Wine and Food Pairing at Social@KL 270511

27 May 2011 -Was invited by the nice folks over at Social@KL for a wine and food pairing session. Got there a little earlier and had a round of Starker beer (Malaysia’s Hottest Bloggers babes Erica, Sarah and Bell had cocktails) and some light snacks.

MHB's newest member Bell Wong with her Cosmopolitan
Sarah with her Apple Martini
Erica's Mojito. It's amazing how this one cocktail made rum a cool liquor again
My pint of Starker Lager and the Social Wings (RM17.90) - crispy and delicious chicken wings and drummets with chilli sauce. Perfect accompanyment for beer!
Peking Duck with Deep Fried Mantou Buns - RM15.90 - This was unbelievably addictive! So good that we had two portions!!!
Cheese Nachos - RM12.90 - cheese melted on top of the nachos. Sour cream and jalapeno tomato salsa for dipping.
Then it was time for us to head upstairs to the restaurant section of Social@KL for the food and wine pairing session
Cantine Minini Audax Pinot Noir Delle Venezie IGT 2009, Italy - Red wine to go with the main course which was chicken. Chicken with red wine? But chicken is white meat! Shouldn't it go with white wine instead? Well the sauce for the chicken was infused with red wine therefore this wine complemented the chicken well.
Segura Viudas Cava Reserva Heredad Brut Sparkling Wine, Spain - This went with our appetiser. Champagne made outside the region of Champagne in France cannot be called champagne.
Refer to the menu below for the names. Wines start from the left (appetiser) to the right (dessert).
The menu for the night.
Boston Lobster Ravioli (Aragula, Parmesan Cheese Shaving, Lemon Beurre Blanc) - Cheese, lobster and pasta! My favs all together in one dish!!!
Soft Farm Egg (US Asparagus, Garlic Bread Croutons, Truffle Cream) - the truffle oil aroma was pretty strong and someone commented that some people can't stand it but I really like it so bring on the truffles! This was like a combination of soup, garlic bread and soft boiled egg. Oddly enough I felt as if I was eating breakfast! Nevertheless I really enjoyed this dish!
Braised Spring Chicken (Potato Mousseline, Root Vegetable, Red Wine Sauce) - Main course was pretty good. I didn't leave a single morsel behind besides the bones on the plate! Loved the sauce which was infused with red wine!
Fresh Berries with Champagne Sabayon (Vanilla Ice Cream) - This went superbly with the dessert wine! The sweet flavour of the champagne sabayon and ice cream were balanced out by the sourness of the fresh berries!
MHB's Sarah, Erica and Bell

Social@KL is located at:

G02 & LG02-04, GTower,
199, Jalan Tun Razak,
50400 Kuala Lumpur.

For Reservation: 603-2164 4424

Website: http://www.socialkl.com/

Email: enquiry@socialkl.com

The wines can be obtained from EUJEEN BEVERMIX.

Tel: 603-7782 7866

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Btw Malaysia’s Hottest Bloggers newest member Isabella Wong or ‘Bell’ as we like to call her is the second songstress in the group (the first being actress and dancer Sarah). Check out her YouTube video below.

Published by Tim Chew

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Managing Editor and Founder of MHB Digital - http://mhbdigital.com More than 16 years of media, marketing, and management experience with various media owners and publishers.

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