A Taste of Tradition for a Meaningful Reunion at Purple Cane Tea Cuisine

Where the year really begins: family reunion dinner. It is the most important occasion of the Chinese New Year celebrations for the Chinese all around the world. Where family members head back home from near and far to reconnect with one another over the most important meal of the year.

A never to be missed occasion, the reunion dinner cherishes the tradition of loved ones eating together, expressing gratitude and welcoming the new year with hope and prosperity.

As the Year of the Horse kicks off this 17th February 2026, bring your family and loved ones along to Malaysia’s first tea restaurant, Purple Cane Tea Cuisine, for a homely, warm and comfortable meal of Chinese cuisine that revels in the time-honored tradition of reunion dinners. 

A Reunion Dinner for all

“For this joyous new year’s reunion, we offer a choice of four different CNY sets of tea-inspired cuisines for the small families of four to those with extended ones of ten pax. Priced between RM 388 to RM 1,388 per set, there is even the choice of a set suited for vegetarians,” shared Ms. Lee Poi Kuen, Chief Financial Officer of Purple Cane Tea Cuisine.

Prosperity fruit Yee Sang with Salmon

The dishes and menu above have been crafted by Head Chef Jack Lee of Purple Cane. This F&B veteran of Chinese cuisine introduces the right mix of tea types to the dishes to create a taste of freshness and harmony in every dish that suits the different palates in the family.

Otober's Special offer for Food & Beverages at Courtyard by Marriott Kuala Lumpur South

This October, Courtyard by Marriott Kuala Lumpur South invites guests to experience the joy of celebration with two specially curated dining experiences. Whether you are embracing the vibrant traditions of Deepavali or indulging in the playful spirit of Halloween, their culinary team has prepared festive spreads designed to delight every palate.

In conjunction with the fast approaching Deepavali, Courtyard by Marriott Kuala Lumpur South invites guests to celebrate the Festival of Lights with a culinary journey that captures the vibrant spirit of the season.

Savour an indulgent buffet featuring more than 20 authentic specialities, ranging from aromatic curries and smoky tandoori delights to hearty mains and irresistible desserts. Highlights include the bold and flavourful Lamb Varuval, the fragrant Chicken Briyani Thalapakathi Style, and the refreshing Fish Tikka Salad – each dish thoughtfully crafted to bring family and friends together in the joy of celebration.

Blending the richness of Indian heritage with Asian and international favourites, the Deepavali buffet promises a festive dining experience where tradition meets contemporary tastes.

SUBSTANCE at Level 3 | 1 – 31 October 2025

LUNCH BUFFET | 12.30pm - 3pm | Saturday & Sunday

MYR 148 nett / Adult
MYR 108 nett / Senior Citizen (55 years old and above)
MYR 68 nett / Child (6 – 11 years old)

DINNER BUFFET | 6.30pm – 10.30pm | Wednesday to Sunday

MYR 188 nett / Adult
MYR 138 nett / Senior Citizen (55 years old and above)
MYR 88 nett / Child (6 – 11 years old)

OCTOBER FEAST DEALS.

• MYR60 for the first 30 walk-in guest.
• Prefer to plan ahead? Book in advance to enjoy BUY 1 FREE 1 at Adult Price

CREEPS & TREATS: HAUNTED PASTRIES WITH BLOODY OR VIRGIN MARY AT COURTYARD LOUNGE

Courtyard by Marriott Kuala Lumpur South sets the stage for a hauntingly delightful October with Creeps & Treats, an evening tea experience designed to enchant and thrill.

From 1 to 31 October 2025, every Friday evening from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, guests are invited to indulge in a chillingly charming tea spread where pastries and savouries take on a spooky twist. Each set is paired with two glasses of Bloody Mary, available in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic options, ensuring everyone can join in the fun.

A Pink October Charity Campaign by Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara With BCWA

Pink October is the Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As Pink October rolls around, we are once again reminded of the fight against breast cancer faced by millions and the importance of regular screenings and early detection.

