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2012-09-11
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As a famous frog once sang, it's not easy being green; The BIG Group's new vegetarian venture in Bangsar Village won't be its biggest hit, but the boldest risks can sometimes sow the seeds for the brightest rewards. Botanical's meatless menu yields a bumper crop of recipes fertile with culinary creativity. These sweet potato cakes are satisfyingly hot and fluffy on their own, but made even more enjoyable with a tangy-cold cucumber topping. Not everything here succeeds _ these Italian pea-mint-b
As a famous frog once sang, it's not easy being green; The BIG Group's new vegetarian venture in Bangsar Village won't be its biggest hit, but the boldest risks can sometimes sow the seeds for the brightest rewards.
Botanical's meatless menu yields a bumper crop of recipes fertile with culinary creativity. These sweet potato cakes are satisfyingly hot and fluffy on their own, but made even more enjoyable with a tangy-cold cucumber topping.
Not everything here succeeds _ these Italian pea-mint-basil arancini rice balls are mush, mostly.
Raw chocolate cake with dried fruits, nuts, ricotta and honey. Tastes like the most wholesome and fiber-rich dark chocolate candy bar ever.
Earl Grey-poached pear with almond crumble and orange creme anglais. Botanical isn't entirely a health-food restaurant like Living Food or an organic one like Earth Food, but it needn't be. It's respectable in its own right, and its food makes us feel good, in more ways than one.
Bittergourd, pineapple, orange and honey constitute a Bittersweet Symphony. Botanical takes over the location formerly held by Bistro 42, so there's a bittersweet sentiment about this outlet's opening, since its predecessor was one of BIG's best branches.
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