yeah i know, i just saying it's nice. too bad you cannot.

btw, got such thing as Malay fine-dining ah? i like Malay food.

maybe cos

a) i come from a region with 90%+ Malays
b) i might have blood from other race.

but this being M'sia - we actually enjoy food of race that are not ours.

however, i refuse to pay premium for something that's not better than what's outside.

the thing is this la, when it comes to Western food, those at higher-end places really DO serve much better food.

even in TGIF / Chilis, you can have a delicious burger for RM 20, get it to be done medium-rare and voila, beats the crap out of the expensive Wendy's, Carls and BK.

same can't be said for those Malay / Chinese food, often over priced equivalent of what could be found other place.



for me, their fish & chip set. the dory fish with that sauce of theirs, it's good.

other than that, i haven't try them.

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Added on June 10, 2009, 10:45 pm

Las Carretas! been there, i find the food ok la. it's nice and special but don't feel like going back.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Jun 10 2009, 10:46 PM

eateries in mall also depends la. you see places like Vietnam Kitchen (less crowded area of 1U new wing), Zanmai Sushi (less crowded area of 1U new wing), Chilis (less crowded area of 1U new wing), Good Evening Bangkok (hidden corner of 1U new wing), TGIF (hidden corner of 1U old wing) and so on - they're actually ok mah in terms of ambience.

i didn't like Good Evening Bangkok dishes though. lucky eat for free.

This post has been edited by goldfries: Jun 10 2009, 10:55 PM

not mixed, but often mistaken to be a Malay.

suspect may have ancestors of other race. not sure, since i come from the North.

speaking of makan, you can try Cozy Corner. Ampang Park | Jaya 33 | Great Eastern Mall.

i would go GE Mall wan la, you see a lot of Malays go there for their lunch on Sunday - so i believe it's Halal la. waitress seems to be Malay too. so yeah, i guess confirm lor.

their chicken chop too pricey la. i got better place to go at around 1/3 the price.

but i like the GE Mall branch for their food la. good choice, clean place. decent service and speed.

haha. well this happens when people have their own definition of fine dining.

have been explaining it since February........

i beg to differ, i think to Asian - anything more expensive than their usual is FINE DINING.

and who's to say our non-Asian counterpart does not think fine dining as quality food?

see, that's the thing. the article you posted doesn't even support what you're saying.

the way you put it, is like Asian FD has quality food while non-Asian is on atmosphere............ and that's not what the article said.

all the article said was.



feel free to point out any error on my end, because i don't see the article supporting your point.

from what i see, what i see it still says fine dining in both places are still a matter about atmosphere and quality food, just that the non-Asian people (in the article, Europeans) pay more attention to the details in atmosphere.

that is certainly not like what your simplified equation is saying.

that's the paragraph that i quoted in my post la.

my point was that your EQUATION is so simplified that it look like you're saying Asian is about FOOD, and non-Asian is about PLACE.

it's not something like

Asian - 30% place, 70% food
non-Asian - 70% place, 30% food
(that's something like how you put it, put it any % you may)

if you read carefully, the entire article, you'll see that it doesn't say that way. it just says that Euros pay more emphasis on trappings.

and while the example is on China, that doesn't mean non-Asians don't pay for expensive food either. get it?

again i re-iterate my point - I'm saying that both side are paying premium for FOOD and PLACE, just that non-Asians place more emphasis on the atmosphere.

assuming if we go by equation. perhaps you could scale it like

Asian = 100% food, 100% place
Non-Asian = 100% food, 110% place

not going to argue on who appreciates more, but the % above is just to illustrate my point.

i hope this is clear already. if not then i donno how to better explain to you.



This post has been edited by goldfries: Jun 13 2009, 05:06 AM

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you mistaken me for someone else la.

oih, those are not fine dining la!

oh btw, Bubba Gump not nice la. if you go US wan nice la but local wan ah, aiyoh you go some place buy all the shrimp and bring to restaurant cook also better.

hammy, have you decide on what kind of ambient or food you want?

it'll help narrow down the choices, or else you'll get stupid stuff like KFC / MCD which the average person couldn't finish RM 15 meal.

if you consider those tex-mex places like TGIF / Chilis and all, +/- average person could come to around 30 - 40 only unless they order stuff like steaks or ribs. most items are around RM 20 - 30. drinks depends la if they order the bottomless then you cut cost a lot. if everyone order tequila repeatedly then sorry la.

so do consider your options well. take photo, maybe you'd want brighter environment in case none of them have the skill / equipment to handle dark environment.

how can The Apartment be good food la? You're the first person I see saying it has good food. what's good there?

This post has been edited by goldfries: Oct 23 2009, 12:31 AM

so where da good food part? looks like just good view (if you sit towards the kitchen / bedroom side) and end up with SUPER GOOD bill.

eh guys, expensive food does not equate to FINE dining.

my goodness, FULL HOUSE is not a FINE DINING place la.

not just that la.

fine dining often it's not about quantity but about savouring what the chef has specially selected and delicately setup.

it's about experiencing the unique.

thanks - glad to have you on my blogroll (many months liao lor........).

besides those, sometimes hotels do have Valentine's day package with the somewhat FINE dining items. they're special in their way and price is also high.

nah, no sweat - i've been cooking for me partner for quite some time already.

so surprise outing is just for the fun and experience.