This year, Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara is honoured to collaborate once again with the Breast Cancer Welfare Association Malaysia (BCWA) by helping raise funds for their noble awareness and education campaigns on breast cancer.

From 1st to 31st October 2022, Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara's Pink October Afternoon Tea priced at RM158 per set with a choice of Illy coffee or Dilmah tea will be served daily from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. A contribution of RM10 from each order placed will go directly to BCWA. The proceeds will support BCWA in their commendable efforts in executing awareness campaigns for breast cancer.

The Pink October themed afternoon tea at Le Bar Cocktails and Stories is a delicately curated ensemble of delicacies infused with French expertise and aesthetic presentation by Sofitel’s very own French born Director of Culinary Roland Hamidouche.

When Coffee Meets Tea: HWC x Purple Cane “Once In A BREW Moon" Series

Are you craving for some mouth-watering coffee & mooncakes?

Mid-Autumn Festival celebration will not be complete without mooncakes and a cup of quality coffee & tea. This Mid-Autumn, indulge your senses with a collaboration like no other - When Coffee Meets Tea. Purple Cane and HWC Coffee proudly present something special and unique to you for this warm and reunion festive season - HWC x Purple Cane “Once in a BREW Moon” Mooncake Giftbox and HWC Coffee X TeaPluz Deluxe Gift Set.

HWC x Purple Cane “Once in a BREW Moon” Mooncake Gift Set comes with an 8’s HWC Coffee Bag (4 Flavors, 2 packs each flavor) and 2’s unique Purple Cane’s Green Tea Red Bean Paste mooncake that has infused tea in both baked skin and filing. A classic fan favourite every Mid-Autumn Festival. Smooth milled red bean paste encased in fragrant green tea baked skin with added texture from melon seeds which are indeed the perfect match.

HWC Coffee X TeaPluz Deluxe Gift Set each set consists of 8’s HWC Coffee Bag (4 Flavors, 2 packs each flavor) and 8’s TeaPluz Lychee Black Tea Bag and Daye Alpine Red Tea Bag (4 packs each flavour).

Each respective gift box comes with Purple Cane’s tea mooncakes and HWC Coffee Bag; or HWC Coffee Bag and TeaPluz Tea Bag. Packed in an artfully designed box, it is a great gift for your loved ones.

Purple Cane 34th Anniversary Sales

Happy 34th Anniversary to my favourite tea brand - Purple Cane! Purple Cane is my family's first choice when it comes to tea. We love to hanging out at Purple Cane at Petaling Street many years ago. To date, Purple Cane has 16 Purple Cane Tea Art Centres across Malaysia as well as online store.

In conjunction with this big milestone, Purple Cane is having their amazing Member Day Sales from 13th Jul 21 to 1st Aug 21 online at Purple Cane e-shop as well as all Purple Cane Tea Art Centres nationwide. You don't want to miss out the 34th Anniversary sales with exclusive once a year tea deals and offers up to 63% off, tea lovers rest assured and have the peace of mind to stay calm with relaxing tea fragrance, boost your immunity and maintain good health.

For those who are unable to visit Purple Cane Tea Art Centres or prefer to shop from the comfort of their own homes may join in this sale online! Enjoy FREE Shipping within West Malaysia with no minimum purchase until 1 August 2021.

Let's check out the exclusive Purple Cane 34th Anniversary Member Day Sale Offers below:

1. Super Value Puer Bundles up to 63% off

2. Tea Leaves & Teaware up to 34% off

Limited Edition BOH Cameronian Gold Blend Canister

BOH Plantations Sdn. Bhd. (BOH) has released the Limited Edition BOH Cameronian Gold Blend Canister in conjunction with the 17th BOH Cameronian Arts Awards.

The canister design aptly captures this year’s BOH Cameronian Arts Awards theme, Antara Satu Sama Lain (Together with One Another), which speaks volumes of the importance of relationships and collaborations that are instrumental in driving the performing arts industry towards excellence. It also underscores the invaluable camaraderie and support demonstrated among performers, supporting crew, producers and all involved in the industry to raise the bar and encourage creative pursuits. It is certainly a timely theme with the challenges facing the performing arts industry in view of Covid-19 pandemic.

