KL Food Hunt: HK Style Restaurant - Calorie!

I'm not a fan when it comes to anything HK. I know some people go "ho sek wor" (so nice ar..) over HK food but well not me.

However that may just change - food wise at least.



My friend has been telling me bout this Calorie Restaurant in Sri Petaling that serves HK kind of dishes. He is a big fan of HK food, so I kinda took it with one big pinch of salt.

But still then, the way he described the restaurant made me wanna go - someday. He even wanted to have his birthday dinner there!

Anyway that someday came last week.

I went there for lunch and saw that the dishes in menu are rather unique.



So we ordered their specialties which include the pumpkin fried rice served with pork chop. Also another fried rice dish with a creamy gravy and eggs.

We also ordered the side dish - the heavenly prawns with honeydew salad.

And to our pleasant surprise, they were offering buy 1 free 1 so we also ordered the pork in tomato.

Add all those up, and we sure had a lot to eat!



The verdict? What made the dishes stand out was their signature dish of the pumpkin fried rice (that really came in a pumpkin) and the honeydew prawn salad.

That kinda made up a lot for the other 2 dishes which I felt was rather ordinary. Yea you can say it made up a lot cos the pumpkin fried rice is really delicious.. and something I'd go back for!

Price wise.. it was affordable. RM51 for 2 - yea wow!

So I guess that from now onwards, I'll keep my food options open to HK food too - tho I won't put too high expectations on the other restaurants.. yet.



Open daily 11am-1130pm (except Tuesdays).

Address:
Calorie Restaurant
77 Jalan Radin Tengah
Bandar Baru Sri Petaling
57000 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: 03 90576611


*This food hunt is done for the Summer Love: KL! series Im doing. Will I feature it in the series - food wise, yes, but the only thing - its HK food (ie not local KL food).

Tale As Old As Time (Beauty & The Beast 3D)

Wow it surely has been quite a while since I blogged bout a movie I watch. So what makes me wanna blog bout this?

Well, I remember a time (not too long ago ehem ehem).. that animation movies are a rare find. Disney only produced them like once a year.. and as a kid, I'd wait in anticipation for them.

The animation then were mainly fairytales.. with a fair dose of songs. Beautiful love & dreamy songs. And I like that.

So when recently I saw the poster for Beauty & The Beast to be reshown - in 3D, I thought I'd go for it, relieve some memories.. and just soak in that Disney magic once more.

Well, to say the most - the movie didn't disappoint. It's a classic story - tale as old as time!

And while I've outgrown a fair bit of the movie (the bad scenes don't scare me at all).. but the other parts of the movie still retains its charms effect on me.

I still looked forward to the 2 hit sings from the movie.. and the lyrics too.

Now the only downside of the movie perhaps? Well the 3D is not as spectacular as the other 3D movies out there today.

But for those who love a good love story, with songs.. this tale is still worth a watch. Now, I wonder what other old cartoon they are gonna remake into 3D next? :)

KL Food Hunt - Jalan Alor!!

I need a few good food places/ restaurants to be featured in my new webseries - Summer Love: KL!

So I decided to do a food hunt. And where better to start off than at the heart of the city - the road famed for its glorious food, Jalan Alor.

So last Sunday, I called up 2 other buddies to go on the hunt. Well who better but the other gang in Summer Love - Arico & Ben.



We arrived somewhat early with the evening skies still clear and a lil bright. This is the beautiful moment that I like on any day.



Reading a few blogs bout food in Jalan Alor seem to point to 1 restaurant - Wong Ah Wah Restaurant.. known for its most famous chicken wing. But alas this corner shop was closed that day.

Not to be disappointed, we headed to the next road. Now, there's a few hawker stalls recommended here like the famous beef noodles, chicken rice and also towards the middle - the wan tan mee stall.

But I wanted something more like a restaurant - and a place I've not visited before. And one of the recommended restaurants is the Restaurant Muar (Restoran Muar).



At first the place looked rather empty - and I had my doubts. But soon as we ordered and the food arrived, the crowd came pouring in.

Bout the food? Yes they are tasty. The kai lan vegetables were cooked quite unique - like grinded or so. There was of course the unmistakable otak otak. And the asam fish (which was nice but a lil heavy on the fish smell). But of all, I'd come back for the fried eggs!!

Soon after dinner, we jalan jalan a bit more and just soaked into the downtown KL feel.



That then lead us to Changkat Bukit Bintang! Up and down the road we walked - with me wanting to search for the right bar that maybe we can do our shoot.

We came to a few that had some chairs and tables at the pathway.. and sat in one we thought was rather cool. So is the name - Never Mine! Well I won't name my bar such but as a patron, this is cool.

So we chilled a bit more.. with alcohol of course, despite it being a Sun night (ehem, ehem).



And soon after.. just like Cinderella, we decided to head home before it was too late. Oh but we did one more walk along both Jalan Bukit Bintang and Jalan Alor first. Then, it was really time to head back home.

While along the way, we decided - we should.. no make that need to come back (soon) to try that Ah Wah Restaurant.. and more beer the next round. Perhaps on a Friday night when we can drink a lil more.. ahhh.. I can't wait!! :)

Make It A Valentine's Week!

So February 14 came & gone. How did you spend your Vday?

Me - in a cheaper alternative. ie at HOME. You see, while I love the idea of love in the air & all, but I also think at times, some restaurants are way overpriced.

There is this restaurant in KL I called - the Angkasa Restaurant @ KL Tower, for example. The rate was close to RM400 per person just because it's V night. Wow, while it would be quite nice to dine up in the skies, but it makes more sense to actually book a hotel room, I figured!

Besides, on Valentine's Day, it feels like one en masse group thing. Like those flash mob, but instead of dance, it's every couple will eat together. Hmm, but "like that like not special wor".

So since the unique dining (at the top of the sky) is out of the equation, and that I didn't want to go with the masses.. there are only a few options left.

Then the question - why make Vday a 1 day affair? Sure, we can renew our love/ vows on that day. But why not make it a one week long thing? I mean, there are people (including myself ehem ehem) who celebrates birthday like 1 week long, so why not Vday too?

And that's what I did this Vday.. well not exactly 1 week long tho, but close possible with all the time constraints.

The day before.. we jalan jalan and had dinner at the mall (it was some new Korean restaurant). Well to some, this can be like an everyday affair, but for me, this is quite a luxury nowadays.. for ever since work has started, and all the other things I'm doing, mall-ing at weekday nights is quite something!

Anyway, like I said, it can be a fun thing to do.. cos after dinner, we were chilling at the cafe. Owh, and we did check out some fun stuff like the toys below. Now if only they are cheaper, I'd surely get these Southpark figurines.

The next day - Vday, we just a simple (but still yummy) dinner at home. Yeah, that's what we did. No rah-rah or fanciful dinners. But just.. some home cooked roasted chicken. Mmmm mmmm...! (yea, it's that yummy!).

I don't know bout you - but homecooked dinners are always nice. In fact, living in the city, at times.. it's more 'valuable' than eating at restaurants. So, this was definitely something special.

Btw, Valentine's is still not over yet. I think we can continue the 'Vday celebrations' this weekend. Maybe a treat to the movies would be a nice option - Gold Class perhaps? And maybe then we can have another round of dinner - this time something more luxurious since restaurant prices should be more 'sane'.

So yeah, may the Valentine's continue.. and love in the air grow & blossom still.

Finally, to all love birds & love bears out there, here's to a Happy Vday Week! :)