Saturday, August 05, 2017

HAWKER FOOD GALORE AT TERAZZA BRASSERIE



 
BBQ Chicken Wings, Mee Goreng Mamak, Satay, Char Kway Teow and Chicken Tandoori are some popular hawker food to savour at Terazza Brasserie’s newly launched Hawker Fare theme buffet.

An integral part of Malaysia’s food scene, a selection of those familiar favourites from itinerant hawkers can now be enjoyed in the comfort of Dorsett Grand Subang’s all day dining restaurant every Wednesday night.
The sneak preview saw us relishing hot off the grill BBQ Chicken Wings from one of the six pop-up stalls set outside the patio area. Served with a sweetish Thai-style chilli sauce, the tender wings hit the spot and whetted our appetite for more.


Satay – the compelling party food of choice – is also part of the line-up and you can tell how good the grilled skewers of chicken and beef are at the rate they disappear from the chafing dish. No worries though as the culinary team ensures there are plenty to go around.




I could never resist delicious Tandoori Chicken and the version here lived up to expectations. Served with cucumber raita and fresh lime wedges, I thoroughly savoured every mouthful of the moist, juicy meat. 
A posher spin of this is Lamb Tandoori with Cucumber Chutney. Well suffused with aromatic Indian spices, the thick cutlets proved equally delectable.

Carb-loading comes easy with substantial servings of piping hot Mee Goreng Mamak or you can head outside to the stalls for Char Kway Teow which is cooked to order. Both came up to scratch and left us no cause for complaints.

For some green balance to your meal, rustle up a Caesar salad at the buffet where all the condiments and ingredients are laid out. The various appetisers and assorted local kerabu salads presented on multi-tier stands also proved irresistible.


Poached Seafood on Ice: Prawns, Mussels and Oysters should reel seafood-living diners in. Enjoy them with some Thousand Island dressing or keep your eyes peeled for cooked main dishes such as Prawns with Thai Mango Salsa and Stuffed Seafood Tortilla. I found the piquantly flavoured Squid Salad particularly appealing.

If you think no meal is complete without a bowl of heartwarming soup, the hearty Oxtail Soup has the comforting factor down pat. Fragrant with herbs and spices, the rich, wholesome broth with chunks of gristly bones, carrot and oxtail embraced the mild sweetness of fried shallot and the fresh accent of chopped coriander in it. 

The beauty of buffet is food choices are aplenty and there’s always something to please every palate. Apart from the myriad of Hawker Fare served, you’d find other worthy options to sample – just look at our plate as proof.


Local dessert taking centrestage comes in the form of Air Batu Campur (ABC), Assorted Malay Kuih, Indonesian Layer Cake and sweet broth like Bubur Cha Cha and Pengat Durian.



Available on every Wednesday night, the Hawker Fare buffet is priced at RM118 nett per adult and RM59 per child (above 5 years old). Senior citizens are entitled to 50% off the full price.
For reservations at Terazza Brasserie, call tel: 03-5031 6060 x 1912/1913. Address: Dorsett Grand Subang, Jalan SS12/1, Subang Jaya, Selangor. Website: www.dorsetthotels.com/malaysia/subang


Wednesday, August 02, 2017

AN EVENING OF SILVERY GLAM WITH WORLD CHEFS




Selangor Cheshire Home will be the beneficiary from an exclusive charity dinner on 8 August when Dorsett Grand Subang teams up with World Chefs Without Borders (WCWB) for a high profile gastronomic dinner.


The hotel’s brigade of chefs will join forces with 11 International World Chef Extraordinaire for the sumptuous five-course dinner. Adding lustre to the event would be a whisky-pairing option and a chance to rub shoulders with some of the WCWB Chefs.


A humanitarian aid initiative by The World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS), World ChefsWithout Borders (WCWB) collaborates with aid agencies and organisations around the world in its initiative to save lives, alleviate suffering and restore dignity and basic human rights, by providing nutritious food and clean water to the hungry and malnourished in times of national and international crisis situations. WCWB works with employers to ensure volunteering chefs have their jobs secured until their return from the field.


Ms Christina Toh, Area General Manager of Dorsett Hospitality International said, “Dorsett Hotels have always provided an inspiring platform for its chefs showcase their culinary skills. Former Dorsett Executive Chef KK Yau was one of our homegrown talents who transcends borders with his culinary skill and expertise. We hope this charity event will create stronger self-confidence and skills among local chefs whilst helping to propel them into the international culinary scene.”


In line with the hotel’s corporate social responsibility, six youths from the Selangor Cheshire Home (SCH) - currently attached to the hotel’s culinary department - will be assisting in the dinner preparation, to showcase and develop their talents. Partial proceeds from the event will be used to enhance SCH’s medical care facilities, for the residents’ better quality of life.


Dorsett Grand Subang is the first hotel in Malaysia to provide 3-month on-the-job training for the disabled, to enhance their employment opportunities. Todate, the hotel has trained 223 youths, with 67% gaining employment post-training.


The An Evening of Silvery Glam with World Chefs dinner is priced at RM288 nett per person and RM498 nett per couple. To contribute, please call Ms. Stephanie Hendroffat, tel:03-5033 7477 or Ms. Noriah Ali, tel: 03-5033 7479. For details, visit www.dorsetthotels.com/malaysia/subang.


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