food magazine . issue 10 april 2012

Issue 10 . April 2012

Skippys Pizza

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The Emperor

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Ettora

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RetroKitchen

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Fu-Rin Japanese Restaurant

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FU-RIN RESTAURANTHoliday Inn Kuala Lumpur Glenmarie, Selangorby www.malaysianfoodie.com

RETRO KITCHENSS2, Petaling Jaya, Selangorby www.summerkid123.blogspot.com

ETTORASolaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpurby www.foodnframe.com

SKIPPYS PIZZAPhileo Damansara 1, Petaling Jayaby www.malaysianfoodie.com

THE EMPERORGrand Dorsett Subang Hotel, Subang Jayaby www.summerkid123.blogspot.com

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FU-RIN RESTAURANTHoliday Inn Kuala Lumpur Glenmarie, Selangor

Fu-Rin, the Japanese Restaurant at Holiday Inn Kuala Lumpur Glenmarie, has been rated as one of Malaysia’s best Japanese restaurants in 2009 by Malaysia Tatler.

Fu-Rin is located at ground floor of the hotel with a cosy and relaxing environment for the superb dining experience. There are a tatami room, two private rooms, a sushi bar and a teppanyaki counter.

Its cuisine is prepared according to seasonal ingredients. A selection of wines and an extensive list of sake are also available. Quality ingredients, superb expertise and an exceptional menu make Fu-Rin one of the customer’s choices for Japanese fine dining in Klang Valley.


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The very attractive presentation of Kyoguku Sashimi Moriawase was served with shiny pinks and reds sitting on top of shaved ice to keep the low temperature and ensure its freshness till the last piece we had.

The seven varieties of fresh appetizing sashimi were Toro (Tuna belly), Hamachi (Yellow tail), Shake belly (Salmon belly), Hotate (Scallop), Maguro (Tuna), Ika (cuttlefish) and Mekajiki (Swordfish).

Kyoguku Sashimi Moriawase (RM205)


Tempura Moriawase (RM45)Soft Shell Crab (RM45/portion)

The soft shell crab was well fried to golden brown. Enjoy it while still hot for its crispy and crunchy texture.

For the tempura, we had a mixture of deep fried prawns as well as vegetables, mushrooms, and potatoes. It was light without much oily feeling. The plate decoration was awesomely eye catching, a feast for eye as well before all went to our tummy!


Gindara Teriyaki (RM62)


If you love fish, Gindara Teriyaki is definitely the

recommended dish. The fresh cod fish tasted tenderly and

goes wonderfully well with the teriyaki sauce.

Nice combination!


Teppanyaki Chicken (RM35)Wa-Gyu Teppanyaki (RM360)


The Wa-Gyu Teppanyaki was perfectly 70% cooked as the meat tasted juicy and tender inside. With its bite-sized portion, customer can eat it gracefully with the chopstick, along with other servings like veggies and fried garlic.

If can’t take beef, customer can also opt for the Teppanyaki Chicken. Well cooked with light sauce and tender meat, another worth recommended dish!


Soba/Udon (RM35)

Smooth soba noodles served in light and clear soup, with a

hint of the taste of seaweed and mushroom. Slurp it while hot

for a simple satisfaction.


Beef Garlic Fried Rice (RM12)Garlic Fried Rice (RM12)


If you like garlic, you will definitely fall in love with this Garlic Fried Rice. The rice fried till golden brown and dry, it smelt very fragrant too.

Want to have more flavours? Customer can choose to have the Beef Garlic Fried Rice that chef added in the chewy small cube pieces of beef to level up the texture.


Black Sesame Ice Cream (RM15)Wasabi Ice Cream (RM15)

If you are tired with the usual green tea and red bean flavours of ice cream, what about WASABI? Do not get fooled by its greenish white innocent colour, although felt less kick compare to the paste, you can still have that strong flavour and light burning sensation at your throat. Unique flavour, calling to the entire wasabi lover!

Not fancy about being too adventurous? Try the black sesame ice cream. Not too sweet but full of thick sesame flavour. Nice!



RestaurantFu-Rin Japanese Restaurant

AddressHoliday Inn Kuala Lumpur GlenmarieNo. 1, Jalan Usahawan U1/8Seksyen U140250 Shah AlamSelangor

Telephone+603 7802 5288

Facebookwww.fb.com/holidayinnkl

RETRO KITCHENSS2, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Retro Kitchen, a small restaurant in SS2 Petaling Jaya, serving the authentic Asian fusion and Italian cuisine in a comfy environment. The restaurant handles catering and serves various types of functions too.

