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Immerse Yourself in a Truly Gastronomic Indonesian Culinary Experience at Krakatoa

May 9, 2024 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

Immerse Yourself in a Truly Gastronomic & Exotic Indonesian Culinary Experience at Krakatoa Cuisine is the first Culinary Experience I chose to revive my Wok Star Supper Club after a hiatus of six years! And just in time to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month (Asian American Pacific Islander). 

It’s exactly the kind of community event to gather people together for an unforgettable evening of exotic Indonesian flavors and camaraderie. The Special 4-course set menu was lovingly designed exclusively for this event. 

Fun Collaborating

It’s been so much fun collaborating with Chef Abe & John. Like discussing how two delicious appetizers, Bala Bala & Urap can be presented in one course or adjusting pumpkin soup or how everyone will get your own personal Rijsttafel, in the middle of the night. They will be savored the authentic Indonesian way—on leaves and eaten with hands. There’s yet another surprise they’ve got in store for you but I’m going to spill it cause too good not to – Indonesian Mojito with basil & kaffir! And non-alcoholic version for people like me, thanks Chef Abe & John. 

Indonesian Mojito with kaffir, basil
Kolak Labu: pumpkin soup with coconut milk

Special 4 Course Set MENU…

Appetizer: Kolak Labu: pumpkin soup with coconut milk, flavored with fresh pandan leaf and vanilla.  

Second Course, served together on a Cabbage Leaf: Bala-Bala: Crispy vegetable fritters. Urap: A medley of seasonal vegetables with Chef Abe’s bumbu kuning seasoning with highlights of turmeric and coriander combined with fresh grated coconut as a dressing. Accompanied with Krupuk (crackers) and sambal sauce (optional). 

Bala Bala: addictive crispy vegetable fritters served with krupuk & dipping sauces
Urap: medley of vegetables and Bala Bala on cabbage leaf

Main: Nasi Campur – A stunning presentation on banana leaf: your own personal rijstaffel (Dutch for rice table).  This main attraction will be a beautiful combination of Opor Sapi (beef), Ayam Balado (Indonesian Jerk Chicken), Udang Kecap (Indonesian Sweet Soy Shrimp) with turmeric rice and salad. 

Nasi Campur
Nasi Campur top view

Dessert: Cendol – a popular Southeast Asian dessert drink, originated in Indonesia but also commonly found in Malaysia and other neighboring countries. It’s made with rice or sago flour mixed with pandan leaf extract to give it a green color & flavor.  Cendol is served with coconut milk, coconut sugar syrup, jack fruit and ice.

Cendol: pandan flavored sago droplets with coconut milk & jack fruit
4 Course Menu

Decor

As you enter Krakatoa Cuisine, you’ll feel the warmth of this small Indonesian café, decorated with vibrant masks, puppets, photos, and memorabilia from Chef Abe’s Indonesian journeys. He always says, “if in the cooking process it took me back to a childhood memory then it was perfect.”

Back is divided by kitchen in middle
Front includes Store with Sauce Bottles you’ll WANT!

About Krakatoa…

This is not just a sit down dinner, Chef Abe & John are wonderful hosts with a great sense of humor and they love to make sure you have a good time. You’ll be treated to Chef Abe telling us about each dish, yay and hear his stories about Indonesia.  

Krakatoa Cuisine made its debut in South Florida at Yellow Green Market in Hollywood in 2014. Following an overwhelmingly positive reception, they expanded to Hollywood Boulevard’s restaurant row. Offering a deeply personal and authentic culinary experience, Krakatoa Cuisine celebrates the rich flavors of Indonesia.

Chef Abe Moiz grew up in Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia and co-manages Krakatoa Cuisine alongside his partner, John. They also conduct cooking classes, showcasing Chef Abe’s latest creation: bottled Indonesian sauces that transform everyday dishes to exotic delights. I’ve tried several of them and can confirm his Creamy Nutmeg Guanjillo definitely transformed my tofu puffs, just like that. It saves you having to pound those spices and get the flavors balanced. Alright, that will be another post to show how I used several of Chef Abe’s sauces. Yay, these bottled sauces will be available for purchase at the restaurant! 

Tofu puffs using Creamy Nutmeg Guijallo, instant flavor!
Piney Galangal added exotic flavor to Beef Chuck Crockpot Stew

Indonesian Flavors?

To give you an idea about Indonesian flavors…I am familiar with names of dishes like Nasi (rice) or Cendol! My mom was born in Singapore and I noticed many of Chef Abe’s Indonesian ingredients are ingredients my mom used like galangal, nutmeg, turmeric! I remember my mom could speak to the Indonesian wait staff in Hong Kong and understand each other. There were hardly any Malaysian restaurants except for Banana Leaf in those days, so Indonesian food was the closest thing. 

