Rite Bites, Boutique Bangkung Food Crawl Pt. 1

With an invitation from Nigel, we went on a food crawl at Jalan Bangkung, one of Bangsar's quaint corner. This was also tied in as an intro to some of the merchants who are partners with Max, a leading lifestyle privilege card. One can sign up for the Max card for just RM10/month to enjoy discounts/freebies for dining and privilege invitations. Check out the website for more details, please let them know that you heard about it from me ;o). When they ask for referrer's email, it's emailwmw@gmail.com To join, click HERE.

Our first stop that day was Fit For 2, it was a first visit for many of us to this place. Fit for 2, conducts fitness class for both mother and babies and also serves tasty food. Check out Max's privileges at Fit For 2 HERE.

As Fit For 2 is opened by the same owner of Bisou, they of course serve their signature cake and cupcakes here and we got to try a few variety. Aren't they lovely??? A shame to eat; could be a tad sweet for some though.

These chocolate brownies were nice.

Lovely sandwiches (from top to bottom) : Smoked Salmon Bagel, Roasted Chicken Sandwich and Tuna Sandwich. All lovely; bagels and bread are made on the premises!

Pumpkin Soup which is a favourite of mine. For those who like their soup savoury, this will be sweet for them. The soup is smooth and creamy, good to the last drop.

1st Floor, 75 Jalan Bangkung
Bukit Bandaraya
59100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 2093 9088

Location HERE

We then made our way to our 2nd stop, Cava Restaurant & Bar a few doors down. Specializing in Spanish cuisine, we were given a taste of Spain! Max's Privileges at Cava HERE.

Rows of lovely Sangria being mixed by the drink specialist. Probably one of the nicest Sangria I've tasted (yes, even when compared with the ones I had in Spain!).

Prawn Pil-Pil - the ones here differ slightly from those in Spain but nevertheless still yummy though it was a bit overcooked to me. Prawn Pil-Pil (also known as Gambas Pil Pil in Spanish) is suppose to be a sizzling dish but this was served in a buffet style to us.

Sauteed Baby Octopus - obviously prepared differently from the usual lidako Japanese version that I eat. It was okay to me.

Seafood Paella - Fragrant Saffron Rice with fresh mix seafood. A single portion of this is RM35 (USD10). I am not a fan of seafood so I can't really comment on this dish and as in all paella that I have previously tasted, the rice is simply too wet and mushy for my liking. It's an acquired taste, I'm sure.

Other dishes (from top to bottom, clockwise) : Spanish Lamb Boulette (my fave as I love lamb and this lamb meatball with spices was just delicious), Sauteed Black Pepper Beef and Spanish Omelette.

Cava Restaurant & Bar
71 Jalan Bangkung
Bukit Bandaraya
59100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel : 03-2093 6697/016-305 3294 (Mr Param)

Map HERE


To be continued ...

My Weekend Comicstrip

*FYI, WMW's born in the year of Monkey

E told me about the website and I ended up creating this. If you folks don't see the humour in this, I apologise. I did it to humour myself :o).

Hot Hanoi - Part 1

Well, I've become rather lethargic since coming back from Hanoi. It was extremely warm there, though the sun occasionally gets hidden by the clouds, the whole load of us definitely experienced heatwave! Well, time for me to post some scenic shots of my first day in Hanoi. Our first stop was around the vicinity of Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, visiting his office and quarters (we later went back on the fourth day to enter the Mausoleum itself, no cameras were allowed then). Do click on the highlighted words for more info.
The Vietnamese treats Ho Chi Minh with utmost respect but they decided to go against his wish to be cremated upon his death (he passed away on Sept 2, 1969). Ho Chi Minh was embalmed instead, and displayed so that all can pay him a visit at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.

A guard seeking refuge from the scorching sun!

The Presidential Palace is next to the Mausoleum. Ho Chi Minh stayed here for awhile before moving to his house on stilts.

Ho Chi Minh's office exterior

The serene surroundings - I like the creepers
There were loads of pomelos growing in abundance up in the trees all around. Some of them were pretty large.

Ho Chi Minh's residence -House On Stilts

Yes, the Vietnamese is very proud of Ho Chi Minh and they have every reason to be, he was afterall their greatest leader.

To be continued ...