Matcha Eight, Lalaport BBCC

 If you're a fan of green tea, head over to Matcha Eight at Lalaport BBCC to try their range of delicious, premium Japanese tea ice creams made using single origin tea imported from Wazuka, Kyoto.  Whether it's matcha, sencha or hojicha, they have something to suit every palate, with differing levels of intensity and sweetness. 

Currently there are eight flavours to choose from, as well as one limited edition flavour (genmaicha). You can taste up to four flavours for free, before deciding on your preferred flavour. 

Here are some of the flavours which we tried: #2 Soulmate, #3 Maybe It's Love, #4 Matcha Me Tonight, and #6 Melodrama Queen. Prices range from RM13 to RM16 per scoop. You can also add-on other ingredients such as mochi, red bean or cone. 

*Free parking at Lalaport BBCC until 31 October 2022.

Opening times:10 am to 10pm daily.

Location: Matcha Eight, G-68, Ground Floor, Mitsui Shopping Park, Lalaport BBCC, 2, Jalan Hang Tuah, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (located on Gourmet Street).

If you enjoyed reading my posts, LIKE me on Facebook! You can also follow me on Instagram (@babysumo) for more photo updates or subscribe to our YouTube channel. Thanks :)

Kickstart the day with Inside Scoop’s Breakfast Set

  Kickstart the day with Inside Scoop’s Breakfast Set

Enjoy 50% cashback with ShopeePay (capped at RM4, min. spend RM8)

Inside Scoop has launched it’s ultimate Breakfast Set, featuring 4 new flavours that will have you crawling out of bed in the morning without so much as a snooze.

Inspired by Malaysian breakfast, the local ice cream company emulates flavours from our favourites - from the kopitiam near our home that serves kaya toast along with a nice hot cup of Milo or coffee, to the simplicity of a bowl of granola upgraded with rich, creamy ice cream.

The Yoghurt with Granola by Amazin' Graze has your health consciousness covered. Topped with crunchy granola goodness, this yogurt ice cream will definitely be able to pull you out of bed and help you kickstart the day.

For those reminiscing about weekend kopitiam breakfast mornings, Inside Scoop’s Kaya Toast that consists of burnt butter ice cream swirled with housemade pandan kaya sauce is sure to satisfy your nostalgia. It is even topped with toast crumbs, much like the real thing!

If you are a coffee person, the Coffee Almond Fudge brings you the delight of cold brew coffee ice cream swirled with honey roasted almonds and chocolate fudge. It is literally having a Frappe in the form of creamy ice cream!

Milo lovers, you are not left out. Try a pint of the new Malted Chocolate flavour made with (duh!) Milo, added with chocolate coated Nestum to pacify your sweet tooth. How’s that for an alternative to milo ais?

Try out all four new flavours - Malted Chocolate, Kaya Toast, Coffee Almond Fudge and Yoghurt with Granola by Amazin' Graze - at any Inside Scoop outlets while stocks last. Or, why not try the Breakfast Set Party Pack featuring all four to keep you set for the entire week?

Not only that, from now till 30 April, save up to 50% when you make your purchase with ShopeePay at any Inside Scoop store. Each ShopeePay user gets to enjoy a cashback of RM4 with a minimum spend of RM8, two times throughout the campaign period. Terms and conditions apply.

inside scoop breakfast set shopee inside scoop breakfast set shopee inside scoop breakfast set shopee inside scoop breakfast set shopee inside scoop breakfast set shopee inside scoop breakfast set shopee 
If you enjoyed reading my posts, LIKE me on Facebook! You can also follow me on Instagram (@babysumo) for more photo updates or subscribe to our YouTube channel.Thanks :)

FROZEN Artisans Introduces Petai Ice Cream!

Petai Ice Cream, anyone?

FROZEN, the artisanal ice cream boutique that introduced many Malaysian favourites in ice cream form such as Kaya Toast Ice Cream and Musang King Ice Cream has introduced yet another Malaysian specialty -the Petai Ice Cream.

Combining freshly chopped, pungent petai with their best-selling Vanilla ice cream - FROZEN’s Petai Ice Cream is available all June at their outlets in Bangsar Telawi, Paradigm Mall Petaling Jaya and SS2 Petaling Jaya, at RM10.90 per scoop.

