It's weekend again! Best moment to spend time with your loved ones. Since Chinese New Year is drawing near, I brought my parents and siblings to Lot 10 for new year shopping. 

We didn't know Isetan is currently undergoing renovation hence the only options left are either H&M and Zara with some other smaller designer boutiques. After shopping we were pretty exhausted so we settled at The Coffee Bean tea leaf for tea time as well as to rest our legs.

For Citibank card holders, we are entitled to 15% discount of all items. Their cranberry scones looks inviting from the shelf, hence we ordered that and a cup of hot latte.

It was unexpectedly good. They reheat the scones for us. The amount of cranberry was abundant, with every bite there were a mouthful of cranberry. Perfect for berries lover like myself. Buttery and soft, it melt in our mouth literally. The scones came with two choice of jams too depending on your liking, but I always mixed them both. Butter and strawberry jam. 

Of course the latte was really good too. The caffeine smells really good with the right portion of milk. Perfect for tea time totally. Perhaps we were too tired as well, paired with the right scones and coffee, the experience was totally amazing.

The name is so quirky and catchy that it catches our attention the other day. So we decided to drop by during one of the long weekends.

This restaurant is situated few doors away from the renowned cafe, Butter + Beans at Seventeen at Section 17. For those of you who are familiar with Food Foundry, it is just right behind it. 

Since we were pretty early the other day probably about 6.30 PM, we did not make any reservations. But it was already full. The restaurant itself isn't big enough, probably 4-5 small tables and a long table which can cater to perhaps 10 pax.

We were told that we are allowed to dine but only up to 8.00 PM before the next reservation comes in. 

So we had only one main dish and salad with drinks. For the drinks I had their special drink, watermelon juice and thyme. It was refreshing and the combination of thyme isn't too bad where the watermelon taste actually covers almost all of it. 

As for the main dish we had the Kampung Boy fried rice. We were expecting nasi goreng kampung kinda fried rice but this was slightly different. It was served with fried nam yu chicken with some side vegetables. The fried rice itself was so fragrant perhaps with a little belacan or dried shrimp paste or maybe XO sauce as it tasted a little spicy yet really smells good. This has totally win our hearts. It wasn't too pricey either for the huge portion, approximately RM 15 or so. The salad was nothing great to shout about.

Will definitely revisit again.

It's been awhile since we dined in Zanmai. For those of you who is a regular patron of the said restaurant, I'm sure all of you would agree with me about the nerve wrecking long and unnecessary queue outside the restaurant.

We have always wonder why are they still a long queue despite a number of empty tables to be seen clearly from the outside of the place. Perhaps the management should look into it as table turnaround and waiting plays a major role in keeping your customer happy and to return to your restaurant.

That aside, the affordable Japanese food never fails to brighten up our day. The prices has gone upwards slightly but still manageable. For an approximately RM 20, you can have a decent individual rice and green tea.

Today I had the chicken karaage with rice. Basically it's the Japanese version of fried chicken, marinated in garlic and soy sauce as well as a whole lot of caramelized onion. Sounds appetizing, yes? 

I had the small portion and it's enough to last me throughout the whole day. A hint for those who opt for the large portion though, it is highly advisable to order the small one plus other plate of sushi. This is because of the ridiculous top up amount that you have to pay plus the bigger portion tends to make you feel unpleasantly full of the same type of food.

I would rather pay for something different of the same price. All in all, we had a pleasant lunch, as always.

Truly a hidden gem in the middle of no where. Over the long Christmas weekend, I accompanied my sister to check out on her newly renovated suite in Suria Bukit Jelutong. Being a new residential building, it was fairly empty with not many food choices.

Since we were waiting for the furniture movers to arrive, we googled and managed to find this small hidden Chinese restaurant in this averagely old and deserted looking building, about 2-3km away.

Surpringly when we arrived, there were quite a number of cars in the parking lot. Mostly were shoppers from the Jaya Grocer located at the same floor just right in front of this Chinese Restaurant. 

Apparently they were famous for their roasted meat, but we opt for other choices instead. I had the salt and pepper chicken with rice and my sister had their fish head noodles.

It was really really good. The toasted garlic on the chicken was so aromatic coupled with the juicy chicken despite being deep fried, it was really mouthwatering. As for the fish head noodle, it was good too. The broth was milky and the fish head was fresh, without the fishy smell. 

We were really excited to be able to find such an awesome restaurant in this secluded and deserted mall. Will definitely come by again if we visit this place in future!

It was the festive weekend. Everyone is out of town celebrating Christmas with their loved ones.

We brought our grandpa to this restaurant we used to frequent for dim sum in the morning. But at night, they serve Chinese style stir fry dishes and noodles also known as 'dai chow'.

If you are keen to their dim sum, do come in the morning. Affordable prices with vast selections of dim sum to choose from.

It's been awhile since we had dine here for dinner. We had the salted egg yolk mantis prawn, pineapple spare ribs, superior broth spinach and spring onion fish fillet.

The egg yolk mantis prawn was so good, aromatic and crunch perfect as starters or appetizers for meal. The pineapple spare ribs was actually recommended by the lady boss. It faintly resembles the sweet and sour pork, but not as sweet. The meat was tender and juicy. As for the superior broth spinach, it was slightly different from other places because they added some shao xing wine into it. The soup is not a clear base, but smells good from the wine added into it. As for the fish fillet, it was really good as well especially when it's pipping hot.

Overall, we enjoyed our meal. It cost less than RM200 for such a big portion. Definitely worth the money.