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Taste by Champignons is the latest brainchild of Chef Gary Chang, the chef-owner of award-winning modern European restaurant, Champignons at Oasis Square. Located in EkoCheras Mall, Taste by Champignons is a restaurant-cum-cafe which opened in May this year.
Chef Gary Chef has over 15 years of culinary experience around the globe, including Switzerland, London, Dubai (opening team of The Atlantis), Macau and Malaysia. He hopes to showcase hotel-quality food, all made using quality ingredients and served at affordable prices through his restaurants. In December 2017, he opened his first restaurant, Champignons and in May this year, Taste by Champignons.
The menu at Taste features breakfast favourites, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads, pasta, grilled items, mains, tapas and pizzas. They also offer a weekday set lunch from 12pm to 3pm, with the menu changing every two weeks. Diners get to choose a main course along with a starter (soup or salad) and beverage, with prices starting from RM18.
Start your day right with the Taste Big Breakfast (RM28), a delicious ensemble of two eggs (omelette or fried), homemade pork sausage, streaky bacon, sauteed mushroms, pork bolognaise, grilled tomato, baked beans, hash brown and country bread. My favourites were the juicy pork sausage, which is made in-house using select cuts with a nice balance of lean and fat, as well as the yummy mushrooms and crispy hash brown. A simple dish, very well-executed.
For the health conscious, the Garden Salad (RM13) is given an interesting, refreshing twist with an orange dressing, roasted nuts, garlic-cheese croutons and tea-soaked raisins. You can also opt to add on smoked salmon (RM6) or streaky bacon (RM4) for a more wholesome meal.
One of the chef recommended dish here is the Squid Ink Pasta (RM38) with fresh seafood such as salmon, squid, prawns and mussels, along with cherry tomatoes, button mushrooms, Parmesan cheese and basil.
We also had the Grilled Homemade Burger - diners can choose from Australian beef (RM28), Spanish pork with sage (RM22) or Crispy red snapper (RM18). We went for the pork burger, which comes with a juicy patty made from Iberico pork, served with sauteed onions, lettuce, cheese sauce, tomatoes and grilled bacon. You can add-on French fries or sweet potato fries for just RM3.
For desserts, head on over to The Champignons Cake Shop which is located next to Taste. In fact, we've already eyed up a couple of their amazing looking desserts before we entered the restaurant as they're all beautifully displayed in the cake counter at the front.
Helming The Champignons Cake Shop is Group Pastry Chef, Kingsley Kwoh, who previously honed his skills in five-star hotels such as the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur and Mandarin Oriental Macau. He specialises in French pastry and here at The Champignons Cake Shop, you can find his incredible creations. Currently he is showcasing his "Summer Collection" which includes fun, cute-looking desserts such as the Gelato, Coconut and Flamingo as well as his signature desserts, the Elderflower and Chocolate Hazelnut. There are also a selection of macarons, cookies and croissant which you can enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea.
Not only are they amazingly intricate, we were blown away by the taste and texture of each individual dessert too. So well-constructed and put together, I am delighted we have such a place in Cheras to enjoy these dainty French delights.
Matcha latte (RM12), cappuccino (RM10)
The Apple (RM16), features green apple mousse, fresh green apple compote cooked with orange juice, almond crunch, lemon chiffon and a Sable biscuit base and is shaped exactly like a green apple.
Elderflower (RM18), the signature dessert, features elderflower mousse, guava compote, strawberry and pink guava jelly with vanilla genoise and biscuit. What a work of art!
The Coconut (RM18) gives out all the holiday vibes, with a cool coconut, complete with a chocolate straw and mini umbrella. Drawing inspiration from the pina colada, this creation features coconut mousse, exotic compote (passion fruit), pineapple, banana and mango), coconut Gianduja, coconut sponge, lime zest and a touch of dark rum.
A la carte menu at Taste by Champignons
Operating hours: 10am to 10pm daily.
Location: Taste by Champignons & The Champignons Cake House, Lot G31 & G32 Ground Floor, Eko Cheras Mall, Batu 5, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Parking rate RM1 per entry on weekdays, RM2 per entry on weekends).
Tel: 03-9134 9288
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