Tiramisu @ Alexis The Garden

On my recent KL trip, we went to try the Tiramisu cake at Alexis of The Garden. This was recommended by Mei Lin as she mentioned it has been the best tiramisu she tried before. It was indeed a great piece of  cake. Thanks ML :-) I like it too but if the nuts was not that much, it would have been perfect :-)

Tiramisu Cake ~RM11 (can't really remember the exact figure). It's worth a try!

Restoran Bavarian Bierhaus @ TheCurve

This is our 2nd visit to this german restaurant. I like the roasted pork knuckle and the sausages here & as well as the beer! but still, the best pork knuckle I'd was in Blackforest Germany. :-). Anyway, this is good place to have dinner if you like germany food :)

Roasted Pork Knuckles Combo RM70 (2 persons portion) - besides the pork knuckle, there is also pork steak, german sausages, pickled radish & potatos.

The Malt beer RM25 - smooth and refreshing. During happy hour (5pm - 8pm), they only charge RM25 and after 8pm, they charged RM28. There are two main types of beer here, mild and dark. I prefer the mild ones (as shown) as it's more smoother and less bitter. Normally, the waiter/waitress there will recommend the mild one for ladies and the darker ones for the guys.

Delicious @ OneUtama (New Wing)

Last week we went to KL and tried a few restaurants' food while we were there. On our first lunch there, we had our lunch @ Delicious of 1Utama with my sister-in-law and her going-to-be in-laws..(a bit complicating...huh??hehe). Thanks to my sister-in-law's going-to-be-husband for the lunch treat! As for the pasta that we took, even it's named with spicy but it's not spicy probably just some have that tingling touch of the chillies. It's quite a big portion too. I find that the price here a little bit dearer compare to Penang restaurants but I guess that's the living standard in KL....

Spicy Seafood Pasta - reasonably good especially the prawns (succulent and fresh) but the squid were a bit hard and overcooked.

Spicy Crabmeat Pasta

Hot Lemongrass Tea - quite refreshing

banana smoothies

D Kuang Seafood Restaurant @ Bukit Mertajam

Last Sunday evening we went to D KUANG Seafood restaurant at Kampung Baru Bukit Mertajam for dinner. We arrived there around 6.30pm. Most of the tables already being occupied. We proceed with our food and drink orders.

Salted duck egg pork rib RM8 - don't judge its taste by its look. This taste great!

Water Cress Steamed Soup - RM4

Sizzling Tofu - taste wise average

Honey Lemon Juice RM2.50 - the combination is just nice and it's refreshing good

Stir-fry potato leaves with garlic

sunset scenery taken outside of the restaurant after dinner

Direction

From BM town Jalan Kulim, turn right into Jalan Kampung Baru. You will reach the new business centre with many eateries (i.e. Oldtown Coffee, Station One, etc) and clothing wholesalers and Tian Sin Chen (dim sum centre) on your right. At the next junction, turn right into Jalan Berjaya. Keep left while turning right as D Kuang Seafood (chu char) is on your left about 50m from the junction.

GPS Coordinate: N05° 20.941′ E100° 28.325′

Three Taste Kopi & Two Two Ice @ Permatang Tinggi

Based on PenangTuapui.com, we went to search for these two types of drinks at Permatang Tinggi. It's sold from a white van located under a big shady tree, just beside the Pasar Awam Permatang Tinggi, Bukit Mertajam. To get to the place, just go straight all the way straight from Bukit Tengah and when you reach Permatang Tinggi (after Bukit Minyak Industrial Park). You will see the Pasar Awam on your left and turn left into the junction and you have reach the place. The place was packed with people. Even though, we have finished our food, both our drinks has not arrived. So we decided to takeaway the drinks but still need to wait for > 10 minutes for our drinks to be ready and pack. The drink stall's business too good.

3 bi Kopi RM2 (Price increased by 20cents since PenangTuaPui recommendation) - mixture of milo, white coffee and kopi-O (felt a bit dizzy after taking it probably due to double dose of coffee. :-)

Two-Two Ping RM2.00 Oats in Milk Tea. I prefer this one than the 3-bi Kopi. It tasted sweet and nice. Didn't know that oats can be mixed in milk tea.

The drink seller

Look closer at the picture and you can see the oats floating in the milk tea

Besides the drink stalls, there are few others stalls that sell chee cheong fun, laksa, hokkien mee, char koey teow, wan tan mee, jawa mee and etc. The chee cheong fun is averagely ok.

Laksa is generally good

Jawa Mee - not good

Restoran Makan Laut Cia Xiang @ Bukit Tambun

Yesterday was my lunar birthday, so my hubby took me to this seafood restaurant at tambun. It's called Restoran Makanan Laut Cia Xiang. After exit Bukit Tambun toll from Juru, you will reach a small roundabout. Go straight (12 o'clock) and at the next junction, turn right and you will reach the restaurant. Actually, you can see the restaurant from the roundabout itself.

