MIGF 2011 Festival Award Winners

A night at the Sunway Lagoon Surf Beach concluded this year's MIGF Grand Finale with magic, fireworks and raining chefs. With 28 participating restaurants from around Malaysia, the award winners are...

Bunga Emas

Most Creative Dining Experience FESTIVAL DINERS' CHOICE

Chalet

Golden Cauldron Award for the Best All-Round Restaurant 2011 JUDGES' CHOICE

Most Creative Festival Menu of the Festival JUDGES' CHOICE

Best Marketed Restaurant of the Festival JUDGES' CHOICE

Most Outstanding Soup of the Festival - Bouquet of Cappuccino of Morels with Camarel Pear Skewer FESTIVAL DINERS' CHOICE

Chynna

Most Outstanding Cuisine at the Gala Launch PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Cuisine Studio by Nathalie

Most Innovative Cuisine at the Gala Launch JUDGES' CHOICE

Most Outstanding Starter of the Festival - Blue Lobster Mille-Feuille, a touch of caviar FESTIVAL DINERS' CHOICE

Imperial Rama

Most Oustanding Cuisine at the Gala Launch JUDGES' CHOICE

Most Outstanding Appetiser of the Festival - Alaskan King Crab with Smoked Duck FESTIVAL DINERS' CHOICE

Most Outstanding Cuisine FESTIVAL DINERS' CHOICE

Kofuku

Best Festival Offers JUDGES' CHOICE

L’Heritage

Best Value Menu of the Festival JUDGES' CHOICE

Best Use of the Festival Theme FESTIVAL DINERS' CHOICE

Lafite

Most Outstanding Canapés of the Festival FESTIVAL DINERS' CHOICE

Most Outstanding Entrée of the Festival - Butter Poached Boston Lobster FESTIVAL DINERS' CHOICE

Most Outstanding Overall Dining Experience FESTIVAL DINERS' CHOICE

Mandarin Grill

Most Outstanding Main Course of the Festival - Slow Cooked FESTIVAL DINERS' CHOICE

NEO Tamarind

Outstanding Festival Achievement Award JUDGES' CHOICE

Most Creative Restaurant Station at the Gala Launch JUDGES' CHOICE

Most Creative Restaurant Station at the Gala Launch PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Senja

Most Innovative Cuisine at the Gala Launch PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Most Outstanding Dessert of the Festival - Chef Giovanni’s Tiramisu FESTIVAL DINERS' CHOICE

Tamarind Springs

Outstanding Festival Achievement Award JUDGES' CHOICE

Most Creative Restaurant Station at the Gala Launch JUDGES' CHOICE

Most Creative Restaurant Station at the Gala Launch PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Most Creative Food Presentation at the Gala Launch PEOPLE'S CHOICE

Tatsu

Most Creative Food Presentation at the Gala Launch JUDGES' CHOICE

The Olive

Chef Congeniality - Chef Daniel Sheen

Most Outstanding Cuisine at the Gala Launch JUDGES' CHOICE

Most Outstanding Cuisine FESTIVAL DINERS' CHOICE

*The above list is not including Award of Excellence

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MIGF 2011 - Style Rocks

The world’s fashion capitals, London, Paris, Madrid, New York, Tokyo are the world’s food capitals, and KL is no exception to the rule. Fine dining and high fashion binds a natural relationship. Last week, i join MIGF to celebrate an evening with cocktails, wines, fashion, style, glamour, dance and music at Euphoria by Ministry of Sounds at Sunway Resort, Hotel and Spa. The Melium Group together with Malaysia International Gourmet Festival made another year of celebration this time round with Miss Universe, catwalks, drinks, dancers and good music.

Sexy ladies in chef hats, what more? Miss Universe Malaysia Finalist in the chef hats :) Dato' Steve Day opening the night with the beautiful ladies Hansen Lee, the emcee for the night Andrea Fonseka Is KL in the house? - DJ Goldfish  Lexie De ROdriquez and Dominic Lau Elaine Daly Josh Ivanovic and Lexie Rodriguez Carmen Soo Gillian Hung Last but not least, our Malaysia Food Ambassador, Chef Wan The night then continues with music? and some sexy dancer?

“Fine dining and high fashion are a natural mix,” 

-Dato’ Farah Khan, President of The Melium Group

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MIGF 2011 Gala Launch

If you didnt know, on the month of October, most of the best fine dining restaurants nationwide will compete and battle out for Awards of Excellence. This year there are 28 restaurants competing for categories such as Best All Round Cuisine, Most Creative Menu, Most Innovative Cuisine, Most Creative Food Presentation, Best Marketed Restaurant, Best Value Menu and Most Creative Restaurant Station at Gala Launch.

If you didnt know, this 28 restaurants created custom menus just for the month of October at a very affordable price for everyone in the public to have a taste of what fine dining food, atmosphere and service should be like. The prices and menu is even stated on MIGF website for true transparency. To those living overseas getting a little jealous over whats happening in my country, do not worry as we have a special tour package for you to tour our country to see the beautiful cultures, food and so many more which cant be expressed here.

And some food picture to make you all hungry :P Some desserts by Resort World Genting




The really amazing dish which still gives me a big impact when i think of it, Home Dried Watermelon Gazpacho by The Restaurant at The Club Saujana

Macarons by Nathalie's Gourmet Studio

Al Amar had a four season theme with every season paired with their own made cocktails. Besides that, Dionysus Asia was their side booth and promoting its wine they import in. I tried a Lebanese wine which has such unique characteristics, aroma and flavour. Apparently, they found Lebanese wine in Titanic ship and its news is make Lebanese wine sell like hotcakes. Interesting info :)  The infamous Lafite for which category? You decide! 

Our Tourism Minister, YB Dato Sri Dr. Ng Yen Yen said she would like to see our restaurants reaching Michelin Star standards and Michelin would rank our restaurants in a near future. She also said she would like to see our fine dining restaurants incorporating our national heritage food into their menu. I guessed she meant restaurants like Ferran Adria bringing European Cuisine to a fine dining level and Alvin Leung bringing Chinese Cuisine to fine dining level. I would like to try Nasi Lemak Ice Cream soon :) This would be a great, challenging and interesting level for our chefs to reach but yet it would be totally well paid off for our Malaysian Cuisine to stand out in a different level. 
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