Pasta Zanmai

NO.. no..this is not some posh, air-conditioned mamak...


eventhough that's really a 'Telur setengah masak" you see..




It is in fact.. Pasta Zanmai!

Japanese Western Fusion.
This is one of the best Japanese restaurants in Midvalley, I tell ya.

Crab avocado salad,


Soup Salad..



Liquid Tea Salad...


Glossy salad..




And MORE salad.

The beauty of it is that, though these are really different varieties of salads, in different forms, it hardly feels like you've been eating salad at all.. because it is just so gastronomically pleasing to the senses.
Take for example the Tofu salad.. add a fresh, simply prepared prawn to the mix + dressing, and voila.. a truly delicious tofu salad emerges.


Sometimes though, the food here is so good that the universe conspires to make you eat more than you really need to...


Ooh.. duck breast! High in flavour and protein.. and low in carbs (if you have the willpower to sweep the potatoes to the side, that is.)



And the addictive rice ... ! We cannot resist ..



Some kind soul in the form of a nice lady (nigel's friend), sends over a huge scallop, mayo, pizza and you know your salad diet plan has just gone to pots. hah!

Who cares..?! Start diet tomorrow la.. :P



Arsing around in midvalley. Jeez.. do those playboy bunnies have the energy to hop around the whole day I wonder... hmmmm... ;)

Footnote:
*The hungry salad scavengers who bite off more than they can chew:
Su (of DelectableSU), Nigel(of JHP), FBB (of FBB), Munkey (of a lilfatmonkey), Ciki (of Cumidanciki)

Add:
Pasta Zanmai,
Lot F-051, First Floor,
Mid Valley Megamall,
Mid Valley City,
Lingkaran Syed Putra,
59200 KL.

TEL: 603 2283 2160

Halal and Pork Free.

Cosmic Bowl

I cannot bowl to save my life. I can possibly count the number of times I have had the pleasure of bowling in one hand, maybe. This is cosmic bowl in Mid Valley. 38 lanes! Fully Computerized! The first glow in the dark bowling centre in Malaysia! (That's what the Ad says).


CK lines up the bowl...

CK strike!
(some people make it look so sexy.. i mean, easy.)


Those who cannot bowl, levitate.
(Air-borne bowler)

What can I say? Things have changed since I last bowled as a teenager.

The good thing about being a novice bowler here is that you can blame your bad bowling skills on the worn-out bowling balls, the smelly rented shoes, the neon lights, the frantic, deafening 'feng-tau' music or even the distracting fluorescent pins.. heck blame it on anything but you!


"Blame it on the rain (rain)
Blame it on the stars (stars)
Whatever you do don't put
the blame on you
Blame it on the rain yeah yeah
You can blame it on the rain
Whatever you do, don't put the blame on you."
- milli vanilli

(incidentally, if this was back in the day when I actually bowled as a teenager, then Milli Vanilli would most probably have been playing over the airwaves.)

HAPPY HOLS!

Footnote:
* This post is specially dedicated to Kenny Mah (of LFB), CK (masterbowler extraordinaire) , Alilfatmonkey, Steven and The Toy couple (who were a lil too late to bowl.. but still, it's the thought that counts!) .. never a dull moment witchu!
** motion shots courtesy of Alilfatmonkey.. thank u munkey!
*** if you really want to know how to bowl, and bowl WELL, kindly check out Life For Beginners by Kenny Mah!

Sage & Lyrical Lemongrass' 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 this close to spilling the beans but luckily, the surprise was still a surprise;)


Anyway, on to lunch. The set menu at Sage is quite a steal as you can see. Only RM100 for a 4 course lunch.



The Vichyssoise of Hokkaido Scallop with Grated Summer Truffle - creamy, smooth and slinks down your throat effortlessly. The scallop was so fresh it was almost still moving, i.e. it was served sashimi style... raw. The truffle flavour infused the entire dish.


The foie gras (on the left) Quail (on the right) did not disappoint. Rich, gamy with a cutesy tiny quail drumstick to match. The smaller the bird the more tasty the flesh - I totally agree!


The Braised Wagyu Cheek with Dauphinoise Potato and Fine Beans - Incredibly melt-away in texture with a strong gamy taste that only some people enjoy.. and believe me, I enjoy!


The first photo was a picture of the Wagyu on LL's plate. This photo is a picture of my own Wagyu. I think it really looks like the Matterhorn, right?


The Matterhorn - Swiss Alps.


No wonder bakers have such huge muscle... from lifting plates! This is fbb and Nigel of Just Heavenly, drinking up whatever sauce remains at the bottom of the plate. The Roasted Seabass with Prawn in Mushroom sauce was excellent to say the least.
Good to the last drop!


For dessert, the Earl Gray Bavarois with Chocolate Sorbet and Ginger Confiture. Another fantastic concoction - smooth, creamy, gelatin texture with a strong Earl Gray flavour this was really a great dessert.


