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    KY eats – Best Value Fusion Food at Papasan Canteen, Kuchai Lama

    Papasan Canteen, Kuchai Lama

    Many areas have that one little place that the locals wish to keep as a secret, it’s often a place with good food, more than reasonable prices, and sometimes even with very good service. Having the secrets out means an

    KY September 6, 2024September 26, 2024 Eats, food video, Foreign Food, Japanese, Old Klang & Kuchai Lama 10 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Mangrove Wood Flame Grilled Goodness at Pyro, Damansara Kim

    grilled prawns, steak tartar & caviar

    Pyro is the new-ish kid on the block at Damansara Kim, and as the name suggest, fire takes the center stage at this restaurant. Helm by chef Louis with his experience at Burnt End, Pyro offers a rather unique menu

    KY March 21, 2024September 19, 2024 By Invitation, Damansara, Eats, food video, Foreign Food, Western 9 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Ramen Hitoyoshi from Singapore, Paradigm Mall

    Ramen Hitoyoshi @ Paradigm Mall PJ

    When it comes to Japanese Ramen, we are spoiled with a huge variety of choices. The scene has exploded since the craze initially started in Klang Valley some decade and a half ago. In recent years, this particular segment of

    KY February 5, 2024February 29, 2024 Eats, food video, Foreign Food, Japanese 8 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Tonkatsu MAiSEN with Pork Tenderloin, Sunway Pyramid

    tenderloin, L size

    Japanese food is surely one of the most popular foreign cuisine in Malaysia, from the early days with only sushi & sashimi, to the craze surrounding teppanyaki, ramen, yakitori, izakaya style restaurants, and more. Well, today we’re going to talk

    KY January 26, 2024 Eats, Foreign Food, Japanese, PJ area, Subang & Sunway 16 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Steaks, Pasta, and more at Director’s Cut, TTDI

    Chilled Aged Grain Fed Porterhouse Steak

    TTDI has always been a hotbed for middle-to-high-end restaurants in KL That being said, it hasn’t always been one of my favorite places to visit due to the challenging parking situation. Well, there’s an exception to the rule, if the

    KY December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 By Invitation, Eats, Foreign Food, Halal Food, KL City, TTDI, Western 6 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Kay’s Steak & Lobster (and Beef Wellington), USJ Heights

    Kane, KY, Jane, Jean, we had a great day!

    If I have to pick only one word to describe our visit to Kay’s Steak & Lobster at USJ Heights, it’ll probably be opulence. As the name suggests, Kay’s Steak and Lobster is a restaurant that has live lobster and

    KY October 23, 2023 By Invitation, Eats, food video, Foreign Food, Halal Food, PJ area, Subang & Sunway, Western 12 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Asumo Japanese Wagyu Yakiniku, Subang SS15

    matcha tiramisu & sweet potato spring roll with ice cream

    Imported cuisines often come in waves, allow me to elaborate. Back in the 80s, when you mention Japanese food in Malaysia, it’ll undoubtedly means sushi and sashimi. Over the years, different sub-type of Japanese cuisine made its way to our

    KY October 1, 2023October 30, 2023 By Invitation, Eats, food video, Foreign Food, Halal Food, Japanese, Subang & Sunway 10 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Miyazaki Wagyu at Gyuden Yakiniku, The Hub SS2

    Shiro course, 5 different cuts of wagyu & soup too

    When it comes to grill meat, beef is the superior pick if you ask me, and among the different choices of beef, Japanese Wagyu beef undoubtedly ranked at the top of the list. Drilling down further, there are several “brand”

    KY September 17, 2023 By Invitation, Eats, food video, Foreign Food, Japanese, PJ area, SS2 SS3 SS4 5 Comments Read more

    KY eats – ALVA KL at Ascott Star KLCC

    Star fruit Mille-feuille & Above the Cloud Tiramisu

    Alva KL, located at Ascott Star KLCC, is the latest rooftop dining spots that features some of the best views of KLCC. Alva KL, with a full bar, would you go for cocktail or mocktail? The restaurant is officially on

    KY August 31, 2023 By Invitation, Eats, food video, Foreign Food, Halal Food, KL City, KLCC and vicinity, Western 6 Comments Read more

    KY eats – Kampai Yakiniku, Bamboo Hills, KL

    who doesn't love Wagyu beef?

    Bamboo Hills is arguably the latest happening dining spots these days in 2023. Been meant to check it out earlier but having a new born tends to make dining arrangements a tad complicated, we finally did thanks to an invitation

    KY August 21, 2023 By Invitation, Eats, food video, Foreign Food, Japanese, KL City 11 Comments Read more
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    Taipei zoo is definitely a must visit for anyone w Taipei zoo is definitely a must visit for anyone who visits Taiwan for sure, only 100NTD to enter too.

