Its tagline - Home of Meals and Memories - promises diners a great experience as they savour the culinary creations of head chef Anthony Valenzuela in La Gourmet House's "feel at home" atmosphere.

The smell of petai can often grow on you.

THE Moghul influence in Northern Indian cuisine is obvious from the ingredients used by the cooks, as saffron, yoghurt and cream are common ingredients favoured by people of Persian ancestry, as is the liberal use of nuts and dried fruits.

Sakae Sushi is reeling in shoals of Japanese food lovers in Malaysia with reasonably priced sushi in a trendy, fun-filled setting.

Michelangelo's Ristorante & Bar M's concept is upscale casual or "semi-fine dining", providing a contemporary setting for its middle- and upper-income clients.

The strong aroma of Arabic coffee and tea mixed with the tangy shishah and blend of spices used in the dishes is a sure treat.

KFC has come up with its latest product called KFC Toasted Twister.

THE increase in food and oil prices has been the centre of discussion lately.

When it comes to good andcheap food, Salak SouthGarden is a place that is beggingto be discovered.

Paya Serai at Hilton PetalingJaya is hosting "The Best ofPunjabi North Indian Cuisine"food promotion.

Guests give top marks to Italian gourmet prison restaurant.

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Malaysians and their foreign guests alike reacquainted themselves with Thai food at the recent launch of the Amazing Thailand promotion at the Putrajaya Marriott.

Scones, clotted cream, jam and tea await you at the Mandarin Oriental Lounge on the Park.

Inventive Thai cuisineand reasonable pricesmeet agreeably at MyElephant.

An irresistible deallaced with a liberal doseof Hollywood magic.

Three things come to mindwhen I recall the good olddays of Foch Avenue, whichhas been renamed Jalan Tun TanCheng Lock, after the foundingfather of the Malayan ChineseAssociation (now the MalaysianChinese Association).

The clutter is gone and the restaurants have taken a more nouveau approach. We are talking about Thank Goodness It's Friday or T.G.I. Friday's (TGIF), the popular American franchise that came to Malaysia in the 90s. It started at the Life Centre in Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, and eventually expanded to Penang and Johor.

Putting on a barbecue is a lot of fun as it involves very little preparation. There are no hard and fast rules. Just make sure you get fresh fish and seafood, fresh salad and potatoes. You might like to try these ideas.

Cucumbers are refreshing and can be eaten raw as in the Malaysian salad or rojak. They are an excellent source of potassium, vitamin C and folic acid. You can also churn out a versatile dish with a stir-fry or you may want to make a healthy cucumber sushi roll. Pickle the cucumber and you will have a very palatable relish.

ALL IT takes for a dish to be tastyis that it has the right combinationof ingredients, and this isan area in which master chef WongWing Yeuk excels.

PIZZA Hut Malaysia's unique new Starzbites Sausage Pizza is a sausage stuffed crust pizza with a scrumptious split personality.

The Chews keep their Northern Nyonya culinary traditions alive at Peony Garden.

For more than half a year now, a cosy family-run restaurant has been cooking Western dishes for its clientele at Metropolitan Square in Damansara Perdana.

One would need to have astomach of steel to enjoysashimi - or, at least, that waswhat we thought after we wereseated in Hotel Equatorial Bangi-Putrajaya's Japanese restaurant.

Jalan Maharajalela, which was formerlyknown as Birch Road, is the gateway tothe Southern sector of Kuala Lumpur andis well known for its hawker fare, especiallyamong night birds.

TO SOME, the subject of wine may seemcomplicated but Fox Creek prides itselfon making wines which is easily understoodby more people.

Chef Patrick Dang conducts experiments of the culinary kind in his kitchen. Having worked all over the world, he is now the chef de cuisine at the Urban Bistro Hotel Istana.

ARE you feeling stressed out? Then how about joining CloveTWO and the Malaysian Institute of Baking (MIB) for some baking therapy?

In this interview with Dr Baker on June 13, he shares with us a little more on himself and MIB.

Ornate dragons and timeless home-style delights reign supreme at the newly refurbished Xin Cuisine.

Malaysian food has the potential to become a global cuisine under the Malaysia Kitchen franchise programme, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

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Fans go Forrest mad as this new Hollywood-themed eatery hits town ... and for excellent reasons too!

Sichuanese cuisine moves beyond its provincial confines into the realm of fine-dining at Silk Road.

With the availability of food from every corner of the globe, salads are no longer seasonable but are available anytime. When preparing salads the freshest of ingredients must be used to ensure quality.

Feed body and soul with our fuss-free recipes.

AMY BEH provides practical solutions to your culinary conundrums.