MIGF 2014---PART 2; MARINI'S ON 57 DOES NOT OFFER A MEAL BUT A WORLD CLASS, GASTRONOMIC EXPERIENCE! OF COURSE IF YOU ARE SPENDING RM 1,342 NETT PER PERSON, IT MUST BE WORLD CLASS AS YOU PAY A SIMILAR SUM IN THE WORLD'S FINEST RESTAURANTS IN LONDON, PARIS AND NEW YORK!

KEE@FSWMAG.COM
IT IS ONE THING FOR MARINI'S ON 57 TO POSITION ITSELF RIGHT AT THE TOP, BOTH FIGURATIVELY AND PHYSICALLY AS IT IS LOCATED ON THE 57TH FLOOR OF PETRONAS TOWER 3 WITH JETLINER VIEWS OF KUALA LUMPUR.

It is another to sustain its elitist and expensive reputation!

So I am always surprised (though maybe I should not be) that the restaurant is almost always full or at least 80% occupied! Discerning Malaysians come here to partake world class gourmet cuisine and soak in the view and ambiance.

The MIGF Festival Menu of 13 courses costs RM 1,342.10 per person with 9 glasses of superb wines to match each dish. This, I believe, is pricier than McD or KFC and is not to be sniffed at unless you are Bill Gates.

Those on a budget can settle for the 5 course menu with wine for a mere RM 1,092 while those at the bottom of the pecking order can settle for the MIGF Light Menu at RM 557++---a snip!

Marini's on 57 accommodates 70 diners. 03-2386 6030 reservations@marinisgroup.com

Level 57 Menara 3 Petronas,
Persiaran KLCC, 50088 Kuala Lumpur

My dinner at Marini's on 57 on 27 October 2014 was my very first dinner as a brand new, 3-day old Dato! The Sultan of Pahang made me a Dato on 25 Oct 2014 at Istana Abu Bakar at 11.11 am!

Waiters serving third main course

Spaghetto vicidomini with colatura di alici and lemon cream borage flower

Delicious

Sauce being poured 

Damien Ooi photographing his third main course

Restaurant manager announcing each dish

Tucking in

Elizabeth Marini treated us to this magnificent dish of pasta with slices of white truffles to celebrate my Datoship!

All of Dato Steve Day's 22 guests enjoyed this extra dish of pasta with truffles because of Dato Kee Hua Chee!

Fresh, simple and utterly delicious!

All glasses of wine came with their names and vintage! Such a simple, brilliant idea but Marini's on 57 is theb only one who bothered to do this by going the extra mile!

Datuk Dr Kelvin Tan contemplating his Zibibbo cheese with crispy beetroot

Zibibbo cheese

Looks like foam or candy floss!

Yup, it is our pre-dessert!

Everyone was highly amused! Or should that be amused bouched?  

Karim Khan enjoying his candy floss

2 hands are better than 1

Yummy! And such fun

Back to school days

Fun or what

VIPS enjoying dinner

 Look at Dato Steve Day's guests enjoying the camaraderie

 Dato Kee Hua Chee enjoying his candy floss

 Dato Kee Hua Chee nibbling daintily at his cotton candy chenille style

 Caramel popcorn

 It's almost like masak-masak and such fun

 Adult fun

 Reliving childhood days

 Staff serving white truffle gelato

 White truffle gelat

 Dato Kee Hua Chee picking his chocolates with pretty waitress

 Dato Kee Hua Chee loves chocolates

 Damien Ooi also

 Dato Steve Day thanking his VIP guests

 YAM Tg Dara Tg Naquiah Tuanku Jaafar spoke on behalf of guests

 YAM Tg Dara declares this was a most magnificent repast

 World class!

 Stunning food and service and views!

 Dato Farah Khan, Modesto Marini, Tg Dara and Dato Steve Day

 YAM Tg Dara Tan Sri Tg Naquiah was a most eloquent speaker

 Dato Steve Day again thanking everyone and Marini's on 57

Dato Steve Day encouraging the staff to elevate Malaysian cuisine to new levels 

 Chef Fabio Ruggiero

 Marini's rules OK

 Chef Federico Michieletto and Dato Steve Day

 Kudos all round!

 Elizabeth Marini at right celebrated her 40th birthday last Sunday, just a day earlier

 Big boss Modesto Marini makes his speech

 Thanking everyone for coming

 YAM Tg Dara Tg Naquiah Tuanku Jaafar and Dato Farah Khan

 Eldest daughter of 10th King of Malaysia with Dato Farah Khan of Melium

 Modesto Marini and his magic team

 Chef Fabio Ruggiero, Modesto Marini and Chef Federico Michieletto

Chef Federico Michielletto, Dato Steve Day, Karim Khan and Chef Fabio Ruggiero