Hammer to use to knock at the crab

Claypot Crab Rice RM44 (2 persons portion) - It smells good and when the lid was opened to get you started. The crab was quite fresh. The rice get its fragrant from lots of dried shrimp, mushroom and some cube pork.

Stir-fry small pak choy with garlic RM6 - fresh and crunchy

Edo Ichi Japanese Cuisine @ Island Plaza Penang

Last Monday about 12 of us went to Edo Ichi Japanese Cuisine Restaurant at Island Plaza Penang to celebrate TC's birthday. It was quite a fun and great gathering, with many laughters :D. Back to the restaurant, it has nice authentic japanese environment with the color theme of brown. I guess the brown color range makes the restaurant looks more authentic...hehe. According to Kevin Han, this restaurant is under the same management as AZUMA at QueensbayMall. You are only entitled for some discount if you work in Island Plaza building. We went there during lunch time so most of us ordered the set lunch. The set lunch ranges from RM25 - RM40. All set lunch comes with the same sidelines (chawanmushi, miso soup, rice, salad, radish pickles and fruits). Overall most of us thinks that the food here was reasonably good but the gingko in the chawanmushi was very bitter.

Ocha (green tea) RM1.00

Tempura Set RM26 & GYU Amiyaki Set RM25

Sashimi Set RM30 - It's relatively small portion compare to the photo shown on the menu

Gyu Amiyaki Set RM25 -taste good

Salmon teriyaki set RM28 - it's what a salmon teriyaki should taste like. Probably due to the salmon is grilled and covered with quite a lot of the teriyaki sauce.

Restoran Hainanese Delight @ Hotel 1926 Penang

My birthday lunch @ Restaurant Hainanese Delight @ Hotel 1926 Burma Road Penang

Hainanese Spring Rolls

Stir-fry kailan

Hainanse Curry Kapitan Chicken - It tastes good, not too spicy (I guess kids can have it too!), thick curry & tender chicken meat

Hainanses Macaroni Pie RM12 (small) - fluffy and nice. This dish may take a little while as the chef only bakes per order. The large size is about triple the small one with RM25

Hainanese Coffee + Almond Biscotti RM8.00 - nice: medium bold. It's good for me even without sugar. For the almond biscotti, I find it even more nicer if dip into the coffee before biting it....

Main entrance of restaurant from Hotel 1926 reception

Homemade Pineapple Jam

Pineapple Jam on Cream Cracker

Recently my parents made this pineapple jam and gave me a bottle. The jam tastes good and not too sweet. Good with bread and biscuits.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

2 600g pineapple (blend)

400g sugar (200ml for 1 pineapple)

2 tbsp maltose

Method

1. Mix pineapple and sugar in a wok and cook with high fire. Bring to a boil then switch to low fire. Let it simmer until dry. Once a while stir it.

2. Add in maltose and stir constantly until it turn brown.

3. You can pour it to a bottle and keep in refrigerator.

Coffee Quotes & Sayings...

'A warm cup of coffee, always warms up my world' ~Esther Tan

'After all, coffee is bitter, a flavor from the forbidden and dangerous realm'. ~Diane Ackerman

'Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death and sweet as love'~Unknown

'As with art 'tis prepared, so one should drink it with art'~Arab Proverb
'Behind every successful woman is a substantial amount of coffee'~Stephanie Piro
 
'Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death and as sweet as love'~Turkish Proverb
 
'Strong coffee, and plenty, awakens me. It gives me warmth, an unusual force, a pain that is not without pleasure. I would rather suffer than be senseless'~Napoleon Bonaparte

Dinner @ Restoran Ho Soon Tomyam Thai Seafood @ Bukit Mertajam Penang

This is my 2nd time here. The first time we took tomyam seafood, pandan chicken and a vege dish. It tasted well. So we decided to dine-in again since we happened to be around that area yesterday. The price here is reasonable for a thai cuisine restaurant. If you come during weekend, it will be crowded and you may need to wait for your table.

                                                                                                                              

Interior Restaurant during tuesday evening

                                                                                

Thai black soya milk- sweet and creamy --nice 

                                             

                  

Speciallty beancurd RM8 -steam then fried 

  Seafood green curry in coconut RM25- Good, not so spicy, thick curry, quite good with thai white rice

Restoran Ho Soon Tomyam Thai Seafood

(diagonally opposite Kampung Baru wet market)

16 & 18, Lorong Berjaya Baru 1,

Taman Berjaya Baru,
14000 Bukit Mertajam.
Penang

Related blog: http://www.vkeong.com/2010/food-drink/ho-soon-tomyam-thai-seafood-restaurant-bukit-mertajam/

Breeks Cafe @ Gurney Plaza Penang

 

Cafe Latte - not as good as it looks... :-) I prefer Starbucks' Latte compare to this

Club Sandwich set

I ordered Cafe Latte and they gave me hot chocolate. After drinking one sip, I requested for a change. Though the hot chocolate looks good and foamy but still so-so only. Not enough of cocoa in it!

                   Hazelnut Coffee Blended - too sweet and too many sugar-coated nuts flooding in the drink.