Cendol was my family’s favorite drink and we are ending our dinner with this as a dessert because it has jack fruit and coconut milk.  The best part about Cendol are the green sago jelly droplets. The droplets are similar to boba that everyone adores except these are FRESHLY made. My mom taught us to roll long strips of green sago and cut them into diamond shapes by hand. Oh yes, Asian food is very time consuming. People don’t realize how much work goes into every small thing.

What a fun visit with friends and so honored Chef Abe & John sat with us.

Reservations & Prepay

PLEASE specify VEGAN or VEGETARIAN and who you want to sit with in Special Request box, marked in red below. It will help Krakatoa accommodate your requests. Spice levels will not be an issue, they will provide spicy dips on the side. 

Don’t miss the opportunity for this culinary adventure filled with Chef Abe’s favorite dishes and exceptional flavors. Reserve your seat TODAY and savor the magic of Indonesian cuisine with us! 

Fantastic deal, 4-course Culinary Experience + Indonesian Mojito
$65 INCLUDES tax and tip https://www.krakatoacuisine.com/reservations-wok-star-supper-club

More about Wok Star Supper Club

My popular Wok Star Supper Club gatherings is a series of events held throughout the year in South Florida. These events are focused on celebrating Asian culture and cuisine and supports mostly chef-owned restaurants, while introducing attendees to good Asian-inspired food. So far, I’ve produced 9 of these Wok Star Supper Club gatherings, from Hakkasan to the last one with Cake Thai at Gaijin Izakaya in 2018. My vision is to produce these Wok Star Supper Club gatherings on a monthly basis and may expand beyond Asian?  Chime in the comments below what kind of cuisines you’d enjoy? I’m thinking of Asian fusion like Cuban Asian, Peruvian Japanese (Nikkei), you get the flow! 


Filed Under: Asian themed restaurants, blog, Foodie event, Wok Star Supper Club Tagged With: culinary experience, exotic food, gastronomic, Hollywood FL, Indonesian cuisine, Krakatoa Cuisine, Wok Star Eleanor Hoh, Wok Star Supper Club

Epic Asian Street Food Night Festival hosted by Smorgasburg in Wynwood

July 27, 2023 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

If you’ve traveled to Asia, you’re probably familiar with night markets filled with stalls cooking up mouthwatering street foods. Growing up in Hong Kong, there were night markets everywhere. Night markets are a much more relaxed atmosphere instead of daytime markets. 

So, in that vein, I’m thrilled Smorgasburg Miami will be hosting the first ever Asian Street Food Festival at NIGHT.  It’s “the mother of all street fairs” as South Florida on the Cheap rightly claims, love that!

Smorgasburg will be decked out with beautiful lanterns lit up and the stylist is working her magic to come up with “neon looking” signs and characters. I can’t wait to see this. 

You’re in for a TREAT foodwise…

Delicious bites from over 12 Asian vendors. I’ve put their instagram handles so you can go check them out. Smorgasburg’s 60+ regular vendors will be serving their regular menu. Don’t forget to visit @smorgasburgmiami for all the updates, they are super at posting food that’ll make you drool. 

The BEST CHINESE BBQ @landnseamia

Delicious bites like Peking Duck Rolls with Scallions, Cucumber & Hoisin Sauce; Chicken sesame noodles and Char Siu (Roast Pork) with Fried Rice. 

New dim sum concept @dimsumterminal

Slow Braised Pork Belly or Chicken Scallion Pancake Sandwich, great street food! Also Taiwanese Dessert: mango, matcha, strawberry wrapped pastry cream. 

Fab Vietnamese Street Food @ykstreetfood

Street Skewers : Shrimp, Crab, Quail Egg, Tofu, Beef Meatballs; Steam Pork & Ube buns; Special Banh mi; Savory Sausage Sticky rice; Crispy Fish Sauce Chicken Wings.

Genius concept @stephanies_ crepes

Very smart, covering ALL diets and served in her unique crepe holder
Asian Savory and Sweet Crepes, 100% Gluten free…
Sweet and Spicy Shrimp Avocado for pescatarians; 
Veggie Edamame for vegetarians; 
Grass Fed Brisket Jang for carnivores. 

Desserts: Yude Adzuki Matcha (Sweet Japanese Red Bean, whipped cream, strawberries, Mochi); Lychees Strawberries or Nutella Strawberries. 

Smorgasburg Regular Vendors

Raining Boba • Boba Tea
Gangnam Chicken • Korean Fried Chicken
Korean Kitchen • Korean Bulgogi Hot Dogs
Suki Llama • Sushi
Kabuki Soba • Yakitori and Soba Bowls
Mao Bao • Dumplings
Ai Tallarin • Ramen and Dim Sum

In the Cultural department…

Thanks to Michiyo Ishii Sloane, a member of Ichimura Miami Japan Garden who organized two workshops for us, we are so honored.  An Origami (Japanese art of paper folding) workshop with Miyuki Saito. She’ll start with a simple boat and move onto the popular crane. 