Alternatively, get a 600ml tub of Petai Ice Cream delivered to your home for RM39 at frozenartisans.ecwid.com.
Petai ice cream Petai ice cream Petai ice cream Petai ice cream Petai ice cream Petai ice cream Petai ice cream Petai ice cream Petai ice cream Petai ice cream Petai ice cream Petai ice cream
For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/frozenartisans
frozen artisans petai ice cream frozen artisans petai ice cream frozen artisans petai ice cream frozen artisans petai ice cream frozen artisans petai ice cream frozen artisans petai ice cream 
If you enjoyed reading my posts, LIKE me on Facebook! You can also follow me on Instagram (@babysumo) for more photo updates or subscribe to our YouTube channel. Thanks :)

It's the Season of Love at FROZEN!

Love is in the air! This February, FROZEN, the artisanal ice cream boutique has introduced a trio of rose-shaped ice cream petit gateau, the ‘La Vie En Rose’ to celebrate the month of love and romance.

La Vie En Rose come in three flavours: romantic Lavender Ice Cream with Passion Fruit curd and Crunchy Pie Crust, rich Chocolate Ice Cream with sweet Strawberry Coulis and addictive Coffee Ice Cream with Cream Cheese Ice Cream and Tender Lady Fingers.

All three La Vie En Rose are available for dine-in and take-away now at FROZEN Bangsar Telawi and FROZEN Paradigm Mall Petaling Jaya and for take-away only at FROZEN Berjaya Times Square and FROZEN SS2.

The La Vie En Rose is priced at RM 25 each, and is only available until end of February or whilst stock lasts.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/frozenartisans

If you enjoyed reading my posts, LIKE me on Facebook! You can also follow me on Instagram (@babysumo) for more photo updates or subscribe to our YouTube channel. Thanks :)

Crème De La Crème, Damansara Uptown

Crème De La Crème (CDLC) is Malaysia’s first and only artisanal dessert haven with highly-skilled local pastry chefs, who have worked and trained under world-renowned celebrity dessert master Christy Tania.  Located in Damansara Uptown, you will find artisanal ice cream and iconic petits gâteaux, all made using 100% all-natural fresh ingredients without preservatives, artificial flavourings or colourings.

Not only are their delicate petits gâteaux extremely delicious, they're super Instaworthy too! To be honest, it was so difficult to choose which one to try cos they all looked so good. We settled for their bestsellers, the Longevity (RM25), Da Bomb (RM25), Beauty & the Beast (RM25) and Unicorn (RM22).

Our favourite was Da Bomb; this is literally the bomb in terms of flavours and textures. When serving, the server will light up a sparkler next to the fuse for you to photograph this dessert. This is made up of 63% dark chocolate and Madagascar vanilla ice cream, with hazelnut crunch, chocolate hazelnut praline ganache, dark chocolate dip and gold almond crumble. Perfect for chocolate lovers!

The Longevity takes after the steamed peach bun commonly served on birthdays and eaten to represent a long life. Here at Crème De La Crème, the peach is still served in a dim sum steamer basket. However make no mistake, as this is not a steamed bun, instead it is made up of Japanese matcha and black sesame ice cream, mango yuzu compote, lemon curd, matcha sponge and white chocolate dip.

Beauty & the Beast - if you've watched the movie, you'll be familiar with the enchanted rose encased in the glass case. This seems to be a really popular choice with the couples - a rose which you can eat, why not?  63% dark chocolate and Madagascar vanilla ice cream, morello cherry sorbet, dark chocolate crumble, chewy chocolate brownie, almond nibs and dark chocolate dip.

Unicorn - our girl loves unicorns, so this was a natural choice for her. Madagascar vanilla ice cream, lychee and raspberry sorbet, white chocolate dip and crispy meringues - this was rather light and refreshing.

The handcrafted ice creams are rich, creamy and smooth, with over 20 ice-cream flavours available daily, including bestsellers such as Gold Digger (salted caramel ice cream swirled with chocolate ganache and organic honey comb), Dragon Rose (dragon fruit, lychee and French rose sorbet), and French Earl Grey Boba (French Earl Grey tea ice cream swirled with caramelised brown sugar and topped with golden chewy boba).

