The Malaysian Insider :: Food
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| Posted: 12 May 2014 06:05 PM PDT When the garage initially opened, it offered the Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Gelena Abaya. But just over the weekend they added two more to their speciality menu: The Kenya AA Tatu Estate Rainforest Alliance and Indonesian Putri Sipinsur. Both live up to their origins: the Kenyan beans deliver the citrusy notes the AA is known for while the Indonesian ones provide typically earthy tones and a nutty aftertaste. All three are fair trade coffee and each is priced at RM15 per cup. Interior-wise, the heritage of the garage is preserved – it sports a high ceiling and a brick wall – and refurbished for an urban edge. The kitchen is the centrepiece: it's located inside a shipping container. Garage 51 is, after all, the brainchild of brothers Kar Heng and Kar Wai, the duo behind Coffee Societe. So, it's obviously a Melbourne-inspired café. And speaking of brunch, the garage will also be dishing out new brunch specials for a limited time only. All fans need to do is keep tabs on these through social media. Also, if you still insist on having an espresso-based coffee, then Coffee Societe blends are available. The clichéd café latte comes with a different spin as it has a lighter body – one that doesn't leave you with a headache. And for chocoholics, there's the signature Mochatella, a magical alchemy of coffee ice cubes, Nutella and milk. The only grouse about Garage 51 is its location. As it's located just opposite Sunway University-College, the rush hour schlep is annoying, parking is a hassle, and with the ever-faithful traffic enforcers patrolling the grounds for offenders, grabbing a cuppa is a lot of hard work. To know more about Garage 51, you can click here; or visit them at 51, Jalan PJS 11/9, Bandar Sunway; or holler 03 5612 5618. – May 13, 2014. |
| Red wine ingredient no magic pill for health, shows study Posted: 12 May 2014 05:57 PM PDT A study out yesterday found that resveratrol – one of the highly touted antioxidants in red wine – did not help people live longer. Nor did it help people avoid cancer or heart disease, according to the research published in JAMA Internal Medicine, a journal of the American Medical Association. "This study suggests that dietary resveratrol from Western diets in community-dwelling older adults does not have a substantial influence on inflammation, cardiovascular disease, cancer, or longevity," said the research, led by Richard Semba of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Research on animals has suggested resveratrol, a polyphenol also found in some Asiatic plant roots as well as peanuts and berries, may wield beneficial health effects. Although not proven in human studies, those findings have contributed to a US$30 million (RM97.16 million) per year market for resveratrol supplements in the United States alone, researchers said. The latest study was based on measures of resveratrol levels in the urine of nearly 800 people in two small villages in Tuscany, Italy. Researchers measured their urine for signs of resveratrol, to see if the amounts they were getting through their diet would contribute to improved health. The subjects were 65 or older when they joined the study in 1998. In the nine years that followed, 34% of those in the study died, and researchers could find no correlation between early death and resveratrol levels. Nor could they find any significant links between resveratrol levels and the development of cancer or heart disease. "These data are consistent with other studies that found that the method of alcohol consumption had no effect on outcome or if there is a benefit to red wine it does not appear to be mediated by resveratrol specifically," said Blase Carabello, chair of cardiology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. Indeed, some previous research in humans has suggested that resveratrol may not be the cure-all some have hoped, including studies that have shown no impact on blood pressure, metabolism or lipid levels. "Of course the only way to be certain would be through a randomised trial but the current data lend little support for performing such a trial," added Carabello, who was not involved in the study. According to Robert Graham, an internist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, the "French Paradox" is still a mystery. "This study is a great example of how difficult it is to examine the role of 'the magic bullet' for health and longevity, in this case resveratrol," said Graham, who was not part of the research. "As the authors mentioned in their study, studying resveratrol in humans is challenging given different rates of metabolism, utilisation and excretion among different people," he added. "The recipe for a longer, healthier life is still being developed." – AFP, May 13, 2014. |
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