Celebrate Lunar New Year with Elevete Patisserie's Exquisite Festive Delights

This Lunar New Year, Elevete Patisserie invites you to indulge in the art of gifting with a curated selection of festive treats. Perfect for sharing joy, showing appreciation, and elevating celebrations, these hand-crafted delights combine tradition and innovation in every bite.

Orders and deliveries are available from now until February 2, 2025. Visit Elevete Patisserie Chinese New Year Collection to place your orders. The collection is Halal-certified.

1. Prosperity Madeleine Tower (RM188) 

Symbolising wealth and good fortune, this visually stunning centrepiece resembles a pineapple ("ong lai") with 27 golden French pineapple madeleines. Standing 11 inches tall, this tower is a statement piece for any Lunar New Year table.

2. Lunar Delights Cookie Box (RM98) 

A must-have for festive gatherings, this cube-shaped box is filled with an assortment of cookies that delight the senses. Beautifully packaged, it’s the perfect gift to share sweet moments with loved ones.

● Pineapple Tart (6 pcs)
● Peanut Cookie (8 pcs)
● Butter Cookie (8 pcs)
● Shortbread Cookies (8 pcs)
● Black Sesame Cookie (8 pcs)

3. Lunar Luxe Treats Box (RM108) 

Elevate your celebrations with this luxurious assortment of macarons and choux au craquelin, offering a fusion of festive flavors such as: 

● Fatcarons: Yuzu, Matcha Mango, Raspberry Pistachio, Pineapple Tart and Rose Lychee (1 pc each)
● Choux: Red Berries and Lemon (2 pcs each)

Packaged in a cube box of nine, it’s a show-stopping treat for any festive occasion.

4. Lunar Luxe Sweets Box (East Meets West) (RM138) 

Celebrate the fusion of eastern flavors and western elegance with this exclusive gift box. Featuring an array of tarts, fatcarons, and choux, including: 

● Pineapple Madeleines, Golden Lemon Ingots, Strawberry and Yuzu Tart, Red Berries and Lemon Choux
● Raspberry Rose Lychee and Matcha Mango Fatcarons

5. Joyful Lunar Celebration Cake Bites (RM138) 

Perfectly sized at 1.5 inches each, these bite-sized cakes feature: 

● Sourdough Carrot Cake Bites: A savory-sweet twist with sourdough tang. 

● Raspberry Red Velvet Cake Bites: A rich, fruity indulgence. 

Packaged in a vibrant window box, these cake bites are designed for gatherings big and small.

6. Lunar Treasures Tiffin (RM188) 

Pay homage to tradition with this elegant three-tier tiffin filled with festive favorites: 

● Top Layer: 10 Pineapple Tarts
● Middle Layer: Assorted cookies (Butter, Black Sesame, Peanut, and Shortbread)
● Bottom Layer: Orange Butter Cake (300g)

A perfect blend of nostalgia and luxury, this tiffin is a thoughtful gift for family or corporate gifting.

7. Lunar Golden Treasures (RM138) 

This elegant rectangular gift box holds 18 buttery pineapple tarts, crafted with premium ingredients and presented in a sleek design with a touch of opulence.

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Delivery and Pre-Order Information

● Orders and delivery period start from now until February 2, 2025.

● Except for the Prosperity Madeleine Tower which starts to deliver from January 22, 2025 onwards.

● Pre-order or order by 5 PM for FREE same-day delivery* or choose convenient pickup options. 

● For more information, please visit Elevete Patisserie's website: https://www.elevete.com.my/collections/chinese-new-year-hamper-gifts

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Madam Croffle, Melawati Mall, KL

Originating from Korea, croffle is growing in popularity in Malaysia too, especially since many Malaysians have a sweet tooth. Croffle is basically croissant dough cooked in a waffle pan, then topped with your choice of toppings such as fresh fruits, sauces and more.

Madam Croffle is one of the places you can get your croffle cravings satisfied. They have various locations around Malaysia, so far we have visited the Melawati Mall and Semenyih outlet. We usually go for the Special Madam Croffle (RM10.90) which comes with two toppings of your choice. The best combination would be one sauce and one fruit. We enjoyed the one with chocolate sauce and strawberry. Yummy! The croffle texture was very nice and crispy. 

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Recipe: Koi Fish Jelly

Here’s an auspicious, refreshing dessert you can make for Chinese New Year - Koi Fish Jelly. In Asian culture, koi fish represents luck, friendship and love. I used two different flavours (strawberry and orange) mainly for its lucky colour. I also added longan for texture and its homonym is similar to the word “noble”.

