There is no signboard anywhere. I thought I was in the wrong place. But Foodie Kaki Ginla Chew who is my ‘recce food scout’ gave me the correct address. What she forgot to mention was to just push on the unpretentious wooden…
With Chinese New Year (CNY) around the corner, it’s time to start booking restaurants or suffer the consequences of tardiness. Of course, we know that all the good Chinese restaurants will be full to overflowing and if you haven’t yet…
With Chinese New Year (CNY) around the corner, it’s time to start booking restaurants or suffer the consequences of tardiness. Of course, we know that all the good Chinese restaurants will be full to overflowing and if you haven’t yet…
When you win 2 golds, 4 silvers and 13 bronzes at the Battle of the Chefs competition in Penang, that definitely gives you bragging rights and Chef Chai with his team of student chefs certainly did us proud when he threw a dinner…
The dilemma is, very often, if the place serves oriental food and is halal, their western food leaves much to be desired. It is difficult to do both east and west with quality. However, help is at hand for I have discovered…
I’m not a bloodthirsty person and don’t fancy battles of the warring kind but this is one Battle that I applaud. The Battle Of The Chefs 2018, a Penang State Signature Competition Event organised by the Penang Chefs Association which was held in…
It’s called the Squirrels Hideout at Roots Eco Resort. Lest my dear readers conjure up images of scurries of squirrels jumping about, have no worries as it refers to the nest, a cosy protected place in nature. That is exactly what the…
Tucked away at the back of the sprawling Kampar Club is Kampar Home Cuisine. The restaurant has been there a long time but recently there was a change in management and under the helm of the new team and the chef, Fong…
A curry is a word to describe the sauce of a dish in India, usually an amalgamation of various spices with some liquid added. These mixtures of spices are called Masalas and the better Indian restaurants always grind and prepare…
A traditional Malay house, all wood, with an upstairs seating area in addition to the downstairs open area, a warm welcoming staff, including Nan himself with his daughter, his son, and his other family members and you will have all…
The eponymous restaurant has been around almost 30 years and Bee Gaik is still at it, preparing and serving her famous Nyonya dishes to an appreciative clientele. With recipes handed down from her mother, Bee Gaik has been cooking up a storm…
I’m not known for my athletic prowess, especially walking, and when Vivien Lian, my young and energetic junior ‘Foodie’ suggested I go and have a meal at the Gaharu Tea Valley in Gopeng, I baulked, making excuses and bemoaning the long…