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     Recently I saw a friend posted on food she catered for a family gathering and I immediately fell in love with the pastel colored roti jala. When I saw them on this Herba and Rempah restaurant menu, I was excited to try it out .  Rainbow roti jala with chicken curry (RM16.90). Look at the Oh-so-pretty colors!       Parking was a little hard to get as most of the outdoor street parking were reserved for offices in that area. When the lady boss brought the menu over, she said the Rainbow Jala was sold out. Owwhh, I was disappointed… Perhaps I was a little too expressive and my ‘disappointed’ face was too obvious, she told me to hold on, she will check to see if there was 1 last set left. Boy, lucky me, there was! She even threw in 2 flower jala for me, for free! Happy me!!      I also ordered the blue pea nasi lemak with salted fish bone vegetable curry, another 1 of their signature dishes. The rice was fragrant. The curry was nice but I think if the salted fish bones were slightly

     Few days ago I received news that a friend had passed on due to cancer. It took me 2 days to accept the fact that she was no longer around, but I still get teary when I think or speak of her… She was one of the good ladies whom I met when I started Zumba - always so energetic, fun, enthusiastic and encouraging. She did Zumba almost everyday, besides other classes. I often told her I really admire her energy and stamina. Though I’m not really a dancing person, watching her dance inspired me to put in more ‘heart’ and simply enjoy the music n steps. We often chatted about traveling and food coz we both love those, shared pictures, experiences, where to eat, what’s nice etc. When Covid happened, with no traveling/gym/eating out/meeting often, we continued to check on each other from time to time, changed our chat topics to what we cooked, shared recipes, shared our days, encouraged each other on stress days (work stress for her n online classes stress for me) and sent food to each ot

Been craving for Japanese food after watching some sushi videos on YouTube. Lol. We were at Sunway Pyramid and I didn't wanna go for the franchise ones like Sakae or Zanmai, so we asked the info counter. The lady at the counter recommended us to go for Hana Dining Sake Bar and am so glad she did. Hana Dining has officially made it into my list of favorite Japanese restaurants, for now! Haha!!  We started off with the Gindara Miso Yaki (Black cod with miso). With its delicate and buttery texture, the Miso Cod simply melts in your mouth! The sharpness of the miso and sweetness of the mirin work wonderfully to cut the fish’s fattiness. Gindara Miso Yaki (RM26). Next, we had the foie gras and anago (eel) nigiri sushi. The perfectly seared foie gras nigiri was awesome - a mouth punch of sweet and savory. I absolutely loved it.  If foie gras is your thing, then this is the pinnacle of that experience. The anago nigiri, on the other hand, wasn't as bold or rich taste as I had

Saw this fairly new restaurant being recommended on  Eat Drink KL   recently. What attracted us was the babi guling. I'm sure most of you out there know this famous Balinese classic pork dish. Hubby and I are quite a fan, so we were excited to give this place a go and try to reminisce about the one we had when we were in Bali. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a bad experience for us and the worst food we've had in a long time! Babi Guling Belly (RM28). The menu says: "Indonesian style marinated pork belly roasted to perfection with crispy crackling skin, served with Jasmine white rice and fresh vegetables." I do understand that Granite's reinterpretation of babi guling showcased roast pork belly with substantial fat, but the version they served me? The skin was all soggy and thick with the fat! And I'm pretty sure the rice wasn't Jasmine white rice because it wasn't fragrant at all and it looked/tasted like some low quality rice. The sambal was

PAUL: Boulangerie, Patisserie, Restaurant, and Salon de Thé Restaurant has opened in Malaysia, after London, Washington, Tokyo and Dubai! Inspired by the French Art de Vivre, this chic looking bakery-restaurant is located on Level 2 of Pavilion Mall KL. I was looking forward to its opening, so here we are. We reached Paul at about 3 plus in the afternoon. There was a short queue but we were shown to our table shortly after. Service was friendly but I personally find the place a little cramped - too many tables in a not-so-big dining area. We could practically hear everything the neighboring diners said or taste one another's food >.<  Anyway, let's get on with the food. Cafe surprise (RM29.80). This is their Coffee/Tea-Desserts set. There are 2 different sets; 1) 3 mini macaroons, served with either a large coffee (Café gourmand) or tea of your choice (Thé gourmand) for RM23.90, and 2) A mini crème brûlée, 1/2 moulleux chocolat slice and 2 mini macaroons, served with

Weather has been crazy lately; extremely hot in the afternoon and thunderstorms in the evening. Bought a bottle gourd to boil soup to help 'clear heat'. This time I've chosen to boil this melon soup with corn silk and pork bones. The reason why it is called 'melon' soup is because all the 3 main ingredients; papaya (木瓜), bottle gourd (葫芦瓜) and chayote squash (佛手瓜) are called 瓜 (meaning melon) in Chinese. This soup is said to be suitable for those with dry skin as chayote can help to enhance skin condition and beauty, and those who suffer from poor circulation from prolonged hours of sitting as corn silk and bottle gourd can help to relieve edema. It is also good for those who suffer from constipation, high blood pressure and high blood sugar. Love how refreshing and naturally sweet the soup is :D The 3 瓜 aka melons :) As I have mentioned before, corn silk are very nutritious as it can help to promote diuresis, dispel heat and improve the function of gall