There are so many (good and not-so-good) gelato places in town these days, that it's just so hard to pick one. Quite frankly, the only reason I tried this one is because it was on the way as I was grabbing some popcorn to be sneaked into a movie (shh!).

So, naturally, I had a taste of a few... and I was presented with a tough choice. I loved so many flavours, but had to pick two of my favourites. The winners were hazelnut and dolce leche (literally "sweet milk"). Not only were they individually good, but they combo-ed very well, too!

Hazelnut was light and nutty, sort of like the nut-version of vanilla - flavoured so subtly, but enough to make an impact.

Dolce leche was so milky, and sweet in the way that brown sugar is sweet - with a deep, sexy tone of sweetness.

Together, they're just amazingly decadent and indulgent.

This is the stuff that legends are made of. 200 grams of pork patty, with salsa fresca and cheese, in a homemade bun.

The pork patty is super thick, juicy, aromatic, and peppery. The salsa fresca added some zing, and the cheese is super melty (and isn't the typical "sliced cheese" from packets). It's all the good stuff! The bun is light, butter-toasted, and fluffy.

Served with steak fries, freshly fried.

This is my absolute favourite burger in the Klang Valley, and is great value for money too.

A novel idea, that sounds so weird, and risky to execute. Yet, it's done right, despite how weird it sounds.

Despite being a cempedak cake, the "cempedak" part of it is very little. I could hardly catch the sweetness and aroma of the cempedak, but it's there, in the body of the cake itself. Topping the cake, is sweet fresh mango and dried coconut shavings. Overall, the cake was sweet in many different ways, which give it a lot of dimensions of flavour; and creamy.

This is a winner to me.

I have to admit - I wasn't expecting a good meal. Set lunch, limited restaurants in the area - that's usually a warning sign that lunch was going to be both mediocre and overpriced. How wrong was I.

The beef brisket, despite being so lean, was so extremely tender and flaky. Served atop beautiful fluffy mash and an assortment of vegetables, it was really very, very good. Beef and gravy were salty, and the vegetables were light and fresh - a very good balance. Mash was there for that much-needed balance of starch.

I've heard many-a tale of grief from fellow KL-ians (KV-ites?) that it is nigh-impossible to find good ais kacang (which also goes by the alias of ABC or air batu campur) in the Klang Valley. I confess - I have found myself on equal footing with the complainants whom I speak of. Truly, it is a rare thing. Yet, fortune finds me.

On the other end of Bandar Utama (from where I live), there lies a shop that sits in between categories of the humble coffee shop and the casual cafe, that serves up a pretty mean ais kacang. The shop is set identical to any common coffee shop, with a huge allocation of space to the mixed rice section, but make no mistake - their offerings go far beyond mixed rice. In fact, you can find anything from chicken rice to bak kut teh to fried individual Chinese dishes (tai chow) to even Macau pork chop bun here, but that's a tale for another day. This day, I come to sing my praises for the humble yet glorious ais kacang.

One would be wise not to dismiss the RM4.50 price tag as "extravagant" - for a knight's price, you receive a king's portion!

Generous portions of roasted peanuts, cincau (grass jelly), lemon jelly,

regular jelly, cendol, red beans, and sweet corn (canned) create a lovely medley of crunchiness, earthiness, sweetness, sourness, and silken-ness; accentuated by the crown jewel of atap chee (palm fruits). The ice (being my only gripe, in that it is not as finely shaven as I would ideally prefer) is bathed with just the right balance of syrup and evaporated milk - to give it a flavour that's milky and sweet, without being overwhelmingly so.

By far, one of the better ais kacang you are likely to stumble upon in the Klang Valley. Don't get too eager to dig in when served, though - as you are expected to pay upon being served.