Mezze recently opened a lovely first-floor lounge where jazz performers take the stage on Fridays and Saturdays to help soothe our souls.
Customers can order food from Mezze's main bistro below. A highlight of the porky menu is the Jamon Iberico De Bellota, the most highly prized cured ham from the semi-wild black pigs that guzzle acorns in southern Spain. Fabulously fatty, with a rich, intense flavor.
Pork rilette with grilled country bread & pickles. Finely shredded meat in a reasonably rustic recipe, though it had a slightly stinky aftertaste.
Pork stew with chorizo. A hearty, heartwarming portion that could feed two or three; seemed like something that a mom might lovingly cook to feed her family.
Char-grilled pork ribs marinated in sherry. Tender and tasty enough to recommend.
Beef-eaters can seek succor in the Mezze Burger, featuring 250 grams of freshly ground beef with 80 grams of pulled pork, slathered with BBQ whiskey sauce, mayo & red cabbage slaw on a panini bun with fat chips. A lusciously flavorsome whopper.
French-style beef tripe stew, aromatically slow-cooked in cider & white wine. Tripe might be an acquired taste, but here, this gelatinous delicacy is transformed into creamy comfort food.
Jalan Kasah, Medan Damansara.
Not bad! Instead of closing down , they actually expanded! ;p
ReplyDeletetng: hopefully the hard work and passion of the team here pays off! :D
ReplyDeleteYou love jazz as well? :D I thought you're into pop!
ReplyDeleteMichelle: oh, I listen to a bit of everything, really. my music library comprises albums by everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to Carrie underwood, led Zeppelin to the backstreet boys, and bob Dylan to dr dre. Though yeah, I am a pop kid at heart =)
ReplyDeleteI love the venue and the choice of bevvies upstairs but can't say I've had the best time with the food. Oh well, more space to drink with I suppose!
ReplyDeletenicely done, the place but dont think i have enough time to try all the new places KL have to offer since i left!
ReplyDeleteElla Fitzgerald would actually go well with Carrie Underwood in my opinion. Music for all ages! :D
ReplyDeleteAnd such porky offerings! I need to re-babi-fy myself badly! :P
Oh yay! A cosy lil jazzy place near my ofis. Got porky food some more - perrrrrrfect! :)
ReplyDeleteEverything looks good.. and come to think of it, it has been ages since I last had Iberico! must go la!
ReplyDeletei have been to mezze twice and i must agree it's a nice place but usually of the older age crowd. haha
ReplyDeleteThe Pork ribs are so GOOD!! The slightly charred edges.. oh they are screaming to me! Hehe
ReplyDeletemin: yeah, i think the food has improved over the last few months. i remember being underwhelmed before that too. here's hoping it'll stay on the upswing! :D
ReplyDeletejoe: ya, u've been gone for less than a year, but dozens of interesting new places have launched in the six months! hope u manage to check out as many as possible =)
lfb: a new season of american idol is underway, and we may have a winner worthy of carrie underwood very soon! check out one contestant, jacob lusk, and his rendition of "god bless the child" on youtube. it's sensational!!!
j: oh ya, if u wanna avoid the nasty crawl after work, u should be able to reach this place in scarcely 10 minutes! :D
ciki: anytime is a good time for iberico! i could imagine enjoying it for brekkie, brunch, lunch, tea, dinner AND supper! =)
eiling: yikes, maybe i'm part of that older crowd too! i'm only a few more years away from being middle-aged after all :D
iamthewitch: ya, i love the whole experience of eating pork ribs. using our fingers, tearing at the meat with our teeth, heheh ... very caveman carnivore-ish :D
Jacob Lusk? Oh I'm loving the name already. Me shall go check Youtube for the fella. Thanks! :)
ReplyDeletelfb: he's like a throwback to a different era. but that voice, oh, that voice! sings like an angel, he does :D
ReplyDeleteBack. Damn fine that performance. :)
ReplyDeletelfb: yay, glad u approve too! it's too soon to crown him the winner (since there are quite a few standouts this season), but i'd love to hear a full album from him eventually :D
ReplyDeletemiddle age?!! wah and you're more updated than me!
ReplyDeleteeiling: sigh! i wish i could say i was still in my early 30s, but not anymore! :D
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