Hennessy XO Appreciation Grows – The Spirit of Conquest

This next installment of the Hennessy XO Appreciation Grows, entitled The Spirit of Conquest, was held at the Chin Woo Stadium in KL. Remember all the tres chi chi and rather interestingly themed Hennessy XO Appreciation Grows dinners ? (here’s one, and here’s another).. Well, the time had arrived for the next one.. this time [...]

Hit & Mrs @ Lorong Kurau, Bangsar

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What should one make of a restaurant named, Hit & Mrs ? There’s much interest these days in something gourmands and chefs alike call experimental cooking or experimental cuisine. A relatively new approach to food that invents new dishes, and explores new ways to make traditional dishes, with the help of the tools and ideas [...]

The Mexican Fiesta @ InterContinental KL

Bored of local food ? How about checking out the Mexican Fiesta.. ? InterContinental Kuala Lumpur, together with KLM and the Embassy of Mexico in Malaysia, are thick in the middle of much excitement, due to the Mexican Fiesta . From 1-15 April 2013, two extraordinary Mexican Chefs who are from the Presidente InterContinental Mexico [...]

Greece and the Foodie!

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First trip to Greece? Here’s our introduction to Greek cuisine.. As far as summer destinations go, few places in the world can capture the imagination of real foodies more than Greece. Holidays to Greece are in fact much more than pure and simple beach getaways, and seamlessly turn into a deeply sensorial experience which goes [...]

3 Great Reasons to stay at The Ritz Carlton KL

Who wouldn’t want to stay at The Ritz Carlton KL .. ? Ritz-Carlton is one of our favorite hotels because it not only is a leading brand in luxury lodging, but it is also a friendly place to stay at, with efficient and approachable staff. Its unique culture can be summed up as a group [...]

Chef in the Spotlight – Chef Baptiste Fournier

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Today’s Chef in the Spotlight is Chef Baptiste Fournier of Sancerre, France, whom we met at Mezze KL, just last week. Voted as one of the top 6 young chefs in France by the famed Gault Millau guide, Baptiste took over the helm of the executive chef role from his father, Daniel at the family-owned [...]

That exciting portal called YourSingapore Live!

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Singapore recently launched the “Only in Singapore, Right Now!” campaign to introduce YourSingapore Live (YS Live) and the plethora of upcoming activities and attractions happening Only in Singapore. CCFoodTravel was in Singapore over the weekend, to check out the YourSingapore Live’s exciting itinerary. It turned out to be immensely fun and we had a hectic [...]

Win A Free Trip to Seoul Korea, With Quests Travellers!

It is now, the month of April, and it is time to bring you a rather cool Travel Contest, courtesy of one of Malaysia’s leading travel agencies, QuestsTravellers! In conjunction with Quests Travellers 1st Anniversary, they have decided to hook up with CCFoodTravel to give away a FREE TRIP TO SEOUL, KOREA. Picture a luxury [...]

Eating, Drinking Orlando!

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For many, Florida conjures images of jaw-dropping rollercoasters, sweetie stores with every imaginable flavour, rubber ring rides at water parks, plus of course burgers at fast food restaurants. However, as a 20-something on a holiday to Orlando with friends last year, I realised that there’s much more to this sunshine destination than at first meets [...]

The Ritz Carlton Spa Village

How about a weekend getaway in urban KL, that includes a visit to a super luxe Spa Village.. ? Ever had one of those spa’s where you leave wondering if you even had a treatment? Where the masseuse was so weak her fingers just didn’t work the kinks out of your body? Well, let me [...]

Hennessy X.O Appreciation Grows 2013 with Chef Lee Anne Wong

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Can you believe that it is that time of the year again, for the much acclaimed Hennessy X.O. Appreciation Grows event to take place? I certainly can’t. Time sure flies when you’re deep up to the eyeballs with work and things, that people get deep up to the eyeballs with! Well this year, the dinner [...]