Harrods Store at KLIA

Flying to Kuala Lumpur....

Above the palm oil trees...
almost landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Inside the Malaysian Airlines cabin ... The seats were nearly empty, you can count with your fingers the total of the passengers ;)

At KLIA. There is a Harrods store!

Harrods Peppermint Tea - RM 15

Harrods Green Tea - RM 15
I like Harrods Tea :)

Apple Pie - RM 15
Yummy!

Pancake - RM 12
Nice and fluffy.

All prices subject to 6% Government Tax
Current currency:
1 Ringgit Malaysia = Rp. 3.200
1 USD = RM 3.04

Starbucks Red Cups Gathering 2012

"Rekindle The Joy" becomes Starbucks Holiday Season 2012 theme.  This holiday season started from 12 November 2012 until 6 January 2013.

I was invited to Starbucks Red Cups Gathering 2012 but too bad, I had to go back to work in the middle of this gathering. Thus, I didn't get the chance of trying all this holiday season's beverages and food.

Starbucks Holiday Blend 2012

Christmas Blend Espresso Roast

a darker, more intense roast that brings out the rich, caramelly flavor. This sweet, spicy blend is delicious as espresso, brewed or pressed.

Starbucks Holiday Beverage 2012
Same as the previous year 2011

• Cranberry White chocolate - Fruit-forward and chocolaty, topped with real cranberry sauce. It's still my favorite Starbucks holiday beverage.
• Mocha Toffee Nut Latte - Rich and creamy with caramel-nutty flavors.
• Peppermint Mocha - Chocolaty delight with a creamy, peppermint twist.

Starbucks Holiday Food 2012

Chicken Pepper Focaccia Sandwich - Rp. 33.000

I like this sandwich because of the Italian herbs aroma.

Smoked Turkey Ciabatta Sandwich - Rp. 42.000

It tasted bland for my liking.

Stollen - Rp. 24.000/slice

It tasted totally different than the real German Stollen. This Starbucks stollen is just a plain bread with a little of dried fruit and in the middle, there's "fake" marzipan (instead of using real almond to make the marzipan, they used groundnuts with almond essence).

VIA Snow Flake Land - Rp. 17.500

Bread Pudding - Rp. 17.000

Limited edition of  Starbucks Nutcracker Bearista - Rp. 200.000

Current currency: 

1 USD = Rp. 9.600

Related posts:

Starbucks Holiday Gathering 2012

Starbucks Autumn Blend 2012

Starbucks VIA Ready Brew

Nanny's Pavillon Kimberly's Room (Home Sweet Christmas)

Kimberly's Room is the newest restaurant from Nanny's Pavillon. It was opened last September in Plaza Indonesia. I  just adore the unique concept of this restaurant. It really makes me feel like I'm in a girl room with a high concern of beauty details. You can tell directly from all those beautiful hanging clothes, gorgeous shoes, pretty bags, replica of mirror dressing tables and even also a  big box of cosmetics.

Open kitchen.

For this year Christmas season, Nanny's Pavillon is presenting "The Home Sweet Christmas Menu":

Welcome Home Tower Tea Set - Rp. 168.000 (including two cups of hot tea)

The little wooden house is so adorable, isn't it? ;)

Start first with the savouries:

Mini pancake with smoked salmon.

Smoked beef rolled pancake.

Mini Alvin's potato.

Continue with the sweet food:

Mini blueberry pancake.

Mini chocolate waffle.

Ending it with fruits:

Fresh Fruits (pomelo, kiwi, orange, raspberry)

Strawberry skewered pancake.

You can choose Chamomile, Jasmine or English Breakfast tea.

Garden Tenderloin Steak - Rp. 99.000

Australian Tenderloin Steak with Homemade Green Peas sauce and Cherry Truss Tomato served with selection of mashed potato, french fries or baby potato. It's worth a praise! :)

Beef Fondue - Rp. 119.000 (only available at Nanny's Pavillon Bathroom)

Cubes of Australian beef cooked in sizzling oil with selection of sauteed vegetables and three kind of homemade dipping sauces (pepper, cheese, and brown sauces). It's a bit sinful after eating the Garden Sirlion Steak but I just couldn't resist to eat this delicious beef fondue (of course, I shared with other food bloggers who were invited to this food tasting event).