The canister’s calm and cool ‘constellation’ design highlights the bond of friendships that helps each person shine brightly like stars in the sky. It also brings to mind the calming effects of a good cup of tea; tea helps us forge new relationships, warms our souls and carries us through the night. The constellation design concept reinforces how much we need one another in life’s journey; something that has shone through community life as we tackle the health pandemic that has gripped Malaysia and countries around the world. Truly, we need each other when we are sailing through life and skies are clear as well as in stormy weathers.

Ardent tea lovers can enjoy BOH's exclusive Cameronian Gold Blend Pyramid Teabags before adding this limited edition canister to the series which has been produced over the years to mark the BOH Cameronian Arts Awards.

New Matcha Sakura Tea Series Inspired by the Matcha Traditions of Japan @ The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf®

In recent years, as society progresses and our stress levels increase, more and more people are looking to cultural traditions to enhance their lives. From yoga and meditation to ancient superfoods, many practices from Asia’s oldest cultures are seeing a revival as people strive to embrace a life that is more balanced and holistic. As a result, it’s no longer unusual to find age-old beverages such as Japanese green tea on shelves and in eateries, and greater interest in experiencing the serenity of tea appreciation ceremonies.

Though it’s been around for a long time, many aren’t aware that green tea retains its beautiful colour because it’s unfermented and thus retains more of its nutritional benefits. It may also be revelation to some that Japanese green tea comes in different forms, with the most common being sencha and matcha; sencha is brewed as whole leaves while matcha is ground into a powder and mixed with water, resulting in a creamier flavour.

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® (CB&TL) builds on this revival of cultural flavours with its latest beverage series Matcha Sakura, using ceremonial-grade matcha harvested with first-flush Tencha and stone-milled to preserve its superior quality, says David de Candia, Tea Master for CB&TL. These premium green tea leaves are sourced directly from a small-scale family farm in Shizuoka, Japan that has been around since 1923, in order to keep the traditional harvesting methods alive while the small batches ensure the quality of leaves. The tea leaves for this grade of matcha are shade-grown for almost 30 days, resulting in the vibrant green in colour, before being hand-plucked so that the leaves are not bruised. The leaves are then steamed and deveined, before being ground slowly to powder-like consistency in a granite mill over many hours.

To further enhance its flavour and to bring a new experience to tea drinkers, the matcha is then blended with a Japanese sakura syrup, made from the delicate flowers that bloom in spring, to create two Matcha Sakura beverages: Matcha Sakura Ice Blended® drink (RM17.50/S and RM18.50/R), topped with sakura whipped cream and drizzled with sakura blossom syrup, and Matcha Sakura as a hot or iced latte (RM15.50/S and RM16.50/R respectively).

New! Starbucks® Teavana™ Coffee and Tea Beverages with Cold Foam

Following the good responses of the Teavana™ tea beverages, Starbucks has released yet another new range of Teavana™ tea beverages. These new tea-inspired Starbucks® coffee and tea beverages with Cold Foam, which combine the velvety mouthfeel of Cold Foam and aromatic Teavana™ tea beverages, as well as coffee beverages, will tantalize taste buds everywhere. Starting 22 January onwards, these new beverages will replace the current Starbucks Teavana™ promotional lineup.

New! Teavana™ Chestnut Black Tea Latte

The Chestnut Black Tea Latte is this year’s familiar comfort to help you unwind this season. Blending finely ground black tea with velvety steamed milk, delectable roasted chestnut sauce, and topped with a sprinkle of chestnut and strawberry bites – this beverage is the perfect choice to celebrate the festive season.

New! Teavana™ Mango Passionfruit Cold Foam Iced Shaken Black Tea

With a hint of honey and fruity notes of mango and passionfruit juice-infused Cold Foam, the refreshing Mango Passionfruit Cold Foam Shaken Iced Black Tea is a match-made-in-heaven.

