CHAKRI PALACE RESTAURANT AT THE PAVILION HOSTED A MEDIA PARTY ON 13 MARCH 2014 TO CELEBRATE ITS SOFT OPENING

KEE@FSWMAG.COM
Chakri Palace is easily the best Thai restaurant in the length and breadth of Malaysia as their chef used to work for the Royal Thai family! This is why the restaurant is named Chakri in honour of the current ruling family and His Majesty King Bhumibol Aduladej is the 9th Chakri King.

The cuisine at Chakri Palace restaurant is fit for an Emperor, King and Sultan and indeed our current King, His Majesty the Yang DiPertuan Agong has dined at Chakri Palace at Suria KLCC and is a frequent visitor! So if Chakri's food is good enough for DYMM Yang DiPertuan Agong, it is good enough for us!

Chakri Palace opened in 1999 and is just one of 2 establishments that started when Suria KLCC opened in 1999 and is still going strong at the same premises! The only other one which can claim this accolade is Spring Garden as all other restaurants come and go! 

All these years Chakri Palace has remained at Suria KLCC but since the return of Caleen Chua, beautiful and brainy daughter of Dato Garry Chua who founded and owns the restaurant, it has opened at The Pavilion!

On 13 March 2014 Caleen and Dato Garry Chua hosted a Media Launch for the press and friends to celebrate the soft opening of Chakri Palace at The  Pavilion!

Guests came at 5.30 pm and mingled till 7pm before I, as emcee, started the ball rolling by introducing Caleen Chua to make her welcome speech followed by Chakri's Signature Food Presentation by Chef Nopporn Nutto, son of Chef Mami who has been with Chakri Palace since Day One. The 7 dishes are exclusive to Chakri Palace restaurant and not found in other Thai eateries so check them out!

WHERE ARE THE CHAKRI RESTAURANTS?
1; IMPERIAL CHAKRI PALACE AT SURIA KLCC

2; CHAKRI PALACE AT THE PAVILION

3; CHAKRI EXPRESS AT KLCC CONVENTION CENTRE, ALAMANDA, PUTRAJAYA AND KL TOWER

4; RAINFOREST BISTRO AT SUNWAY PYRAMID

OK so Dedione my son has nothing to do with Chakri Palace @Pavilion opening but he looks so adorable I must feature him, the darling!

Darling Dedione Kee is world's greatest and cutest dog

The restaurant manager  prepping the satff

Chakri staff getting ready to welcome the guests

All set and primed

Caleen Chua and baby bro Marx Chua who is tall, handsome, clever and looks after the engineering side of Rotol Group while Caleen handles the restaurant chain 

Dato Garry Chua, Caleen Chua and Marx Chua

Chakri Palace is Malaysia's best Thai restaurant

Dato Garry Chua is handsome so he has produced beautiful Caleen and handsome Marx Chua

Marx Chua and Kee Hua Chee were voted Hottest Guys

It is true, Marx Chua is taller than Kee Hua Chee

Marx Chua and Kee Hua Chee

Caleen Chua, blondie, Marx Chua and Kee Hua Chee

Dato Garry Chua and co

Caleen Chua with Audrey Wong of Prestige and Peak writer

3 beauties

Caleen Chua and guests

Darren Yong from Fatty & Skinny which provided the great sound system. Darren is the skinny one

Jennifer Ong, Angie Lim and Kee Hua Chee looking good

Married couple in matching blue!

All in  blue and black!

Feeling blue

Kee Hua Chee in standout red

Joyce Yap and friend and food

Dunno who, Carven Ong, Caleen Chua, Maggie Loo and Chloe Chen

Maggie Loo is Miss Malaysia Universe 1974 and Chloe Chen is Miss Malaysia World 2011

Angie Lim, Jennifer Ong and Maggie Loo

Maggie Loo and Kee Hua Chee in matching red

Iris Tan and friend

Dato Garry Chua and Maurice Lim from KL Pavilion

Dato Garry Chua, Iris Tan and friend

Kee Hua Chee and Miss Malaysia World 2011 Chloe Chen

Kee Hua Chee and Miss Malaysia World 2011 Chloe Chen

Yummy

Elizabeth Tan and friend

They are married but not to each other and she didn't invite me to her wedding!

Caleen Chua and the Uber team

Caleen Chua needs to wear high heels

Kee Hua Chee and the men tower over Caleen Chua

Stella Ch'ng and co from Yakity Travel & Tours

Hot and sexy ladies

Hot gals

Princess Dr Becky Leogardo and Datin Joneser Choi join in

Sizzling sexy ladies

Datin Joneser Choi, Primcess Dr Becky Leogardo and Stella Ch'ng from Yakity Travel

Caleen Chua's welcome speech

Guests

Nice gold decor

Chef Nopporn Nutto  in action

Guests

The 7 Signature Dishes that make Chakri Palace so famous!

Yummy

Delectable

Kee Hua Chee and his harem from Yakity Travel and Tours

Why is Stella hiding behind Kee Hua Chee

2 sisters! Chloe Chen and Maggie Loo look like sisters but their titles are 37 years apart!

Miss Malaysia World 2011 Chloe Chen and Miss Malaysia Universe 1974!

Princess Dr Becky Leogardo, Angie Lim, Dato Garry Chua, Puan Sri Ong Liling, Jennifer Ong and Iris Tan

The VIPs at Chakri Palace media launch as these were the richest of all the guests

Yap Teck Sing and Shawna Yap

Darren Yong at work

Food galore!

Uber men 

Hunky!

Checking out the delicious cuisine

The food and women were yummy

Nice decor

The best Thai food in Malaysia

Caleen Chua and Daniel Lee Chieh Hun the winner of Malaysian Idol second season

Kington Chua and Kee Hua Chee

Kee Hua Chee, Caleen Chua and Daniel Lee

Enjoying themselves

Media

Media 

Chakri Palace at Pavilion

The entrance

Marx Chua has been asked to act in Hong Kong by TVB

Handsome Marx Chua is also tall and rich with degree from Melbourne

Great vibes and food

Stella Ch'ng holding court

Yakity gang

Dato Choi and Datin Joneser Choi wore matching colour

Dato Choi bought Datin Joneser a Bentley and now he is buying her a Rolls-Royce! Generous or what?

The VIPs in the VIP Room

The veggie carving contest

Nice

Chef Lamprai and Chef Nopporn Nutto

Chef Lamprai is award winning fruit and vegetable carver from Bangkok

2 maestros

Fascinated guests

Watching intently

Chef Lamprai showing how it is done 

The flower takes shape!

Amazing

Wow

The 5 contestants!

But using white radish

Chef Lamprai guides them

See?

Easy!

Maybe not that easy!

Here

I show you

There

Gently does it

Slowly the flowers appear

Very intricate

Look here

Like this

Chef Lamprai is good teacher

All set

Almost there

Daniel Lee and fans

Daniel Lee and fans

The flower radishes

Better shot

The winners!

Chef Lamprai and 4 winners 

The male contestant gave up halfway!

Hot stuff

Kington and Datin Isabelle Chua

They look like bro and sis but she is his mother!

Kee and co

Kee Hua Chee in standout red

Lookee at the carvings!

Kington Chua, Datin Isabelle Chua, Caleen Chua and Dato Garry Chua

The Chua clan

Kee Hua Chee and an Iranian join in

The Chakri team

The Chakri Palace team!