Maiya's Choco Mallow - Rp. 29.000

Nothing beats a cup of hot chocolate with float melted marshmallow during cold weather or rainy season :)

Let it Snow Pancake - Rp. 39.000

Berry pancakes covered with homemade white chocolate sauce and mini Christmas tree.

There is also Home Sweet Christmas Gift where you can have it for every minimum purchase of Rp. 250.000 or if not, for a minimum purchase of Rp. 68.000, you just need to add Rp. 38.000 to get one of the  gift items.

Sweet Scented Potpourri 

available on 1 - 2 December and 7 - 9 December 2012

Christmas Hamper

available on 14 - 16 December 2012

Home Sweet Cushion

available on 21 - 25 December 2012

All prices excluding tax and service.

Current currency: 1 USD = Rp. 9.600

Beside all these, Nanny's Pavillon is going to held an event called "One Hug Thousands of Love Asia Charity Tour" from 20 - 25 December 2012 throughout 10 outlets in Jakarta and Bandung. This event is a Free Hug campaign during Christmas. It's all about delivering love and care between Santa Claus and customers. Every hug given, customer will get a piece of Royce Chocolate and a chance to take a photo with the Santa Claus.  This event is supported by Royce Chocolate.

Location:
Nanny's Pavillon Kimberly's Room
Plaza Indonesia, 2nd Floor,
Unit L2# E24, E24S, E24T
Jl. M. H. Thamrin Kav. 28 - 30
Jakarta 10350
Tel: 29923916/ 29923917

Related post:
Nanny's Pavillon /Terrace 

Pasta de Waraku - Indonesian Feast with a Twist (PIM 2)

Pasta de Waraku is one of my favorite places for having fusion Japanese pasta and pizza. I was pretty intrigued  when I received an invitation from Pasta de Waraku to try their new special menu - Indonesian Feast with a Twist, which they claimed as a unique twist to Japanese dishes with the richness of Indonesian taste that will tantalize the buds.

Together with some other food bloggers and media, we tried the below dishes:

Appetizer

Korokoro Tofu - Rp. 25.000

Deep Fried Seasoned Tofu

Calamari - Rp. 35.000

Fried Squid Rings

Edamame - Rp. 10.000

Soybean Pods

Pizza

Salmon Pizza with Curry Sauce - Rp. 50.000 (medium), Rp. 65.000 (large)

Thin crust Pasta de Waraku pizza topped with baked salmon in curry sauce sprinkled with slice of chili, cucumber and onion. As usual, I enjoyed the thin crispy crust though I wish the topping could taste richer.

Pasta

 Beef Spaghetti with Rendang Sauce - Rp. 58.000

Not your average beef spaghetti, instead of standard bolognese sauce, they use rendang sauce which is famous known for its richness flavors and also with mince beef and quail eggs. Good thing that the rendang was not as spicy as I expected.

Fried Oxtail ala Java - Rp. 65.000

Spaghetti aglio e olio cooked with Wafu sauce, completed with fried oxtail and red bell pepper. Frankly speaking, I was not really keen to see the red chili paste on the top of this spaghetti aglio e olio.

 Traditional Fried rice with Angus beef - Rp. 65.000

The authentic taste of Indonesian traditional fried rice cooked with salted fish and shrimp paste. For the combination with Japanese dishes , use Angus beef in Teriyaki sauce and also completing with egg on top. The Angus beef was nice. The fried rice was tasty but too spicy because of the chili seeds.

Indonesian Grilled Ribs Spaghetti - Rp. 65.000

Spaghetti Aglio Olio cooked with Wafu sauce, completed with grilled ribs and fried white onion. Also served with 2 types of chili paste: red chili and green chili. If you are a chili lover, you will definitely love this dish but for me, after I ate a spoon of it, my lips and tongue felt like they were on fire :(

Strawberry Cheesecake Milkshake - Rp.  28.000

I need milk to cool down my lips and tongue. 