French Farm Cheese - A rather small portion but if you had the earlier dishes, this would have just been a good size for dessert.


Time for cake! This cute little pavlova courtesy of FBB, made just of LL, with much love. Also, cupcakes from Su of Delectable to complete the birthday celebration!

Pressie opening time, so say Cheese!
Happy Birthday LL.. hope all your dreams come true:)

Crystal Jade La Mian

PART I to Ciki's Birthday Week.

Eat spicy noodle if you wanna grow up big and strong like ME.. says the guy on the left of LL! (ok, he didn't say it... I made him:P)

Man, spicy is not the word. The slow burn takes you all the way through till dinner time.. and to the TOILET!

Eek.. It tastes so good you want to drink it out of your plate but i certainly paid the price later. Couldn't even move my legs properly come evening run. Out of my way, vindaloo (where's the loo:P)

Don't let the cathartic side effects put you off though. The texture of the La Mian is superb, especially the cold one(that's my preference).
It resists the tooth and if La Mian could 'walk', it would have a spring in its step.
Chicken Breast meat for me, all the way because it is less slimy and tougher.

Some delicious, voluptuous, wonton-wantan.

Crispy pork-chop.

Crispy French Beans. I never though I'd hear the day i say this but, the french beans tasted... good!

Some healthy wolfberry-hasma concoction upon crushed ice.
Fantastic if you are "yeet hei" , i.e. have too much heat in your body.

i can has CHEEZburger.

Wait a minute.. I think I got that wrong.. eat spicy noodles AND cake and grow up big and strong like... uh, the guy on the left of the skinny guy:P

Add:
Crystal Jade La Mian,
Lot T209, Third floor,
The Gardens,
Mid Valley City,
Lingkaran Syed Putra,
KL.
Tel :603 2283 3129

Open time:
Mon-Sun, 11am-3pm,
5.30pm-10.30pm

Canton-I because... hungry-I

Trust in me... Just in me... Shut your eyes... And trust in me...
—Kaa, The Jungle Book

Well, NO.. these are not Kaa's eyes, but they sure have the same hypnotic effect I tell ya.
When the thick, hot oozy, salted egg yolk spilled out of the purple dumplings, I was hypnotized all right.

This is the best savoury dumpling dessert I have had in a long time! Canton-I's dumplings to die for. Go try.


The open kitchen concept, not unlike Dragon-I, the sister restaurant.


Sweet, sweet sauces waiting to drench little, succulent pork bodies.


Here is the mix platter of Charsiew, Siew Yoke. Approximately RM22 per portion, the Charsiew was sickly sweet whilst the Siew Yoke lacked the melt in your mouth/crispy crunch that the ones in Canton Fare, Solaris possessed.

Not bad but not great.



At first glance they look like brown pillows of air, afloat a white sea of CHOK (chinese porridge/congee).

I cannot describe the esoteric appeal that fried intestine holds for me. I cannot. Words fail me.


Add an extra portion if these brown, crunchy, lardy, airy intestine to your meal and know that the world is instantly, a better place.




Who ordered this? The Pork Trotter noodles came and we did not have the heart to send it away!

The trotter was thick, fleshy, fatty and it complemented the springy noodles.






Finally , I thought to myself why spoil such a wonderful lipid-meat infused meal with a boring, 'safe' dish as Sui Kau. Well, surprisingly good, I was pretty bowled over by this healthy bowl of soup. The Sui Kau was crunchy to the bite and the prawn and stuffings were as 'fresh' as a sailor who'd just come back from sea, to his bonny lass:P

What a great meal. Apart form the mix platter, we highly recommend this place, Canton-I, the Gardens!



Canton-I
G-208, Second Floor
1 Utama Shopping Centre
Bandar Utama
Petaling Jaya

Tel No: 03- 77297888

Get chewing - Delectable by Su

Definition of delectable - extremely pleasing to the sense of taste.
Also, scrumptious, yummy, toothsome, delicious, luscious.

(did somebody say luscious?!)

tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel".

Here's looking at you kid.

"See you when I see you...."

"Erm... not if I see you first.." ! :P

Cupcakes with an attitude.

Cupcakes Prêt-à-Porter.
(They'd look good on any chick eating them. Boys beware:P)

"These boots are made for walking, and that's just what they'll do
one of these days these boots are gonna walk all over you."

Sometimes perfection lies at the top of that insurmountable hill.

Things may get a little hairy.. but don't give up...

... because satisfaction lies on the other side. All one hundred percent, velvety smooth, perfection.

I feel like hansel and gretel who found the icing cottage.

Get chewing.

Su, Su.. you have won my heart, oh yes you have.
For more info on the lass who put the 'the icing on the cake'...
Click ,
SU

Add:
Delectable by Su,
S-213, Second Floor,
The Gardens Mall,
Mid Valley City.

email- su@delectable.com.my
Tel : +603 2283 5157
Fax: +603 2283 5157