Restaurants and concerts

“To know one life has breathed easier, that is to have lived.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

For the moment:

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In the past week, I went to two of those increasingly popular semi-pseudo-glamorous restaurants in Kuala Lumpur. Palate Pallate and Basil Leaf.

Before that, today marks the final day of the MATRADE (Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation) Exhibition. It ran for 3 weeks. Each weekend, on the side of the exhibition there would be music performances (hiphop, jazz, rock), among other things. Me and my friend got hired to be the MC for the 3 weekends. Pictures, should come soon.

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*Palate Pallate*

Jalan Mesui. Next to No Black Tie. Behind Hotel Istana. One of those colonial terrace house turned into a restaurant.

A friend of mine threw a surprise birthday party for our friend. She reserved the whole of the second flood, which is very suitable to organize something private. Food was buffet.

Downstairs, you can seat inside or outside. The hedge will provide you with the privacy from the passing cars. Coincidentally, I had two different groups of friends sitting downstairs, one inside and outside. Judging from the food I had upstairs, and the word of my friends seated downstairs, the food here is just average. Just plain average.

That said, they did have a brilliant decor. It’s very contemporary art ish. Reminds me of the Van Abbe Museum in Eindhoven. Though I wish that they would have focus more specifically on the theme, and not just simply having artwork on the walls.

You must have a look at the ‘Peacock’ upstairs. Just climb the spiral steps and you will see it. Amazing.

 

*Basil Leaf*

Thai and Indochinese. The food was either above average or brilliant. I had the Thai Pineapple Fried Rice. Some of the dishes can be mad spicy.

The decor is amazing. It’s fantastic that they didn’t over maximize the space they had. I say this because they still have quite an unoccupied sizable garden.

It is somewhat pricey but not too over the top. I had very little food on my place and paused to talk to a friend. I had my fork at 7 o’clock and my spoon at 5 o’clock. Half of the table was done eating and waiters came to clear the table gradually. They took away my plate. I felt like saying something but was not in the mood because I was already full. Anyway, point being here is that such a hiccup by a waiter would be excusable at an average restaurant. But not at a restaurant where the average bill per head is a minimum RM30. Two thumbs down for this.

I thought that while the ambiance is imperative in such a restaurant, it was a little too dark. I was there with 9 other friends. At least 3 of the girls insisted that the darkness was spot on.

One even admitted that it’s good for people with poor complexion.

And also for guys who have insufficient courage to tell the girl their with that red chili on the front teeth is not sexy.