Located right above 7-11 with a bright red and yellow signage, it was very easy to spot the restaurant even from far. Though it may looked a little shabby from the outside, what waiting for us upstairs was some surprisingly nice food.

Stepping up the narrow staircase till the end, we were welcomed with a homey retro scene, just as the restaurant named. Lots of posters featuring artists from 50's and 60's such as Bob Marley and The Who, movies posters like West Side Story and The Sting, and pieces of vinyl records were filled almost every corner of the restaurant. Pots, radios, irons that used in old days were also seen lining up gracefully in the cabinet as part of the retro deco.

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Mushroom Bruschetta (RM8.90/5 pcs)

Bruschetta here was big in portion, as the thick sliced crusty

baguette was served with sauté mixed mushroom and really

creamy brown sauce.

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New Zealand Lamb Chop (RM22)

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The chef chose the lamb shoulder from New Zealand to pan

fried and baked it till 70% cooked. This delicious lamb chop

was tender soft and juicy, served with homemade sauce,

mashed potatoes and sauté mix vegetables.

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Classic Chicken Chop (RM13)

Marinated butter fried

chicken and pan fried

till golden brown.

Served with

flavourful homemade

mushroom sauce that

was rich and creamy,

and fries plus

coleslaw too.

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This was my favourite dish! At first I thought it was a pizza dough base, but it surprised me as I tucked in one piece, it was deep fried beaded chicken fillet that topped with tomato sauce and ham gratin of cheese.

Though it was deep fried and with heavy cheese topping, it was not that oily and not cloying at all. It came with fries and coleslaw as side dishes.


Chicken Parmigiana (RM18)

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Linguine Duck with Mushroom, Coriander & Chilli Paddy (RM18)

Another lovely pasta with mushroom, but this one was added

with duck meat and duck skin to level up the flavour. Chilli

paddy gave a hint of spiciness and drizzles of crispy fried

shallot made the dish a little Western and Asian fusion.

Nonetheless, it was tasty, al dente.

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Mixed Mushroom Spaghetti with Basil Leaves & Olive Oil Retro's Special Lamb Fried Rice (RM11)

Loving pasta in any types, but often we avoid pasta that cooked in Aglio Olio style as we afraid with the oiliness infused though olive oil. But, the chef here handled it well and balance. Every strand of spaghetti was lightly coated with olive oil, just right and not too much, making the whole dish simple, healthy, filling and delicious.

For those who prefer rice, how about Retro's Special Lamb Fried Rice that served with pan fried egg and papadum. Different from the usual fried rice, here was cooked with pieces of lamb, capsicum, veggie and chilli. Full of flavour!

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Retro's Trio Pizza (RM16)

Sinfully delicious

thin crust pizza

with button

mushrooms, shitake

mushrooms and

oyster mushrooms

with three types of

generously thick

layer cheese

topping.

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Lamb Shank (RM28)

The lamb shank was

braised till tender and soft.

It easily fall from bone

and full of flavour. A little

gamey, but not

overwhelmed. Good value

for the big portion as it

served with mix vegetable

and mashed potatoes too.

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Red Bean Soup (RM2.90)

Sweet Trio Special

The Sweet Trio includes mini dessert of Tiramisu, Walnut Brownies and Lime Crumble. It is to fullfill the crave of sweet tooth, allowing customer to enjoy three types of dessert at the same time.

Retro Kitchen, though being small, their vintage decorations and arts were good enough to bring you back to the priceless days of 50's and 60's, while enjoying a great variety of comfort food. A nice place that shouldn't be missed.

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RestaurantRetro Kitchen

AddressNo. 8, M Floor, Jalan SS2/6147300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Telephone+603 7873 0036

Business HoursTue – Fri12 p.m. – 3.30 p.m. / 5.30 p.m. – 11 p.m.Sat – Sun12 p.m. – 11 p.m. Closed on Monday

Facebookwww.fb.com/TheRetroKitchen


For RedCard holder, you are entitled to enjoy 30% off of the total bill (only apply to ala-carte menu).

Note:1. RedCard offer not available on Monday, Saturday and Sunday.2. Maximum guests allowed is 4.

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ETTORASolaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur

Situated at the commercial hub in Solaris Dutamas, Ettora World Class Gourmet Gifts specializes in hand crafted food which are made from the finest ingredients.

According to Ms. Georgianna Das, Managing Director of Ettora Group Sdn. Bhd., their gourmet chefs prepare everything by hand with only the finest ingredients. Hence, customers can be assured of that they are paying for the best quality food.

