KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 -- Three years ago, Playte closed to the dismay of its regulars who enjoyed the contemporary European offerings with an Asian tilt served at the Damansara Heights eatery.

Many mourned the loss of their superb, aged duck, labelled by some as "best duck in the Klang Valley", lovingly prepared by Playte's chef owner Brendon Chen, a tribute to his childhood favourite, the Peking Duck.

Well, these same fans will be ecstatic to find out that Chen is back with an intimate chef's counter at Cezanne which is tucked inside Plaza Arkadia.

Located inside Qing Gallery, the restaurant's sombre brown and grey palette comes as a surprise as you have to walk through the gallery's wave of colours and bold expressions to reach it. ...