And also an Ikebana (Japanese art of flower arrangement) workshop led by landscape designer & Ikebana artist, Akiko Iwata from Ai Creative Studio.

For Entertainment…

A young Filipino Breakdancer, Justin Medina will be showing off his creative moves, he can twist like a pretzel. 

Yoshiko Taiko Dojo drummers promised to keep moving their act and have fun with the audience. 

Ending the night with fun times!  Who doesn’t love Karoake? 

Here’s Event Schedule so you can plan ahead. 

Alright, that sums up what to expect. My tip is to come with family, friends so you can share many dishes, that’s how we always dine in Asia. Bring your own chopsticks if you have them and wear something Asian looking, will ya and get into the spirit for this festival.

EPIC Asian Street Food Night Festival! 

I can’t wait for you to experience this. Share with all your friends especially if they live in Broward cause Brightline is such a great alternative, hassle free and no parking issues. Thanks Brightline for mention of our event! 

Tell us in comments below what you are looking forward to eating and enjoying activity and music wise! 

Check here if you want to find out more about Asian Night Markets. 

Leaving you with this fabulous Reels..

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Filed Under: blog, Chinese food, Foodie event, Japanese food, Korean BBQ, Miami Events, Vietnamese food Tagged With: "miami foodies", "Things To Do Miami", Miami Event, outdoor food market

SOBEWFF Dinner at Novikov Miami hosted by Chef Charles Phan

February 26, 2019 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

Food Network Cooking Channel and South Beach Wine and Food Festival (SOBEWFF) are doing a fantastic job with their dinner series, I love their tag line – Eat, Drink, Educate.  Guest chefs from all over the States are matched with Miami restaurants who share similar cuisines. Having dined at both Novikov Miami and The Slanted Door, Charles Phan’s San Francisco restaurant at the Ferry Building back in 2004, I was curious to see how their dishes complemented each other. Seamless and flawless are two words that come to mind! 

I got a chance to chat to Charles Phan before the craziness started and glad we took our photo then, cause I noticed some splashes of what looked like caramel sauce from his delicious Spanish Mackerel, ha, ha!

SOBEWFF just celebrated their 18th year!  It started as a one day affair and now spans over 5 days with 100 events.  Food lovers gather in South Beach from all over the world, so it’s not surprising most events were sold out. 

About Charles Phan in a nutshell…
Phan was an architecture student for 3 years before dropping out to help his mom at her sewing shop prior to becoming a restauranteur with NO KNOWLEDGE of running a restaurant or cooking professionally, the closest thing he did was bussing tables. 1995 was when he opened The Slanted Door in its original location in the Mission, San Francisco.  24 years later, Phan owns and operates 5 restaurants with one opening soon in Las Vegas.  I see he has applied his architecture into styling and cooking his food and into his restaurants.  He enjoys merging modern Chinese, Vietnamese, French food using classic techniques to tell “stories” about his dishes. 

About Novikov…
Head over for the full scoop of my Miami Spice lunch at Novikov here.  

Nothing is ordinary at Novikov Miami, this unique sculpture greets you as you enter!

The ambience with the curved outdoor patio and pendulum lights, the gorgeous breeze coming off Miami River made for a perfect setting.

Top: Phan’s Mung Bean Dumplings and Gau Choy Gow Pan-Fried Wild Shrimp & Garlic Chive Dumplings. I could’ve devoured 100 of them! Paired perfectly with Ferrai-Carano Dry Sangiovese Rose 2017.

From Novikov: Marinated & Grilled Chilean Sea Bass Skewers with Ginger, Jalapeno & Cilantro. I probably had six of these, so good. Paired  with Ferrai-Carano Dry Sangiovese Rose 2017.

From Phan: Refreshing Green Mango & Cucumber Salad, Thai Chile & Garlic Fish Sauce Dressing paired with Ferrari-Carano Fume Blanc 2017.

From Phan: Spanish Mackerel with Caramel Sauce paired with Ferrari-Carano Pinot Noir 2016.

From Novikov: Tender morsels of Wagyu Skirt Steak, Yuzu Chimi, Garlic Crisp & Micro Herb Salad. Paired with Ferrari-Carano Cabernet Sauvignon 2015. We sat next to pescatarians so they gave us theirs, ha, ha. Oh our tummies and taste buds were so happy.

From Novikov: Dessert – Crunchy Sesame Ice Cream Cone. Gorgeous end.

NOTE: this was a media dinner but doesn’t sway my judgement.

Filed Under: Asian themed restaurants, blog, Food Network, Foodie event, Miami Events, SOBE FEST Tagged With: "Asian fusion", "Charles Phan", "Food Network Cooking Channel", "Miami Foodie event", "Novikov Miami", SOBEWFF

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