Grilled Chicken Spaghetti- Rp. 58.000

Signature Spaghetti aglio Olio cooked with Wafu sauce, completed with juicy grilled chicken covered chili paste on top. I didn't try this one because I still felt the burning sensation on my lips and tongue :(

Dessert

 Baby Hanito - Rp. 32.000
Juicy Fruits (left)

Banana Crumble (middle)

Candyland (right)

The name "Baby Hanito" really represents the size of it. It's a 6 cubes of honey toast with toppings. For the toppings, I still prefer the ones that are put on those classic Hanito like Hanito Macha Red Bean and Hanito Earthquake.

All prices are subjected to service charge and PB1 tax.

Current currency: 1 USD = Rp. 9.600

At the end of this food tasting, it was hard for me to enjoy the food because I'm not a chili person. There are so many Indonesian food without chili. Why all these pastas and pizza need to have chili? Does food with chili really represent Indonesian food? I understand a lot of people love chili but there are people and also children who can not tolerate it. I guess it would be wise to add other non chili pasta and pizza with Indonesian twist to the menu.

Location
Pasta de Waraku
Pondok Indah mall 2
Restaurant Row, level 3 No. 343A
Jl. Metro Pondok Indah Blok 3B
Jakarta Selatan
Tel: 75920608

Related posts:
Pasta de Waraku - Jakarta
Pasta de Waraku (Food Tasting Panel)

JCF 2012 Closing Event - Charity Dinner

" Eat, Drink & Donate" Charity Dinner became the theme of the Jakarta Culinary Festival 2012 Closing Gala Dinner. This event was held on  31 October 2012 at Pop Up Restaurant.

The Closing Gala Dinner prepared by 7 Indonesia's best chefs, presenting their signature dish. For the Wine Pairing for each dish, provided by Yohan Handoyo - Dimatique International

Cold Appetizer

by Hugo Adrian (Blowfish Kitchen & Bar)

Tuna Carpaccio with Okinawa Sauce and Daikon Salad

I really enjoyed this cold appetizer. The Okinawa sauce was perfect and refreshing for the delicate Tuna Carpaccio.

Wine: Cape Discovery Rose 2011, Australia - Indonesia.

Hot Appetizer

by Arimbi Nimpuno (Lifestyle Studio and Arimbi Kitchen)

Grilled King Prawn with Green Curry Espuma

Wine: Cape Discovery Sauvignon Blanc 2011, Australia - Indonesia.

I'm still wondering until now why the small prawn is named King Prawn? I skipped the Green Curry Espuma because it's too spicy but I could tell that the other food bloggers enjoyed it.

Soup

by Sandra Djohan (Epilogue)

Pumpkin Soup with Foie Gras
Warm, thick and creamy soup with the melt-in-the-mouth foie gras was luscious.

Pasta

by Gianfranco Beltrame (Casa D’Oro, Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Jakarta)

Ravioli stuffed with Cepe Mushroom, Yellow Pepper Sauce

Wine: Montes Limited Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2010, Chile

Soft ravioli (yes, you read it correctly, it's soft, not "al dente") with nice cepe mushroom filling.

Fish

by Gilles Marx (Amuz Gourmet)

Steamed Fega Barramundi, Ginger Scented Rice & Lime Coconut Sauce

Wine: Vina Ventisquero Grey Chardonnay 2010, Chile

It came to my surprise when an Asian dish was prepared by the famous French chef in Jakarta. Why not preparing a French dish which is his expertise?

Meat

by Vindex Tengker (The Dharmawangsa Jakarta)

Roasted Bultarra Saltbush Lamb Shoulder Rack with Mustard and 

Taragon, Radish, Agnoloti, Salsa Verde and Cepes Jus.

Wine: Kaiken Ultra Malbec 2010, Argentina

Chef Vindex definitely did a fabulous job on this dish. The lamb was so tender and aromatic from all the herbs.

Palate Cleanser

by Ismaya Catering

Orange Granita with Lemon Sorbet
This palate cleanser was a nice respite from the heavy dishes.

Dessert

by Steve Diaz (Colette & Lola) 

Golden Hazelnut Praline, served with Amaretto Nougatine Ice Cream
One word for this dessert... Delectable!

During this charity dinner, all the money raised was donated to Drive Books Not Cars organization, in support of Taman Bacaan Pelangi and Sahabat Anak.

Thank you, Ismaya Group and Goorme.com for inviting me!

Location:
Pop Up Restaurant 
Grand Indonesia
West Mall Level 5
Jakarta