PERANAKAN PERFECTION HIGH TEA AT MAKAN KITCHEN

 

Vibrant, bold flavours ubiquitous of the Straits Chinese or Peranakan community take the limelight during high tea at Makan Kitchen every weekend until 30 November.

Billed as the Peranakan Perfection High Tea Buffet, DoubleTree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur brings you on a nostalgic culinary journey with live, interactive cooking stations dishing up staple Nyonya specialities amidst a selection of modern interpretations.

For curtain-raisers, we savoured smoky, hot-off-the-grill Otak Otak and Ayam Pachok (spiced marinated grilled chicken) complemented by tantalising Pineapple Acar with Seafood and Wing Bean Salad with Sliced Smoked Duck.

Fond memories of growing up sipping on Itek Tim (duck and salted vegetable soup) resurfaced before we dived into the comforting Bakwan Kepiting (crab meatball soup).

Rice fiends should have a field day, loading up on the homely gravy train featuring Red Snapper Asam Pedas, Beef Pong Teh, Chicken Curry Kapitan and Udang Masak Lemak Nenas. These recognisable offerings underscore the Peranakans’ judicious use of spices in their cooking.

You can even rustle up a bowl of aromatic Curry Laksa on the spot before homing on delectable Roasted Percik Lamb Leg, Whole Snapper Baked in Banana Leaf and Inche Kabin Bao.

Our tastebuds were suitably tickled by wedges of Steamed Nyonya Chang (glutinous rice dumplings) alongside rich and vibrantly colourful Nyonya Kuih. To finish, we cooled down with ice-cold Cendol.

 

A Kids' Corner set up with traditional Malaysian childhood games and more high-tech machinations should keep young ones busy post-meal.

The Peranakan Perfection High Tea (RM118 nett per adult and RM59 nett per child) is served every Saturday and Sunday, from 12.30pm to 4pm until 30 November 2026. Families and friends can enjoy Makan Kitchen’s Buy 4, Free 1 offer too.

For reservations, call DoubleTree by Hilton KL, tel: 03-2172 7272, WhatsApp: +6012 290 4551 or email: KULDT_FB@Hilton.com

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.