Category Archives: Celebrity Chef

British chef Ramsay opens Las Vegas restaurant

Posted on May 15, 2012 by kcboey@themalaysianinsider.net

LOS ANGELES, May 15 — The British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has opened a restaurant at a casino hotel in Las Vegas, his first in the US gambling hub. Multiple Michelin star holder Ramsay, who already has restaurants in New York and Los Angeles, joins several famous rivals, including Alain Ducasse and Pierre Gagnaire, who have eateries in Las … Continue reading →

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Snippets of Thyme: Restaurant Review: Café des Amis…gateau love!

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Sarah Snippets of Thyme

Restaurant Review : Café des Amis…gateau love! I have discovered my all time favorite dessert. If I had just one last dessert wish, this would get the call. This gateaux won’t win any beauty contests but the flavors of it are … Continue reading →

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Yan cooks tantalising dishes with wine

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

He came, he chopped, he conquered! Effervescent celebrity chef Martin Yan was his chatty self as he deftly sliced a red pepper in his inimitable style. Continue reading →

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Delicious Chinese New Year greetings

Posted on January 19, 2012 by ernamahyuni@themalaysianinsider.net

PETALING JAYA, Jan 20 — It’s the perfect time for a restaurant to reopen with a new look. Ti Chen at The Saujana Golf and Country Club, with a new contemporary décor, is all set for the coming Chinese New Year celebrations. Set within the club grounds, the restaurant already has bookings for various celebrations. Known for its Cantonese and … Continue reading →

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Water cranks up the heat in chillies

Posted on December 25, 2011 by zakiah@themalaysianinsider.net

PARIS, Dec 25 — Scientists on Wednesday said they had solved a puzzle over why some wild chilli plants yield red-hot fruit but others have fruit which is mild.  The answer lies in exposure to water, they reported in the British journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.  The fiery ingredient in chillies is capsaicinoid, which … Continue reading →

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Delightful treats at Sao Nam

Posted on December 24, 2011 by zakiah@themalaysianinsider.net

PETALING JAYA, Dec 24 — The Mangosteen Salad is a must-order at Sao Nam; everyone tells you how awesome it is. It had made its name in the original restaurant in Tengkat Tong Shin in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur. Now we were having it in the Sao Nam at the Empire Shopping Galley. It had reopened 45 days after the gas explosion in the shopping … Continue reading →

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Shattered plates — but not broken dreams

Posted on December 22, 2011 by justin@themalaysianinsider.com

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Ultimately the guy who kept his cool at the most crucial point of the competition won. Dino Ferrari was in tears all over again watching himself in the last, concluding episode of E&O Search for AFC’s Next Celebrity Chef, where he was declared the winner. Diane Montecillo, a culinary teacher, and the other finalist was … Continue reading →

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AFC Celebrity Chef won, not by best, but the brightest

Posted on December 22, 2011 by zakiah@themalaysianinsider.net

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Eight weeks, five countries, many broken plates, one winner: Dino Ferrari! The E&O Search for AFC’s Next Celebrity Chef finally came to an end after eight episodes last night and the winner is the cheery private chef from the Philippines who had not impressed in previous episodes with his food… but his smiley good … Continue reading →

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Food for thought

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — We have always been known as a nation of “eaters”; we eat when we are happy, we eat when we are sad and we eat just to eat. After all, how many times have you heard Malaysians talking about what food they miss most when they are abroad? Well, it looks like we also like watching people cook. On TV. Food shows themselves are … Continue reading →

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Belgian chocolate and Croatian love meet in sweets shop

Posted on November 20, 2011 by

RACOVIKA, Croatia, Nov 20 — Christine Scholtes Covic went to Croatia’s Lika region drawn by its stunning scenery and ended up with a husband and a new career combining Belgian chocolate with nature’s bounty.  “Chocolate is the food of gods, something really noble,” said the Belgian native at her tiny production facility in a village nestled among … Continue reading →

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