The Sire Museum Restaurant @ King Street, Penang

I couldn’t resist deviating from my China Gourmet Tour Series yet again, to blog about this exciting new place in town! Located along King Street (opposite the new Great Eastern building and across the road from Dewan Sri Pinang) is this elegant, charming restaurant serving ‘the best of Old & New World Cuisine’. The name… Continue reading The Sire Museum Restaurant @ King Street, Penang

China Gourmet Tour Series Part 2 – E-Spring Hotel’s Restaurant @ Cong Hua, Guang Zhou

When my friends heard I was going on a gourmet tour to China, everyone said ‘oh! then you’ll be eating all the exotic stuff like cockroaches etc’ Well….I didn’t exactly eat cockroaches. But I did eat some pretty exotic stuff! During the dinner at E-Spring Hotel’s in house restaurant, our first dish for the night… Continue reading China Gourmet Tour Series Part 2 – E-Spring Hotel’s Restaurant @ Cong Hua, Guang Zhou

Gourmet Tour Series Part 1 – Tai Wing Wah Restaurant (Hong Kong)

The long awaited photos from my China Gourmet Tour are finally here! To kick things off, I’ll be posting our first dinner of the tour at Tai Wing Wah Restaurant in Hong Kong. We were all very excited because its the very first dinner on the tour. Expectations were high and with our tummies already… Continue reading Gourmet Tour Series Part 1 – Tai Wing Wah Restaurant (Hong Kong)

Happiness!

Happiness is enjoying a yummy cup of ice cream with one of your best girlfriends, sharing gossip and just catching up… Ice Cream topped with a shot of alcohol from Hajime, KL Happiness is getting to indulge in a slice of heavenly cake, just because… Sweet Pleasure from Bakerzin And Happiness… is being featured in… Continue reading Happiness!

Chocolate Guiness Cupcakes!

A friend in the UK sent me this recipe for Chocolate Guiness Cupcakes a while back, saying that they were really popular in London. I first had my doubts. For I am not really a fan of the bitter tasting Guiness. The only time I ever had a bottle of Guiness (with mouthfuls of Kampai… Continue reading Chocolate Guiness Cupcakes!

Overseas Restaurant @ Jln Imbi, KL

While I sort out my photos (and get translations of the foods I ate in China), here’s something really good I had during my trips to KL. Overseas Restaurant at Jalan Imbi is no stranger in the Chinese food scene. Having been established for so long, its easy to overlook this place sometimes. I for… Continue reading Overseas Restaurant @ Jln Imbi, KL

Coming Home to Good News

I’m back! From my Makan Tour to China. It has been a splendid 5 days of eat, drink, sleep and relax… But soon, the ‘nightmare’ will begin as I start organizing my photos and writing my blog entries about all that glorious food! 🙂 It’s good to be home though. And even better when I… Continue reading Coming Home to Good News

Home Made Chicken Pie

Apologies for the lack of updates of late. Have been traveling quite a bit, and I will be flying off again next week (and coming back with more yummy food photos to show! Hint: Gourmet Tour 🙂 ) Anyway, my family and I recently discovered this lady who makes chicken pies for sale from her… Continue reading Home Made Chicken Pie

Unique Pork Satay @ Bangkok Lane

‘Satay‘ is probably one of the best loved snacks in Malaysia and Asia even, with each country having their own special way of making satay. Tucked away in Bangkok Lane in Pulau Tikus, Penang, is an eccentric uncle hawking his unique pork satay (currently priced at RM0.50 per stick, used to be only 40cents a… Continue reading Unique Pork Satay @ Bangkok Lane