Marcus Wareing @ The Berkeley, London

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I’ve heard so much about London’s finest dining, glitz and glamour. Even though I tried to book the Fat Duck, 8 weeks in advance to my London trip, a voice on the other end of the phone said ” We take reservations up to 2 months in advance, but we are fully booked for the [...]

Iggy’s @ The Regent Hotel, Singapore

When I heard that one of my clients was taking ME to dinner at Iggy’s (Ranked No.45 on the S Pellegrino World’s 50 best restaurants List 2009) I made sure my camera had batteries in it.. and that my hair looked great. Hmmm.. which Louboutin shall I wear (photo from here) Don’t get me wrong, [...]

Senses @ KL Hilton – The organic experience

Choose to be healthy this September, we were told!! ( I don’t look very healthy guzzling my drink right.. damn.. don’t know who went and took such an ungainly photo.. ) Experience the merits in Organic dining offered by Senses for lunch and dinner! After being invited by FBB and failing to make the monumental [...]

NEO @ Jalan Sultan Ismail, KL

Alilfatmonkey.. bored, hungry and waiting for Ciki, Cumi & Paranoid Android (PA) to arrive. Dum-dee-dum.. tap, tap, tap.. . . . Munkey : the waiter has already explained the menu to me .. extensively.. what else is there to do.. drink my still water.. drum, drum, drum.. yawn, drum.. . . . Munkey: If those [...]

PS. Cafe @ Dempsey, Singapore

I fell in love with Dempsey! Not Patrick Dempsey.. the place Dempsey in Singapore. Imagine large, winding driveways, massive, refurbished bungalows with loads of character… wining and dining amidst lush gardens, secluded green surroundings and amongst breezy trees.. PS Café, owned by Project Shop which is a clothing chain, is normally packed to the rafters. [...]

Opus Restaurant @ Bangsar, KL – E. Guigal Chateau d Ampuis Wines

The Guigal domain was founded in 1946 by Etienne Guigal in the ancient village of Ampuis, home of the wines of the Côte-Rôtie. In these vineyards of over 2400 years old you can still see the small terraced walls characteristic of the Roman period. Etienne Guigal arrived in this region in 1923 at the age [...]

Absinthe @ Bukit Pasoh Rd, Singapore

Bukit Pasoh, I was told by Hairy, is the trendy, newest area in Singapore where many good restaurants have opened at the start of this year. Absinthe looks quiet and unassuming from the outside, but stepping inside you will see that even on a weekday, the place gets filled up around dinner time, pretty quickly. [...]

Sage @ The Garden, KL – A Surprise Birthday Lunch

Who does not like surprises? Most people do. Anyway, the stage was set and the people lay in wait for LL to appear. The venue: Sage at the Gardens.. The time:12.45pm At 1pm sharp LL arrives and we all yell… SURPRISE! “Awww, so sweet la you guys.. I swear I didn’t know!” Phew… we came [...]

Tatto @ Jalan Tun Razak, KL

The 5 senses: touch, see, smell, hear and taste. I can smell Perfume, flowers, Baking bread; I can hear Music, laughter, Words you said; I can feel Silk and velvet, A scallop divine; I can see the sheerness, on carpaccio dine. Am I sleeping or am I awake, The freshest of seafoods is almost too [...]

Chef Choi @ Jalan Ampang, KL

Cumi & Ciki were recently invited along with Masak-masak, A Whiff of Lemongrass and Fatboybakes, to a food tasting at Chef Choi.  For those who are wondering where Chef Choi is (like moi.. drove past a zillion time but never noticed) , it is located en route Bukit Bintang, just as you past MCA and [...]

Pacifica @ Mandarin Oriental, KL

This must be underwater love The way I feel it slipping all over me This must be underwater love The way I feel it O que que é esse amor, dágua Deve sentir muito parecido a esse amor This is it Underwater love It is so deep So beautifully liquid Esse amor com paixão, ai [...]