Oh what an absolutely horrible blogger I am! I hardly blogged on food all through 2011 but this year shall be different… I hope 
I’ll start off with a perennial Malaysian favourite – Nasi Lemak!
A chit chat with a friend resulted in my driving all the way to Setapak for what was supposed to be very good nasi lemak, authentically served on a banana leaf, at a roadside stall. My sort of eating place! 
Better still, its right in the middle of a housing estate and but for my friend, I’d never know about its existence. Little did I know that Mali’s Corner is really famous! Just look up the reviews on the internet. People are known to queue … QUEUE! for its nasi lemak and char kway teow basah done in Malay style.
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Dubrovnik is a city in Croatia by the sea. Dubrovnik is also the name of the only Croatian restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, situated at Solaris Mont Kiara. I’d noted its existence about a year or two ago when I used to frequent Ole Ole Bali but ever since I stopped going to the area, it disappeared from my mind.
Recently, I was invited to have dinner at Dubrovnik and to sample some of its wares. Naturally I said yes. Who gives up the chance to try something new? I also learnt that Croatian cuisine spans the Germanic and the Mediterranean due to its geographical locations so it would make for an interesting gastronomic experience.
We started with an appetizer of Smoked Chicken Bites, Beef Bacon Asparagus Wrap and Baguette stuffed with French Salad (RM55)
Verdict: I love the Beef Bacon Asparagus Wraps! It was chewy and had a delicious flavour. The rest were so-so in my mind and the stuffed baguette, although tasty, isn’t something you’d want to eat without a piece of tissue or a plate because it can get messy unless you are very unladylike and stuff the whole thing in your mouth. If sitting at a table, its fine. If as finger food, not so fine.
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I’d been going to Sentidos Tapas from the days before it was part of the Feast Village of Starhill Gallery. I used to go for their bread and butter pudding (one of the best I’d had), paella and some pretty good Sangria – generous portions, full tasting and with decent wine that packed a punch. A visit for sangria and bread and butter pudding about 3 years ago ago however revealed that quality was not as good as I remembered it from days of yore. I did remember that their savouries were still good.
I’d known they were owned by the people who owned Flamenco’s. The giveaway was the bread and butter pudding. I’d tasted it once at Flamenco’s and when I had it at Sentidos I knew it was the same. Asking around confirmed it. Background story is important here. Many a family celebration had taken place at Sentidos Tapas, Starhill over the years.
However, after a recent episode at Sentidos Tapas I’m boycotting the place for two reasons – a rude run in with someone proclaiming to be the owner and food quality and portions that are not commensurate with price.
I’d offered to buy dinner for a friend’s birthday and there was a group of us for dinner. Friend suggested Sentidos Tapas and as it had been a while since we’d been, we thought it might be good to revisit. We had placed our orders and food was served in a timely fashion. I was of course with my camera – mostly for photo practise. I wasn’t planning to blog at all. Naturally all that changed as you will see.
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