When I first tasted their Belgium chocolates, I fell in love with it instantly. Like most Belgium chocolates, each of it has a shell with soft fillings inside. Chocolate lovers can certainly be assured that these luxury chocolates are made to delight your taste buds.

Ettora currently sell these Belgium chocolates in a box of 16 assorted pieces at RM159.90 per set.

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Ettora’s range of cookies was equally good. There are six

varieties of cookies to choose from namely Melting Moments,

Luxury Oat Almond, Choc Chip Macadamia, White

Cranberry Chocolate Chip, Hazelnut Shortbread and

Oatmeal Raisin.

Since Ettora prides itself in serving only the finest gourmet

food, these cookies contain no artificial flavours or colours,

chemicals, genetic modification or additives.

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After eating the ‘Food for the Gods’, I realised how lucky it

must be to be enjoying food in heaven :)

‘Food for the Gods’ is a chocolate flavoured brownie cake.

It has a dense texture filled with dates and walnuts.

I have never tasted a cake as good as this.


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The fruitcake was equally nice too. It was moist and the

ingredients were very fresh.

You can easily tell the generous amount of ingredients that

goes into it by just looking at the photo here.

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Ettora also offers a range of jams made by an

award-winning jam manufacturer in Australia.


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If you are looking for classy

gourmet gift hampers, look no further.

Ettora offers top notch quality gourmet food

that will surely delight your taste buds.

Suffice to say, Ettora World Class Gourmet Gifts

offers the finest food that you enjoy

in Kuala Lumpur.


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RestaurantEttora - World Class Gourmet Gifts

AddressNo. D1-G3-07, Solaris Dutamas1, Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur

Telephone+603 6211 5416

Business HoursMon – Fri 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sat 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Closed on Sun & Public Holidays

For RedCard holder, you are entitled to enjoy 30% off of the total bill (only apply to ala-carte menu).

Note:1. RedCard offer available everyday including public holidays.2. Maximum guests allowed is 4.

Websitewww.ettora.com

SKIPPYS PIZZAPhileo Damansara 1, Petaling Jaya

I am in love with Pork!

Located at the Phileo Damansara 1, Skippys Pizza is a homely cafe serving wide varieties of pork dishes, including pork pizzas.

Skippys Pizza does primarily delivery service, with the introduction of the cafe, customers now can choose to dine in here with its Australia themed deco. Their delivery service cover quite a number of areas, namely Bandar Utama, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Tropicana, Damansara Perdana, SS1-26, Mutiara Damansara, Mont Kiara, Sri Hartamas, Bangsar, Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya Section 4-22, and Damansara Heights while other areas are on request. However, due to some circumstances, the delivery service may not available during the heavy rain and thunderstorms. Minimum order is RM30.

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Garden Salad (RM9)

We started our meal

with the fresh garden

salad that had green

salad leaves, cherry

tomatoes, cucumbers

and onion served with

house dressings.

To have it served with

ham, tuna and cheese

included would just

need to pay extra

RM3.

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Looking at the name

‘Meat Lover Pizza’,

you can expect a

satisfied craving for

pork. Served with

toppings like pork

bacons, pork hams,

pork pepperonis,

minced pork and BBQ

sauce, seriously, any

meat lover can resist

this?

Meat Lover Pizza(RM32 - 12 inch; RM26 - 9 inch)

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For those who like

veggies, you may try

the Marc's Special

Pizza. The toppings

were quite unique

namely pork hams,

baby spinaches,

mushrooms, garlic

and egg. Yet, it was a

nice combination and

tasted good with the

sauce.

Marc’s Special Pizza(RM32 - 12 inch; RM26 - 9 inch)


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A pizza made out of

minced pork, baked

beans, corn and

jalapenos, the Mexican

Pizza did manage to

excite the senses.

Served on a thin

crispy crust, it was a

‘porkish’ delight from

the moment you sink

your teeth in.

Mexican Pizza(RM32 - 12 inch; RM26 - 9 inch)

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Another unique

flavoured pork pizza

was Fay's Special

with a combination of

pork ham, minced

pork, mushrooms and

pineapples. It was

truly enjoyable as the

pizzas were served

piping hot from the

kitchen.

Fay's Special Pizza(RM32 - 12 inch; RM26 - 9 inch)


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Pork Rendang (RM15)Pork Ribs in 7 Sauces (RM20)

Besides pizza, I found Skippys Pizza's Pork Ribs quite nice too. Marinated and served in 7 sauces, the photo does not do it justice as it tasted way better than it looks. The flavourful sauce make you want to lick the bones as well!

