This note is written with heart opens so wide and mind jiggling with the idea if I should order a pizza and mouth sipping my mother's delicious steaming hot chicken soup made for Reza, my brother who is not feeling very well.I am currently eating , writing while glancing at the Nat geo showing my favorite elephant show.
" Food is so much more than fuel-it's a catalyst for emotion, a historical journey, a rite,a celebration, a three times-daily act of giving and receiving love and a fine opportunity of exhibitionism"
My family loves food, throughout my life spent all over the globe, I enjoy eating food different from my own segment of taste, since I was a kid I challenged myself to various palette .From small districts where we enjoy our steamed fish with plums, tofu soup with salted vegetables or that freshly baked bread slapped with freshly made kaya by Auntie Helen and her brother Uncle Jerry who passed away 10 years ago to big cities restaurant where Mum and I usually meet my late father for steak lunch .I love food and I am a merciless critic, my close friends would say "Azura is very fiery when it comes to bad food" and I don't sugarcoat my words.I got it from my mother, she is also a very fussy eater...cleanliness of the floor to the chefs is at the corner of her eyes.
With those being written, I just say that when I stumbled upon some really bad restaurant , I try not to blog about it, this is one to one - having balls and pride situation , if the restaurant screws up, tell the owner and sort them out verbally or written ... publicising about is not an act of a brave person.
if I want to write something bad name it about restaurants or some people I met , we can have an encyclopedia of insults.
I have been eating at The Equatorial for as long as I live, whenever we were in KL for our summer holiday, we would always , always come to Nipah for food, although at one time I stopped going there, at this moment , I can't find any other place comparable to the comfort, friendliness and homely taste that Nipah gave me.I went in my designer's attire or shorts and t shirt...the service are always consistent being served in less than 60 seconds.This is definitely a service record, even at some posh resort I stayed at ... they made me wait for 20 minutes during peak time...that's just for a glass of water.But at Nipah , that never happened to me.
Growing up together have been a great experience, I must say .Thank You Nipah for being part of my life.3 generations and we are still with you.Recently I was invited by the Equatorial team led by Mr Alan the GM , of course prior to that I was invited three times by My Zainal , Chef Anthony and Mr Hamidi, (you can imagine how welcomed I felt!)to their preview of Ramadhan breaking fast buffet spread .Wow is the word and I would truly recommend this without prejudice, If say it's good ...it's really good.
During ramadhan , Moslem's fasting month , Nipah also comes up with Tiffin set and you can order it to be delivered.Because I will be tired I will be ordering that as well .At the preview, I tasted some Hari raya cookies and feeling greedy I would go and prebook their Kueh Makmur and Tart because I know their hygiene standard and ingredients.
There you go Equatorial,... we have been together for 29 years and I think it's about time for me to brag about you.
Days before the preview, I met Mr Mahadi when I was a little kid until today , that I actually qualify to be a mother to a little kid
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| Big Fish! |
I forgot how many dishes they will making everyday but they are close to 200! Yes, that's right...200
Equatorial is located in Jalan Sultan Ismail.
for reservations contact 03 2161 7777
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Chef Anthony in action  seafood galore!   | <><><><><><><><>
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