New! Matcha Cold Foam Iced Americano

A dream come true for coffee and tea lovers – Starbucks is reimagining the classic Iced Americano with the infusion of matcha – in the format of meringue-like, earthy Matcha Cold Foam.

Starbucks Malaysia is also sharing the love with the ever-popular ‘Signature Heart’ merchandise collection that is adorned with a pastel purple theme, hearts and arrows. From a lively tumbler charm, adorable water bottles to fun festive tumblers, these will be the most thoughtful gifts for that special someone in your life or to treat yourself.

Growing Olive Goodness with Stone & Grove

Calling all tea lovers, now we have a new choice of olive leaf tea blends. Thanks to Nano Xan Sdn Bhd, the exclusive importer and distributor for Stone & Grove in Malaysia for bringing us Malaysians a fusion of a HEALTHY CUP OF TEA and a PREFEERED LIFESTYLE CHOICE.

The grand launch of Stone & Grove was held on a lovely noon at Mamanda, TPC Kuala Lumpur. Celebrities and media were invited to witness the moment and to be the first few to try out the Olive tea.

“We’re experienced when it comes to olives. Our job is to share that with people who aren’t. And make the introduction with our expertise and enthusiasm,” says Mr. Andrew Burgess, Business Development Manager, Boundary Bend Wellness during the launch.

"We’ve known about the benefits of olives for centuries. So, we thought it was time to put the kettle on. Stone & Grove is the latest brand from Boundary Bend Wellness, a subsidiary of Boundary Bend Limited, Australia’s biggest olive farmers and owners of Australia's leading Extra Virgin Olive Oil Brand Red Island. So, you could say we know a thing or two about olives and their goodness." Mr. Andrew Burgess continued.

There is a range of six brand new olive leaf tea blends from Stone & Grove. Something the team has been working on for a while. They include a traditional Olive Leaf Tea, an Olive Leaf and Green Tea Sencha blend, Energy, Immunity, Women’s Health, and Detox - perfect for this time of year (after indulging in too much food and beverage). Our preference is the Detox and Women's Health.

[DRINKS] Mon Chaang Thai Tea @ Sunway Pyramid

Calling all Thai Tea lovers, Mon Chaang has opened its second branch at LG2 AEON Sunway Pyramid lately. Originated from the Southern part of Thailand, Mon Chaang Thai Tea is brand as Chapayom, which is very famous there.

Now, we can enjoy a fresh brew of Thai Tea from Thai tealeaves at Malaysia too. Using only good tea-leaf and milks, Mon Chaang Thai Tea is rich in flavour and smooth in taste.

We have tried some of their signature tea including Thai Milk Red Tea, Thai Milk Rose Tea and Thai Lime Green Tea. We love that their tea is not too sweet, and is great to quench our thirst. The best part is the price is reasonable. From RM 4.90 for a hot tea, to RM 5.90 for regular ice drink (22oz) and RM 6.90 for a ice blended. Everyone could afford a good cup of Thai Tea at Mon Chaang Thai Tea.

You can also find Thailand imported snacks at Mon Chaang Thai Tea store. Priced at only RM 5.90, the snacks are made from real fish that I heard was really delicious. Shopper could opt for Combo of 1 drink and snack at cheaper price too.

Tetley Tea is Available @ Malaysia

Calling all tea lovers, we now have a new choice of premium tea. Introducing Tetley Tea, Britain's iconic tea brand, which is also the second largest tea brand globally.

We had enjoy a journey of the art of tea blending hosted by Sebastian Michaellis, Tetley Tea Master at Cocott Restaurant recently. It was a morning to enjoy the special tea tasting and perfect brew learning experience.

Rajat Kumar, Global Head Business Development, Tata Global Beverages

We were welcome by Rajat Kumar, Global Head Business Development, Tata Global Beverages before Sebastian Michaellis shared with us the art of tea blending.

Sebastian Michaellis, Tetley Tea Master

Made from the young leaves and unopened buds of the plant, Calellia Sinensis, Tetley tea leaves are sourced from 11 countries across 3 continents.

