Gourmet Garden

On June 7th last year we were invited review to Ko Fu Loft in Gurney Plaza for an invited review which did not really went down well with our taste buds. After the review, me and Gill visited the restaurant on 2 more occasions which was also quite an eye opener for us. And from the memorable experience, we gave them about 6 to 12 months life span in this prominent mall which is also slowly loosing its grip on standards. And on the 2nd of March 2010 which is about 10 months after Ko Fu Loft started... (more...)

We have found a new Japanese Restaurant in town. The exact location is the junction of Macalister Road and Madras Lane. The restaurant serves fusion Japanese Cuisine. The taste is more suited for the local tongue rather than Japanese.  For a quick dinner, we had pork chop rice, noodles and a stir fired chicken rice. As usual, for starters at a new Japanese restaurant, I would try out one of their basic dish which is their pork chop rice or tonkatsu don. It was average to my standard. The pork... (more...)

Last weekend we took time off our daily chores and went walking around the Penang state Chinese New Year celebration to usher in the Year of the Tiger. we decided to attend this years’ festivities after a one year absent. From what we saw, it seems that the exhibition of traditional and clan cultures has dwindle slightly due to the lower budget available from the private sector, but the food stalls has increased in numbers and prices were not to expensive. I guess may be due o the increase... (more...)

上个星期接到一个厨师朋友的电话, 叫我们夫妻两人去他的餐馆和茶。这个厨师朋友就是我们曾经写过的槟城Pearl Palace珍珠阁, Halal中式餐馆的厨师兼经理黄先生。 我们去到的他的餐馆, 他就问, 您是否听过, “Empurau”或“忘不了” 鱼吗? 那个香港食神梁文韜（韜韜）来馬來西亞品嚐那条几千令吉的河鱼呀?! 我回答说, 看过一些部落格和网上报刊几篇报道, 倒没见亲眼过如此贵的鱼! 他笑着对我们俩说,... (more...)

Last week after returning from Kuala Lumpur,we made a decision to capture the colors of Thaipusum in Penang to share with our friends. Thus, we decided to stack out at Dato’ Keramat Road for the pilgrimage journey to the temple in Water Fall Road. The sharing and giving. The preparation. The offerings. The pilgrimage. The smashing. The photography enthusiasts. The people. The Law. The clean-up. AKPC_IDS += "4953,";Popularity: 6% [?] Read More →

Last month we posted a post to do about the introduction of  Savory Tang Yuan at our restaurant marketing clients’ place, and it got some feedbacks like the non-existence of such traditional Chinese delicacy, query about the origin and authenticity of such dishes, and so forth. And by chance of while we were doing some research for our other projects, we came to to find the following article that talks about the traditional dishes that are found in Malaysia and China. Thus, we thought... (more...)

我一路来都喜爱吃牛肉, 更期望的是会有更多本地中华料理能多尝试用牛肉来烹调更多样化的美食. 毕竟从老远的中国和印度往南下迁移的华印族来到南洋, 因宗教的影响而选择不吃牛肉. 所以啊, 除了马来人牛肉Rendang出众之外, 恐怕只有牛肉粿條和牛腩面是华社仅有的代表之作. 而槟城这个美食之岛是否会肯定牛肉粿條和牛腩面的贡献, 就嘚要加把劲不可囖. 我们特地去品尝3家蛮有名的牛肉粿條来做个比较.... (more...)

Before we went for our Hong Kong trip in November, we decided to write something about the much publicised ‘Beef Noodles’.  Basically on the Island of Penang when you ask anyone on the road about where to find ‘Clear Soup Beef Noodles’, most probably they would direct you to the following three more prominent outlets or businesses. To begin our adventure with Beef Noodles, we first went to Eng Huat Cafe which is located on the side road Eam Huat Cafe Beef Koay Teow If... (more...)

One of the most popular breakfast that are shared by many Malaysians regardless of their ethnicity would be a nice warm rich plate of soft boil eggs. Depending on ones preference it could be runny or thick, my preference is always fluffy whites with and near solid yolk to give it texture and aroma. I am not the type that likes the egg all watery. My decision to research on soft boil egg was mainly due to our fruitful exploration in Kluang. In fact, it was one of the most memorable soft boil eggs... (more...)

上集写到… 吃了香港第一餐后, 走回酒店时, 经过菜市场的入口处, 正是朗壕酒店的对面.  好奇心突然启发, 于是我们决定进入菜市狂一狂. 若你要认识当地风土人情, 非到当地的菜市场不可, 它必能让您了解一二. 从街头到张望, 街尾的两旁都开满了店铺. 我们一踏进这人头拥挤的”街市”, 就像乡民出镇, 大呼小叫. 看那每样蔬果,肉类, 海鲜都非常生猛,简直叫人振奋! 大马的巴刹那有活生生的海鲜卖啊?... (more...)

Continuing from my previous post (Hong Kong Day 1 Part 1), we now go to the part where we went to the near by wet market which was jam packed with people buying fresh ingredients for their kitchen. Initially when we began to take photos of the place we felt very out of place as the traders were staring at us with unfriendly looks on their face, then one of them ask whether we were journalists. After we said that we aren’t he at least, let us take shots of his seafood stall. Then bit by... (more...)