Sep 2015 – Restoran Wan Fo Yuan
Peggy De Silva and I planned for the September Enak at Restoran Wan Fo Yuan at No 8 Jalan Panggong in Chinatown. This part of Chinatown is proving to be a pretty interesting ‘foodie’ enclave with the Malaya Hainan Restaurant down the road and the Old China Cafe on the adjacent street. We checked out […]
Aug 2015 – Restoran Hainan
On Thursday August 13, 2015 twelve MCG members and one guest from Scotland enjoyed lunch at Malaya Hainan, not far from Chinatown near Pasar Seni. The restaurant has been open for only a year and is housed in a former post office. The owners spent a few years renovating and restoring the building which has […]
July 2015 – Ramadhan Bazaar at Kampung Baru
Few cities in the world have a village right in the middle of the capital city & Kuala Lumpur has Kampung Baru just a stone’s throw away from the city centre. Reached easily by the LRT, Kampung Baru is very much a still lived in village. Which is probably the reason why it has still […]
Jun 2015 – LimaBlas Restaurant – Chinese Malay
June ENAK! was held at LimaBlas restaurant on Thursday, June 11th. We had 16 attendees that enjoyed the eclectic casual ambiance (the restaurant is filled with eclectic artifacts – old telephones, bikes, vintage tv’s, etc.) and the authentic Chinese Malay dining that features Straits cuisine. LimaBlas, located very close to Pavillion offers a variety of […]
May 2015 – Hao Chi Dian Dim Sum – Chinese
Eleven Enak members carpooled to Chi Hao Dian Dim Sum restaurant in Kuchai Lama. We were very surprised by the lovely restaurant which was moderately new, clean and staffed by a friendly and professional team. Our host, Endrew made his best effort while suggesting the set menu for the group. He explained each dish to us […]
Apr 2015 – Hari Kraf Kebangsaan @ Kraf Komplex – Malaysian
Sago & coconut being filled in banana leaf cones March ENAK! was held at The Craft Complex on 2nd April, 2015 to take advantage of Hari Kraf Kebangsaan 2015, which was happening at the time. HKK is an annual craft festival that takes place every year to showcase the arts and crafts from the different regions of Malaysia. It is also a great […]
Jul 2014 – Aromas – South Indian
This month a small dedicated group of Enakers met at Aromas in Brickfields for a delicious lunch of South Indian treasures. Beginning with an appetizer of Aroma bites, chicken stuffed mushrooms coated with lentil flour then gently fried, we made our way through the extensive and varied menu. The Palak Paneer, homemade cheese cubes in a […]
May 2024 – Bride of the Sea – Eman Quotah
Eman Quotah is an Arab American novelist from Saudi Arabia and winner of the 2022 Arab American Book Award for Fiction. Her novel, “Bride of the Sea”, is about diverse cultures, immigration, religion and family bonds, about loss and healing, mistrust and secrecy. The story covers a period between 1970 to 2018 focusing on journeys […]
May 2024 – How To Stand Up To a Dictator – Maria Ressa
Book Group 1 read Maria Ressa’s How to Stand up to a Dictator on the 31st of May. Some of us had never heard of her before while others among us remember her as a CNN news reader seen here in Malaysia years ago. No matter from where we started, we all have new found […]
April 2024 – Convenience Store Woman – Sayaka Murata
Convenience Store woman is a short love story between a misfit and a store. Convenience store woman is an ironic and sharp-eyed look at contemporary work culture and the pressures to conform to it as well as fresh portrait of an unforgettable heroine. Keiko Furukura in her mid-thirties is an unmarried woman who has been […]