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Recipe by Baby Sumo

Preparation time: 5-10 mins

Cooking time: 2 mins

Serves 8

Ingredients
2 packs jelly crystal powder
800ml boiling water
1 can Longan in syrup, drained

1. Mix each pack of jelly powder with 400ml water and bring to the boil in a saucepan.

2. Arrange longan in jelly mould, then pour over the jelly solution.

3. Place in fridge for at least one hour to set. Unmould and serve chilled.

Note: each koi mould above fits 400ml.

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Recipe: Fu Chuk Yi Mai (Dried Beancurd with Barley & Gingko)

Making another one of my favourite tong sui (Chinese dessert soup)! This time, it's Fu Chuk Yi Mai Pak Kor, translated as Dried beancurd with barley and ginkgo. Super easy and super yummy!

I’m using Job’s tears also known as Chinese barley or Yi Yi ren 薏苡仁 which has more health benefits compared to regular barley. Job's tears is good for those who have high cholesterol or have eczema, congestion etc. Try this classic Chinese dessert today.

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Fu Chuk Yi Mai (Dried Beancurd with Barley & Gingko)

Recipe by Baby Sumo

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 1 hour to 1 hour 15 mins
Makes 8 servings

Ingredients
100g Job’s Tears / Chinese barley, rinsed
60g dried beancurd sheet (for dessert)
1.5l water
80g (40 pcs) peeled and ready to use ginkgo nuts
50g rock sugar
6 pandan leaves, rinsed and knotted

1. Soak beancurd sheets in tap water for 30 mins. Cut into 2” lengths using scissors. Drain and set aside.

2. Place water, pandan leaves and Job’s tears in a pot and bring to boil. Once boiling, simmer for 30 mins. Remove pandan leaves.

3. Add beancurd sheets and simmer for further 30-45 mins, until beancurd has disintegrated into smaller pieces.

4. Add rock sugar to taste. Add ginkgo and cook for further 5 mins. Ready to serve.

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Thai Cuisine Wonder @ Four Points Puchong

Thailand is world-famous for its mouthwatering cuisine and for good reason. Be prepared as Four Points by Sheraton, Puchong brings Thai cuisine to light at The Eatery restaurant this month, with freshly cooked Thai food daily. 

With 20 years of experience in the kitchen, Chef Ruchiret Thavongyot also known as Chef Teena, will feature curated recipes from Thailand, including specialties such as Pandan Chicken, Homemade Thai Fish Cake, Som Tam, Tom Kha Gai, Thai Green Curry Chicken, Thai Panang Curry Beef and more. She will also present some delicious Thai desserts such as Water Chestnut in Coconut Milk, Thai Mango Sticky Rice, Thai Cendol, and Thai Banana in Syrup. On weekends, you can also enjoyed grilled seafood and meat such as fish, prawns, lamb and more. There are also Western specialties such as whole roasted leg of lamb and seafood on ice, as well as a myriad of delicious pastries and desserts. 

Must-try dishes: Stir fried clams with hot chilli, Steamed fish with spicy lime sauce, Thai black pepper beef, Thai beef noodle, Mango sticky rice.

Other than the Thai buffet, guests can also enjoy four different Thai set lunches during their afternoon break. Each set comes with a full set course with salad, rice, and a main dish (prices start from RM25.90). It will be available for dine-in, takeaway, and delivery. 

The Thai Food Wonder buffet is available from 1st July to 31st August 2022, from 6.30pm to 10.30pm and is priced at RM135nett per adult on the weekends (Friday and Saturday) and RM115nett per adult on the weekdays (Sunday, Tuesday to Thursday). Kids from 5 to 12 years old can dine at half price. Save up to 20% with Marriott Bonvoy or selected bank credit cards; terms and conditions apply. 

To reserve your table, please call +603 5891 8855 or WhatsApp at +6013 295 6101. You may drop them an email at eatery.puchong@fourpoints.com

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Recipe: Fish Maw Peach Gum Dessert Soup

Do you like having tong sui 糖水 (Chinese dessert soup)? Try this Beauty Fish Maw Peach Gum Dessert which comes with not just one, but two collagen-rich ingredients! 

One of the collagen-rich ingredients is peach gum, which is said to be beneficial to both your stomach and skin as well as being able to relieve stress. Furthermore, there is also fish maw, an excellent source of collagen as well as gel protein to help improve your skin tone.

Peach gum needs to be soaked for 10 hours and will expand to 7 to 10x the dry weight. Once it has been soaked, you will need to clean off the impurities (black bits stuck to the peach gum) by using your fingers or tweezers. Cooking time depends on how chewy/soft you like the texture to be, but 20-30 minutes would usually suffice. So, how does peach gum taste like? It has a wonderful QQ texture, a little like gummy bears. 

