For previous posting and an idea of Nathalie’s specialties:
June & July’s menu is HERE..
** August Menu HERE..plus..
** September Menu: HERE.
And surprise surprise… I’m back for my Oct month fix of French fusion cuisine here at Nathalie’s.
Hehe, that’s expected isn’t it, since I’ve been back every month once or twice at least. 😉
The routine is now familiar; the crusty bread with the lovely creamy butter starts off the meal.
By now, each visit to Nathalie’s has become an anticipated culinary lesson for my partner and I. We started off with numerous photo shots to immortalize the visual feast, then moving on to dissect the dish as we start our private little quiz figuring out the ingredients. This is followed by a test of the tastebuds as we savour each bite and each component on the dish, appreciating the play of flavours & textures working in harmony in each one.
Now, who says eating can’t be educationally fun? 😉
Roasted Pineapple Tart, Exotic Fruit Sorbet RM19 was the last dish but it is so pretty that I just had to begin my post today with it.
This has got to be the best version of a pineapple dessert ever. The “flower ” crowning the sorbet is a thinly sliced pineapple roasted til crispy. The black specks on the pineapples is actually vanilla & thank god there wasn’t any hint of cinnamon (I detest cinnamon, I just do) anywhere on this superb dessert. A wonderful ending to our lunch yesterday.
My lunch accomplice had this Morel and Chicken Timbale, Morel Emulsion – RM30 as his starter. A quick google educated me that morels are actually a sort of mushroom. Well, no wonder, for the sauce was certainly buttery & wafted of earthy fungi scent.
We demolish the walls of perfectly al dente penne to reveal the Chicken timbale inside, which turned out to be almost of chicken- meatball- texture but in a good way of course.
And yea, google tells me that “timbale” is “individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell“.
Always in need for fibres, my order of Citrus Scallops in Carpaccio, Mesclun & Citrus Dressing RM29 did it’s job. I love that Nathalie used grapefruit for the citrus dressing rather than boring lemons. It made the salad very fruity-zesty (though it was a bit too sour for me) & refreshing. The slivers of crispy ginger on top was unexpectable but actually went well with the whole salad.
Generous slices of scallops, avocadoes, and loads of leafy greens.
On the mains. He opted for the Revised bouillabaisse (fish and saffron soup, fish fillet, potatoes and toasted bread with rouille sauce) – RM57 probably from the moment he saw it on the menu. A gourmet diner, I’m not surprised if he had the “original” before.
Well, he loved it. And that says a lot. In laymen terms, I would describe the soup as “watered” version of lobster bisque. Hearty seafood + prawny flavour.
Again, in my quest for a fibre rich diet, I opted for this dish mainly cos it has the word “cabbage” in it’s name.
Stuffed cabbage with Beef, chicken & Parmesan, Fresh herbs & Chicken Broth– RM37.
At 1st sight, it reminded me of a similar looking Chinese dish. But the stock was certainly French. Rich, rich rich. I couldn’t finish it! The minced meat was perfectly seasoned & I was quite regretful to have wasted a portion of it.
Starters – Oct Menu:
Mains – Oct Menu:
Desserts – Oct Menu:
A wonderful lunch. Thank you, my shy lunch accomplice for the quiet time & company.
And yes, the rest of the Oct menu does holds promises of further exciting dishes. A 2nd round is certainly in the works. 😉
GPS: N03 10.25′ E101 39.91′
Nathalie’s Gourmet Studio
A-4-1-5 Dutamas Solaris,
Jalan Dutamas, 50490 Kuala Lumpur.
T: 6 03 62079572
W: www.nathaliegourmetstudio.com
the way you described the dishes you had that day, was so indepth I was thinking twice whether they paid you to do it.. haha.. don’t worry, thats a complement.. the food was good lah.. I’ve had the original bouillabaisse in Paris.. So far I haven’t found a place that can do it as well in msia.. such i pity I didn’t order that dish that day… eh but the king prawns were darn good..
LOL!
I go every month literally for the excitement of the changing menu!
And yes, so meticulously prepared food. reliable quality & a place that I know will be a sure-proof that anyone I recommend to patronise will not come back cursing me for it!
ps: definitely pay-my-own meals each time i’m there ;p
Nathalie dont really give a damn abt bloggers. No reviews etc.
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you know what, everytime you blogger blog about NGS,i just feel so full of regret. 🙁
T_T
Michelle, Why full of regret?
cos she is in Aussie! Can’t try Nathalies til she’s back in town ;(
i think i died reading this post ._.
omg, i wanna go makan here ._.
WEll.. u ready for Wed?? :yahoo:
I love pineapple tarts (or at least the versions from malacca), so I’d definitely order that if I were here. The stuffed cabbage thing actually seems like a very traditional french recipe … It’s so cool that nathalie’s features both modern interpretations of french cuisine as well as the classics! 😀
Yes yes..
“modern interpretations of french cuisine as well as the classics!”
Aptly said!
When I look at u, i think twice…
where all the food goes… hmmm
XD
I need skip food hunting for few month if not my gym session wasted XD
Hahahahahah!!!
Fat FeeQ network! RAWR!
Heavenly!! I’ve always loved the sound of bouillabaisse… love even the bastardised tomato-based version. But weekends for the rest of the month looking impossible… *heart breaks*
Sigh.. I know rite.. Damn annoyingly inconvenient hours!
Myself also takes half day leaves etc to come here!
I was trying to reach this place, but could not locate on the GPS. And read from somewhere about the disastrously hard to find location.
But there’s MOUSSAKA on the menu this month?! Oh, I’m sold! Great place, to be ever evolving. I don’t mind paying a little extra for a complete meal.
Hey, you got to make this place your “to-visit” when you’re down in KL 😉
Yup, my nx trip I’m goin for the Moussaka too!
i told myself to visit this place every month and somehow, i still have not been! must buck up and try the food soon!
LOL!
Quick! else it will be Nov soon!
nom nom! How’s the pricing of the food there?
It’s ok for the ingredients & preparation that goes into each dish!
Abt RM60 per pax for 2 course
The foods look nice and also wanna try their macaroons… but it is damn far for me 🙁
Aww.. go on weekend? 😉 Whr do u stay anyway?
usually weekend also gonna work >.< don't have car to drive yet
staying at Ampang~
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You’ve really irmspesed me with that answer!