Jan 2019 – Toriden
ENAK XTRA AT TORIDEN – MONDAY, 14 JANUARY 2019 You may wonder why a vegetarian is doing the write up for a Japanese Chicken Hot Pot Restaurant. Well, this vegetarian was delighted to be presented with a leafy salad, with a tasty dressing, then soft soy bean chunks with tasty soya sauce and rice and […]
Dec 2018 – Samira @ Asian Terrace
LAST ENAK OF 2018 – THURSDAY, DEC 13SAMIRA BY ASIAN TERRACE Special thanks to Claire Droesbeke Nadvornik and Aglaé Dehondt for hosting our last Enak of the year on Thursday Dec 13th at Samira by Asian Terrace. Aglaé and Claire had enthusiastically planned this Enak way ahead of time and worked very hard in securing […]
Nov., 2018 – End of Year Pot Luck Lunch
ENAK!’S YEAR END POT LUCK AT JANINE WILLIAM’S HOME – NOVEMBER 15th 2018 You could be forgiven if you thought a flock of starlings had invaded at lunchtime today. But no, come to think of it, a flock of starlings could never make the amount of noise the Enakkers achieved. I wrote the foregoing a couple […]
October, 2018 – Kayra Restaurant
AN ENAK! EXPERIENCE A Kerala Sadya was served on Thursday Oct 11th at Kayra Restaurant, 46, Jalan Tun Mohd. Fuad 1, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur. Thirteen beautiful ladies partook of a truly delightful experience. Seated before a wall painted with a beautiful scene of a Kerala shoreline of houseboats, coconut palms and […]
Sep 2018 Tumis@Teak 5
The September Enak was held at this cozy restaurant Tumis@Teak 5 in Publika. While Publika is a mall overflowing with restaurants, this fabulous eatery was relatively easy to find (in the maze that is Publika) and most enakkers even found parking close by. We were 11 enakkers, with one person straight off the airplane and […]
Aug 2018 Ali, Muthu and Ah Hock
Ali, Muthu and Ah Hock If ever you are at Central Market with friends or visitors, wander back to Jalan Balai Polis, it is a five to ten minute walk and you will be surprised at how many interesting places, shops and restaurants there are, along the way. One of them is Ali, Muthu […]
July, 2018 – Sek Yuen Restoran – Chinese
On 12thJuly, 15 Enakkers including two children ventured to the legendary Sek Yuen Restaurant at 315, Jalan Pudu, Kuala Lumpur. Sek Yuen serves old style authentic Cantonese food using the old method of cooking – wood block, and helmed by elderly cooks in stained white t-shirts. Sek Yuen was once the restaurant of choice for upper class […]
June 2018 – Little Heritage House
On Thursday the 14th of June 14 Enakers joined Vicki Fennessy and I at Little Heritage House,23 Jalan 17/56 Seksyen 17, Petaling Jaya. Little Heritage House is a restaurant that specialises in a type of cuisine which is known by many names: Peranakan, Straits Chinese or Baba/Nonya. For those of you who don’t know of it, it […]
May 2018 – Special Enak, Tour of the Ramadhan Bazaar at Kampung Baru
Review of special Enak, Tour of the Ramadhan Bazaar at Kampung Baru, Wednesday May 30th, 3.30pm- 5.30pm What’s in a name? I didn’t know that the original spelling of Kampung Baru was “Kampong Baharu”, literally meaning “new Village” right here in central Kuala Lumpur. The Village came into existence in 1899 as a reserved area for […]
May 2018 Nam Heong
Enak!, Thursday, May 10th 2018 I can say it was certainly a most exciting Enak! at a most exciting time here in Malaysia. The May Enak! was the day after GE14, Malaysia’s much contested polls on Wed May 9. It wasn’t without some anxiety that our fabulous hosts Pamela de Lange-Storck and Jeanne Greer (after efforts in […]