Chill & Meeting with Melissa Francis

Last Wednesday 20 February 2013 , Melissa Francis , Eaz , Frankee and I meeting up at Coffee Bean Pavilion for upcomnjg project.

Will reveal soon. Because Melissa Francis was nominated to The Most Stylo Artist in Anugerah Bintang Popular Berita Harian 2013.

Melissa Francis will release the full malay album soon. And i will collabrate for some idea. Keep calm and will tell you all sooonnnnn !

And this coming ABPBH tour, Melissa Francis will be wear our cloths . Exclusive from Propaganda collection. Defintely gorgeous for her ! xoxo.

IPPUDO Pavilion , Kuala Lumpur

Last 20 February , i was invited to do a food review for new ramen restaurant from Japan called "IPPUDO". It located at Level 4 Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.Open at 11 am till 11 pm daily.

I was came late about 15 mins. When i reach there , i can feel the positive energy from thier staff. I love that ! So i register my name at the chic counter. The lady gave me a "hand-fan" .Then she managed to get a seat for me but with media friends table.One thing i like the environment, when people came into their restaurant they will shout something in Japanese word. I think it means" Welcome to Ippudo" . And the staff very friendly.

What they served me ?

Here there are :-

1) Goma Q
- Very fresh Japanese cucumber with sesame !

2) Curry Cheese Haru Maki
- OMG !! I love this !  It's a deep-fried curry spring rolls ! - A MUST TRY !

3) Pork Bun
- This is my favourite ! And all the time favourite dishes at all branch. Ita steamed bun with braised pork and Ippudo's original sauce.

4)Shiromaru Motoaji
- I love this too. It 's IPPUDO's original tonkutsu broth served with ultra thin noodles, belly chashu, bean sprout, kikurage and spring onion. This is Classic HAKATA style ramen !

5) Akamaru Shinaji
-The special blended miso paste and fragrant garlic oil. Its modern style ramen.

6)Karaka men
- Its a bit spicy miso & ground pork.

7) Spicy Shrimp Mayo
- Love love love !Its something lightly-battered and deep fried succelent prawns. I love the sauce too.

8)Hakata style Soup Gyoza
- More to ginger taste. Original tonkutsu broth with boiled gyoza

9) Crispy Corn
- Smoked-taste corn, crisp and addictive !

10) Green Tea cold is my drink ! Very healthy.



Anyway , Let me share some facts about Ippudo.

1. Ippudo means " ONE WIND HALL " . It because at the same time , there were dark clouds over the kyushu ramen industry and Kawahara intended to blow wind and revolutionise the era.

2. The first restaurant opened in 1985 in Fukuoka City by Shigemi Kawahara. Kawahara is a Ramen King in 2005 and place in a Ramen Hall Of Fame  after winning the championship 3 timesin 1995 - 1998 .

3. The first oversea restaurant opened in New York City ( East Village ) in 2008. Then followed by Singapore in 2009 . But they have 2 branch in Singapore. Located at Mandarin Orchard Singapore and UE Square Shopping Mall. Then Hong Kong opened  Ippudo branch at Silvercord in 2011.

4. There are over 65 stores in Japan and globally places such Seoul, Taipei, Sydney and latest one is Kuala Lumpur.

5. For your info , it's non - halal restaurant.


Actually ,. the grand opening for Ippudo Kuala Lumpur is on 21 February 2013 . I was so lucky and thankful to be invited for their food review.

In Kuala Lumpur branch , they serve as below  menu :

Ramen Menu :

1. Shiromaru Motoaji
2. Akamaru Shinaji
3. Spicy Karaka-men
4. Kaedama

Cold Appetizer & Salad :

1. Avocado & Shrimp Wasabi Mayo
2. Goma Q
3. Nira Chashu
4. Teriyaki Chicken Salad
5. Nikumiso Tofu Salad

Hot Appetizer : 

1. Fried Young Corn
2. Yaki Edamame
3. Curry Cheese Harumaki
4. Chicken Karaage
5. Pork Bun

Ala- Carte : 

1. Ippudo Pan Fried Gyoza
2. Teppan Chashu
3. Hakata Style Soup Gyoza
4. Spicy Shrimp Mayo
5. Bakuretsu Tofu

Rice :

