Friday, March 14, 2014

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!

1 comment:

LiL said...

Dedione does look adorable. Wish I has taken part in all the fun activities.. Hope Caleen organizes another session for those who missed out