I’m Back
Saturday, September 6th, 2008 Write a comment
It’s been awhile since my last entry in this blog. Guess I’m just being lazy but then again I kinda missed not writing and so, here I am.
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There’s a lot of things that has happened politically especially about that guy Anuar who has won the by election at Permatang Pauh and wit that, changed the whole political scene in Malaysia. Finally the opposition has a bit more balls in the parliament and that is a good thing. The era of two third majority is over and everything seems to be on the right track. BN has to be real careful as to what their agenda is coz there’s no room for fuck ups and that is fer sure. I just cant wait to see what happen next. The show must go on.
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Back in the kitchen, things were as usual. We got pretty busy for the Midsummer Feast but everything went well. Chef Kevin Cape, our new Exec Chef for YTL did the menu and it was a good learning process for the boys in the kitchen. In addition there are guest chefs (Stephen Mercer, Bobby Chin, Chef Ismail etc.) that came in to promote the event and working with them has been an eye opener and also fun for everybody.
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So, now it is the Ramadan period and things are getting really slow at the restaurant. After lunch service, the boys started to prep dishes for breaking fast and here the creative juice started to flow. There are so many good local dishes that to eat them all in one sitting is kinda tough. I think that I may have to scrape that idea I had of losing weight during Ramadan. I’ll post some pictures pretty soon. Still hasnt dwnld da pictures in my phone and there’s a lot of dem.
Scallop On Fennel Pancake
Monday, July 30th, 2007 Write a Comment
There’s a lot of ways to cook scallops but the best way for me is to just sear them on a hot pan and put them in the oven until its like medium. For this dish I pair the scallops with a fennel pancake and uni and serve them with a saffron mustard sauce. Read the rest of this entry…
The Artistry of the Japanese Side
Friday, July 27th, 2007 Write a Comment
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Chef Aziz is the man behind all the japanese food at shook. A Master at his work and he has been doin it for quite some time. Pictured above is the shasimi plate. Check out some of his other stuff…and the taste..superb!!!
Tropical Lobster
Friday, July 6th, 2007 Write a Comment
I think it is the most beautiful lobster compared to an Australian or Maine lobsters. Never used it when I was in New York coz duh…its tropical and i guess nobody really use them there. Anyway the best way to cook them is either steam, grill or something like a thermidor. I like it grilled best and serve them with clarified butter. You can flavor the butter too with herbs, chilli etc. Read the rest of this entry…