Since I love sushi as well as soft shell crab, it's only natural that I would order the Soft Shell Crab Sushi. It really looks amazing when they served it with the soft shell crab and red lettuce leaves jutting out from the sushi and ended up looking like a flower arrangement. The taste was also quite memorable. The crab was crispy and luckily not soft and soggy like some which would be a disaster. And it also tasted really savoury with the crab meat tasting as fresh as you can get and the sweetness of the flesh is a plus. The sushi rice was very nicely packed and there is a light coating of fish roe on the sushi. Mayonnaise is drizzled on the plate for extra flavour. Excellent dish.

When the food is good, I do not mind going the distance to try it. This is true for Memphis Bistro which is located in an industrial area in Ara Damansara. It takes a bit of effort to locate the restaurant which is not visible from the main road but the effort is worth it.

For starters, we tried the Tortilla Wrap which is pastry filled with diced chicken, bell pepper and cheese. I think there is guacamole in it too with a dash of chili which added a mildly hot sensation that was appealing. The pastry is not too thick and tasted crisp and smooth. Top marks goes to the ingredients which blended so well together without any sharp taste. The cheese gave a nice savoury tone which goes well with the well peppered chicken. When we finished, I couldn't wait to try their main dishes. Prices are a little above average but you get what you pay for.

Ben's has a really nice decor with comfortable chairs that look more at home. I like their creativity in creating fusion dishes that not only taste good but looks good too. One of my favourite is their Soft Shell Crab Spaghetti. It was a marriage of japanese and italian cuisine, both my favourite. The spaghetti was cooked al-dente and well tossed with a creamy sauce that was slightly spicy but tasted good with the pasta. The soft shell crab is crispy but fresh and really added lots of texture to the spaghetti. It was a really refreshing idea to combine these two ingredients. Definitely top marks from me.

Donald's Durian is one of the many durian stalls in SS2 which has a RM10 all you can eat durian buffet. But this time around, I wasn't there for the buffet. We wanted to try the Musang King variety which is RM20-RM22 per kg. This grade of durian doesn't come cheap and now I know why. The flesh is so creamy and sweet but there's more, bitter notes which was not overpowering that really made it less indulging somehow but at the same time made me crave for more. The sweetness was understated too so it was really a delight to taste. The best thing is it has smaller seeds to the flesh seems to be endless. Definitely not to be missed if you haven't tried one yet. Worth paying extra for.

Umai-Ya has earned a reputation for good Japanese food and fresh ingredients. This time around, I decided to order their green tea cold soba which was really a good choice. It came on a plate with 3 rolls of green tea soba with shaved ice beneath them for keeping it chilled and served with sliced seaweed, finely sliced spring onion, wasabi and the raw quail's egg. The soba was springy and light, the dipping sauce tasted good. First I added the raw quail's egg to the dipping sauce, then dipped my noodles in the sauce. The fusion of the wasabi and sauce with the cold soba is a really great combination with the cooling effect and the extra heat from the wasabi. And the egg wraps around the noodles giving it extra silky texture and flavour. Add seaweed and the crispy texture gave it another dimension. Highly recommended.