My 2011 started off with nice foods at Lot 10 Hutong Heritage Food Village, a place that is similarly to any food courts, but with complicated arrangement that you might get lost inside. It's a place where different kinds of Chinese foods can be easily found, such as Fish Head Noodles, Pan Mee, Bak Kut Teh, and many more.Don had something called 三拼饭, which was actually Chicken Rice with three types of meats. There were two types of pork, known as Siew Yok and Char Siew respectively, and Roasted Duck. Frankly, the Char Siew was extremely delicious without too much fat. It cost him around RM14.00 per plate.I ordered a bowl of Noodles with Ricewine and Chicken. After eating a few mouthful of it, I personally thought that my grandma cooks the best of it indeed, because the smell would be way stronger than that of what I had in Lot 10 Hutong Heritage Food Village. But, I enjoyed the spiciness of the soup caused by the ginger inside even though I never like to eat ginger.

I am still looking forward to another day trip to Lot 10 Hutong Heritage Food Village even though I dislike the crowd in there. I am still yet to try out the other foods available within the small place!

Back in the days, Secret Recipe was a high-end cafe generally used for birthday celebrations, gatherings, anniversaries, and any other special occasions teenagers will often remember. Time flies. It's been more than three years since I last visited this particular outlet at Mutiara Complex, Jalan Ipoh, together with Don.Iced Cappuccino served at this outlet wasn't something anyone of you would ever prefer. It was tasteless, despite adding all the syrup provided by the staff.His Ice Blended Mocha Espresso didn't taste as bad as my Iced Cappuccino, but it was just pretty ordinary compared to a cup of coffee you could always find elsewhere.Looking at this photo always makes me drool. It was my Prawn Macaroni with Cheese, cooked together with generous amount of mushrooms and chewy prawns, slightly more than enough for my stomach. Sooo filling, sooo creamy, and sooo good!Besides, I have always loved their Chicken Cordon Bleu, rolled together with ham and tender chicken meat, with cheese flowing out as you cut it through. Until today, although I have not stepped into any Secret Recipe outlets for years, I am still yet to find a restaurant that could make their Chicken Cordon Bleu in such a similar way.

Give it a try!

It seemed to me and Don that having a quick brunch at Food Republic, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur would be a better move and more hassle-free while one is in a rush. Since we were half an hour earlier before an appointment, we decided to give it a try.Don had his Dried Chilli Chicken Rice from Little Wok at RM7.90, and he thought it was fine. He was also surprised to taste something similar at a place like this. However, I shook my head and shrugged my shoulders as a sign of "Okay lah!" because personally, I honestly still preferred those prepared by the Chinese restaurants near my house or my place in Subang Jaya. They are more traditionally cooked, perhaps?

By the way, you may opt for beef instead of chicken, depending on your own preference.

My Blog: http://jcheerios.blogspot.com/2013/05/brunch-at-food-republic-pavilion-kuala.html

Taiwanese cuisine seems to be something rather uncommon in Malaysia. Even if it is, the food quality may not be guaranteed, the portion size may be disappointing, or they may not offer anything that I truly fancy. For instance, I would never suggest XXL Crispy Chicken by Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks for its disgusting, weird, and smelly taste. Formosa, though, is so far the only one that I would highly recommend to give it a good try apart from Arisan at Taylor's University. Despite being operated by a group of foreigners, the food and services never fail to satisfy me during every visit.

On a side note, I have recently found out that Taiwan was historically known as "Ilha Formosa" by the Portuguese, which it literally means beautiful island.On that particular night, Don and I did not choose our usual set meals, but we wanted to have more than what our tummies could handle. Formosa offers a very wide selection of choices of set meals to be picked. Some of them may come with or without a cup of drink of your choice, and some may or may not include a bowl of rice. It's totally flexible in a way!

However, unless I need some cold drink to calm myself, I wouldn't prefer to have their Grass Jelly Milk Tea. It tasted like a cup of drink filled with flavoring essence.Each of us had a bowl of Braised Sauce Rice as usual, and added Braised Egg and Braised Taufu at RM3.00 in total. The first bite had indeed helped to make a life changing decision ever since; I will be sure to order all three of them every single time!Don preferred their Hot Crispy Chicken while I opted for Taiwanese Salted Chicken to save hassles. Both of them came with soft, tender, and juicy chicken meat covered with crispy outer layer, but cooked in different ways. They're definitely finger licking good!

Well, not to worry. The Hot Crispy Chicken wasn't too troublesome to be eaten, in fact. YOU MUST TRY!

My Blog: http://jcheerios.blogspot.com/2013/04/dinner-at-formosa-sunway-pyramid.html

In the afternoon right after Farah sent her mum back home in Cheras, she drove me to this restaurant with Muslim and Chinese cuisines, namely De Templer Restaurant, to fill up our tummies before we headed to Batu Caves. She said she wanted to bring me there and she said she felt good that she did it today. Thanks a gazillion, Farah. It's indeed a good recommendation to me, to be frank. All we had were only dim sums instead of other ala carte dishes but the dim sums were kind of huge that our tummies were bloated.This was a kind of transparent dumpling with awesomely fresh prawns and fresh scallops inside that cost me RM5.80, which was actually the most expensive dim sum among what I had ordered.I bet you have heard of Siew Mai, since it's the most famous kind of dim sum, but they're usually filled with pork. Nonetheless, this one that I had was filled with purely fresh prawns only. Yes, their prawns were all fresh and well-cooked.This was another kind of transparent dumpling with only fresh prawns inside, similarly to the Siew Mai filled with prawns above.This was undoubtedly Chee Cheong Fun with prawns inside. So many dishes with prawns within an hour! Oh yes, I love prawns but the fried onion on top sort of ruined the original taste of it, and it's slightly saltier than usual.My fried dumplings with more fresh prawns inside! In my opinion, it tasted better without the mayonnaise because I always prefer it to be original. Yes, this kind of fried dumplings seems to be one of my favorite dim sum but unfortunately, most of the dim sum restaurants mix the fillings with meats instead of purely prawns. After the only restaurant that has the yummiest fried dumplings with prawns back in Bandar Menjalara, De Templer Restaurant has definitely become my new love. Seeing this makes me think of announcing good news to all my readers, especially the Muslims. This is definitely a halal restaurant, so you need not worry about anything. All you have to do is step into the restaurant, get a place that you like, settle down, order whatever you want, and enjoy your meal. It's easy! ;)

I rated 4 over 5 for the dim sum but I'm not sure about the other foods they served because I have never tried any of them. Whilst for the services, I rated 3 over 5 because it's only slightly better than normal. What are you waiting for?

My Blog: http://jcheerios.blogspot.com/2011/01/dim-sums-at-de-templer-restaurant.html