The Pork Rendang was really fragrant to begin with and tasted just as good with spices infused. Almost all the dishes served at Skippys Pizza had pork included in it one way or another, so meat lovers rejoice.

Vinegar Pork Trotter was served too at Skippys Pizza that

alike the Chinese style. It was well made with the fragrant

vinegar taste as well as the tender pork with soft melting

layers of fat. A dish to be enjoyed in moderation as too much

of pork trotters is not too good for the health.

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Vinegar Pork Trotters (RM15)

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German Curry Sausage (RM20)Fried Chicken Wings (RM15)

The chicken wings were well marinated and deep fried till us able to smell the fragrant from distance.

We ended our meal with some big German Curry Sausages. Served with their special curry sauce, the sausages were truly a juicy treat.

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Telephone+603 7931 2555

Business HoursSun – Fri 11:30 a.m. – 11 p.m. Sat 5:00 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Facebookwww.facebook.com/SkippysPizza

RestaurantSkippys Pizza – The Real Pork Pizza Co.

Address107, Block D, Phileo Damansara 1No 9, Jalan 16/11Off Jalan Damansara, 43650 Petaling Jaya

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THE EMPERORGrand Dorsett Subang Hotel, Subang Jaya, Selangor

Sometimes, we are grateful living in Malaysia. We get to savor all kinds of delicacies from different races such as nasi lemak, nasi kandar, roti canai, teh tarik, chicken rice, and etc. In order for other races to taste the goodness of dim sum, The Emperor in Grand Dorsett Subang has introduced the halal dim sum buffet at RM60++ per pax. At the same time, we can also have a twist of taste, eating dim sum that stuffed with minced chicken instead of minced pork!

The Emperor, a multi award winning restaurant, prides in serving traditional halal Chinese dim sum and ala carte dishes. This restaurant is located on the mezzanine level of the hotel, and can cater up to 180 persons with four private dining rooms, so no worries if you are coming in a big group. Overlooking the beautiful landscaped swimming pool and marquis lawn, The Emperor not only satisfies your stomach with all the delicious food, but with nice view as well.

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Deep Fried Dim Sum

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Cold Dishes

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Steamed Chicken Wings

The chicken wings were smooth, tender and nicely infused

with the gravy.

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Steamed Phoenix Feet with Black Bean

Steamed Prawn Dumplings with Coriander (Har Gau)

Steamed Fish Ball with Garlic (Yu Mai)

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Steamed Rice Rolls with Prawn and Chives Filling (Chee Cheong Fun) Steamed Seaweed Roll

From left in clockwise:Mini Egg Tart Custard, Deep-Fried Prawn Roll with Cheese, Deep-Fried Shrimp Dumpling with Chives, Deep-Fried Prawn Dumpling with Salad and Woh Tip.


Steamed Bun with BBQ Chicken - Chicken Char Siew Bao

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Though without the guarding of pork, the chicken version char siew pao was nice and full of flavored too. I can not really differentiate the pork and chicken version if I was not told in advance.

Steamed Mini Lotus Seed Paste Bun

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The Mini Lotus Seed Paste Bun was nice, with soft fluffy white bun shielding the lotus seed paste.

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Roasted Duck, Roasted Chicken Char Siew and Roasted Chicken

The kitchen roasted the meat on their own using charcoal,

hence there is not doubt in the freshness and aromaticness.

Vermicelli with Shrimp Deep Fried Fish with Soya Sauce

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Stir Fried Ostrich with Black Bean Sauce Stir Fried Tiger Prawn Spicy Sauce

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Szechuan Wanton Soup

The wanton was smooth and

slurpy, with minced chicken

as the filling.

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Chilled Mango Pudding, Chilled Longan with Sea Coconut Syrup and Kwai Leng Gou

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Begin with your own choice of steamed / fried dim sums, soups, porridge, and end with numerous kinds of pastries, fruits and desserts. This is certainly a good choice to reward yourself a satisfied brunch during the weekends. Plus you can dine in a luxury hotel, no more sweating, no more waiting, and no more shouting for you order.

All kinds of refreshing fruits

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RestaurantThe Emperor, Grand Dorsett Subang Hotel

AddressJalan SS12/147500 Subang Jaya, Selangor

Telephone+603 5031 6060

Facebookwww.fb.com/GrandDorsettSubang

Websitewww.granddorsett.com/subang

Dim Sum BuffetEvery Sunday & Public Holidays Start from 10 a.m.RM60++ per person

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