By Invitation: Karaikudi Restaurant at Market Street, Little India

My family and I eat regularly at Karaikudi (Hillside) Restaurant, but we’ve never gone to the original outlet at Market Street. I’ve always enjoyed the food there which serves Chettinad cuisine and immediately said yes when the invitation came in from PenangTuaPui. I was excited to see what the original outlet had to offer! The… Continue reading By Invitation: Karaikudi Restaurant at Market Street, Little India

Cake Decorating & Tiramisu Baking Class in Penang!

As a baking enthusiast, it thrills me to bring you this piece of news that Big Boys Oven will be back in Penang for another round of classes!! This time, there will be an exciting full day cake decorating class (using fondant) and also a tiramisu class!! ~swoon~ Cake Decorating Class (Hands On Class) Pastry… Continue reading Cake Decorating & Tiramisu Baking Class in Penang!

Woodlands Vegetarian Restaurant @ Penang Street

I had read about Woodlands Vegetarian Restaurant from Malaysia Best a long long time ago. But since both my dad and grandfather are ferocius meat eaters and balk at the mere mention of ‘vegetarian food’,  my chances of eating here are greatly diminished. However, my love for Indian food (vegetarian or otherwise) has kept this… Continue reading Woodlands Vegetarian Restaurant @ Penang Street

By Invitation: Bravo Italiana @ I-Avenue

My first encounter with Bravo Italiana a few months back was rather mediocre, mainly because I had only tried one main dish and an appetizer. I vowed to go back again for a second visit. This time, I came away pleasantly surprised! Our first course was a Mixed Bean Soup (RM6) which is a soup… Continue reading By Invitation: Bravo Italiana @ I-Avenue

2nd Anniversary Haagen-Dazs Voucher Winners!

First and foremost, thank you so much to all of you who left congratulatory comments and ideas on what you’d like to see on lingzie.com! Each idea and comment is important to me and over the next few weeks, I’ll be incorporating them onto the blog as best as I can. For now, you may… Continue reading 2nd Anniversary Haagen-Dazs Voucher Winners!

Dim Sum Food Restaurant at Macalister Road Gets Thumbs Up!

As much as I love my dim sum, I do shudder at the thought of doing a post on dim sum eating places. Because it would mean lots and lots of photos of decadent delicate morsels of popping flavour! However, since I also lament on the lack of decent dim sum in Penang, I just… Continue reading Dim Sum Food Restaurant at Macalister Road Gets Thumbs Up!

Kek Seng Kopitiam – Still Cheap and Good!

The iconic Kek Seng kopitiam is definitely no stranger to local Penangites. Having been in business since the early 1900s, Kek Seng kopitiam has consistently served cheap and good food. It’s been years since I last visited Kek Seng. It used to be my grandfather’s favourite eating place. And I remember that I hated going… Continue reading Kek Seng Kopitiam – Still Cheap and Good!