I was intrigued by the settings of Neo Global Tapas & Luxe Lounge, atop Tamarind Hill. It totally gave me the feel of a pan-asian locality, some parts of it even reminded me of Siam!

Give me one darn good reason why I shouldn’t come back here for a delightful date atop a hill! I’d like to walk up to an appetite of fusion & international delights

However, this awesome-possum place was previously located in Ampang. It recently relocated and refurbished itself to what you see today.

Peeked at the chefs busy preparing our dinner

What else can I say? I loved it. It was full of suspense, dramatic and in-depth of the things that goes behind those kitchen doors to present us dish after dish of sumptous meals, of those we have in prestigious hotels.
Our dinners were inspired by Daniel Boulud’s recipies!
Let’s grab a bite

Tuna Belly with veggies
Omg! The otoro was really strong with flavour

Loved the tender beef & those mad huge scallops

Dessert to end the day
You’ll never go wrong w chocs & strawberries

We left when night fell – see how picturesque Neo, Tamarind Hill looks after the sun has set!

Here’s the dirt on what I was up to one night – having gastronomic voyages as usual, but this time it’s in no where else but Bulgaria.
Families enjoying their dinner on both the levels separated by a semi-spiral wooden staircase

Very authentic aye? I adore the wooden furnishings, pebble walls and the wheel-shaped chandelier. Makes you feel so at ease – just like in the comfort of your own home. Now, this is the kinda setting that completes a wonderful dining experience.

We were served an entire set meal which consists of a few choices of entrees, main courses, desserts and drinks. I OBVIOUSLY chose fish as my main course being a hardcore fish lover – but Imma share all the dishes that we had anyways.

Choices of :
Mushroom Soup served with vintage garlic bread
and
Seafood soup
I preferred the Seafood Soup anytime, very much better than most Seafood Chowders I’ve tried. The Mushroom Soup was not to bad as well, with that piece of vintage garlic bread, they can never go wrong.
Time for the main course!
Here were the choices :

Chicken Stroganov
It was boneless chicken drumsticks cut into strips cooked
with mushroom, cream, wine, herbs and spices
Chicken was relatively tender and I absolutely love those capsicums. The sauce had this tangy and unique taste too. Not a bad choice for poultry lovers!

The Bulgarian Platter
There were a mixed grilled trio of Bulgarian sausages and pork fillet
I found this rather bland, which tasted like almost any other pork fillets and sausages. It wasn’t a favorite among my tablemates as well. It wasn’t bad though as it was pretty filling, but could be better.

Plovdiv Ribs
They were tasty pork ribs grilled till tender
My grandma would love this. Pork ribs had always been a usual for our family dinners back at home, and this one was grilled to its finest and had the authentic taste of how pork ribs should always originally be.

Baked Codfish with Creamy Mushroom sauce
Two words – AMAZINGLY FRESH. Love the texture too. Sorry but hey, I’ve always been partial to fish. So what else can I say but give a biased opinion about this dish? LOL anyways, the peeps at my table had a bite of my fish and all of them agreed in unison.
But as much as a hardcore fish fan as I am, nothing comes close to this winner

Bulgarian Pork Djolan
It’s their traditional roasted pork knuckles
Succulent, bursting with flavour and unlike any other. All of us gave this Pork Djolan a thumbs up and even requested for more. This was all before I was told that it was an all-time favorite among the previous crowds of customers.

Good till the very end
A must try – no doubt about that!
As a wrap to our heavy portions of main courses, came the desserts. We had choices of Chocolate Soup and Chocolate Creme Brulee. They were both cocoa based, but my choice would definitely be the Chocolate Soup… hands down!

The smooth and creamy taste of chocolate
is now drinkable!

Time for some guilty pleasures! Moments with a group of my best buddies here when I’m so far away from home. We often meet up a few times for gatherings annually, as some of our kakis aren’t residing in KL or Malaysia.
Dim Sum in the morning!

So we headed down to DJ for some morning DimSum… who could miss sucha bright yellow corner of a building along the street?

I especially liked the yam cakes, egg tarts and the broth. Chee Cheong Fun tasted alright too! And the yellow Dim Sum is yummy, I love it but can never seem to remember its Chinese name.

What really surprised me was the price. There were 8 of us and we ate till our hearts' content but guess how much our bill was? Our bill was affirmatively RM123.40 only!

