LAVO: Whole Roast Turkey Christmas Feast for Dine-in & Deliveries

Treat your loved ones to LAVO's whole signature roasted turkey feast this Christmas, complete with apple stuffing, Idaho potato gratin, honey-baked vegetables, cranberry sauce and giblet gravy, sufficient for six to eight persons. 

The marinated turkey, weighing a hearty 4.5-5 kilograms, and its side dishes and sauces will be delivered starting 11 December. Two delivery and pick-up slots are conveniently available daily, for lunch at 12pm-3pm and dinner at 5pm-7pm.

The turkey feast gift set costs RM488 nett for takeaways and RM488++ for dine-in, with a thoughtful message card that you can include for your recipients. Order at least two days in advance at lavowine.com/shop/pre-order-turkey-christmas-giftset

Complete your festive feast with a Chocolate Log Cake for RM88 nett to ring in a sweeter year ahead.

If you haven't checked out LAVO, this resto-lounge and wine atelier is located at Menara Lien Hoe, Persiaran Tropicana. It's one of Petaling Jaya's top places to unwind with family, friends and colleagues, featuring both indoor and alfresco spaces, housing a wine gallery with over 2,000 labels of wine.

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HOH Coffee, Solaris Mont Kiara

Hop to HOH Coffee for your very friendly fix of flat whites this week, in a soothing space that promises Hints of Happiness, honest and heartwarming.

HOH Coffee

K-G-4 SohoKL, Solaris Mont Kiara, Kuala Lumpur.

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Hinode Bento: 1,000 bentos, 1,000 smiles this Christmas for underprivileged children

Bring a smile to a child this Christmas, simply by ordering a fun but memorably meaningful meal for yourself or a loved one from Hinode Bento. 

For each Christmas bento set purchased by a customer from now till 2 January 2022, this Japanese eatery in Bukit Jalil will donate a beautiful bento to a home for underprivileged kids.

Hinode Bento is pledging up to 1,000 bento donations in this one-for-one initiative, in line with its hope of spreading warmth and cheer within the community.

These bentos make a charming gift if you want to send some food to family and friends, crafted kyaraben-style, with rice that resembles smiling snowmen, complete with carrots for cute noses, colourfully surrounded with meat and vegetables, plus a dessert and drink. 

Order at order.hinodebento.com - use the code EDKLHB3 to enjoy RM3 off your purchase.

Hinode Bento is offering two different designs for these Christmas bento sets (RM55 each).

Christmas Gift Set A comprises a Snowman Chicken Roll Bento with Hinode Sunshine (a beverage layered with sparkling orange juice on top, fruit jelly at the base) and Merry Berry Pudding (a two-tiered pudding of milk and matcha flavours, studded with strawberries).

The chicken roll features tenderly grilled thigh meat stuffed with turkey ham, cheese, carrots and celery like a roulade, brightened with teri sauce, rounded out with tamagoyaki, sausages, fresh cherry tomatoes, corn, broccoli and snap peas for a balanced, filling bento.

Christmas Gift Set B boasts the Little Snowman Tsukune Bento, melting the heart with two jolly snowmen rice balls, surrounded by handmade savoury chicken meatballs with teriyaki sauce, turkey ham, potato salad and various vegetables, as well as the Hinode Sunshine drink and Merry Berry Pudding dessert.

The bentos come in Hinode's custom-made, elegantly distinctive boxes. While stocks last, customers will also receive a special gift of a handcrafted embroidered patch with each set.

Hinode Bento's team poured a lot of thought into where to contribute their bentos.

They learned through enquiries that homes for refugee children have received relatively little focus from contributors. 

So their bentos will initially be sent to the Living Hope children's centres, which house hundreds of Myanmar refugee youngsters throughout the Klang Valley, in locations like Puchong and Taman Maluri.

The bento donations will be delivered to the homes between December 18 and January 5, with updates provided on Hinode Bento's social media accounts.

Hinode Bento

F-5-1, Pusat Perdagangan Bandar, Jalan Persiaran Jalil 1, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur.

Open Tuesday-Sunday, 11am-730pm. Tel: 010-831-7790

Poppy Cherry Pop: Deck the halls with designer tarts, cupcakes & cookies this Christmas

If you love designer desserts that make a fabulous impression on the festive table, check out Poppy Cherry Pop's charmingly crafted tarts, cupcakes and cookies this Christmas. 

Whimsically topped with symbols of the season, from Santa to snowflakes, Christmas trees to candy canes and mistletoe, these promise eye-popping pleasure for the palate, infused with impeccable ingredients.

Founder Khalisshah Iman perfected her pastry skills for five years at JW Marriot KL, preparing hundreds of sweet temptations daily. She fast realised that tarts were her favourite - pastries brimming with possibilities, with endless flavours and looks to experiment on.

