I've heard many good comments on Lafite in Shangri-la Hotel, and they are one of the best fine dining restaurant in Kuala Lumpur dining scene. I decided to splurge a little, and had our anniversary dinner with Joe there.
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| Complimentary Assorted Bread with Butter |
Unlike Joe, I'm never really a big fan of bread, but I like these! It has a nice chewy texture.
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| Amuse Bouche: Asparagus Soup |
Our amuse bouche of that night was Asparagus Soup. The soup was flavourful and creamy! I finished every single drop of it!
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| Cauliflower Cream Soup with Maine Lobster and Egg Surprise |
Joe had the warm appetizer Cauliflower Cream Soup with Maine Lobster and Egg Surprise (RM35). Abso-delicious!!!! Never thought that cauliflower could taste so super flavourful and the way they were thinly shaved, it was so crunchy! One thing that I MUST talk about this dish - the egg! I was looking forward for the egg after seeing the word 'egg surprise' on the menu. The egg white was so fluffy, it was souffle-liked. Cut the egg in the middle, and you'll see the runny yolks flowing out, and this added extra flavours and creaminess to the soup. Joe actually passed a comment, that he will never have eggs anymore, unless he'll find others that are as perfect as this. LOL!
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| Seabass and Oyster Tartar |
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The Seabass and Oyster Tartar with Caviar, Tomato Vinaigrette and Beetroot Coulis (RM60) was nice. I especially love how the biscuits (I supposed they are..) on top gave the tartar some texture. It wasn't aggressively seasoned, but every bite was perfect pairing with the caviar.
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| Lamb Loin |
Joe had the Lamb Loin with Herb Crust, Potato Gratin, Baby Squash, Eggplant Caviar and Tapenade Jus (RM120). I must say, the lamb was perfecto!
Look at how perfectly cooked the lamb was! Sorry for the messy plate, but it was really too delicious that we would just have to wipe up every single drop of the gravy on the plate! The meat has all the flavours that a lamb should have, and all the tenderness that you would like in your meat! The crust has some nuts mixture into it, and hence it added some nutty flavour into the lamb.
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| Roasted Hokkaido Scallops |
Scallops are my favourite, so I had the Roasted Hokkaido Scallops on Potato Galatte with White Wine Sauce, Mussels and Springs Vegetables (RM130). The scallops were sweet and fresh. I'm never a big fan of mussels as I always find them being overcooked. However, I was converted that night - the mussels were cooked perfetly! In fact, it was my first time having perfect mussels...hmmm.....
I LOVE LOVE LOVE ice cream! I was over the moon when they served us ice cream. Talk about this dessert, I have to share something with all of you. Earlier on while enjoying our main course, a small incident happened, which I shall not mentioned; and it was brought to the staffs' attention. They were really quick to react. I really like how attentive they are to their patrons. *Good Service*!! Ok! Back to food!
A complimentary desserts from the restaurant. The chocolate cake was not too bad - chocolaty and moist yet neither too sweet nor too heavy.
On the 8th November 2013, Philippines was
hit by one of the worst typhoon knows in history – the Typhoon Haiyan a.k.a
Typhoon Yolanda. Travelling at 315/km, road were destroyed and half a million
of buildings were torn down. Millions of people have lost that one place that
they could call “home” and now they are struggling to stay alive in a place
that has been badly-strike by the strong wind – shortage of food, clean water
and a proper shelter. Trying to stay alive is not the only problem that the
survivals have to face, but many of them are also force to face the fact that
their love ones – family, friends, and even their own children – have been
taken away from them forever in this horrible disaster. Mothers who lost their
children; children who are made orphaned to face the after effect of the
typhoon; mothers killed along with their unborn child. These are just a
friction of the sad news. There are many more heart-breaking stories going on
among these victims.
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| Photo courtesy of Natta Cosme |
Countries and organizations around the world have
been going in to lend a helping hand. Now, in the blogging world, we could do
so to. The Butterfly Project has collaborated with Natta Cosme, a beauty
website, has come up with a charitable cause in helping the victims of Typhoon
Haiyan in Philippines. There are only a few simple steps to do so:
1. Logging
or register yourself with Natta Cosme
2. Go
to the tab “Charity” and it will direct you to a page where Natta Cosme
explaining why they are helping out the victims
3. Scroll
all the way down; you’ll see products selling at a promotional price, ranging
from RM3 – RM 55.92.
4. Select
your desire item(s) and proceed to your shopping cart. Follow the instructions
on the website.
If you do not wish to
purchase any products, there’s an option of RM10 donation at the end, and you
could just make your donation through there. All proceeds from these will be
donated the victims of Typhoon Haiyan. The donations collected will be
transferred to FoGuang Shan Malaysia in February 2014 and Natta
Cosme will publish the receipt of donation on their Facebook page.
Wait! Your good deeds
will not be without return! Natta Cosme will give out Natta Cosme Chinese New
Year angpow for free to any customers that donate. NOTE: These are WHILE STOCK
LAST!!!!
Do help to spread the
news – through blogging, Facebook, Twitter and other social media platform. The
victims in Philippines could use any form of help that they could get.
In times like this, we should be grateful of where
we were. Though we do have our fair share of natural disaster going on in
Malaysia, but compare to what these people are going through right now, most of
us here do not need to fight for basic survival essentials.
So let all of us do our part, and try our best to
help these victims – let them know that they are not alone in this world, and
there are always someone out there would be more than willing to help them.
Pray hard for them and may GOD be with them along the way!
