Comments on: Malaysia Travel Blog: Madam Kwan’s, High-end Hawker Fare in Kuala Lumpur

By: Veron Ang

Veron Ang — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 05:31:41 +0000

In reply to JR.

Awwww… Hope you both enjoy the food and deliciousness!

With love from Singapore

By: JR

JR — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 06:20:25 +0000

We gg hoot some nasi lemak now.. Chiong arrrr!!!

With love from KL
– Lester & JR

By: Eva Thorne

Eva Thorne — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:39:02 +0000

I bought a cookbook not too long ago, Fresh Thai written by Oi Cheepchaiissara. I was so taken with it that I spent whole afternoon/early evening, cooking several Thai recipes from it:
http://inthekitchenwitheva-eva.blogspot.com/2011/04/thai-cooking-rampage.html

It was a wonderful experience and the flavors were deep and bold. I think my favorite was the lime-lemongrass sorbet. Amazing!!!

By: Veron

Veron — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:06:07 +0000

In reply to Eva. Eva, thank you for your wonderful words! And what a pretty name you have :) Love hearing your account on how you found authentic Malaysian food. Some of the locals tell me that their best food is usually from the street-side mamak stalls rather than shopping malls. Perhaps you can try one out next time. Since you love spicy food, you absolutely must MUST pay a visit to Thailand (or a Thai restaurant run by Thais :P). Their curries are the best, especially the green curry. The minced chicken with basil is awesome too.

By: Eva

Eva — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:37:32 +0000

I love your site, especially since I’ve been to Malaysia twice. As you’ll note from my blog, it’s pretty much my favorite cuisine. I love the spice palette.

I had great experiences eating in KL: http://inthekitchenwitheva-eva.blogspot.com/2010/07/food-notes-from-kuala-lumpur-malaysia.html

The goal was to avoid being sent to restaurants catering to Western palettes. I wanted authentic Malaysian food!!!!!

I also really enjoyed visiting the local supermarkets. Sometimes it’s hard to find those ingredients in the US.

Keep up the great work with your website!

By: Veron

Veron — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:07:19 +0000

In reply to jon marc. Oh! It's along the row of small eateries directly behind Watson's. On one end there's the brightly lit roast duck stall. This is the tiny and cramped stall right next to it. The food isn't really that fantastic. (I just like the chicken wing and chilli.) But as you have rightly pointed out, there isn't really anything special to eat at Toa Payoh Central!

By: jon marc

jon marc — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:37:54 +0000

i am seriously very interested in your “certain small non-air-conditioned eatery at Toa Payoh central.” as i am there almost every weekend. until now, i havent really eaten anything special. and i think i have walked the length and breadth of all the known coffeeshops and cooked food markets in TP.

By: craig chew

craig chew — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:57:47 +0000

In reply to weihong. still remember her name..?

By: weihong

weihong — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:14:09 +0000

I was at the same outlet, my friend had Nasi Bojari(spelling anyone ?) and i had assam laksa, love the food and portions large + the waitress serving me is very cute :)

By: Veron

Veron — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:44:19 +0000

In reply to TasteHongKong. Thank you for your "favorite"! I think the coconut flavoured rice is more of a South East Asian specialty :)

By: TasteHongKong

TasteHongKong — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:02:59 +0000

So happened, while touring in Malaysia for more than a year ago, I visited Mdm Kwan in the Twin Tower and enjoyed an identical dish. Love that coconut flavor which I seldom have it here in Hong Kong, and you remind me of that ‘delicious trip’.

Thank you for the posting and I have enjoyed visiting this nice site, which is just added to my Technorati Favorite.

By: Kyo

Kyo — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:52:17 +0000

In reply to Veron.

I got deflected today to a restaurant at Ion Orchard (fancy, schmancy)… still planning on hitting Grandma’s very shortly, possibly tomorrow or this weekend (first weekend in Singapore since Val’s in Feb – good to be back!)

By: Veron

Veron — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:45:14 +0000

In reply to Kyo. Yeah I made it a point to dine there after your recommendation :) No regrets. I love the food! Is Grandma's as good as the original?

By: Kyo

Kyo — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:08:10 +0000

Oh! You did go to Madam Kwan’s after all.

I still think the bojari rice is quite a ‘standout’. I’m probably heading there again this weekend to try other things on their menu.

I’ll have to check out Grandma’s – nearly went there but went to Modesto’s instead as wasn’t sure of their food. Since you claim it’s a former chef of Madam Kwan’s in the same style, I’ll probably swing by there today/tomorrow.

Must stop flying for food…

By: proud mom to maximus

proud mom to maximus — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:14:38 +0000

haha ur right…the never ending Q…
yes! sri bestari ayam penyet is to die for..apart from the one at Lucky Plaza…

By: Veron

Veron — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:11:01 +0000

In reply to proud mom to maximus. Lemme guess: The Changi Village nasi lemak is from the stall with the infamous long queue? Speaking of Changi Village, I love the ayam penyet from Sri Bistari!

By: proud mom to maximus

proud mom to maximus — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:08:02 +0000

if im in KL i wud go to Nasi Lemak Antarabangsa at Kampung Baru.
if in spore, i would go to Changi Village of coz!