Bangkok Tomyam @ Jalan Mahkamah, Bayan Lepas, Penang

One of my closest friends in Penang has always adored tom yam and Malay food (not to be confused with mamak food). So I knew she would be the best person to ask out for dinner one night when I felt like going for tom yam!
She brought me to….. Bangkok Tomyam! Bangkok Tomyam in Penang? [...]

Tags: Bayan Lepas Penang, Fish One, Fried Fish, Fried Rice, Ginger Chicken, Ikan Tiga Rasa, Kunyit, Mahkamah, Malay Food, Masak, Mushrooms, Nasi Goreng, Omelette, Spicy Sauce, Squid, Thai Chilli Sauce, Tom Yam, Tomyam, Translation 3, Tumeric

d’italiane kitchen @ Jaya 33, Petaling Jaya

M and I wandered into Jaya 33 late one evening when we were driving around PJ. I had read about Bruno’s a while back and it piqued my interest. The initial intention was to eat at Bruno’s. But somehow I felt like going Italian that night (plus Bruno’s was really empty which made us rather [...]

Tags: Appetizer, Attentive Waiter, Beef Bacon, Berries, Caesar Salad, Cool Air, First Thought, Funny Faces, Humid Night, Initial Intention, Kitchen Sink, Messing With My Mind, Mushroom, Mushrooms, Olives, Petaling Jaya, Pumpkin, Raspberry, Rm8, Smoothie, Tomato Soup

Glutinuous Rice Dumplings (Bak Zhang) @ Tavoy Road, Penang

One of my favourite snacks would definitely be ‘bak zhang’ or glutinuous rice dumplings stuffed with pork wrapped with lotus leaves. Traditionally eaten during the Chinese festival “Duan Wu Jie“, this delicious savoury dumpling is also being sold throughout the year. My usual haunt for this snack would be at this stall off Burmah Road, [...]

Tags: Burmah Road, Chestnuts, Chinese Festival, Duan Wu Jie, Dumpling, Egg Yolk, Fried Shallots, Haunt, Indigestion, Mushrooms, Penang, Red Bean Soup, Rice Dumplings, Salted Egg, Savoury, Snack, Snacks, Sweet Sauce, Tau, Yam Cake

“Wine & Dine” Weekend Buffet Dinner @ Sarkies Corner, E & O Hotel

A few weeks ago I was invited for a wine and dine session at Sarkies Corner in Eastern & Oriental Hotel. My eyes immediately lit up at the invite for it has been quite some time since I dined there. From my past experiences at this place, I knew I was in for a treat [...]

Tags: Anticipation, Appetizers, Array, Breads, Buffet Dinner, Buffet Spread, Crabs, Deep Breath, Dictate, Eastern & Oriental Hotel, Gourmet Sausages, Kopitiam, Mouthfuls, Mushroom Soup, Mushrooms, Oriental Hotel, Oysters, Palates, Salads, Sarkies Corner, Scallops, Seafood Skewers, Soups, Tuna, Weekend Buffet

Foodie Awards & 7 Random Things About Me

I’ve been given some awards! Really pretty ones too, from thenomadGourmand! Many thanks!

The cupcake is a nice touch, dont cha think?

Tags: Ahmad, Array, Big Boys, Bitter Gourd, Capsicum, Celery, Cupcake, Dogs And Puppies, Dogs Puppies, Drink Beer, Food Paradise, High School Reunion, Lazy Days, Love Dogs, Many Thanks, Merdeka Petronas, Mushrooms, Petronas, Ploy, Pretty Ones, Random Things, Yasmin

The Elusive Taman Sri Sentosa Pan Mee, Off Old Klang Road

Knowing what a big pan mee fan I was, K had mentioned to me numerous times about this pan mee place that has won the hearts of many bloggers. And after seeing Boolicious’ post I decided that I just had to go find this place!
I had no idea where Taman Sri Sentosa was but luckily [...]

Tags: Beancurd skin, Chilli, Ikan bilis, Klang Road, Mandarin, Mushrooms, Noodles, Old Klang Road, Pan mee, Pandan chicken, Penang, Photo Book, Rough Idea, Sentosa, Shophouses, Side Dishes, Signboard, Sip, Soup Pan, Soup Stock, Squeeze, Stamp Of Approval, Taman Sri, Taman Sri Sentosa, Taste Buds, Wet Market

Sakae Teppanyaki @ AutoCity Juru

From the people who brought us Sakae Sushi, they now have a specialized teppanyaki outlet – Sakae Teppanyaki at AutoCity Juru which has been opened for a few months.

Sakae Teppanyaki is now our current favourite dining place if we happen to be in the Juru area. My fascination with teppanyaki began at a young age, [...]

Tags: Ala Carte, Autocity Juru, Brown Rice, Business Hours, Cantonese, Fascination, Fri, Garlic, Good Food, Hot Food, Lobster, Mushrooms, Penang, Piping, Public Holidays, Refreshing Salad, Rm3, Squid, Tangy Dressing, Teppanyaki Restaurant

Nyonya Breeze @ Abu Siti Lane

Nyonya Breeze used to be located next to Naza Hotel in Tanjung Bungah. But recently, they moved to Abu Siti Lane, off Macalister Road. Located opposite Choo Plaza, its bright green signboard is hard to miss.
My family is always in search of good nyonya food, as my late grandma was a fantastic cook who would [...]

Tags: Assam, Bananas, Carrots, Dried Cuttlefish, Favourite Dish, Fried Chicken, Grandma, Inche, Lettuce, Mushrooms, Nyonya Cuisine, Nyonya Food, Penang Nyonya Food, Pork Meat, Prawn Crackers, Prawns, Sago, Santan, Signboard, Soups, Thor, Waiting Time

A Very Special Birthday Dinner

A few years back, a close friend of mine made me dinner. This friend of mine is a guy who loves cooking and trying out new recipes when time permits. We made papaya and green tea ice cream once, but thats another story altogther….
And so, for my birthday that year, he whipped up an [...]

Tags: Birthday Dinner, Black Pepper, Brim, Chicken Wings, Course Dinner, Dessert, Fish Balls, Garlic, Garlic Bread, Green Tea, Lake Of The Forest, Maung, Mushroom, Mushrooms, Potatoes, Roasted Chicken, Spaghetti, Tea Ice Cream, Tuna, Watercress Soup