Paradiso Cafe and Patisserie @ Sunway Nexis, Kota Damansara

Latest new kids on the block of Sunway Nexis, Paradiso Cafe and Pattisserie are owned by Malaysia's top chef Azizan Shukri. Chef Azizan well-known for his fine Italian cuisine has cooked for Bill Clinton, Michelle Yeoh and former prime minister Tun Abdullah Badawi. I am honoured to be invited for a preview of his cuisine before his restaurant is officially open.

SALAD 

FRUIT SALAD RM32

Colourful fresh salad with kiwi, strawberry, peach, mango served with mesclum, honey vinaiggrette, mustard and olive oil. So appetizing!

PRAWN & COCKTAIL RM28
Try this, if you fancy a little seafood in your greens. Bring usual salad to a whole new level, with sweet succulent poached prawn dipped in the creamy chilli mayo and mesclun finishing.

SOUP

MUSHROOM SOUP RM13
Mushroom soup served with in-house made charcoal bread bowl. Must try!
The top cover is crusty and lightly toasted with garlic butter. Pipping hot thick and rich in flavour soup with generous crunchy button mushroom. 

PASTA

DUO SPAGHETTINI AGLIO OLIO RM48
Al dente black and white pasta tossed with abundant offer of fresh seafoods, rocket salad and olive.
Simply taste good and satisfying, just terrific.

MAIN COURSE

SALMON TROUT RM48
Pan-seared juicy fresh salmon trout served with in-house made creamy lemon butter and dill herbs sauce. The salmon is moist and tasty while the crispy skin is such a treat. I would prefer if the sauce has a much stronger lemon taste though.

RACK OF LAMB RM60

Perfectly done rack of lamb served with mint, capers and cream sauce.

Well seasoned, tender and juicy lamb to die for. Balance your taste bud with the sweet pineapple tart.

DESSERTS 

Sinfully good Chocolate Crunchy Mousse Cake RM18.

QUENCHER RM12.50

1) Bubble Gum - Mango juice with peach lychee and green apple.
2) Lime Mistic - Lime juice with green apple and blue lagoon.
3) Cooler Paradiso - Apple Juice with green apple, lychee blood orange and mint.
4) Pink Panther - Cranberry juice with strawberry and peach.
5) Cranberry Mint - Cranberry juice with lychee and mint.
6) Sparkling Kiwi Granite - Lime juice with kiwi lychee and green apple.

Cosy ambiance, wood toned tables and chairs, the interior are brightly lit with natural light.

All in all, it was an amazing dining experience at Paradiso. Stunning edible flowers food plating and delicious foods that will tickle your taste buds. This is the best place to impress someone special with an unique beautiful dining experience. Truly amazing!

Paradiso Cafe and Patisserie
D-GF-09, Block D,
Sunway Nexis,
No 1, Jalan PJU 5/1,
Kota Damansara,
48710 Petaling Jaya.

Business hours : 11.00am - 11.00pm Daily

Facebook : www.facebook.com/paradisocafemalaysia

A Night To Admire Beauty And The Moon with Marysharon

Last Friday, I was invited to 'A night to admire beauty and the moon' by Marysharon. The event was held at GSC Pavillion on a lovely evening.

Marysharon's -Sparkly & Shiny Series. 
Marysharon Spa Sleeping mask, with exclusive moisturising formula - Golden Seaweed essence able to combats dry skin effectively.  It provide extra aqua for extremely dehydrated skin while regain skin vitality with its unique water-locking net on the skin surface.

Welcome speech by Marysharon's management.

One of the lucky draw winners.

We are then treated to a scrumptious dinner and ended the night with 'Return of the Cuckoo' movie screening.

It's been a while since I last went for a movie and I'm glad that I do enjoy the movie. Thank you Marysharon for having me.

Wellness Wine Tasting @ The Mix, Holiday Inn

Let's unwind at the end of the day with a glass of wine. It is believe that moderate consumption of wine may have significant health benefits. Recently, CaldbeckMacregor and AMC Malaysia organized the 'Wellness Wine Tasting' held at The Mix, a welcoming restobar operated by Holiday Inn.

Healthy eating and drinking is not all about boring diet or bland and tasteless food. The Wellness concept is all about listening to your body to what you need to eat in order to achieve a healthy and fulfilling life. AMC Malaysia, a market leader in cookware held a live cooking demonstration, with their house chef preparing a healthy grilled salmon dish without the need to add oil. With the right products and cooking method, one can cook healthy food that also delicious. 