Refreshing Mango and passion fruit sorbet

In addition, you will also find some really scrumptious drinks here such as the Matcha Monster (RM18). They use Niko Neko Kyoto matcha and as you sip the drink, you will also find chewy brown sugar boba inside. The drink is also topped with a homemade chewy matcha cookie monster on top (very cute, and you can stick your straw through it's mouth to get to the drink). #BobaLover is happy!

In conjunction with the Mid-Autumn Festival, Crème De La Crème has also created four new petits gâteaux in a limited-edition mooncake giftset, priced at RM129 for a box set of four. Lio Lim, CDLC’s Managing Director says, “With our ice cream mooncakes, we have not only conceptualised a series of iconic and delicious artworks, but they also tell a story which helps to revive the true meaning of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Our mooncakes will make you feel over the moon and are definitely one giant leap for mankind!”.

The four specially created petits gâteaux are:
Chang E’s Elixir: Kyoto Houjicha ice cream, Sesame crunch, White chocolate dip & Dark chocolate garnish. Sakura ice cream + Lychee rosemary compote as yolk.

Fly me to the Moon: Chocolate ice cream, Hazelnut crunch, Candied orange, Meringue & Gold flakes. Mandarin sorbet + Orange ganache as yolk.

小月兔/Little White Rabbit: Coconut ice cream, Raspberry sorbet, Mango compote, Almond crumble & White chocolate dip. Mango passion fruit sorbet as yolk.

红笼梦/Prosperity Lantern: Pistachio ice cream, Crumble, Lemon sponge & Dark chocolate garnish. Strawberry ice cream and homemade strawberry jam as yolk.

Creme de la creme uptown Creme de la creme uptown Creme de la creme uptown Creme de la creme uptown Creme de la creme uptown Creme de la creme uptown Creme de la creme uptown
Opening times: Sun – Thurs: 12pm – 11pm / Fri & Sat: 12pm – 12am

Location: Crème De La Crème (CDLC), 35G, Ground Floor, Jalan SS21/60 Damansara Utama (Uptown), 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

Tel: +60 3 7494 0735


If you enjoyed reading my posts, LIKE me on Facebook! You can also follow me on Instagram (@babysumo) for more photo updates or subscribe to our YouTube channel. Thanks :)

The Red Beanbag, Publika, KL

Withstanding the test of time is The Red Beanbag, a modern cafe in Publika / Solaris Dutamas which has been around since 2011.  This stalwart in Publika's dining scene continues drawing in the crowds and churning out consistently, well-executed meals, arguably better than ever.

While the restaurant interior remains the same over the years, the menu which is prodominantly Australian-inspired (think brunch) has been injected with unique Asian twists.

We started with the light, refreshing Beet It! Salad (RM28), which comes with beetroot cured salmon along with mesclun salad, avocados, pickled cucumber, cherry tomatoes, radish, red cabbage, nori seaweed and sesame dressing. The beetroot gives the salmon a pretty tinge of colour and I loved the addition of the creamy avocados, nori seaweed (umami) and the tangy pickled cucumber which gave it a nice sharpness.

Start your day right with beautifully poached, runny eggs. Order the The Atlantic (RM27), in-house cured salmon served with two poached eggs, ikura, wilted Australian baby spinach, sauteed mushrooms and fluffy brioche toast, drizzled with Hollandaise sauce. The presentation and flavours were absolutely spot on. And that brioche toast is so good!

The Black Sheep (RM32) features a huge, juicy lamb patty with lollo bionda lettuce, caramelised onions, gherkin, aioli sauce and fried egg, sandwiched between charcoal buns. The burger also comes with crispy, curry fries.

For those with a penchant for spicy food, we highly recommend The Kraken, which delivers delicious, punchy flavours. Squid ink spaghetti is served with a whole, grilled squid, shimeiji mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and a highly addictive spicy creamy sauce. The squid was perfectly grilled and tender, and was complemented beautifully by the spicy creamy sauce, inspired by the Malaysian sambal.

The Avocado Ice Cream (RM16) is the perfect remedy for the current hot spell. Three generous scoops of smooth, creamy, homemade avocado ice cream is served with brownie chunks and honeycomb and nutella fudge sauce.