Good food for a good price. Jin Xuan is the place to go!

When the family comes down to visit me, many a time I’ve been asked by my mom or grandma :

“Jess, where should we all go eat today?”
Only to frown upon my answer :
“Ermm. idk anything. Chilis or Sushi Zanmai?”
Sometimes, my whole motley crew of a family would appreciate nothing but Chinese food. Yeah, they occasionally prefer those oriental delights of which I don’t know much about. Neither do I know where to take them to, should they opt for Chinese cuisines.

But with invitations courtesy of CK, Mr. Robert Yeoh and chef-son Mervyn, I know just exactly where to bring my family to now.. and so do you! Behold the glorious Penang Hawker Food and Nyonya cuisine!

Now seriously, everyone can get a taste of original Penang food in The Wok Cafe. It’s actually a sister outlet to Hot Wok in Penang itself. There’s no wonder why it tastes like the same real shiznit. The ingredients and recipes are sourced from the island itself… travelling chefs yo.

The traditional Kiam Chye Boey Soup.
A powerful combo of salty preserved veggies, tomatoes and duck.
Apart from tasting the food, I couldn’t help but to dart my eyes across the room. The interior is really one deserving a standing ovation. It’s so intricately built with fine carvings, authentic Chinese-themed furniture and oriental antiques on display that it’s really hard not to think of the place as an ancient eatery from the early dynasties.

I immediately took a fancy to how the entire place was set as well. With neatly placed round tables and bamboo-looking chairs, I envisioned a sense of familiarity – a typical home of a Chinese family. (or a Petronas ad LOL)

Those dim spotlights which hung low from the ceiling above gave a very warm and cosy ambience. The bowls were of course, decorated with some very unique Mandarin designs imprinted on it.

CK also introduced me to this dish called Inche Kabin. It’s this Nyonya-style fried marinaded chicken drummets, of which my tastebuds initially mistook as Pandan Chicken.

It tasted wonderful. By the looks of it, I was expecting the usual dry and deep fried chicken drummets but no. The moment I took a bite, I knew I wanted a 2nd one. The flesh was relatively tender, the skin was crispy and the mix of spicyish-tangy-wow-idk-how-to-describe-it flavour was just fabulous!

There were so many people in the house and more lining up outside during lunch hour! As I observed, The Wok Cafe’s customers were made up of mostly Chinese families or working adults in groups of 2-8 people. Or other food-lovers likes us!

This one’s my favorite. Ima huge fan of mangoes! And this one is an awesome blend of Cendol and Mango bits. Goodness me. The fragrant coconut milk a.k.a santan and the way they did it with the mangoes was rad! I’m certainly coming back for this one.

Oh yes.. here’s The Wok Cafe’s version of Ice-Kacang!

That signature bowl of shredded ice, kidney beans, coconut milk, sago and many more makes their ice-kacang one of the favorite desserts to end a complete meal.

The relaunch of Eurodeli in Damansara Kim churned my stomach in preparation for a wholesome meal of German goodness. Did a lil research on German food and found that its most common and staple form of meat is pork and beef.

Completely different from its whitewashed and immaculate exterior, it was very cosy and dimly lit on the inside. Come in with me and let’s check the place out

It’s this really cosy eatery set in very rustic interior. Ample space for many tables yet doesn’t make the place too crowded. It’s decorated with huge canvas oil paintings hung on the walls, which are all for sale!

Eurodeli had to refill their stock of food so many times. Guess that already proves how good the food tastes. I’m actually wowed at how incredible people’s appetite can be.

Look, it’s German food we’re talking about. Solid meat in all varieties spelling a mean feat of carbs. More filling than anything, if I were to say so myself.

There were more than you can possibly imagine, housed in this cosy cottage of Eurodeli. We were treated to delights of Canapés, Salmon, Liver Sausage, Ham & Cheese, Cold Cuts & Salami, Potato Salad and Cucumber Salad… and that’s only the beginning!

What really made us all exalt the Gods of Gastronomy on that day were these fine slices of meat. I haven’t had this much solid meat in a long long time.

Bow down to the glory of Roast Pork Knuckles, Kassler Ham, Roast Pork Belly with Skin, Farmer Sausage, Emmenthaler Sausage and my all-time fave, the Freshly Baked Meat Loaf.