In Which Order Do You Eat the Afternoo Tea? Pink October Afternoon High Tea at Hilton Kuala Lumpur

Brought my parents to an afternoon high tea at Hilton Kuala Lumpur

We enjoyed the sight of the drizzle in the city

The Pink October high tea

Eat the savouries first

Beetroot flavoured eclair

Then enjoy the scones with butter and jam second

Then take the sweets last

Salted Coffee at WS Kopitiam Kepong

Salted coffee (ham kopi). A little salt goes a long way. As a person who appreciates salt, I have been wanting to try the salted coffee in Kepong ever since I heard of it. So much so that I am willing to cross the toll for it. And today, I finally did.

Frothy and overflowing in a mug, I excitedly sipped the blend of salty and sweet. I realized I made a mistake of not stirring of beverage when a surge of saltiness awakened my tastebuds. After a good stir, I gave it another chance of judgement. It was very smooth with good body. The saltiness gave an elegant way for the sweetness to unfold. However, the saltiness could be more tactful if the salt was reduced just by a bit I reckon. That explains why it was more delicious when it was watered down by the ice. I deduced that I prefer the iced version to the hot version. Himalayan salt is used just in case you want to concoct your own at home.

The beverage is brewed with butter and a generous amount of evaporated milk which give it it's viscosity. Salted tea is also available but tea didn't quite have the chemistry that coffee has with salt. My mother however, prefers the salted tea. We both concur that one mug can be quite filling for one person considering the butter content. RM3 per mug. The salted beverages could be more popular if it's poster is not hidden at the back of the shop.

If you happen to try them, tag me to tell me which you prefer. The salted coffee or tea?

RM3 per mug

Salted tea is also available

Sipping salted tea

WS Kopitiam is a corner shop at Kepong

Coffee is made by the husband-wife duo

Other food stalls at the coffeeshop

High Tea (and Coffee) at Cafes Richard @ RW Genting

COFFEE. The love of many people's life. The potion that turns you from zombie to human. The survival juice that has to run through your veins before you can function. Admit it. This drink is a big deal. Knowing that, Resorts World Genting has brought the number 1 coffee roaster in France to Sky Avenue. Cafes Richard (pronounced Ree-charr) not only a place for the coffee junkies but also a haven for coffee connoisseurs.

Cafes Richard, French style cafe at Sky Avenue, Genting

This cafe is for those who have a more discerning palate in food and fashion. Other than its expertise in coffee, it also replicates the French joie de vivre with seats facing the streets (or in this case the walkway) and a beautiful outdoor platform where customers can add a little sunshine to their coffee.

The 'levitating' flower platform for an alfresco feel

Cafes Richard from France

Cafes Richard takes their products very seriously. Everything brewed, cooked and baked here are of explicit quality and know-how. A little chat with their coffee ambassador, Thibaut K. Bidi is a testament to how committed they are to excellence. According to this coffee encyclopedia, coffee appreciation is no less than the appreciation for wine and the benefits of respecting the drink is enjoyable.

Ambassador of Cafes Richard, Thibaut K. Bidi, very enthusiastically explaining the science of coffee

Cafes Richard carefully selects precious and uncommon beans from around the world to give customers a sense of exploration and discovery. Top of the list is Perle Noir, or black pearl, an exclusive Cafes Richard 100% Arabica brewed in a French-style espresso iconic of the Parisian Brasseries. Massaya, also served as an espresso hails from Mexico and is organically cultivated.

The cold press method produces the coffee in a 6-hour water extraction.
Coffees produced this way are smooth, rich with very little acidity, served cold.
The iced water can be pre-infused with fruits and spices to contrast the flavour of selected coffee.

Customers who prefer slow coffee methods such as French press, chemex, syphon or cold drip can choose from Ethiopian Moka Yirgacheffe cultivated in the birthplace of coffee, Costa Rica Tarrazu cultivated on volcanic plateaus, Sumatra 'Orang Utan' which proceeds partly go towards helping endangered orang utans of Indonesia as well as the rare and premium Jamaican Blue Mountain.

The Chemex method, served stylishly in a wine glass.
It gives an aromatic crystalline coffee with absolutely no bitterness

The Syphon method is produces coffee that are not too strong

The French press method for a full bodied and rich cup of joe. Finish brewing yourself at your table.

Latte Jardin Fleuri- rose, hibiscus, elderflower latte

Cheers with coffee

The most coveted seats will be the ones nestled on a stylized fiberglass and steel Frangipani flower platform

Add some solild delights with the high tea set

French macaroons

Check out their high tea set

Their waiters are trained in a fashion that they can confidently recommend beverages that are best suited to the customers' palate. Similar to how sommeliers explain wines and suggest the pairing with different dishes, Cafes Richard aims to have their staff to be sommeliers of coffee.

An afternoon tea with mummy

Cafes Richard

Level 1, Sky Avenue.

For more information, please call 03-6101 1118 or visit www.rwgenting.com

Breakfast at Yut Kee Kopitiam

My family and I are fans of breakfasts and brunches. That Sunday before he was leaving back overseas for work, I decided that a visit to the Old Lady of Kuala Lumpur would be a good wrap-up for the weekend. Yut Kee Kopitiam in Chow Kit has earned herself the majestic title by being around since 1928. The number of check-ins from my friends at Yut Kee in FB concurs that this eatery remains the choice of many till today.

 

We were greeted by a red building. The queue is madness, like the t-shirt suggests