Posted in Food and travel on Jun 26th, 2009
Hubby has been in Penang, Malaysia since Monday to conduct training at USM. By the time I checked into Sunway Hotel, Georgetown on Thursday, it was nearly 9pm. Hubby and colleague already had dinner.
I wasn’t very hungry either, after all that free food and plane meal, but I just couldn’t resist the bustling street stalls [...]
Posted in Food and travel on Jun 26th, 2009
To be fair, it wasn’t that bad. It’s just that I wasn’t hungry. But the other choice — lamb stew with rice — smelled and looked so much more tantalizing! So far, I’ve found that rice rather than noodles is the better bet for airline food, unless it’s cold noodles.
The dessert — hazelnut cappucino cake — sounded [...]
Posted in Eat-Out: Buffet on Jun 25th, 2009
It’s time to go crab crazy! For just two weeks (25 June to 12 July 2009), Ellenborough Market Cafe is bringing back their highly successful crab buffet, first introduced last year.
Both media and food bloggers were invited for food tasting sessions prior to the launch. Besides being a preview, it was also a feedback session. [...]
Posted in Fun Stuff on Jun 14th, 2009
This Heineken beer commercial is so funny and clever! Whoever came up with it deserves a big award!
And now there’s even a sequel!
Posted in Eat-Out: Non-Asian on Jun 11th, 2009
Occupying the premises of a former army barracks, House is a lifestyle concept that houses (sorry, I couldn’t resist) a spa, cafe, and bar. This is how the cafe’s name comes about. But this is also where any association with an army camp ends, for Barracks resembles nothing like a military mess hall. From chic, [...]
Posted in Eat-Out: Chinese on Jun 4th, 2009
I skipped Day 2 – Wan Hao @ Marriott – of the Cuisine & Wine Asia dimsum tasting. Why? Cos I was resting to starve prepare for Day 3 which had two dimsum sessions back-to-back!
The first session on Day 3 was at Si Chuan Dou Hua located on the top floor (60th storey) of UOB [...]
Posted in Eat-Out: Chinese on Jun 2nd, 2009
I love dimsum. So it was an immediate “yes” when Leslie asked if I was game for a dimsum marathon session! For their May/June 2009 issue, Cuisine & Wine Asia magazine has a feature article on dimsum. 5 food bloggers, or “food paparazzi” as coined by feature writer Jackson Sim, served as tasters for 6 [...]
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