1. Aji Onigiri
2. Hakata Meshi
3. Unagi Rice with Wasabi

Drinks ( Reconmended ) :

1. Yamazaki ( Whisky )
2. Uneshu
3. Sake

Desserts : 

1. Black Sesame Ice Cream
2. Green Tea Ice Cream
3. Yuzu Sorbet

Chef's Reconmended Menu.:-

After the food review done , they have some quiz to us. It's all about IPPUDO. And i won it ! Happy that i did a research first at the afternoon about Ippudo. Actually i didnt expect they a 10 quiz for us.But i made it. So my luck !

The media friends and I .

What i've got ? Jeng Jeng Jeng !  All the way from Ippudo , Japan !

Here my new media friends ! They are so lovely and talkactive  ! Had so much fun with them.

1st Top Picture from Left : Ky Teoh ( Malaysian Food & Travel Blogger ) , Haze Leong ( artist ) and the other one im so sorry i forgot your name ! But i remember your face ! And we have chemistry in Japanese food !

2nd Bottom : What i've got ! I won for the quiz !

3rd Right picture : The guy announce in Japanese language. But with the translator next to him. =)

Reconmended to all friends ! If you know where Pavilion is, you can go this address and having some meals for your break ! Thank you so much Ippudo for treat us with great and delicious meals.XOXO.

Address : 

IPPUDO

Lot C4.07.00

Connection Level 4

Pavilion Kuala Lumpur

Contact No: 03 2110 6233 

www.ippudo.com.my 

Mail Boxes ETC E- Commerce event at Alamanda !

MBE is the world's largest franchise network of retail shipping, postal, printing and business service Centres.
Globally, there are more than 6.600 center operating in over 30 Countries, proceeding convenient and value-added business services to the small-office/home-office (SOHO) market, corporate "road warriors," and general OPCs.

MBE offers a variety of courier, postal, digital printing, document and business services, with convenient locations and world-class service.


Mail Boxes Etc. (MBE) began in 1980 in San Diego, California as a convenient alternative to the post office.

Today, MBE is the world's largest retail business, communications and postal service center franchise, with more than 6.500 Centres worldwide in over 30 countries - all locally owned and operated - offerings a variety of shipping, postal and business services, with convenient locations and world -class service.

Founded in the year 2003, Malaysia MBE features 20 outlets this belief over the country and is rapidly expanding, value and convenience offerings wherever it operates.

Last 22nd September 2012, Mail Boxes ETC E-Commerce Blogger Event at Alamanda Putrajaya Shopping Mall was happening ! With a dress up game by bubble wrap/ cardboard to their model. They are divide by 4 group. Then the winners awarded RM 600 Zalora voucher and RM 150 voucher for each team. Cool voucher right !



After that, we had the "MBE EXPERIENCE" When the Managing Director of Mail Boxes Etc (Mr. Brian) showed all the bloggers how a typical walk intransaction is done. Blogger Mandy wanted to send a pair of high heel shoes to her friend so Brian helped her with the packaging.And the best part is we adjourned to Black Canyon Coffee for lunch with everybody.

Amazing experience with the MBE event. Eventhough that im not familiar with the services because normally i'll post by other shipping company. But from this event, i know and interested with their services and plus they have many outlets in KL.

MBE also is year long campaign ! They will target some publicist or small company to collabrate with. From this October to next September 2013. Here the plan about :- 


Jan-March 2013: Students (Upcoming)
Apr-Jun 2013: SME (small medium enterprise)
July-September 2013: YOU (individual) 

Owh. There will also be a few contest MBE will run on their facebook: Mail Boxes Etc Malaysia or you can check their own website Mail Boxes Etc .


MBE will release a Shipping Guide - WHATEVER Basically you need toknow, anything and everything about shipping - will be in there. 
MBE is the first to not have a Standard and Poor shipping guide, nobody has come up with this yet!They will release it sometime in mid-May this year. 

It will be available in a little booklet for FREE in MBE outlets or almost all-you-can also rates
obtain it from their website, 

Thanks MBE for the amazing  gift ! Love !