Wednesday, April 22, 2009

A Gastronomical Adventure: nibbleish.com

Last night I was fortunate enough to be invited to experience a new concept here in KL...a sort of mini food tour consisting of starters in one restaurant, mains in another, and desserts at the last one. Nibbleish has found a way to promote great restaurants in the city...while also giving foodies a sense of adventure.

When you log on to the site you just need a few clicks to choose your date, the sequence of restaurants you would like to dine at, select the dishes you would like for each course and voila! You pay online and you're all set to go. Currently the two locations are Changkat Bukit Bintang and Jalan Bangkung, each with five restaurants participating in this adventure...in the future there will be new locations added into the mix. Keep on reading and find out how you stand a chance to win a free nibbleish privilege card!

This was my sequence for the night at Changkat Bukit Bintang:

Pre-dinner Drinks & Canapes @ Le Bouchon

This little cottage-like French restaurant with it's cosy and rustic interior was the perfect kick off for the evening. It was almost as though we were enjoying a drink at home before heading off on the tour. Here we enjoyed a blackberry port with mini cheese puffs and creamy fois gras served on a sesame crispbread.

Starters @ Flam's
This elegant and romantic Italian restaurant was the perfect setting to enjoy the first part of the meal. I decided to go for the beef tenderloin carpaccio...

I don't normally have beef carpaccio and yet with the 7atenine event on Monday and Flam's on Tuesday I think I've more than made up for my weekly quota of pure protein! This carpaccio was very good...paper thin and extremely tender...it was lovely paired with the salty Parmesan and peppery rocket and just a touch of the mustard dressing. The portion was generous...so much so that I was wondering if I had space for my main dish...luckily the walk to the next restaurant took care of that.
Mains @ Delucca

This sleek and chic new addition to the Changkat scene serves up Italian delights. Here you feel as though you might be in an Italian cafe in the heart of Manhattan. My order here was the saffron risotto with porcini mushrooms.

I had high expectations for this dish and sadly it was the only disappointment of the night...while the saffron was strong the rest of the flavours were very bland...It felt like I was eating watery rice with a strong saffron flavour...however do not let my experience with this dish deter you from enjoying Delucca as I think I merely picked the wrong item on the menu...the other two options were the fish ravioli with a prawn sauce or the homemade fettucini with spicy seafood...both of which I saw everyone at my table slurping up with delight.


Dessert @ Palate Palette

We ended the night at this funky cafe with a fun quirky interior design concept...a faux grass wall in the patio area...mismatched tables...designs on the walls...little gems here and there. To go with the fun theme I ordered the ginger creme brulee...
this was deliciously smooth and creamy with a faint tingling of ginger and the perfect sugar crack. We also had after dinner drinks and the chef recommended the chilli padi passion fruit martini...this was amazing! Super spicy but sweet and sour at the same time.
The night was wonderful...filled with superb food and great company! A big thanks to Nigel of Nibbleish for inviting me along...ohh and I almost forgot to mention there was a celebrity sighting...I finally met the famous Malaysian food blogger Fat Boy Bakes!
And the Giveaway!
***The folks at Nibbleish were also kind enough to give me a few of their Nibbleish Privilege Cards which entitles you to discounts and special offers at the participating restaurants year round. I have 3 to give out...so leave me a comment below and I will pick 3 names at random and mail these off to you! Unfortunately this only applies to my Malaysian readers...

13 comments:

Vivien said...

Hey, i would like to have the priveledge card :)

Chefspiration said...

One of my readers Sharon had trouble with the comment box and so asked me to add this comment in for the Nibbleish draw:

"Nibble for you, Nibble for me, I'd really like to Nibble for free, So please pick me, pick me, pick me. (pretty please). - Sharon

Lyrical Lemongrass said...

Ah, you met Fatboybakes....he's so adorable, isn't he?? :-D

fatboybakes said...

what LOVELY pictures alexandra. i didnt even see you holding a camera. or was R doing it? hahahah, famous msian food blogger? HAAARRRRDLY la. it was a pleasure meeting you both, and i hope it wont be the last time!! as if to add incredulity to your statement, the word recognition is "LECOW!" hahaha!

Rebecca Saw said...

hi dear, met the affable fBB eh? isnt he sweeeettt? ;)

carol said...

LOVE the look of Le Bouchon!... so quaint! =) ... never knew this food tour thing existed! it's DEFINITELY something i'm going to do! let's do the jln bangkung one when it comes around!!! *grinz* but first, gotta try the changkat one!

c'mon alex! RANDOMly pick me!!! hehehe!

Arwen from Hoglet K said...

This is a cool idea. It lets you try a lot of new places in one go. I like the sound of the homely atmosphere at your first venue. The creme brulee sounds lovely too!

Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella said...

You really get all of the best invites don't you? lol

Anita said...

What a fun idea! It lets you test the food, environment and service from multiple places. Did you need to have a good appetite? :)

Chefspiration said...

Vivien - Thanks for commenting! I'll add your name into the draw which I'll do at the end of this week.

LL - haha yes I finally did! What a nice guy :)

Fatboybakes - lol..I took the pics from the press kit cuz my camera ran out of batteries that night! Haha lecow...hilarious!

Thenomadgourmand - Yes very sweet :)

Carol - yes this food tour is a bunch of fun! check it out!

Arwen - it is great that way trying out a bunch of places in one night...great value for money too. The creme brulee was divine!

Lorraine - who me? hahaha...and what about you? you seem to always be dining in such wonderful restaurants :P

Anita - oddly enough the walking around also helps with the appetite...I managed to fit it all in somehow :)

Timothy Low said...

Wow ... the Tenderloin Carpaccio ... just can't take my fingers of it ...

Anonymous said...

boo hoo...I'm not malaysian. I wonder...
this is such a great concept though, trying different restaurants!

Chefspiration said...

Tim - That carpaccio was beautiful...very tender and flavourful :)

Burpandslurp - It really is a great concept! Lots of fun too :)