Foodgasm 2.0

The turnout at Foodgasm which was a 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. affair was overwhelming, to say the least. While there were long strings of complaints, namely

• from festival attendees: the lack of water in the WC and the illogical organisation of the monopoly beverage stands;
• from local Taman Tun-ians: the insane traffic gridlock and inconsiderate parking;
• from stall owners: the overpromised supply of electricity;
• from everyone: the heat (!);

we think it is safe to say that this event was successful in allowing people to put forth their best pots, woks and forks and in some way, enjoy themselves.

We hear from regular bootcampers at the venue that there was loads of trash left after that. Shame on everyone for that, attendees, stall owners and organisers alike! 

However, we understand all organisers learn from past events and we hope that such a good platform surely sprouted from good intentions. 

Enough about event analysis and onwards to some of the other food we saw that day!

Bittersweet Treats

Tel
+6017 2511 639

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Bittersweet Treats

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@bittersweettreats2

Victoria cake looking so scrumptious with berries and cream

We are salivating just thinking of how tart this key lime pie would taste

Pavlovas are always welcome in our local climate

Talking about hot days, this one sure kau tim!

Curbside Cantina

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@curbsidecantina

The notorious Curbside Cantina's fish tacos foodies chase around town for!

Sangkaya

Tel
+6016-623 9333

Email
talktous@sangkaya.co

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Sangkaya

Sangkaya coconuts. He looks so gleeful but Kau Tim Lah was severely disappointed as they ran out of stock

Earth's Benefit

Tel
+6011-128 175 44

Website
http://earthsbenefit.com/

Email
inquiry@earthsbenefit.com

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Earth's Benefit

You can get their goods from:

• Eden Garden Organic: 123, Jln SS2/24, 47300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
• Muscle Mania: C-G-36, 10 Boulevard, Lebuhraya Sprint, PJU 6A, Kayu Ara, Damansara, 47400, Petaling Jaya
• Pushmore: B-G-23, Block B, Merchant Square, No. 1, Jalan Tropicana Selatan 1, 47410 Petaling Jaya
• Justlife (Subang Jaya, IPC Shopping Centre, Puchong, Gardens, Penang, Melaka)
• The Red Cherry, POP Jaya One
• Nova Fitness Centre, Citta Mall
• BeFit (SS2 & Jalan Raja Chulan, Sri Rampai)
• Brevis: Level 1, Menara Weld, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur
• Poppies (Bintulu, Kuching, Sibu)

Earth Benefit's nut butters. Churned out by Andrea Ong (who was sporting a really cool pink font 2XU compression tights that day), these sure are full of goodness!

Foodgasm 2.0 Feature: Lulla Pies

Lulla Pies, what an adorable name! Perhaps, indicating that overindulging in these goodies might just lull you into a good snooze.

Their menu on a standing whiteboard

The pies from Lulla Pies are freshly baked, not frozen. From the pie larder, we have:

• Chicken & Mushroom Pies (Kau Tim!)
• Spicy Moroccan Pulled Australian Lamb Pies
• Norwegian Dory & Salmon Leek Pies

Their filling is generous and creamy with so much flavour that goes well with the buttery shortcrust pastry of the pie. Kau Tim has had a few pies around town and despite much hype, none come close to the Chicken & Mushroom from Lulla Pies. Unfortunately, as mentioned in our earlier post, the organizers did not have proper electricity running as promised, so they could not warm up the pies for the best enjoyment of the customers. Nonetheless, we did see plenty of people taking away the pies by bags, which was not surprising, given the stuffy weather that afternoon.

Pies galore!

Apart from the obvious product (pies, in case you didn't know), Lulla Pies also makes Spicy Beef Moussaka with Eggplant. This is crumbed eggplant layered with spicy minced beef and bechamel sauce and topped with melted mozzarella. Kau Tim loves this because the eggplant bit deludes us into believing it balances out the cheesy goodness in it.

 The moussaka with cheesy cauliflower

Apart from that, they had a pan to cook some sides to go with the pies. Creamy mash and cauliflower in bechamel sauce with melted mozzarella completed the meal.

 The desserts

The sweet end of the deal came in the form of Chocolate Banana Brownies and Choco Cro. We think the banana chunks could have been slightly bigger but it definitely lent a lovely taste to the brownies. The Choco Cro is croissant puff pastry filled with chocolate. We bagged the desserts because there was just too much to try at the festival. Popped in the oven, these babies were fantastic warmed!

Lulla Pies makes their goodies on the day of delivery to ensure freshness and they also use quality ingredients right down to the vegetables that go in. Orders are only delivered on weekends with the exception of special events.

Lulla Pies

Tel

016 666 0044

Facebook

Lulla Pies 

Instagram 

@lullapies

Email

lullapies@gmail.com

To order, let them know

• Order of your choice & amount 
• Time and address of delivery 
• Your contact details, phone number preferred

Delivery within Damansara Heights and Sri Hartamas is free. Other locations such as Bangsar, Mont Kiara, TTDI & PJ will incur a fee of RM 3 - RM 5.

Foodgasm 2.0 Feature: Simply Sandwiches

Here's a name that might seem familiar to you people who have kau tim-ed them: Simply Sandwiches.

Adorning their booth with a simple but catchy signboard, a picnic basket and some pretty flowers, this was founded in July 2011 by Shaheera Djafar and Sharin Sharif. 