#kyxtaiwan #taipei #taipeizoo
    Dong Guan Beef Noodle at Taipei was a legit repres Dong Guan Beef Noodle at Taipei was a legit representation of what i imagined Taiwanese beef noodle is

#kyeats #kyxtaiwan #taipeifood
    Fu Hang soy milk in TAIPEI, only if you're a fan o Fu Hang soy milk in TAIPEI, only if you're a fan of queuing. Once is enough 

#kyxtaiwan #fuhangsoymilk #taipeifood
    This is the bak kut teh under the bridge, Seng Hu This is the bak kut teh under the bridge,  Seng Huat.
#kyeats #bakkutteh #nonhalal #klangfood
    Restoran 167 at Pandamaran, this was actually a pl Restoran 167 at Pandamaran, this was actually a plan B after next door Liang Li grill fish's companion stall was on leave. Popular for their mee hun kueh with fried egg but we also really enjoyed the fried meeting with mantis prawns and their hokkien mee that comes with bits of pork lard. Mom was happy.
#kyxklang #pandamaran #klangfood
    Day 6 - we spent the final full day in Japan at Ky Day 6 - we spent the final full day in Japan at Kyoto 

1. Leisure walk to Nishiki market, this 400 year old market turned out to be our favorite 
2. Lunch at Nishiki market's tempura n omelet restaurant - beef tempura was a bit overcooked but all other items were superb otherwise 
3. Coffee and matcha at The City Bakery, a hidden chillax area within the busy market
4. Local acclaimed watchmaker KUOE and Japan handmade shoes Springle
5. Matcha ice-cream at Gion Tsujiri
6. Dinner at Yakitori Daikichi - small no frill skewer place with mostly chicken yakitori
7. NAKED light show at Nijo castle to cap the night

Kyoto was great on foot and has so much to offer, hope to be back again some day.

8 days of travel with 6 full day in Japan, awesome family trip with memories that'll last a lifetime and images to show back to Casey when he's bigger.

#kyxjapan2025 #nishikimarket #kyoto
    Day 5 - Osaka day tour 1. Umeda sky building - gr Day 5 - Osaka day tour

1. Umeda sky building - great observation deck
2. Lunch at restaurant downstairs with awesome kobe beef bento at 1500 jpy
3. Osaka castle - remember to pet a dog
4. Osaka aquarium - 2 whale sharks, dolphins, different species of penguins, ringed seals and more. Best aquarium I've visited, surpassing my previous favorite at Chicago.
5. Dontobori - vibrant night life with all sorts of entertainment, glico sign
6. Dinner at Gyukatsu Kyoto Katsugyu - Namba Sennichimae, oh so tender and delicious 
7. Bonus pic - Nintendo HQ back at Kyoto

Osaka aquarium was definitely the highlight! And beef galore for the day. Transport from Kyoto to Osaka and back takes about 1.5 hour each way.

#kyxjapan2025 #osaka #osamaaquarium
    Day 4, at Kyoto 1. Nara Park - little dude isn't Day 4, at Kyoto

1. Nara Park - little dude isn't afraid of wild animals it seems.. and greeted 
2. Todai-ji temple
3. Tonkatsu Ganko at Nara - the black pig tonkatsu is 😘👌
4. Daibutsu ichigo at Nara, the mochi & strawberry yums 
5. Fushimi Inari Taisha
6. Arashiyama bamboo forest 
7. Gion, we also went to a cultural show which was neat, and Casey somehow didn't make any scene, only excitedly said "light light" pointing at the stage lights
8. Dinner at Gion - Clover Tei, a bit overpriced but service was fast and taste was decent

#kyxjapan2025 #gion #bambooforest #narapark #ohdeer
    Day 3 From Tokyo to Kyoto via Shinkansen. 1. Lunc Day 3
From Tokyo to Kyoto via Shinkansen.

1. Lunch at Tokyo station - Tsukiji Sushiko Nagomi Gransta Marunouchi, fresh n delicious tho service wasn't fastest. Lucky we had buffer before train departure time. 
2. Tokyo local train to Shinkansen to another local train at Kyoto, 270kmh, smooth and comfortable. 
3. The boy had like 4 crackers from the lady as samples at Kyoto station... we did purchase from the shop
4. Fukuchian Ramen at Kyoto, super thick broth that's entirely overkill. Will order normal broth next time

 #kyxjapan2025 #shinkansen #ramen #sushi
    Day 2 at Tokyo 1. Tsukiji Market - breakfast was Day 2 at Tokyo

1. Tsukiji Market - breakfast was 😘👌
2. Asakusa District, Sensoji Temple - lunch was wagyu ramen, 麺処一龍 浅草本店 100%
3. Odaiba area with cherry blossom
4. Imperial Palace - not a whole lot to see
5. Meiji Jingu Shrine
6. Harajuku - had some crepe n ice cream
7. Shibuya Area/Scramble Crossing

Full day out so we ended up having convenient store food as dinner. The microwave fried rice and hamburg were surprisingly good tho!

#kyxjapan2025 #tokyoholiday #wagyuramen
    Day 1 Japan trip 2025 1 - Oshino Hakkai 2 - Kita Day 1 Japan trip 2025

1 - Oshino Hakkai 
2 - Kita Guchi Shrine 
3 - Lake Kawaguchi - lunch
4 - Lake Saiko
5 - Saiko Village
6 - Oshi Park 
7 - Churieto Pagoda
8 - Takeaway dinner back at Toshima district, Tokyo

We used a private car tour thingy, flexible and they have child seat. Started around 8 am to almost 6 pm. Our guide Hassan was great.

#kyxjapan2025 #tokyoholiday #fujisan
    Buka puasa buffet 2025 at @wyndhamacmarklang #hala Buka puasa buffet 2025 at @wyndhamacmarklang #halal #ramadanbuffet2025
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