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Le Petit Café Fleur: A Serene Brunch Spot in Poblacion

It’s been a hot minute since I shared about a café-restaurant here. As someone who loves to eat and write about food but hates making her own, I must admit that dining out is one of my favorite pleasures in life. I’ve always said that Manila has such an underrated dining scene. Moving back here after some years of being away, I find that so much has changed — more so during the pandemic. Some of the restaurants I used to frequent are no longer here. Thankfully, in a city as fast-paced as this one, you just know that there will be something new to come along pretty soon to heal your broken foodie heart. Something like Chef Sau del Rosario’s Le Petit Café Fleur.

In 2020, a daintier version of del Rosario’s Café Fleur in Pampanga opened its doors in Makati – in Poblacion, to be exact. Been going back a couple of times now so it’s pretty safe to say that it’s one of my favorite brunch spots in the Metro.

One time, I had brunch with diplomatic spouses based in Manila, another with some entrepreneur lady friends. Each visit is always a delight, with everyone in the group extremely pleased with the choice of restaurant. This, due to the ambience, the menu, and the warm and attentive staff. I’ll make this short and sweet since I feel like the pictures can do the talking for me.

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in Expat Life, KL Food

Foodie Adventures: Meliã Kuala Lumpur’s Flavour of the Philippines Menu

Filipino cuisine is one of the most underrated in the world – and I’m not just saying this because I’m from the Philippines. 😉

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While we have our own, unique flavours, we were also influenced by Spanish, American, Malay, Chinese, and even Indian cuisine. It is indeed quite a bit of a melting pot that is not as popular as our neighbouring Southeast Asian nations’ food yet. Although real foodies from the West are now opening up to it and that makes me so happy!

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Recently, the Ambassador was invited to have dinner at the Meliã Hotel here in Kuala Lumpur. He was to try the Filipino dishes they are serving for their special menu that runs until April 18. He brought his people from the embassy including my husband and I got to tag along. 😉

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Food: Best of the Philippines! Try Our Food in KLCC till Friday!

Filipino food is seriously underrated. Despite living in Malaysia where food is an actual tourist attraction, I have to admit that there are times when I still miss what we have at home.

From our world-famous mangoes, crab paste (which I tend to mix with everything), and down to my favourite Tinola (chicken soup with ginger and chilli leaves), there’s just something about our food that will make you want more. Ours is the next type of food you should be trying before it even becomes too mainstream. 😉

In fact, if Malaysians have their staple breakfast food called Nasi Lemak, we Filipinos are proud of our -Silog meals! Which I should talk about on a different post so as not to veer off the topic for this one. But if you ever find yourself in Laguna Restaurant in KL or Merienda de Eva in Damansara, order yourself a Tapsilog and thank me later.

If you’re currently in Kuala Lumpur, please do drop by the Food and Hotel Malaysia 2015 expo and visit us! The Philippine Pavilion is located at Hall 1, booth 1111.

We have mangoes, chili sauces and dips (which left my Malaysian friends wanting more and wondering why they are not available here!), sweets like polvoron, and as well as healthy juices and cooking aids – calamansi juice and coconut vinegar, anyone?

Side note: That coconut vinegar makes an awesome chip-dip!

Business owners and food importers are also welcome to ask for details on how you can bring our products here in Malaysia.

Our booth will be in KLCC till this Friday, the 2nd of October. See you there!

xx,

Carol

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