March 2, 2011

Keong Kei Pou Pan 强记补品 @ Off Jalan Pudu


Hubby introduced me to this place opposite Shaw Parade after Philip brought him here once and we have been coming back pretty often. It's a hawker stall by the roadside but there are lots and lots of patrons thronging in as early as 5:30pm to have dinner.

Normally we'd come here before 7pm too as one of its signature soup runs out pretty fast if we don't

We almost always order the same dishes:-


Signature Soup - Coconut Chicken Soup 椰子鸡


Ginseng roots are added into this concoction hence hubby does not fancy the bitter taste at all. But I'm ok with it and I feel this is a very nourishing soup.

Old Cucumber Soup
老黄瓜炖汤


This is the soup that hubby always orders as it does not have overpowering bitter taste. I normally take the old cucumber slices since hubby doesn't eat a lot of them

Lotus Root Soup
莲藕


I ordered this soup when I had period and I didn't want to take the coconut soup. Loved the soup and even the spare ribs that were used to braise the soup in

Curry Wild Boar Meat
咖喱山猪肉


I like the version here a lot - simply because the wild boar meat is tender whereas the curry is rich and tasty. There was once where they were generously giving us potatoes to go with the curry too! I just can't get enough of the curry

Mushroom Chicken Feet 冬菇鸡脚


The chicken feet here are simmered until soft, the gravy thick yet not salty, and most importantly, the mushrooms were the killers as they were kickass huge and tender! Love 'em

Address : Jln Changkat Tambi Dollah Off Jln Pudu
Business Hour : 4.00pm onwards

Tin Pan Kor Kor (甜品哥哥) @ SS2 Square



Hubby brought me to this new
thong sui (sweet dessert) establishment that is similar to its existing rival nearby - KTZ.

Been there twice already so far and these are what we sampled:-


顺徳双皮奶 - Double Milk Pudding
(RM 5.50)



This is supposedly a very enriching dessert but I can't really tell if it's good stuff compared to those authentic ones in Hong Kong since it's my first time trying it out. It tasted alright to me though - smooth and rich

绿豆沙汤圆 - Green bean soup + sweet rice balls
(RM 5.50)


This was just normal

Black Sesame Soup


This was below expectations, simply because I had expected it to be thick and aromatic. Maybe the ones we had in Macau and Hong Kong have way surpassed those we get around here :P


Peanut Soup with Sweet Rice Balls


The peanut soup itself is not bad but I would've preferred if it was even warmer than it already was. One thing I liked were the sweet rice balls which had runny black sesame paste fillings just like the ones KTZ has.


Durian Cake



Last but not least, we ordered this since Durian was in season recently and to our surprise, this was ecstatically yummy! Of course being durian lovers help a lot on that. The durian flesh was ample and complemented perfectly with the rest of the fillings. The wrapping skin looked hard and chewy but it was in fact very soft! The only thing we liked the most was Durian Pancake haha!

February 28, 2011

Bella Marino @ Straits Quay



Had a good catch up dinner with Suchi & Andy - I was the one who recommended to check this place out since MC said all the dishes he tried to far were good.

Table setting & menu



My Mixed Fruit Punch & Andy's Apple Juice


Refreshing - I liked my fruit punch

Suchi's Mango Smoothie


We ordered 3 dishes for sharing:-

Fettucine Carbonara



I liked this a lot - Carbonara sauce was not too runny yet not too thick; fettucine cooked to the right softness. It was a pleasure to indulge.

Pizza Con Pollo
(RM26.90)



As per described in its menu, the Pizza has roasted chicken meat, turkey ham and pineapple as topping. This was just okay for me since I don't fancy breast meat :P

Seafood Risotto



This was below expectation - the risotto was too wet, the seafood had an overpowering seafood smell and the whole taste was just odd in a bad way. The sauce tasted as if it had been cooked with undiluted water. If I were to make a return I'd definitely be checking out its steak since MC said that it's one of the best he had in the whole of Penang - what a statement!

February 27, 2011

Huck's Cafe - Private Kitchen Dining Experience

Chanced upon a blog post on this unique private kitchen and decided to give it a go based upon its sumptuous spread and varieties of cuisines on its menu.

We've visited Huck's Cafe twice so far and found it to be a cosy place serving warm yet one-of-a-kind dishes :)

Nice ambience and surroundings...




First visit : end Dec 2010


Drinks:-
Basil Seed Mint Soda &
Ambarellar Sour Plum


Wild Mushroom Soup


Huck's Lemon Roasted Chicken



The Classic Creme Brulee


Hot Chocolate Brownies with Ice Cream


Second visit : Pre-Valentine's Day Dinner

Appetizer : Daun Kedok Coconut


This is made up of Daun Kedok, peanut, dried prawn, kantang flower, coconut, chili sauce, shallots

French Onion Soup


Wild Mushroom Soup


Twin Tender Steak


Cottage Lamb Stew Pie


Chocolate Mud Pie Ice Cream


The Classic Creme Brulee

The man behind this place - who is also the Master Chef - Huck Seng - thanks for such marvelous food! We'll definitely be coming back for more ^,^


January 26, 2011

Royce Nama Chocolate

Generous Lesley treat hubby and myself some really delicious and super refined chocolate when we were in Singapore and we immediately fell in love with it!

This luxury chocolate comes all the way from Japan and you have to try it to know why it's such a mesmerizing experience :)

Now I know what made these so special!

We purposely got a box of Royce for ourselves @ ION Orchard - Nama Chocolate Champagne - Pierre Mignon (SGD 15)

Check out the elaborate packaging.......



.... comes with its very own cooling bag....


and a bag of dry ice pack too! All to keep this delicacy nice and cold for our enjoyment


(above picture taken from http://sparklette.net/food/royce/)

Finally, the gems...


20 Chocolate bricks coated in cocoa powder


(pardon the spotting on the chocolate blocks as we were in Genting Highlands when we finally unveiled this)

The chocolates simply melt in your mouth coz they're so velvety smooth... What a heavenly treat! Feel so pampered whenever we eat this.... *dreamy*

Am craving for it right now! :(

January 25, 2011

Red Mango Frozen Yogurt @ Dallas Airport

Red Mango is a frozen yogurt and smoothie brand known for its all-natural frozen yogurt, fresh fruit smoothies, yogurt parfaits, and probiotic iced teas

We couldn't resist them while in transit at Dallas Airport :P


L - R : Kellin's Mixed Berry Parfait and my plain non fat frozen yogurt :)

Although I was still down with cough at that point of time, I still enjoyed every bit of the yogurt and some of Kel's Parfait hehehehe