Australian Avocados Masterclass @ Beyond Culinary Studio, Sunway Giza, Petaling Jaya

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There is a huge misconception that one shouldn’t eat avocados because they’re high in fat. The latest facts actually show that avocados are rich in monounsaturated fat, the heart-healthy kind. Yet scientists are now more interested in the active compounds in avocados that might help prevent cancer. One recent study found that those compounds can [...]

Interview with John Teo of MyCookbook

Sunway Giza Mall, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Starting a new restaurant concept that succeeds is a challenging task.  Cumi & Ciki speak to John Teo who explains how to do it right. His company, New Convox, has launched a very interesting dining concept called My Cookbook. If you are someone who is thinking about starting a restaurant or creating a new kind [...]

My Cookbook, Sunway Giza

Sunway Giza Mall, Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Poached egg with black cream on dried scallop toast When I recently read this article in the Guardian UK on how to poach an egg,  I realized that I was on to something. Something good. The article mentions luminaries like Julia Child, Marcus Wareing and Delia Smith amongst the people who know their eggs and [...]

Ipoh Ipoh

They say.. all the pretty girls in town, .. come from Ipoh. Yes, yes, that’s true all pretty girls do come from Ipoh. The old myth says that the limestone water from the Ipoh hills are the contributors. Lovely Ipoh girls bath in icy, cold limestone water early every morning and that’s what makes them [...]

Fullhouse

The reason why I have never been big on theme restaurants is because I just find them plain garish. They go against my sense of good taste and they give me an uncomfortable, “make believe” feeling that’s weird, and just not me. Theme restaurants are also restaurants in which the concept of the restaurant takes [...]

uncle prawn

There is an infinite variety of delicious ways to cook freshwater prawns. And when Uncle Prawn Seafood Restaurant recently opened it’s doors to the public at Sunway Giza,they showed that they really knew how to deliver fresh Chinese seafood cuisine and deliver it well. This place, if not already famous, should be famous for their [...]

Ichiban Boshi @ Sunway Giza, Kota Damansara

I know I might sound repetitive in my old age, but I need to say again just how much I missed certain foods whilst I was away in Java and how eating certain foods in Java , have re-sparked an interest in my eating habits, in areas that I have long neglected. I am of [...]