Simply Sandwiches nailed their deco

"Our sandwiches are made from wholesome heavy whole meal or seeded whole meal bread and are baked fresh every morning by our baker. Each sandwich is accompanied by fresh luscious green vegetables, crunchy cool cucumbers and juicy red tomatoes. They are also filled with delicious homemade fillings that are made to perfection. At present day, we have 9 flavors of sandwiches that are suited for a wide range of taste buds and preferences. The flavour list gets new additions or limited editions every few months to add variety to the menu."

Select your bread:

1. Heavy Wholemeal
2. Seeded Wholemeal (an extra 20 cents) - crunchy and nutty, provides an interesting chewy texture to your meal.

Their current offering of 10 different sandwiches include:

1. Egg (RM 6.00): Velvety smooth eggs with a little mayo and black pepper
2. Tuna (RM 7.50): Not your average tuna with a hint of lime and curry
3. Chicken Salami (RM 7.50): Sexy salami loaded with their special spicy sauce
4. Sauteed Mushroom (RM 8.00): Sauteed to perfection with caramelized onions and herbs
5. Beef Salami (RM 8.00): Sexy salami loaded with their special spicy sauce
6. BBQ Chicken (RM 8.00): Spiced chicken chunks with a hint of their special sauce. Slightly sweet and slightly smoky
7. Tapau Roll Up (RM 8.00): chunky succulent chicken, marinated with their secret recipe, wrapped in fresh lettuce and soft tortilla bread
8. Grilled Chicken & Cheese (RM 10.00): chunky succulent chicken, marinated with their secret recipe, topped with cheese. This appeared in Bella, ntv7)
9. Garlic Butter Prawn (RM 10.00): Chunky XXL succulent prawns coated with butter and garlic.
10. Smoked Salmon (RM 12.00): Only available for bulk orders. Delicate smoked salmon in between bread spread with chives infused cream cheese. Rich and tasty at the same time

Their delivery schedule according to the website is as follows:

Tuesday: Kelana Jaya, Subang and Shah Alam
Wednesday: Mont Kiara, Solaris Mont Kiara, Publika, Sri Hartamas
Thursday: Damansara, BU, TTDI, KL
Friday: Damansara, BU, TTDI, Kelana Jaya

Please confirm your order by 6 p.m. the night before delivery. Minimum order is required according to area.

They are contactable via:

WhatsApp/SMS

014-7262676, 017-2070407, 017-6862076

Email

simplysandwiches4u@gmail.com

Website

www.simplysandwiches.my

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/SimplySandwiches?fref=ts

Healthy, wholesome and delivered?

KAU TIM!

Foodgasm 2.0 Feature: Cowboys Food Truck

Subangites, hold your horses because there will be a new food truck in town!

Serving Texan goodies like wings, tacos and fries, we tip our Stetsons to the two good-looking partners (howdy!).

We really wanted to get our hands on the boys spiral potatoes but the event organizer's planning was flawed and all the stalls had no electricity, so there was no deep fryer or oven available for most of them. Next time!

Marks for hygiene. They also had a separate person collect money.

Beef taco - we blew this up because it is worth salivating over

This baby was piping hot and was chockful of flavour. Nizar, the Trail Boss was hard at work, cooking the meat while his mum skilfully heated up the tacos to ensure they were warm and fluffy. To top it off, these cowboys actually smoke their own pulled beef! The rustic woody character of the meat danced a mesmerizing tango with the sweet home-made BBQ sauce across our tongues. If there were to be any lament, it would be that the beef was slightly overcooked, hence it was rather tough and the sauce was a tad sweet. We did give our feedback to them and they acknowledged it graciously.

We are honoured to have had a taste of the Cowboys Food Truck before these belly cheaters go blazing into their Subang standoff with their mouth-watering grub! 

Kau Tim Lah!

Foodgasm 2.0 Feature: The Dawg House

This dog house attracted lots of attention, thanks to their Dawgzilla which was a 15 inch hot dog.

Sadly, by the time we decided to get one, all Dawgzillas had been annihilated by hungry creatures. Nevertheless, we settled for the Jumbo Dawg which measured 8 inches.

Kau Tim Lah apologises. 

We polished the Jumbo and completely forgot to take a picture, so here's one from the Foodgasm page

Sausages are always a "kau tim" thing for us, what more thick fresh-off-the-barbie sausages! The people at Dawg House made the experience even better as they were so lively and despite the stifling heat, put on the kind of face you can only find on passionate people.

On the grill

Served on fluffy, soft buns with what looked like poppy seeds, the Jumbo hit the satisfaction mark. Beautifully cooked, there were no ugly pockets of oil or charred bits on the sausage. We got everything to go except chilli on the top. The onions were just the right chunk sizes and the coney sauce with mustard was well-balanced in terms of flavour.

The queue was long but hey, another shot of a cowboy on the barbie for you!

The Dawg House has no plans to start as a business....YET but here's a piece of advice: Kau Tim Lah!

 The folks from the Dawg House 

You can find them on Facebook: The Dawg House

Kau Tim is coming...

Lei ho mo!?
(How are you doing?)

Foodgasm 2.0 is tomorrow and we at Kao Tim Lah know that there are tons of good food just waiting to be gorged on!

Sorry, we don't have a call card. But if you see one of these or have them handed to you, chances are, you might find your goods kao tim-ed.

Be patient because there are so many of you with so much to offer but Kao Tim Lah's stomach is only so small, we mean, big.

Fingers crossed that the weather holds (just cloudy enough) and the haze clears up! Bring on the 'gasms!