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The Malaysia International Gourmet Festival and its preview – Taste MIGF – kicked off with a Gala Launch on 26 September 2014 at the Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre. Festival Royal Patron, Tunku Naquiyuddin ibni Tunku Ja’afar graced the event, and along with many professionals top management from the food and beverage industry, sampled some tasty treats from each of the 28 participating restaurants in this year’s festival.

The gala launch featured delicious fare from all over the world from Sri Lankan to Cantonese, Modern French to Italian, Japanese to Thai, as well as international and Western specialities. The Aseana Percussion Unit, and The Elements provided the live entertainment for the night after which a DJ took over to spin some tunes to keep up the festive mood in the Theatre of Cuisines. The atmosphere inside was buzzing with loads of guests happily trying out the food but fortunately as I was there under media I got to go in an hour earlier to judge the booths as well as sample the food in a less crowded environment.

I will be doing reviews of the special MIGF 2014 menus at these restaurants soon:

• Nook at Aloft KL Sentral
• Samplings on the Fourteenth at Berjaya Times Square Hotel
• Sagano Japanese Restaurant at Renaissance Hotel KL
• Dynasty Chinese Restaurant at Renaissance Hotel KL
• Signature by The Hill at The Roof, First Avenue Bandar Utama

 

 

Unlike previous years where we could sample all we wanted, this time round each media were given some tokens to “purchase” the food that the wanted to try and the prices of the food ranged from 1 to 3 tokens. Of course my tokens ran out very fast however fortunately some nice clients of mine kept dropping off their spare tokens with me.

Some restaurants decided to let more people try their dishes and sold them for only one token but others decided to serve up stuff like wagyu beef which unsurprisingly went for 2 to 3 tokens each. Well worth it though and I had quite a few beef dishes from Prime, Charcoal and Grill 582.

Below are some of the dishes that were offered to guests. Click on the individual photos below to open a larger version.

 

 

Here’s the list of restaurants and hotels participating in MIGF 2014:

No	Restaurant	Type of Cuisine	Website
1	Aliyaa Island Restaurant and Bar	Sri Langkan Cuisine	http://www.aliyaa.com
2	Bunga Emas	Malay Fine Dining	http://www.theroyalechulan.com
3	L’Heritage	French Contemporary	http://www.theroyalechulan.com
4	Minori Japanese Restaurant	Japanese Cuisine	http://www.minori.com.my
5	Chambers Bar and Grill	Open Grill	http://www.life.hiltonkl.com/Bars-Lounges/Chambers-Bar
6	Chynna	Cantonese Cuisine	http://www.life.hilton.kl.com/Restaurants/Chynna
7	Graze	European Cuisine	http://www.life.hilton.kl.com/Restaurants/Graze
8	Charcoal	Open Grill	http://www.shr.my
9	Cuisine Gourmet by Nathalie	French Cuisine	http://www.nathaliegourmetstudio.com
10	Dynasty	Cantonese and Sichuan Cuisine	http://www.klrenaissance.com
11	Sagano	Japanese Cuisine	http://www.klrenaissance.com
12	Grill 582	Classic European	http://www.bwpduasentralkualalumpur.com
13	Imperial Rama	Thai and Chinese Cuisine	http://www.rwgenting.com/en/fb/oriental/irama/index.htm
14	LTITUDE Restaurant, Bar & Lounge	Western & Japanese Cuisine	http://www.rwgenting.com
15	The Olive	Western Continental Cuisine	http://www.rwgenting.com/en/fb/index.htm
16	La Scala	Italian Cuisine	http://www.lascala.my
17	Maison Francaise	French Modern Cuisine	http://www.maisonfrancaise.com.my
18	Marble 8	Western Cuisine	http://www.marble-8.com
19	Marini’s On 57	Italian Cuisine	http://www.marinis57.com
20	NEO Tamarind	Modern Thai Cuisine	http://www.tamarindrestaurants.com/neo-tamarind.html
21	Nerovivo	Italian Cuisine	http://www.nerovivo.com
22	Nook	Asian & International Cuisine	http://www.aloftkualalumpursentral.com/en/nook
23	Samplings On The Fourteenth Restaurant	Western Classic Cuisine	http://www.berjayahotel.com
24	Seasonal Tastes	International Cuisine	http://www.westinlangkawi.com/dining-seasonaltastes
25	Signature By the Hill	Asian & International Fusion	http://www.theroom.com.my/signature-by-the-hill
26	Tanzini	European Modern Cuisine	http://www.tanzini.com.my
27	Ten Japanese Fine Dining	Japanese Cuisine	http://www.tenrestaurant.com.my
28	Zender’s Restaurant & Bar	European Modern Cuisine	http://www.zenderskl.com

 

Lots of ice cold Kronenbourg 1664 for me to enjoy throughout the night!

 

 

 

 

More info at www.migf.com

  

Photos were shot by Andy Kho – www.andykho.com (except the pic where he’s in the pic) using the new Sony a5100.

More info on the Sony a5100 at http://www.sony.com.my/product/ilce-5100l