  

The delicious main has to be paired with selection of wines from Caldbeck Macgregor. 

We have the chance to sample few types of red and white wine. Medium-bodied and fruity red while the white are sweet and light best paired with the tasty grilled salmon.  

It was an enjoyable night spent with the ladies. Till then, XOXO! 

Snack Guilt-Free with Signature Snack

Snacks! Who doesn't love snacks? But instead of snacking on junk foods, why not snack guilt-free with Signature Snack. Freshly baked with all natural ingredients and without preservative, a healthier snack option. Best of all, it comes with free delivery too. Yes, you heard me right. 

HOW TO ORDER? 

1) Place your order online at www.signaturesnack.com

There are few subscription option :

Monthly RM59.90/month (5 full-sized snack pouch)
Quarterly RM56.90/month (5 full-sized snack pouch)
Semi Annual RM53.90/month (5 full-sized snack pouch)
Yearly RM47.90/month (5 full-sized snack pouch)

For a limited time only, use my code - Elana

http://goo.gl/2Iir0D

You are entitled for RM20 OFF for 1st box, pay only RM39.90 instead of RM59.90 for 5 packs in 1 box.

Snack comes in a hard and sturdy carton box. 

All pouchs are arranged neatly in the box.

Here are my TOP picks!

Soft Baked Lemon Chia Seed Cookie
With chia seed goodness and tangy lemony fragrant, so good I couldn't stop munching. Oh dear....

Chocolate Chip Almond Crumble
How could anyone say no to chocolate chip especially when its come with whole almond. Just heavenly....

Salted Vanilla Cashew Crumble

Crumbly, nutty cookie-like bits just mouth-watering.

Hurry! Place your order now and happy snacking. XOXO

Website - http://www.signaturesnack.com/my/

Tiger Bites Street Food Festival @ Avenue K Rooftop

Hello! Still remember the Tiger Bites trip I went with Tiger Beer few months ago in search of the best street food hunt? Well, in conclusion of the Tiger Bites, the rooftop of Avenue K is being transformed to resemble popular street food markets of Kuala Lumpur with a scrumptious spread of popular Malaysian hawker food dished out al fresco dining style. Wow... besides getting spoilt for choice with the wide variety of delicious street foods and we are treated to ice cold Tiger Beer.  A perfect pairing. :D

The specially created Tiger Beer cocktails, Roaring Passion and Bite Me, Cherry. 

While we are busy with foods and boozes, we are also entertained by Talitha Tan awesome performances.

Roasted duck, BBQ pork and char siew.

 Flying wantan mee.

Hokkien mee.

The night is ended with a surprise of two Lok Lok truck making its appearance for supper. Too bad I missed this!

Apart from foods, there are exciting activities such as ‘Go Nuts for Nuts’ and ‘Get Your Balls Straight’ games so we could win a stamp to redeem for more beer! 

As it began raining later in the evening, we then make our way indoor to ‘Chill lah’ area to kick back and relax. 

Hutong popiah. 

Back in August, Tiger Bites challenged foodies to a gastronomical hunt around Malaysia to uncage hidden street flavours. Embarking on roads less travelled, food lovers traversed the country in search for rare but yummy hawker nom noms, pinning their discoveries on Tiger Beer’s microsite www.tigerbites.com.my for others to explore. 

Prizes such as 18 sets of GoPros, phone lenses and selfie tripods were rewarded to participants of this 11 week long contest. The participant who put together the best street food trail (which combines the most number of pins dropped and total distance travelled) was then awarded with an all-expenses paid trip for two to Taiwan where more great meals await. Congrats to all the winners. 

For more information on Tiger Bites, please log on to www.tigerbites.com.my.

Relish the Chocolatier Experience with Chef Tim Clark @IVIV(ONESIXFIVE)Lounge & Bar, InterContinental KL

In conjunction with the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur World Celebrity Chef Series 2015, it's time to indulge the finest chocolate delights with Tim Clark, an acclaimed Master Pastry Chef and Melbourne’s award winning artisan chocolatier and pâtissier, as he is the guest chef at InterContinental® Kuala Lumpur from 15 November to 20 November 2015.  

