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Breakfast at Eng Loh Coffee Shop, Church Street Penang

One of my favorite breakfast joints in Penang is Eng Loh Coffee Shop in the heart of Georgetown. It is located at the end of Church Street, diagonally across the Pinang Peranakan Mansion and is exceptionally crowded during lunch hour. Besides serving good coffee, the coffee shop operator also serves choices of Western breakfast of sausages Continue reading

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Chinese Cuisines at Restoran City Star, Petaling Jaya

I was invited by Ken for dinner together with his friends from Tour2U at Restoran City Star in Taman Mayang, Petaling Jaya during my Kuala Lumpur trip. Continue reading

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Merry Xmas and Happy New Year 2010

Today is Christmas Eve *yaay*… Doing anything special on this eve of Christmas ? A get together with family and friends, perhaps? Or spending some quite time with your other half Continue reading

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7th Village Koay Teow Soup @ Restaurant Lin, Raja Uda

Contrary to the many good feedbacks about Restaurant Lin’s 7th Village Koay Teow Soup, I found it to be average tasting at best. Continue reading

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Bee Tin Curry Mee (Chain Ferry Curry Mee) @ Butterworth

As I know there are two versions of Curry Mee around. One uses slightly sweet and savory coconut milk mainly as the soup base with chili supplied separately, commonly found in Penang. Another version, which is more common in KL/Ipoh and other places is prepared with curry soup topped with curry chicken resulting in a thicker Continue reading

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Penang Road Famous Cendol and Ais Kacang @ Jalan Raja Uda, Butterworth

Was back in Penang a few days ago during the Hari Raya break. It has been a loooooooooong time since I last posted anything on Penang food so here goes. Despite Bukit Mertajam being a lot nearer to Butterworth than Penang Island, the only food I posted before in Butterworth is Sweet Paradise (Chao Quan) Continue reading

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Of claypot briyani and badam milk

I am sooo full, I regret eating. So, let me see if I can ease my indigestion by blogging about the dinner I just had about three hours ago. It is already three hours and I am still choking with badam milk and mutton briyani Continue reading

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Penang Food – Dim Sum @Aik Hoe Restaurant

The day started with a “yum cha” session at the old eatery, Aik Hoe Restaurant located in Carnavon Street. This restaurant which occupied two shop houses still managed to retain its old nostalgic charm after fifty over years. The fixtures of old ceiling fans with flooring of small squares of blue and white tiles still Continue reading

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CK Lam featured in Guang Ming “We Eat”

I am happy to see myself featured in the “We Eat” section in the Guang Ming Daily published on 29th March 2009. It was indeed an honour to see the full page article of myself having breakfast in Aik Hoe, one of the oldest restaurants in Penang which is well known for its authentic dim Continue reading

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Penang Restaurant – Cai Xiang Seafood

As a newbie to an area, I would usually choose to patronize the restaurant that is recommended by word of mouth or through the blogs. Continue reading

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