My favorite cheesecake currently is burnt cheesecake, so I just had to try the version that they offer here. Hit the jackpot, as the Basque Burnt Cheesecake (RM15) was absolutely sublime - so smooth and rich with a lovely creamy centre.

Enjoy a cup of coffee by their award-winning barista. Cappucino (RM10)

Iced Green Tea Matcha by Niko Neko (RM14)

Reservations recommended. Book your table online here:

Click here for the menu.

Pork-free.

Opening hours: Mon- Thurs 10am - 6pm; Fri 10am - 10pm; Sat - Sun 9.30am - 10pm.

Location: The Red Beanbag, A4-1-08, Solaris Dutamas, Jalan Dutamas, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: 03-2856 8814

If you enjoyed reading my posts, LIKE me on Facebook! You can also follow me on Instagram (@babysumo) for more photo updates or subscribe to our YouTube channel. Thanks :)

Jinjja Chicken, The Gardens Mall: For Great Halal Korean Food!

Jinjja Chicken, best known for their signature Korean Fried Chicken and Jjajangmyeon has landed in Malaysia. They recently opened their first two outlets in Kuala Lumpur at Sunway Pyramid and The Gardens Mall.

Jinjja Chicken is a Korean "fast food" casual restaurant, inspired by South Korea's rich street food culture, its love for fried chicken and its pali-pali (빨리빨리) culture of speed. Sourcing for ingredients and recipes from all over Korean, the dishes and preparation methods are replicated as closely as possible to keep the taste authentic.

Located in the new extension on Lower Ground Floor, the trendy restaurant sports eye-catching murals and bright lights, with Kpop music playing in the background. You can even watch your favorite Korean music videos while waiting for your food or dining.

They operate a self-service system here, just like any other fast food restaurant. Join the queue, order, pay and you will be given one of those UFO buzzers which vibrates when your meal is ready. You can then collect your meal at the collection counter and enjoy!

The must-try dish here is of course the fried chicken. You can select either wings or drumsticks as well as the sauce (soy garlic, yangnyeom or monster), depending on the level of spiciness you desire. We were told that monster is very spicy, so we played it safe and went for the soy garlic wings (6 pcs RM15.90). 

Deep fried to golden perfection, the wings were crunchy and juicy and non-oily at all! I liked the sweet, salty sauce on the wings too.  You can get the set which comes with fries and soft drinks by topping RM5. We had the tteokbokki fries; have to say this is the best tteokbokki I've tried so far as the texture and sauce is just right. They also do K-Cheese (for that mozzarella pull!) and K-Pop chicken here.

Here at Jjinja Chicken, you can also find noodle, stews (kimchi jjigae and army stew), burgers, salads, rice and rice rolls. If you're craving noodles, you can go for the Jjamjja Myeon (RM22.90), a combination of the jjampong and jjajangmyeon, served in a cute dual heart-shaped bowl. If you've watched Korean dramas before, you would have seen the characters slurping up jjangmyeon, the Korean noodle with the black sauce. Here, they use udon noodles topped with a thick black bean sauce and minced chicken. The jjampong, on the other hand, is a spicy seafood noodle with mussels, prawns and chicken. It had quite a kick to it!

One of our favorite Korean dish is the bibimbap and they do a decent version here.  Bibimbap (RM17.90), literally "mixed rice", comes with carrots, cucumber, kimchi, seaweed, your choice of protein (beef or chicken) and a runny egg in the centre.

The kimbap (RM17.90) here is pretty awesome, a well-balanced rice roll with beef bulgogi and vegetables wrapped in seaweed. YUM! Love the cute packaging that it comes in too. 

For dessert, have a soft serve cone; they come in two flavours, the Blue Vanilla and Charcoal Caramel (our vote goes to this!). 

Jinjja Chicken Malaysia Menu and Prices

Tip: Arrive before 12pm to avoid the lunch crowd.

Opening times: 10am to 10pm daily.

Price: Total bill RM91.30.

Location: Jinjja Chicken, LG-241A, Lower Ground Floor, The Gardens Mall, Mid Valley City, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Website: https://www.facebook.com/jinjjachickenmalaysia


If you enjoyed reading my posts, LIKE me on Facebook! You can also follow me on Instagram (@babysumo) for more photo updates or subscribe to our YouTube channel. Thanks :)