Versatile dining at Chef Choi

If you like versatile dining.. it’s time to head on down to Chef Choi.. Having dinner at Chef Choi is an experience in itself. The chef is full of surprises and we have became regular clients at this restaurant for a couple of years now. And dining at Chef Choi is like eating the best [...]

Chinese New Year @ Chef Choi

I love Chinese New Year celebrations at Chef Choi. It’s always such a porky affair.. I know I will definitely eat my fill of suckling pig and oh, for the love of crispy crackling skin! This year’s menu was a bit of an experimental menu , thrown together by the Chef.. But first the Yee [...]

Steamboat at Chef Choi

Beloved by many Malaysians, a steamboat is a tureen of stock that’s kept simmering at the table, and friends and family gather around to dine on food that has been painstakingly prepared, with much love. The Steamboat at Chef Choi is so pretty to look at that one cannot but stop to admire, the food [...]

Spanish Milk Fed Lamb at Chef Choi

Chef Choi may not offer glitzy decor or trendy music, but it has carved out an enviable niche with its ‘great flavours’ & staff who make everyone feel ‘remembered & special’. Unlike the competition hereabouts, there is plenty of elbow room in this cozy restaurant I have come to call, a second home. And you [...]

Chef Choi and the Truffle-phile

I suppose I have a few food-inclined friends who are still obsessed with fresh truffles. They tend to know a great deal, on the subject matter, and go through great lengths to transport/ship/hand-carry fresh truffles back home to KL, for the sake of a meal. They also go through great pains to keep the truffles [...]

Food Porn – Hairy Crab Iberico

Hairy crabs, a.k.a. Chinese mitten crabs .. Feeling a little tied up?   roe, roe , roe your boat, gently down the stream..   merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream ..   braised hairy crab egg noodles .. love me, love my crab meat and roe ..   Feeling too square for some [...]

BBQ at Chef Choi

Barbecue is its own world, moving to unalterable rhythms and primordial fumes. Unfortunately, here in Kuala Lumpur, the whole BBQ culture is missing. Unlike in the great US of A or Australia, our hot and humid weather does not encourage us to bring out the “barbie” in the afternoon, and just work up a good sweaty [...]

A Taste of Thai.. at Chef Choi

159 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, 55000 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Thai cuisine, known for balancing sour, sweet, and salty flavors with chili-infused heat, is represented at Chef Choi’s this week, by dishes of every persuasion.. myriad salads e.g. fresh vegetables or dried shrimp or deep-fried crispy fish, thai fish cakes, sashimi prawns, thai duck noodles and seafood completes the repertoire in the form of the [...]

Chef Choi “Thanksgiving” @ Jalan Ampang, KL

A text message from bubbly Ms. Chan reminded me of a turkey dinner that was to happen, in 2 days. Part of the message stated “…come with your appetite…” Now as I recall from our last meal at Chef Choi, we were surprised by the quantity and quality of food served, that left us stuffed, [...]

Chef Choi @ Jalan Ampang, KL

Cumi & Ciki were recently invited along with Masak-masak, A Whiff of Lemongrass and Fatboybakes, to a food tasting at Chef Choi.  For those who are wondering where Chef Choi is (like moi.. drove past a zillion time but never noticed) , it is located en route Bukit Bintang, just as you past MCA and [...]