This was a repeat of a jolly that the IWFS KL did to Ipoh last year, though this year the bus departed earlier to get us to a wonderful lunch at a seafood place in Tanjung Tualang. Prawns, fish, crab, and all washed down with lashings of St Clair Pioneer Block SB which had been nicely chilled in the David Coleman coldbox. The bus caused much astonishment to the local village children. Presumably they rarely see buses disgorging an array of pale skinned city folk showing off various degrees of bare arms and legs.
It was then on to the Mu Hotel in Ipoh to sleep off lunch ahead of a wonderful Champagne sundowner organised and hosted by IWFS Ipoh at the Royal Ipoh Club. Lashings of fizz and fingerfood and a cool evening chill after an afternoon of rain made for a most pleasant aperitif party. Though given the persistent drizzle we didn't see much in the way of a downing sun. Just downing fizz!
Then back on the bus to the Mun Cheong Seafood for a wonderfully raucous evening, with a large Chinese Cuisine banquet with various styles of wine and spirit from across the globe.
Sunday breakfast saw the faithful off on a Curry Mee breakfast hunt at 7am. Then hotel checkout and on the bus at 11am for a 30min drive to join our IWFS Ipoh compadres for lunch at the Crab House. This was epic - loads and loads of dishes coming out fast and furious and then some. And the Crabs were brilliant. And all washed down with some lovely fizz, white and red. Then back on the bus for a leisurely trundle south back to KL and the Uber home. Perfect weekend.
More detail at http://klfoodandwine.blogspot.my/
Brian McIntyre, IWFS Kuala Lumpur Secretary