KL - Fat-Fighters

After just about a week the cheeks are getting chubbier and I’m considering moving one notch on the belt. Even though I’ve managed to visit the gym almost every day the scales are telling me a few pounds have been put on. This is probably due to a number of reasons. One – there seems to be no concept of diet or light soft drinks. Two - my new found religion of dulce de leche frappuccino…with whipped cream on top. (I am addicted.) Three - I’m always still hungry. It’s all very pretty shaping rice into a small upturned bowl shape but it’s generally not enough!! So after eating and walking the street you find they are all full of shops selling savouries and sweet snacks. These high fat treats are then used to fight the hunger pangs. Four - the heat and the easy availability of ice ream vendors everywhere. The only thing easier is probably passing a GCSE.

So with number three in mind I decided it was time to go western and go for carbs. The California Pizza Kitchen. A chain I’m pretty familiar with after many trips to Kansas City. A restaurant I used to habitually visit after flying in via Chicago and was greeted, without fail, every single time, with a question on whether I had flown in from Australia that day? Accents hey….!! Well the pizza here was certainly filling. The base was both crispy on the outside and soft to the bite and all the ingredients were cooked well. I’m sure the California Pizza Kitchen have a well documented repeatable process ensuring the consistency of this pizza worldwide. It left me wanting more. Those Italians…sorry Americans...strike that - Malaysians….certainly know how to cook a pizza.