The celebrity chocolatier began his career in Germany, training extensively in a meek, one star Michelin restaurant, before taking on the role of Executive Pastry Chef with an international luxury cruise liner. He later on became accredited as the youngest Executive Pastry Chef in Crown Melbourne, and soon finds himself tantalising the taste buds of respected public figures such as Nelson Mandela, Rachel Griffiths and Buzz Aldrin. 

Renowned for his masterful chocolate art pieces including the four meter long delight of edible chocolate garden, Chef Tim Clark has a big passion in ‘chocolate’. This Master Pastry Chef and co-owner of the renowned Cacao Fine Chocolates & Patisserie carries a string of achievements that are sure to deliver an enchanting experience at the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur World Celebrity Series 2015 following the first success with South Korean Celebrity Chef Edward Kwon in April 2015. 

It would be an equally incredible journey for The InterContinental Kuala Lumpur World Celebrity Chef Series this round with creative confectioneries. Get up close and personal with Tim Clark, as he flaunts his skills in creating the best in new and innovative cakes, chocolates, pastries and macarons for afternoon tea, dessert menu, chocolate buffet as well as a master cooking class from now till 20th November 2015:

THE CHOCOLATIER EXPERIENCE AT IVIV (ONESIXFIVE) LOUNGE AND BAR;

• Artisanal Afternoon Tea 

(Daily between 2:00pm to 5:00pm, RM 160 nett per tea stand, inclusive
two pots TWG's tea)

Enjoy the finest indulgence of Chef Tim Clark’s ambrosial selections such as Strawberry Mascarpone Cake, Murray River Salted Caramel Macaron, Choc Pop with Freeze Dried Raspberry and more with a pot of selected TWG tea.

Mille fuel of Smoked Atlantic Salmon, Chick Pea Fritter Tahini, Coriander Mayonnaise.

Chermoula Spice Roast Duck Orange Marmalade Sandwich, Eggplant Caviar Marinated Lamb Ciabatta, Smashed Avocado Open Face Sandwich Toasted Pine Nuts Micro Cress.

Coco Fraise.

Double Chocolate.

Strawberry Mascarpone Cake.

Murray River Salted Caramel Macaron, Passion Fruit Marshmallow Cubes.

Choc Pop with Freeze Dried Raspberry. 

Savoury or sweet, it is best paired with 1837 TWG tea.

My personal favourite tea would be the Moonfruit Black Tea and Earl Grey. :D

• The Great Indulgence with Wine Pairing
  Revel in a velvety smooth confectionery of Rhubarb Creme Brulee, Cocoa Fraise and the like after dinner, paired with wines of white zinfandel, moscato, shiraz, and the moscato d’asti.
  (Daily between 7:00pm to 12:00 midnight, four pairings available:
  RM 42 nett for one pair of dessert and wine pairing;
  RM 128 nett for four pairs of dessert and wine pairing)

• Prime Chocolatier Collection
  Be spoilt for choice with the delectably-crafted Double Chocolate, Maracuja Cheesecake and more at the IVIV (ONESIXFIVE) chocolate counter that are sure to leave your senses craving for more.
  (Daily between 8:00am to 9:00pm, RM 8.00nett per piece onwards)

CHOCOLATE GARDEN BUFFET AT SERENA BRASSERIE 
A beautiful and extensive spread of edible Chocolate Garden to make every sweet tooth waver in wonder from an ensemble of ‘Truffle Noir’ Chocky Pop, Summer Berry Delight, Passionfruit Marshmallow Cubes, Saltiness and more. In addition to that, a plethora of international and local indulgence with live action stations awaits.
Available daily from 16 November till 20 November 2015.
RM 148 nett per person.

MASTER COOKING CLASS SESSION
Gain an exclusive pastry cooking class session from the celebrated Master Pastry Chef himself, and learn the insider techniques behind his sinful creations such as Pinachocolada, Chocolate Banana Beignet and Strawberries & Cream Choux bun.  

Available on 17 November and 19 November 2015, from 11:00am to 1:00pm.
RM 250 nett per person.

DESSERT SELECTIONS IN TAO CHINESE CUISINE AND TATSU JAPANESE CUISINE
Complement your dinner experience with one of the heavenly dessert menu, Fried Ice Cream drizzled with Murray River Salted Butterscotch for a blissful reminiscence to the night.   

Available daily from 15 November till 20 November 2015, from RM 28 nett.  

For reservations or more details, please call 03-2782 6000 / 03-2782 6398 or email foodandbeverage@intercontinental-kl.com.my.