taco

With a founder and a chef who are both Hainanese, the Hainanese chicken chop, Hainanese lamb stew and Hainanese fried noodles form the ideal introduction to The Heritage, which seeks to highlight the Malaysian Hainanese community's colonial-era culinary legacy. The chicken chop, prepared grilled or fried, offers nostalgic comfort, completed with roast potatoes and mixed boiled vegetables, rounded out by an onion gravy (RM23). It's a filling portion, so we passed this time on the lamb stew, which sounds even heartier, a three-generation-old recipe thickened with white radish, water chestnuts, ginger, fu chok, black fungus, fermented bean curd, goji berries and red dates. While cocktails might not be linked to the Hainanese, The Heritage offers some engaging choices with Malaysian inflections. Butter Her Gin (RM28; butterfly pea and bunga kantan-infused gin, lychee liqueur, kaffir lime leaves, egg white) and Koko Kau Kau (RM31; dark rum, house-made coffee liqueur, Milo, frangelic...

It's ten in the morning on a serene Saturday, with scarcely a sign of life on this stretch of Medan Damansara - with the surprising exception of Mezze, where Edith Piaf's La Vie En Rose wafts gently from the restaurant. The counter is already lined with fresh-baked pastries and cakes, while the kitchen brigade labours behind the scenes on further temptations to come. Mezze might be best known as a bistro and bar that buzzes with exuberant energy in the evening, but it deserves to become beloved for its newly launched weekend brunches too - a hearty selection of robust, full-bodied specialities that make Saturday and Sunday mornings worth waking up early for, one of the most satisfying brunches to be savoured in KL for 2019. For fans of Egg Benedicts, Mezze serves no fewer than three engaging interpretations of this popular favourite - the most distinctive might be the Goanese Pulled Pork Benedict (RM34), layered with slow-roasted pulled pork beneath the luscious poached eggs; t...

Highball's namesake long drink might not formally be on the menu in Bukit Damansara's latest bar, but feel free to order one, pairing Nikka From The Barrel with soda for an enjoyable nightcap. Another for the road? Try the Lychee Mint Sour, blending Bourbon with lychee syrup, lemon juice, fresh egg white and mint leaves. Highball 68M, Plaza Damansara, Jalan Medan Setia 1, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur. This post first appeared on eatdrinkkl.com

It might take a village to cook up a kenduri, but if hometown flavours are what you're craving this Ramadan, Ahh-Yum promises buffet dinners this month that bring the balik kampung spirit to Bukit Damansara every evening, a taste of traditional cooking to whet the appetite for Aidilfitri. For fans of Ahh-Yum, the buka puasa spread offers the opportunity to sample numerous temptations not available on the restaurant's regular a la carte menu. If lamb is your one true culinary love, the buffet will rekindle that romance with unlimited helpings of Grilled Lamb, enlivened with a house-made air asam sauce that's aromatic with kerisik and coconut paste, a beautiful marriage of robust-tasting meat with a tangy companion. It may be worth coming simply for the kambing - especially since Ramadan won't return until April 2020. Ahh-Yum's mascot is a chicken on the run, so it's no surprise that fowl plays a pivotal part in this buffet, with a preparation to please every pala...