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Headed over to Bangsar Baru for the grand launch of Jiro KL – the latest club featuring pure deep and tech house music in the upmarket neighbourhood of Bangsar Baru. The launch party saw around 300 invited guests including some celebrities pack the club. Emcee John Dave was on hand with resident DJ Alan Tand on the decks spinning Jiro’s signature deep, tech and a mix of R&B tunes. while DJ Hightech took over later in the night.

The club is situated along Jalan Telawi 3 (above The Social), and can be spotted by its ‘Honey Comb’ door which leads to the club on the first floor. Grab a seat by the window and you’ll have a view that overlooks the bustling Bangsar Village and Telawi area. The interior consists of custom-built leather with wooden tables and verandah seating overseeing the view at the terrace area. Jiro KL has a full-service bar, a fully equipped DJ console, honey comb lighting and a state of the art Funktion One audio sound system.

Jiro KL also offers two VIP areas, one of it located right behind the DJ console, and the other a private VIP room where you can enjoy premium services, and a private DJ (yes there is another DJ console in this room!) in a more exclusive setting.

Jiro KL supports underground deep and tech house music, and will host both local and international DJs such as DJ Martin Eyerer and Laurence Graham in the coming months. To compliment its music direction, the club will also feature theme nights such as Soulful Sessions on Tuesdays, RnB Hip Hop Anthems on Wednesdays and DejaVu – classic house mix on Thursdays with resident DJ Alan Tand from Jakarta featuring guest DJs Raysoo, Kumar, Bryan Burger and more.

Ladies, you can look forward to Ladies Night on Wednesdays with free-flow of special house pouring from 9.00pm onwards.

Celebrities Vanessa and Pamela Chong with Sazzy Falak and Miss Malaysias Thanuja and Carey Ng

Popular blogger Kinky Blue Fairy with a friend

With MHB’s Nicole Fu

Japanese sisters Emiri and Akari with Nicole

Andy Kho gets along well with Japanese girls due to his frequent trips to Japan

Cherry with the sisters

Needless to say, they got a lot of looks from the male crowd

With my old friend Swee Yeong (who introduced me to the FHM editor many years ago leading to me getting a job with FHM) and his friend

With Lesley Sun

Smirnoff Ice promoter girls

Celebrating Yvonne Lee’s birthday there

Jiro KL is located at:

61-1, Jalan Telawi 3,

Bangsar Baru,

59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

(The club is located above The Social)

Telephone: 016-443 0128

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jirokl

Photo credits: Andy Kho Photography (www.andykho.com)

Imara Mediterranean Cuisine

Wei Lynn and I headed over to Imara Mediterranean Cuisine at Glo Damansara over the weekend for a casual dinner and catch up. Unlike a whole lot of other “Mediterranean restaurants” in Kuala Lumpur which serves food from only one or two countries, Imara’s extensive menu features Greek, Italian, Turkish, Lebanese and Middle Eastern fare.

They have a selection of over 60 teas from all over the world!

Lebanese/ pita bread baking in the oven

The guest baker for the evening ha ha!

Hummus – Chickpea puree, tahini – RM14.90

Soujouk – Stir-fried house made spicy Lebanese lamb sausages – RM20.90

Mediterranean Salad – Potato, tomato, fennel, roasted pepper, basil seeds dressing – RM23.90

Chicken wings pronevçal – Golden fried fresh free range chicken wings, garlic, cilantro, lemon butter – RM13.90

Moroccan Baked Sea Bass – Stuffed & baked with capsicum, onion, lemon & shakshouka sauce – RM42.90

Shashlik – Turkish delicacy of char-grilled creamy tenderloin slices, moutabal, Imara dip, grilled pita, biwaz – RM49.90

A specially customised dessert for Wei Lynn and me! A chocolate lava cake atop a biscuit and wrapped in a crust and served with ice cream and coulis!

I really liked the spicy lamb sausages while the chicken drummetts were so fragrant and flavourful! Don’t order the chicken drummetts (they have garlic on top) if you intend to kiss your partner after dinner though. A refreshing and not too expensive Mediterranean restaurant and a good addition to the food and beverage scene in Damansara/ PJ.

(As I was’t quite prepared for a food review, I didn’t bring along my camera thus only used my smartphones to snap the pics.)

Imara Mediterranean Cuisine will be participating in the upcoming Malaysia International Gourmet Festival (MIGF) 2016. This year’s festival is themed “High Octane Chefs” as the Formula One Grand Prix will be in town around the time the festival kicks off.

Here’s a look at their festival menu:

Pole Position

House made pita bread

Radiator

Onion Soup

The First Lap

Stuffed Grape Leaves

Labneh Balls in Olive Soil, Chilli and Herbs

Hummus

Mi-Cuit Foie Gras Compote de Raisins Brioche

Aubergines Surprise

Stuffed Baby Calamari Casoulet

Pit Stop

Dehydrated Tomato Salad

Dehydrated Tomato, Olive Soil, Baby Spinach, Red Radish, Wild Herbs, Toasted Spiced Bread, Grape Olive Sours

Boiling Degree

Lemon Mint Granites

Turbo Charge

Caraway Scented Lebanese Couscous Braised Boneless Lamb Leg Papillote de Poulet

Chicken Breast Asparagus, Basil, Crumbled Cheese, Baby Potato, Capsicum, Carrot

Photo Finish

Le Sicilien

Biscuits aux Pistaches, Crème Brûlée, Manjari, Bavaroise Pistaches, Créme Anglaise, Mint Perfumed Raspberry Sorbet

Imara’s MIGF menu is priced at RM199+ per pax.

Imara Mediterranean Cuisine is located at:

Unit G.25, Ground Level, Glo Damansara Shopping Mall,

Jalan Damansara,

60000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Telephone: 03-7733 8635

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imarakl/

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