While still in the year of Snake, I got an invite to sample Chef Malcolm Goh’s dishes at Samplings on the Fourteenth at Berjaya Times Square.

For those who aren’t familiar with Chef Malcolm Goh, he is one of the chefs on AFC’s Great Dinners of the World (together with Johnny Fua and Sherson Lian of Elegantology). Pairing with popular Malaysian radio DJ and host, Tham Zher Peen, Chef Malcolm is now back on AFC’s Back to the Streets 2.

Chef Malcom Goh & host Tham Zher Peen for AFC's Back to the StreetsChef Malcom Goh & host Tham Zher Peen (lower left) for AFC’s Back to the Streets

The show features chef Malcolm and Zher tracking down and replicate Malaysia’s outstanding street food at the BERJAYA University College of Hospitality kitchen, which was also where we had this dinner.

For more information of the show, check out asianfoodchannel.com/show/back-to-the-streets-2

roasted portobello with smoked garlic vinaigrette
roasted portobello with smoked garlic vinaigrette

We started the night with roasted portobello pave with garlic vinaigrette, mushroom tortellini with tomato fondue and herb salad. The portobello fashioned into a cube and was one of my favorite items from the whole night, nicely balanced by the freshness of salad and the more subdued taste of tortellini. Very nice.

salmon mi-cuit with pickled beets, cauliflower mousseline
salmon mi-cuit with pickled beets, cauliflower mousseline

Second course was salmon mi-cuit with pickled beets, cauliflower mousseline, potato chips and spiced butter  sauce.

Mi cuit roughly means half cooked in French, which is a fine preparation method for salmon with its delicate texture that tends to become tough and harsh when overcooked. The accompanying  pickle and potato chips compliment the fish well.

sous vide chicken with crispy skin, creamy leak stew
sous vide chicken with crispy skin, creamy leak stew

Third course was sous vide chicken with crispy skin, creamy leak stew, golden potatoes and red pepper emulsion.

Sous vide is a method of cooking where meat is sealed in a vacuum packed plastic bag, then dipped in a a water bath with accurately regulated temperature. By cooking chicken this way (which I didn’t realise then), chicken breasts remain moist while fully cooked to the internal temperature of 165ºF.

I love the leak stew, and absolutely enjoyed the crispy skin (needed more of that), and while I never liked chicken breast, this method made it pretty decent, but did not change my stance on chicken breast.

with Eelaine, Mei, Josen, Chengyi, Frank, and Kelly
with Ahfa, Mei, Josen, Chengyi, Frank, and Kelly

We ended the night with coconut ice cream and blackcurrant sphere. The blackcurrant spheres were a jolt to my senses, absolutely delightful! I did like the coconut ice cream too, but left to wonder how it’d be if we had stuck to having gula melaka sphere instead.

It was a good dinner and more than validated the ability of Chef Malcolm Goh. Check out the show!

map to Berjaya Times Square

Address:
Samplings on the 14th,
Berjaya Times Square Hotel ,
14th Floor Berjaya Times Square,
55100 Kuala Lumpur
GPS: 3.14271, 101.71061
Tel: 03-2117 8000 ext 8131
Fax: 03-2117 8155

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