Slices of juicy mango with roasted duck, lavish with an Asian dressing of lemongrass, scallion, Thai sauce and pepped up with a sprinkling of fried garlic is the perfect dish to entice a non-duck eater.

Good food and fun activities bring back the shine to this once-famous entertainment hot spot in Penang.

Its tagline - Home of Meals and Memories - promises diners a great experience as they savour the culinary creations of head chef Anthony Valenzuela in La Gourmet House's "feel at home" atmosphere.

The smell of petai can often grow on you.

THE Moghul influence in Northern Indian cuisine is obvious from the ingredients used by the cooks, as saffron, yoghurt and cream are common ingredients favoured by people of Persian ancestry, as is the liberal use of nuts and dried fruits.

Sakae Sushi is reeling in shoals of Japanese food lovers in Malaysia with reasonably priced sushi in a trendy, fun-filled setting.

Michelangelo's Ristorante & Bar M's concept is upscale casual or "semi-fine dining", providing a contemporary setting for its middle- and upper-income clients.

The strong aroma of Arabic coffee and tea mixed with the tangy shishah and blend of spices used in the dishes is a sure treat.

KFC has come up with its latest product called KFC Toasted Twister.

THE increase in food and oil prices has been the centre of discussion lately.

When it comes to good andcheap food, Salak SouthGarden is a place that is beggingto be discovered.

Paya Serai at Hilton PetalingJaya is hosting "The Best ofPunjabi North Indian Cuisine"food promotion.

Guests give top marks to Italian gourmet prison restaurant.

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Malaysians and their foreign guests alike reacquainted themselves with Thai food at the recent launch of the Amazing Thailand promotion at the Putrajaya Marriott.

Scones, clotted cream, jam and tea await you at the Mandarin Oriental Lounge on the Park.

Inventive Thai cuisineand reasonable pricesmeet agreeably at MyElephant.

An irresistible deallaced with a liberal doseof Hollywood magic.

Three things come to mindwhen I recall the good olddays of Foch Avenue, whichhas been renamed Jalan Tun TanCheng Lock, after the foundingfather of the Malayan ChineseAssociation (now the MalaysianChinese Association).

The clutter is gone and the restaurants have taken a more nouveau approach. We are talking about Thank Goodness It's Friday or T.G.I. Friday's (TGIF), the popular American franchise that came to Malaysia in the 90s. It started at the Life Centre in Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, and eventually expanded to Penang and Johor.

Putting on a barbecue is a lot of fun as it involves very little preparation. There are no hard and fast rules. Just make sure you get fresh fish and seafood, fresh salad and potatoes. You might like to try these ideas.

Cucumbers are refreshing and can be eaten raw as in the Malaysian salad or rojak. They are an excellent source of potassium, vitamin C and folic acid. You can also churn out a versatile dish with a stir-fry or you may want to make a healthy cucumber sushi roll. Pickle the cucumber and you will have a very palatable relish.

ALL IT takes for a dish to be tastyis that it has the right combinationof ingredients, and this isan area in which master chef WongWing Yeuk excels.

PIZZA Hut Malaysia's unique new Starzbites Sausage Pizza is a sausage stuffed crust pizza with a scrumptious split personality.