Kee Hua Chee Live!: MIGF DINNER 2015 AT MAISON FRANCAISE AT 5 CANGKAT KIA PENG, KL. RM 380 FOR THIS 7-COURSE MIGF MENU

Monday, September 14, 2015

MIGF DINNER 2015 AT MAISON FRANCAISE AT 5 CANGKAT KIA PENG, KL. RM 380 FOR THIS 7-COURSE MIGF MENU

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MAISON FRANCHAISE
5 CANGKAT KIA PENG, KL
03-2144 1474

RM 380 FOR THIS 7-COURSE MIGF MAISON FRANCAISE MENU

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ROYAL GUEST OF HONOUR Y.A.M TUNKU DARA TAN SRI TUNKU NAQUIAH TUANKU JAAFAR THE PRINCESS ROYAL OF NEGERI SEMBILAN WITH MIGF FOUNDER DATO STEVE DAY

DATO STEVE DAY, DATO ROSALINE GANENDRA, OWNER OF MAISON FRANCAISE SAINY CHUN AND PAT LIEW

IAIN LO HUSBAND OF SAINY CHUN, Y.M TENGKU NASARIAH TENGKU SYED IBRAHIM AND HUBBY STEFAN KOCSIS OF AUSTRIA WHO HAS LIVED IN MALAYSIA FOR 16 YEARS

CO-FOUNDER OF MIGF DATIN SU DAY, AARON SOO BOON CHOON AND ZI
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LAST NIGHT 14 SEPTEMBER 2015 WAS A HISTORIC EVENING OF SORTS.

FIRST, IT WAS THE VERY FIRST DINE-AROUND MIGF DINNER WHICH OFFICIALLY STARTED THE SEASON OF FEASTING AND DRINKING (THOUGH YOU CAN ALWAYS DO ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER) OF MIGF 2015. SO MAISON FRANCAISE OR FRENCH HOUSE ON CANGKAT KIA PENG TOOK THE HONOUR OF BEING THE FIRST IN POLE POSITION TO LAUNCH MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL GOURMET FESTIVAL.

SECOND, IT WAS THE WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF MIGF FOUNDERS DATO STEVE DAY AND DATIN SU DAY! CONGRATULATIONS FOR BEING MARRIED FOR 26 LONG YEARS THOUGH THEY HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR 32! AMAZING!

BUT IT WAS BUSINESS AS USUAL AS DATO STEVE DAY HAD BEEN UNDER THE WEATHER AND LAST NIGHT WAS THE FIRST TIME HE GOT OUT OF BED! SO THERE WAS NO CAKE CUTTING CEREMONY OR RAUCOUS MERRYMAKING AS THE HAZE IS SO ATROCIOUS I WON'T BE SURPRISED IF I DIE IN MY SLEEP! THESE ARE DARK, HAZY, CRAZY DAYS!

WHERE WAS I?

AH YES, MAISON FRANCAISE.

DESPITE ITS NAME, IT IS NOT OWNED BY A FRENCH PERSON, A FRANCOPHILE OR EVEN A MALAYSIAN!

MAISON FRANCAISE IS OWNED BY A KOREAN LADY SAINY CHUN WHO CAME TO KUALA LUMPUR IN 2011 WITH HER 4 YEAR OLD SON, FELL IN LOVE WITH MALAYSIA, STARTED MAISON FRANCAISE IN 2012 AND OPENED THE RESTAURANT IN 2013!

SAID THE SLIM AND PRETTY SAINY CHUN, "SOME ASSUME I OPENED THIS FRENCH RESTAURANT AS MY SON IS HALF FRENCH BUT NO, IT WAS STRICTLY A BUSINESS DECISION! MY ORIGINAL IDEA WAS TO OPEN AN ITALIAN RESTAURANT! BUT I REALISED THERE WERE GOOD ITALIAN RESTAURANTS BUT NO GREAT FRENCH ONES SO I OPENED MAISON FRANCAISE!"