For the fish maw, it is first steamed for 15 minutes, then soaked overnight until soft. It has a pleasant texture and in case you're wondering, no fishy smell or taste at all. Overall, the sweetness of this tong sui is absolutely spot on and tasted awesome. You can enjoy it hot, chilled or with milk.

Mother’s Day is coming up soon, so gift your mother or wife with this collagen boosting dessert, I’m sure they will appreciate it! After all, who doesn’t love beautiful looking skin right? You can buy it from here: https://shope.ee/9efhR2e9s8

Beauty Fish Maw Peach Gum Dessert Soup
Recipe by Baby Sumo

Preparation time: 10-15 mins

Cooking time: 1 hour

Serves 4-5

Ingredients
1 x Beauty Fish Maw Peach Gum Dessert Soup pack from @greatoceandriedseafood (comes with peach gum, fish maw, red dates, lotus seed, rock sugar, snow fungus)

1.5l boiling water
2-4 tbsp fresh milk (per bowl) (optional)

1. Steam fish maw for 15 mins and then soak overnight. Cut into smaller pieces.

2. Soak peach gum for 10 hours, then clean impurities (remove black bits).

3. Soak snow fungus for 1 hour, trim off hard yellow core and cut into smaller pieces.

4. Halve the lotus seeds and remove bitter green piths.

5. Halve red dates and remove seeds.

6. Place boiling water in pot. Add red dates, fish maw, lotus seeds and snow fungus and simmer for 40 mins. Add peach gum and simmer for further 10 mins. Finally, add goji berries and rock sugar and simmer for another 10 mins.

7. Serve hot, chilled or with milk.

Note: 

1. Chill for at least 2 hours for best results.

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“Elevete” your Hari Raya with Elevete Patisserie’s Ramadan and Raya Collection

With Raya songs playing in the neighbourhood, homegrown patisserie brand, Elevete Patisserie presents their popular Ramadan & Raya 2022 Collection. This special collection will be available from 2 April to 4 June 2022 exclusively on Elevete’s website, ready for you to elevate your Ramadan and Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration.

Elevete Patisserie started off with the ultimate goal of making the most sought-after macarons in town. Not forgetting its roots, the chef has crafted the seasonal Aidilfitri Fatcarons making it the highlight of their Raya collection. Inspired by popular Raya desserts, the festive flavours of coconut sago gula Melaka, pulut tai tai, and sirap bandung are now reinvented to enticing fatcarons. These all-new flavours will be added to Elevete’s permanent fatcarons collection for you to bring them back home this Raya.

Ketupat ties to the tradition of Hari Raya Aidilfitri and it serves as the all-time staple dish. This Ramadan, Elevete is here to enliven your dessert table with its rendition of the ketupat, named Kenangan Manis. Carrying the meaning of “Sweet Memory”, this ketupat is a fresh pandan chiffon sponge, put together with Elevete’s signature gula Melaka buttercream. Taste the best of both worlds of this modernised yet immersive ketupat with the touch of coconut buttercream swiss meringue and coconut gula Melaka chocolate truffle in the shape of ondeh-ondeh.

Hari Raya is all about getting together with your family and friends. Besides preparing delicious festive dishes, have the Buah Tangan as a Raya gift to warm your guests’ hearts. “Buah Tangan” means souvenirs in Malay. Comes in a set of three jars, your guests will surely be delighted by this combo of Elevete’s Pineapple Tart, Semperit cookies with cherries, and Almond London.

Sweeten up your dessert table with these lovely Raya delectables during this Ramadan. Meriah Treasure has successfully made its comeback as the Malays say it has really lived up to its name. “Meriah” which brings the meaning of celebrating with happiness, is a treasure platter featuring six flavours of cake bites with six pieces each for your party table. Not enough to hype the party up? Get the set at a doubled size of 24 pieces of each flavour!

The Roulade Rasa Sayang, is a light and fresh pandan sponge roll layered with swiss meringue coconut buttercream and gula Melaka syrup. It’s a piece that brings out the familiar flavour of the traditional kuih, ondeh-ondeh. Looking for something new? Try out the Bunga Telang Bar, a cake version of the chef's favourite kuih – Pulut Tai Tai. Inspired by it, this cake bar is layered with modern sous vide kaya, pulut tai tai and light coconut buttercream. It’s either green or blue!

