Tapis Rouge

It's a French word for Red Carpet ('Tapis' is pronounced with a silent 's' ==> Taapiii Ruuj). It exists in other parts of the world (NYC) but with French cuisine.Here, Tapis Rouge at the Red Carpet, the Strand, Kota Damansara,you get fusion cuisine (the unromantic bit is this: to get there, you dressed in your best evening wear, will have to pass a kedai baiki kereta..haha..I thought it is so un-Parisian where there are glittering streetlights and lovers holding hands).

Anyway, I love the place (nice dining..small and cosy).My family (well..Nik and Z) took me out on a pre-bday dinner.Ada dinner-show.A relative who we fondly call Phua Chu Kang (satu, he's as funny as Phua Chu Kang.Two, he does look like Phua Chu Kang) did warn us..entah2 ada cabaret and tengok2 ada brothel kat belakang tu. From Zouk's wild gossip? I think the brothel bit tu a bit extremelah. :)

Memang ada cabaret-like show.Haiyooo..me tak biasa tengok Malay gals pakai so skimpy nari2 goyang2 semua. And there were only 10 of us in the audience..a talent scouting group, a group from Louisiana and us.But the singing and standup comedy by Phoon Chi Ho were good.Chi Ho's cockroach dances were funny.The 'salah parking' stint was even funnier (talking about men silap parking their dot dot and all the dance movements by Michael Jackson were to 'correct' the parking.Kelakar giler)

But food is good here and reasonably cheap.Just don't bring your mom and dad or even spouse to the cabaret show if they are the surau going type. Nanti pengsan! :)