reach the restaurant at about 7.45pm and we eagerly waiting for the food to come. Many had been asking how's the Brazillian buffet looks like and it's actually something different from what we had been experiencing before. What they mostly served is the fresh from oven lamb, chicken, beef and ham and with these choices especially meat lovers, this is the paradise for you. The waiter then will bring the large chunk of meat (in BBQ style) and served in front of your table and you may choose your portion on how much to take. Among the dishes available for the buffet would be Argentinian style sirloin beef, Tempero style beef, New Zealand Lamb marinated with in-house fine herbs, Carribean chicken, Roasted chicken ham, Garlic beef, Roast pineapple, Garlic bread, Greek salad, Leche de Tigre, Papa a la Huancaina & Chicharron Pescado. Enjoy all the above with chimichurri and pico de gallo sauces! Also it's unrestricted flow of meat!

Overall, the beef, lamb and chicken were totally awesome and it was so tasty. After eating it, all of us gave a thumbs up to the main meat dishes and we are so satisfied with it. All of us would say the dishes is above expectations too. I was the one who ate a lot together with a female colleague as both of us really enjoy the food to the maximum. You should give it a try!

The price meanwhile is a bit expensive where you will be charged RM80.00 per person to just enjoy the meat. I also must admit that after a few rounds of different meat test, you will feel the puke upon looking at the meat again. I would say you are here to try the food because of the quality and not the quantity. It depends how you think about it because some will go for the quality and some go for the quantity and I can tell you Ristretto Cafe does not give you both. For me I think it's quite expensive but the quality of food you get is really worth it too. I would totally recommend you to come over to try out their Brazillian Buffet that is happening every Friday & Saturday but hey, you can also visit their restaurant during normal days too as they served normal fusion food and their coffee as well besides the Brazillian Buffet. Enjoy! MY RATING: 5/5 ; OVERALL COLLEAGUES RATING: 5/5

* Food & Drinks Rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Address:

Unit 3A @ 10 Mont Kiara,
Jalan Kiara 1, Mont Kiara,
50480 Kuala Lumpur.
Telephone: 03-62111183
Business Hours: Open daily from 9.00am to 11.30pm


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