THE ORIGINAL HOUSE WAS UNDER 4,000 SQ FT BUT SAINY CHUN EXPANDED AND EXPANDED THE SINGLE STOREY HOUSE INTO A 3 STOREY, 25,000 SQ FT RESTAURANT WITH OWN POOL AND VAST GARDEN!

LAST AUGUST SHE MARRIED MALAYSIAN BUSINESSMAN IAIN LO WHO IS HEAD HONCHO OF SHELL MALAYSIA.

PRESIDING GENIUS IS CHEF THIERRY LE BAUT THE ACCLAIMED CHEF RENOWNED THROUGHOUT EUROPE AND HOW SAINY MANAGED TO SWEET TALK HIM TO WORK IN KL REMAINS A MYSTERY.

SUFFICE TO SAY, HIS MENU IS MARVELLOUS AND TUNKU DARA TUNKU NAQUIAH TUANKU JAAFAR DECLARED, "THIS IS NOT THE BEST MEAL BUT ONE OF THE BEST I EVER HAD IN ALL 15 YEARS OF ATTENDING MIGF DINNERS!"

AND IF ANYONE SHOULD KNOW, IT IS TUNKU DARA!

ANTOINE BACKACHE OOPS BAKHACHE AND MAISON FRANCAISE OWNER SAINY CHUN FROM KOREA

SAINY CHUN, SABAH AND HUBBY ANTOINE BAKHACHE

DATO KEE HUA CHEE IS BEHOLDEN TO JOIN

DATIN DANIELA SOMASUNDRAM FROM VIENNA AND ANDREA AHRENS FROM MUNICH

DATO STEVE DAY, DATO ROSALINE GANENDRA, SAINY CHUN AND PAT LIEW

IAIN LO, Y.M TENGKU NASARIAH TENGKU SYED IBRAHIM AND HUBBY STEFAN KOCSIS FROM AUSTRIA

DATIN SU DAY, AARON SOO AND ZI

UWE AHRENS FROM GERMANY, AARON SOO AND ZI

ARRIVAL OF GUEST OF HONOUR Y.M TUNKU DARA TUNKU TAN SRI NAQUIAH TUANKU JAAFAR THE PRINCESS ROYAL OF NEGERI SEMBILAN

BEING GREETED BY SAINY CHUN

BEING GREETED BY DATO STEVE DAY

TUNKU DARA AND DATO STEVE DAY

LAI VOON HON, PAT LIEW, TUNKU DARA TUNKU NAQUAIH, LISA LAI AND SAINY CHUN

DATO DR GHANDIRAJ SOMASUNDRAM AND DATIN DANIELA SOMASUNDRAM

TG DARA AND ANDREA AHRENS

KITCHEN STAFF AT WORK

DATO STEVE DAY WELCOMING GUESTS

OPERATIONS MANAGER SAM AT FAR LEFT WITH IAIN LO AT FAR RIGHT

TAKING THEIR SEATS

GROUP PHOTO

AMUSE BOUCHE

A TOAST TO MAISON FRANCAISE

FOIE GRAS, SMOKED EEL, GREEN APPLE AND BEETROOT JELLY

DIVINE

SCALLOPS, HERBS, FLOWERS, CARROT AND WASABI FOAM

GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS

DATO STEVE DAY INTRODUCING GUESTS

DOVER SOLE, SAFFRON SAUCE AND PRAWN KANAKI

LOOKS AS GOOD AS IT TASTES!

HIBISCUS SORBET

LAMB IN 3 CUISSON, BASIL SAUCE AND CHESTNUT

DESSERT WAS JIVARA MOUSSE, RASPBERRY HEART, CHRYSANTHEMUM JELLY, MOJITO SPHERE AND RASPBERRY SORBET

ROYAL GUEST OF HONOUR TUNKU DARA TUNKU NAQUIAH TUANKU JAAFAR SPOEK ON BEHALF OF US AND THANKED MAISON FRANCAISE AND DECLARED IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST MEALS SHE EVER ENJOYED IN ALL 15 YEARS OF ATTENDING MIGF DINNERS! WELL SAID AND CONGRATULATIONS TO SAINY CHUN AND CHEF THIERRY LE BAUT!