MAISON OF MID-AUTUMN ELEGANCE FROM SOFITEL KL DAMANSARA

 

 

Be moonstruck by Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara’s Maison of Mid-Autumn Elegance collection, featuring French elegance infused into local heritage; a concept inspired by meaningful reunion connections and the timeless art of gifting.

Local media members had opportunity to a sneak preview of the two beautifully crafted gift boxes: Golden Reverie and Autumn Harmony for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.

Golden Reverie can be transformed into a luxurious keepsake box while Autumn Harmony presents a timeless expression of warmth. Complete with a nifty cocktail fork and knife set, the gift sets can be personalised with one’s choice of individual mooncakes.

Purists will like the Traditional Baked Mooncakes with fillings of Red Bean Paste, Pure White Lotus Paste, White Lotus Paste with Single Egg Yolk or Pandan Lotus Paste with Single Yolk.

Contemporary preferences are catered for with the Artisan Snow Skin Collection. Signature flavours include Mango Cream Cheese, Matcha with Red Bean, Pandan Custard, and Black Sesame with Cheese.

Durian enthusiasts will find ample succour in the rich and velvety Musang King Durian Snow Skin Mooncake. Inventive variants such as Pumpkin Lotus Paste with Mung Bean Paste, Black Sesame Lotus Paste with Mochi, Dark Chocolate with Sea Salt and Assorted Mixed Nuts complete the sweet line-up.

Also available to enhance your mooncake enjoyment are two mocktail concoctions: Midnight Moon (pu erh tea, chrysanthemum, sour plum & rock sugar) and Golden Moon (osmanthus oolong tea, lychee, ginger honey syrup, calamansi and soda water). 

The latter is best paired with mooncakes filled with Red Bean, Mango Cream Cheese, Pandan Custard and Pure White Lotus while the latter goes well with White Lotus Single Yolk, Pandan Single Yolk, Black Sesame with Cheese and Musang King Durian. 

Sofitel's Maison of Mid-Autumn Elegance gift box selections begin from RM178+, while individual mooncakes are available from RM42+. Enjoy 25% Early Bird savings until 8 August 2026. Purchases can be made now until the Mid-Autumn Festival (25 September).
 

MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL SET MENU

 

To brighten up the Mid-Autumn Festival season, the team at Wan Chun Ting restaurant will offer a specially curated Mid-Autumn Festival Set Menu.

Savour a six-course Cantonese feast beginning with signature Wan Chun Ting Dim Sum Trio: Chicken Meatball & Prawn Paste with Conpoy Sauce, Shrimp Wonton with Szechuan Sauce and Stuffed Scallop with Prawn Paste in Salt & Pepper to whet the appetite.

The deeply soulful Double-Boiled Chicken Soup with Dried Scallop, Dendrobium Orchid and Cordyceps Flower is a compelling heartwarmer whilst the silky-smooth Steamed Tiger Grouper with Chef's Special Sauce will inevitably make a notable splash.

 
Delicate vegetal and oceanic nuances from Braised Dried Scallops with Baby Chinese Cabbage continue the palate-pleasing pace before irresistible Braised Longevity Noodles with Shredded Chicken sums up the main cast.

Priced at RM218+ per person (minimum two persons), the Mid-Autumn Festival set menu wraps up with a comforting dessert of Chilled Peach Resin with Snow Pear and Red Dates.

For enquiries or orders on the Maison of Mid-Autumn Elegance collection, please contact Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara Hotel, tel: 017-511 7725 or 012-371 6388, or email: Jasmine.Yap@sofitel.com.
 

GOLDEN PHOENIX RISES FOR THE HORSE YEAR AT EQ

 

Saddle up with EQ Executive Chinese Chef David Yee’s festive set menus this Chinese New Year, marking the return of Golden Phoenix pop-up for the Year of the Horse.

 
Riding on a classical approach emphasizing familiarity and rich symbolisms, the chef seasons his stable of celebratory recipes with subtle Szechuan accents. Cantonese banquet hits such as Poon Choy, roast duck, premium braised seafood and rice cake desserts ensure broad appeal whilst some specialities provoke the tastebuds with judicious use of spices.

 
From the modest Peaceful Seasons and Rich Fortune lunches to the more indulgent Happy Reunion, Bright Auspicious, Wealth Treasures, Great Prosperity and a dedicated Vegetarian Feast, the set menus offer ample flexibility. At the media preview, the Bright Auspicious set made a persuasive case for the culinary team’s strengths.

Our opener of Ten Head Abalone Yee Sang was suitably grand, with QQ abalone lending luxe gravitas to the rainbow hued salad. The milieu of textures and flavours was agreeable enough, just managing to refrain from the cloying sweetness threshold.

A wholesome Double-boiled Chicken Soup with Sea Coconut and Fish Maw followed; its restorative, salubrious goodness hitting the spot nicely.

 
Leaning into the New Year’s symbolism of abundance, the Steamed Tiger Grouper with Cordycep Flowers, Black Fungus and White Fungus won instant approval. The fish flesh softly yielding whilst the worthy accompaniments amped up textural contrasts.

In a nod to old-school tradition, Stewed Whole Chicken with Chinese Herbs and Yu Tiao was the poultry offering of choice. This should find favour with those young-at-heart although my personal preference veers towards roasted fare.

 
Assertive fragrant, punchy accents from the Wok-fried Tiger Prawns with Kam Heong Paste and Cashew Nuts elicited convivial response, making this dish a crowd-pleaser.

 
We reckon the slippery succulence, custard softness and gelatinous resistance of the Braised Fish Maw with Conch Slices, Pipa Tofu, Mushrooms and Sea Moss is a palate-pleaser to bridge the familial generation gap.

You won’t leave the table unsatisfied after loading up on the hearty portions of Steamed Glutinous Rice with Dried Oysters wrapped in lotus leaves.

Adhering to tradition, chewy Golden Phoenix Rice Cakes with Snow Skin Mandarin Orange to sweeten the year ahead. Paired with Chilled Peach Dessert Broth with White Fungus and Red Dates, these dessert treats closed proceedings on an appropriately soothing note.

 
EQ Golden Phoenix’s set menus are priced from RM178+ to RM698+ per person (minimum four diners per table). Yee Sang ranges from RM138+ to RM688+ per serving, depending on ingredients and portion size. Premium Poon Choy is RM688+ (enough for six persons) and a whole roast duck at RM288+.

 
From 27 January to 3 March 2026, head over to EQ’s lobby pop-up booth to shop for festive hampers filled with premium abalone, Chinese teas and house-crafted treats; ideal gifts to get the Year of the Horse off to a galloping start.

 
For Golden Phoenix dining reservations and retail purchases, please contact EQ, tel: 03-2789 7839 or email: dineateqkl@kul.equatorial.com