Poppy Cherry Pop brings together Khalisshah's passions for food, fashion and art in one home-based, family-run business. Her tarts and other treats taste as terrific as they look, made with top-notch butter, cream and cheese.

Khalisshah's flair for originality is evident throughout her range. For Christmas, her limited-edition specials are perfect for gifting and receiving, as beautiful as anything that Santa's most talented elves could create.

The Festive Fiesta Christmas Tarts calls for a celebration, with handcrafted toppings that thoughtfully illustrate four touchstones of the Yuletide season (RM95 per box).

Dear Santa is the jolliest of all, cutely protruding with a plump belly, unmistakably clothed in Father Christmas’ bright red suit, complete with belt and buttons. This Santa is a lovable chocoholic, bolstered by a velvety, chocolate-rich filling of Gianduja Valrhona hazelnut chocolate cremeux, plus dark and deep Guanaja chocolate mousse, brightened by blond chocolate tones of crisp Dulcey pearls, comfortingly blanketed in almond sponge cake. 

The Christmas Tree, decorated with a star and baubles, hides a treasure trove of presents for the sweet tooth beneath its buttercream surface, marrying pistachio frangipane with passionfruit curd for a nutty-tangy match made in Poppy Cherry Pop paradise, mellowed with vanilla cream for a beautifully balanced medley.

The Candy Cane reminds us that it's the most wonderful time of the year, beckoning us with mistletoe fondant to a chocolate tart buoyed by raspberry ganache and vanilla cream, ideal for children, the young at heart, and kids of all generations.

Our favourite is the Mont Blanc, super-cool and creative, featuring Jack Frost nipping at our nose with its snowflake mini-cookie atop a tart reinterpretation of the European chestnut classic dessert, layered with chocolate frangipane, chestnut ganache, cherry compote, vanilla cream and pecans. It's the next best thing to chestnuts roasting on an open fire.

If you're planning to gather with loved ones, order the Christmas Party Box for everyone to enjoy (RM150), comprising 20 smaller-sized tarts in four flavours: Mont Blanc, pistachio and passionfruit, Gianduja and Guanaja chocolate, and strawberry and mint cheese.

Poppy Cherry Pop's Hohoho Christmas Cupcakes similarly evoke the merry themes that make us feel warm and fuzzy, bringing joy in a neat package all tied up in ribbons and bows (RM48 per box of four cupcakes).

Whether it's a lemon cupcake with raspberry jam and vanilla buttercream or a chocolate cupcake with dark chocolate ganache and hazelnut praline, these Christmas Cupcakes are smooth and satisfying, full-bodied in flavour and texture.

Poppy Cherry Pop’s Holiday Cookie Box (RM50) channels childhood memories of snacking on cheerful tidbits as the year ends. 

These cookies embrace a time-honoured European elegance - the sugar-dusted Linzer has a gentle crumble to the touch and a jammy fruitiness to the bite; the Heidesand traditional brown butter shortbread boasts a buoyant snap and brilliantly melty chew; the Classic Chocolate Butter Cookie is light but packs a tasty punch; the Orange Shortbread is upliftingly citrusy.

Poppy Cherry Pop is worth bookmarking well into 2022 - its regular selection is chockfull of fun fare, including its perennially popular 2.5” mini tarts in flower pod-shaped crusts, with fine flavours of fillings like Lotus Biscoff, complete with caramelised cookie; Valrhona Chocolate; Mango Cheese with juicy morsels of ripe, real mango; and Key Lime, a tart that's tantalisingly tart with a nectarous floral acidity. 

Last but not least, eclairs confirm Pop Cherry Pop's vibrant versatility, their crunchy exterior concealing a fluffy tenderness inside, bursting with exuberant stuffings and toppings.

Strawberry Shortcake is the bestseller, lined with vanilla cream and raspberry jam, crowned with fresh, fragrant strawberries; the Green Tea and Passion blends a bittersweet green tea ganache with lively notes of passionfruit curd, extra-nuanced with green tea crumble and vanilla cream; the Chocolate and Salted Caramel is a surefire crowd-pleaser with malty Jivara 40% Valrhona chocolate cream and salted caramel, enhanced with Callebaut 70.5% dark chocolate ganache. 

Half a dozen eclairs clock in at RM62 for a choice of two flavours and RM67 for three flavours. A dozen mini eclairs are also available at RM67 for two flavours and RM72 for three. 

For other times, casual or celebratory, spruce up the occasion with Poppy Cherry Pop's customised tarts, tailor-made to your event, be it a birthday, anniversary, or thank-you gesture. Choose from chocolate or cheese tart - prices vary, depending on design, around RM30-RM35 for five-inch tarts and RM37-RM50 for six-inch heart-shaped tarts. 

All of Poppy Cherry Pop’s treats are made with Muslim-friendly ingredients. Please preorder at least two days in advance. 

Poppy Cherry Pop
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Order on WhatsApp: 011-3337-7482