Coffee on wheels: Folks who live or work around Bukit Jalil can now find caffeine beside the road, where one man braves the heat to ensure the people have espressos.
The Mad Alchemy can currently be hunted down usually near trucks selling tau fu fa & chee cheong fun to the students of the International Medical University (IMU). Track the trail (plus opening hours, typically 10am-5pm weekdays) at https://www.facebook.com/TheMadAlchemy
The lattes taste nice, as satisfying as most that we'd savor at regular coffee bars.
But this time, it's better to have a cold beverage to beat the sultry, no-sweater weather.
Bonus stop: Prefer the great indoors? Let's head back to Urbean to see how things are brewing.
Earlier entry on Urbean at Avenue K: October 21.
Urbean now serves food; the menu's not wide, but there are sufficient temptations, like a salad of grilled chicken, pumpkin, dried cranberries, red onions & green leaves in a sweet vinaigrette dressing (RM18 before taxes) & another with quinoa, broccoli, cucumber, alfalfa sprouts, feta & seeds in olive oil dressing (RM18).
Weekly specials might include the likes of a Mexican bean soup, perfectly fine for RM10.
The rest of the menu comprises sandwiches & pastas such as linguine with smoked salmon, tarragon & peas tossed in light creme fraiche & fresh lemon sauce (RM22).
Desserts include green tea mille crepe cakes, reputedly baked by Tokyo Pastry.
The coffee met the mark this time ...
P.S. Sean's away Nov. 7-14 in a mystery location 8,765 kilometers from KL where Maxis charges an unconscionable RM48 for 20MB of data roaming. Daily blog entries have been scheduled in advance & will be automatically posted, but apologies as comments can only be replied far later.
The Mad Alchemy
https://www.facebook.com/TheMadAlchemy
Urbean Cafe
Lower Concourse, Avenue K, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
The Oct.-Dec. edition of Eat Drink KL: 100 Favorites is now available in an eBook for free, convenient reading on computers, tablets & smartphones. It comprises reviews of 100 eateries that span various locations, cuisines & budgets: http://eatdrinkkl.publ.com/Eat-Drink-KL-100-Favorites-Oct-Dec-2013 (link expires Dec. 31, 2013; see blog entries after that date for new link).