MIGF 2014----PART 1; MAISON FRANCAISE AT CHANGKAT KIA PENG IS A SECLUDED SANCTUARY OF CULINARY DELIGHTS NESTLING AMID VERDANT GREENERY IN THE HEART OF KL GOLDEN TRIANGLE, A MAGICAL, MARVELOUS AND MAGNIFICENT DISCOVERY!

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THE MORE INFORMED AND WELL VERSED IN LIFE'S FINER OFFERINGS HAVE HEARD OF MAISON FRANCAISE BUT LIKE ME, MAY NOT KNOW WHERE IT IS LOCATED.

So I was bemused when I realised even I was not sure where the restaurant was located. In fact, my taxi went past it as it is a bungalow but Changkat Kia Peng ended in a dead end so we reversed and I found it.

The owner of Maison Francaise is Sainy Chun which is pronounced 'Zeny' and not 'Zany'. I asked her why such a weird name and she replied "That is because I am Korean! And I am not a Park or Kim but a Chun!"

Tall, slim and elegant, Sainy Chun was garbed in black like the rest of her staff and so was I except no one in their right mind would ever mistake me for a waiting as I look so naturally arrogant and snobbish.

I am impressed to discover she owns and operates Maison Francaise herself and has no partners. So nice to find a woman who runs her own show and not on behalf of her husband, bf or sugar daddy.

Then one night her friend Tan Sri Mohamad Salim Fateh Din brought a friend to dinner and introduced her. Yes, they married  a month ago! He is a Sabahan and was in Amsterdam last night when I attended the dinner hosted by Dato Steve Day and Datin Su Day as part of Malaysia International Gourmet Festival (MIGF) dine-around merry-go-round.

Head chef is Thierry Le Baut from Britanny in la belle France which ensures Maison Francaise (French House) offers truly authentic French cooking with no compromises!

You will love the restaurant housed inside what was once a spacious home replete with big swimming pool and vast garden.

The landlord also owns 3 more big bungalows in the vicinity and lives nearby so Sainy Chun has to pay rent right on the dot.

But business is booming as word gets around Maison Francaise is synonymous with fine French food!

Says Chef Thierry Le Baut, " We have one of the finest cellars in Kuala Lumpur and our wines are second to none."

MAISON FRANCHAISE MIGF FESTIVAL MENU IS RM 302++ WITH WINE AND RM 220++ WITHOUT WINE.

MENU;
AMUSE BOUCHE WITH CHAMPAGNE

APPETISER---SMOKED SALMON SALAD AND SMOKED SEA BREAM WITH CREAMY AVOCADO PUREE

SOUP---CREAMY BRITTANY LOBSTER BISQUE

MAIN COURSES
 GRILLED DUCK BREAST FROM FRANCE AND PORCINI MUSHROOM SAUCE

BAKED COD FISH FROM ALASKA, RISOTTO QUID INK, RED CAPSICUM SAUCE

DESSERT---PINA COLADA ENTREMET WITH MANGO GELEE

5 CHANGKAT KIA PENG, 50450 KUALA LUMPUR
03-2144 1474 WWW.MAISONFRANCAISE.COM.MY

AVAILABLE TILL 31 OCTOBER 2014

 MAISON FRANCAISE

 WELL HIDDEN

 IN QUIET CUL DE SAC YET KLCC IS 7 MINUTES DRIVE!

 THIS WAS ONCE A BIG FAMILY HOUSE

 CHEF THIERRY LE BAUT WITH SERVICE TEAM

 SEE THRU KITCHEN

 CHEF THIERRY LE BAUT WITH HIS CULINARY TEAM

 EXCELLENT TEAM

 CHEERS TO MIGF

 WINE CELLAR

 UPSTAIRS ON THIRD FLOOR

 DINING AREA

 INVITING

 DINING LOUNGE ON THIRD FLOOR

 LIKE THIS PAINTING 

 ALL PAINTINGS ARE FOR SALE

 BY ARGENTINIAN ARTIST

 BAR ON THIRD FLOOR

 COMFY

 NICE BAR

 JEROBOAM OF CHAMPAGNE ON LOWER GROUND

 LOWER GROUND FLOOR

 OPENS OUT TO POOL

 GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!

 TWIN TOWERS VIEW

 THE ROOF CAN BE MORE IMAGINATIVE

 QUITE STUNNING

 POOL VIEW

 PERFECT FOR POOL PARTY

 COOL

 POTENTIAL!

 PARTY CENTRAL!

 BOOK THE POOL AREA FOR PARTIES

 GUESTS CAN AND DO SWIM HERE!

 EAT, DRINK AND SWIM HERE!

 ORGANISE YOUR POOL PARTY HERE!

 PERFECT POOL

 EIFFEL TOWER NEAR TWIN TOWERS

 ICON

 PAINTING FOR SALE

 SAINY CHUN THE KOREAN OWNER OF MAISON FRANCAISE

 SAINY CHUN FROM KOREA IS NOW MARRIED TO MALAYSIAN CHINESE

 SAINY CHUN  LOOKS GOOD

 SULTRY SAINY CHUN, OWNER OF MAISON FRANCHAISE

 MIGF TABLES

 WELL LAID

 KEE HUA CHEE, SAINY CHUN AND TAN SRI 

TERRIFIC 3SOME

TAN SRI TEO CHIANG HONG, DATIN THONG KWEE SEE, DATO THONG KOK KHEE, DATIN SU DAY AND PUAN SRI LISA TEO

DATIN KWEE SEE AND DATO THONG KOK KHEE

ENJOYING LIFE

SAINY CHUN LOOKING AFTER HER GUESTS

YAM TUNKU NURUL HAYATI TUNKU BAHADOR AND PUAN SRI LISA TEO

YAM TUNKU NURUL HAYATI AND PUAN SRI LISA TEO

YM TUNKU KHAIRUL ZAIM TUNKU NAQUIYUDDIN. YAM TUNKU NURUL HAYATI AND DATIN SU DAY

CHIT CHAT

CHIT CHAT

YAM TUNKU DARA TAN SRI TUNKU NAQUIAH TUANKU JAAFAR AND YM TUNKU MUDZAFFAR TUNKU MUSTAPHA

YAM TUNKU DARA TUNKU TAN SRI NAQUIAH TUANKU JAAFAR AND YM TUNKU KECIL BESAR TG MUDZAFFAR TG MUSTAPHA

DATIN KWEE SEE, YAM TUNKU DARA TAN SRI TG NAQUIAH TUANKU JAAFAR AND PUAN SRI LISA TEO

PUAN SRI LISA TEO WEARS VERSACE

YM TG KHAIRUL ZAIM TG NAQUIYUDDIN, YAM TG NAQUIYUDDIN TUANKU JAAFAR, DATO FARAH KHAN AND KARIM KHAN

COOL QUARTET

PUAN SRI LISA TEO'S DAUGHTER WORKS AT MELIUM UNDER DATO FARAH KHAN

DATO STEVE DAY INTRODUCING CHEF THIERRY LE BAUT AND OWNER SAINY CHUN

PUAN SRI LISA TEO LOOKS MORE BEAUTIFUL NOW THAN SHE DD 20 YEARS AGO AD SO DOES DATO FARAH KHAN!

CHEF THIERRY LE BAUT WELCOMING GUESTS

DATIN KWEE SEE, DATO FARAH KHAN AND DATO THONG KOK KHEE

SETTLING DOWN TO A SLAP-UP FEAST

SMOKED SALMON SALAD AND SMOKED SEA BREAM

DATO STEVE DAY'S TABLE