If you are the type who just wants to try every item at a buffet, Elevete is bringing you the Aneka Aidilfitri. Putting together the best flavours of their Raya delicacies including the Roulade Rasa Sayang, Meriah Treasure, Buah Tangan and AidilFitri Fatcarons, this platter is also inclusive of the Bunga Kantan Macaron to bless your taste buds. Speaking of this Bunga Kantan Macaron, it will also be made available this season, to join the Box of 12 Assorted Macarons in Elevete’s permanent menu, named Ramadan Manis Macarons. Additionally, Elevete will be offering an option that has a themed sleeve wrapped around the macaron box to suit the occasion, making it a cherry on top for your loved ones in this spirit of gifting and generosity during Ramadan.

Are you a cupcake lover? Opt for the Eid Mubarak Cupcakes this fiesta, topped with sugar-coated Raya elements on Elevete’s signature cupcake line-ups which are pandan, red velvet, and butterscotch.

Elevete Patisserie’s Ramadan and Raya Special is now available online on Elevete Patisserie’s official website. Pre-order your choice of their Hari Raya collection now at https://www.elevete.com.my/collections/ramadan-raya-2022.

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The Dark Horse: New Sports Bar in KL

The Dark Horse is a swanky new sports bar located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, within walking distance from KLCC, Bukit Bintang and KL Tower. Only a few months into operation, this outlet has been extremely well-received by locals and expats alike. And it's easy to see why: the interior is tasteful yet cosy, with great tasting food and wonderfully warm, friendly service.  

There was a real buzz to the place when we visited on a Thursday afternoon. We were promptly seated and menus were handed out as we took in the lively surrounding. There are different seating areas to suit your preference; low tables and booths for comfortable dining, high tables for socializing and drinking, and the balcony area for people watching and al fresco dining. Other than that, you can also play a game of darts, foosball or even pool with your mates as well as catch a full range of different sports channels on the multiple televisions available here. In the evenings, there is also live music from 7.30pm onwards, which will set the mood for your night out. 

The bar's motto, "Be nice or leave!"

The food variety is typical of what is usually served in a gastropub; here at The Dark Horse, the food is done extremely well, generously portioned and absolutely delicious. We were thoroughly impressed with everything which we ordered off their a la carte and snack menu. Choose from salads, soups, burgers, sandwiches, mains, steaks and desserts. Here are some the dishes which we had and loved:

♥ Triple Cheeseburger (RM35) - quarter pounder Australian beef patty, cheddar cheese skirt, lettuce, tomato, gherkin, sweet relish, and comes with coleslaw and your choice of potato (we went for the sweet potato fries).  Glorious, juicy burger.. my son devoured it all!

♥ 100% certified Argentinian Grain Fed Black Angus ribeye steak (RM129 for 250g), served with a side salad, potato and sauce of your choice. Succulent, tender, cooked to medium rare perfection, immensely satisfying!

♥ Classic mushroom soup (RM19). Domed with puff pastry, the soup was delightfully creamy and earthy... exactly how a good mushroom soup should be.

♥ Buffalo chicken wings (RM22). I love wings, and these were fine wings. Crispy and juicy, with a delectable sauce... finger licking good, for sure.  They also do other flavours such as hoisin sriracha, Jamaican jerk, barbecue, mango habanero and five spice peanut butter.

♥ Chicken Quesadillas with guacamole and sour cream (RM20). Deliciously cheesy.

We also ordered four desserts; well, as my son always says, "There's always room for dessert. Dessert doesn't go to the stomach, it goes to the heart". My favourite was the rich and lusciously creamy Creme brulee (RM18), followed closely by the warm Apple crumble with vanilla ice cream (RM22), Chocolate lava cake (RM20) and Berry panna cotta (RM19).

They also offer an affordable lunch menu at RM37++, which includes a starter, mains, sides and dessert. If you're looking for a challenge, take on the Mount Kinabalu Burger, a whopper of a burger with 10 quarterpound Australian beef patties, 10 Cheddar cheese slices and all the extras; conquer this within 30 minutes and get it for free!

There are four beers on tap, not your usual brews, including Stella Artois, Connors Stout, Hoegarden Blanc, and Blackthorne Cider. You will also find an extensive selection of wine, spirits, beers and ciders, cocktails, shots, mojtos and more. Unlike other sports bar or pubs, Ladies Night is not just once, but four times a week, with complimentary drinks all night long for ladies (this month, it's every Monday to Thursday, with 100% free Passion Fruit Margaritas).

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Reservations highly recommended. Book here:

Opening hours: Mon- Sun 12pm - 12am.

Location: The Dark Horse, Lot G-05, Life Centre, 20 Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur. (Parking available at Life Centre, RM4 for first hour, RM3 for subsequent hours).

Tel: 019-333 9269

Website: http://www.darkhorse.my

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