With a heritage of 180 years of perfecting the art of blending tea, Tetley is now available for us in Malaysia too. From tea bag, tea leaves, and teapot bad, you would definitely enjoy the quality of a blend which is graded by assessing the tea leaf and tea liquid, using a unique language called Uhuru.

3 Best High Tea in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Growing up in Kuala Lumpur City made me a city girl that loves to hang out with my besties over high tea. The traditional English afternoon tea (high tea) is popular here because we were influenced by British colonial. Today I’m gonna share my 3 best places for high tea in KL.

First, TWG

We love TWG as it is available in major shopping malls in town. We can enjoy it almost anywhere and anytime after shopping. 

Among all the hot and cold dishes, we love the Matcha Financiers Recipe the most.

Just a small tip to you who have yet to visit TWG, do note that their tea is not refillable. Hence, sip your tea wisely otherwise you gotta spend extra RM 20 or more for a pot of tea.

TWG Tea at Pavilion KL address:

Pavilion Kuala Lumpur,

Level 2, Lot P2.16.00 & 2.34.01, 168, Jalan Bukit Bintang 55100

Kuala Lumpur

Tel: + 60 3 2142 9922

Opening Hours:

Monday - Sunday, 10am - 10pm

Secondly, Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur.

As one of the most historical building in KL that was built in Colonial time, Majestic Hotel is a beautiful place to enjoy high tea and take pretty pictures.

Infinitus Dried Tangering Peel Pu’er Tea

As Chinese New Year is approaching, its time to stock up Chinese tea and snacks! We Chinese love to drink Chinese tea a lot, especially Pu’er tea. Pu’er is known to have good astringent quality that can reduce fat and warm the stomach.

I have recently tried out the Dried Tangering Peel Pu’er Tea from Infinitus, which is made from premium quality pu’er tea from Yunnan and tangerine peel from Guangdong.  Before we explore more into the Dried Tangering Peel Pu’er Tea, I wanna share some brand history of Infinitus with you. Infinitus was founded by Mr Lee Man Tat, Chairman of Lee Kum Kee Group with the aim to help transforming and upgrading the traditional Chinese medicine industry.

The natural goodness of premium quality pu’er tea from Yunnan and tangerine peel from Guangdong are extracted using modern technology to create this special blend of healthy and delicious beverage. Tangerine peel strengthens the spleen. Blended together with Pu’er, they help our body remove excess oil consumed and reduce digestive stress. Enjoy “lightness” like never before and stay refreshed with only a cup a day after meal.

This Tea Mix is an instant tea beverage designed for the rapid pace of modern living. It is healthy, trendy and convenient to prepare, making it suitable for long-term consumption. Made from a selection of high quality raw materials, the tea is extracted, filtered, membrane concentrated and freeze-dried using advanced technology.

Dried Tangering Peel Pu’er Tea exhibits a bright colour, natural fragrance and taste of fresh premium tea to provide you with the ultimate experience in sight, smell and taste.

Mao Yan Mei (MYM) Tea

One of my favorite beverage is Chinese Tea. I’ve been drinking Chinese tea since I was teenager, and recently I’ve tried a new tea - the Mao Yan Mei(MYM) tea.

Mao Yan Mei is one of the world’s rarest edible plants because it grows at 1,500 meters above the sea level around the precipitous cliffs and crags embraced by clouds and mist. As MYM has the highest concentrations of highly active flavonoids compounds among all wild plants and contains 17 amino acids including methionine, leucine and glutamic acid as well as 14 trace elements such as calcium, iron, zinc, selenium and others, it is commonly known as the “Godly Tea” or “folk magical tea” in China.

With the certification from Hunan Provincial Government (State Ministry of Health in China), MYM tea is proven that it has unique and multiple healing and medicinal efficacy and versatile usefulness. It does not bring any negative side effects and is suitable to be consumed by everyone from all ages.

MYM tea is able to prevent and cure illnesses such as the “Three Highs Disease” (meaning high cholesterol, high blood pressure and high blood sugar), cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, insomnia, asthma and liver disease.