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Restaurant review : Koffmann’s The Guardian The sublime sugary pastry tasting like a real French patisserie smells. Continue reading

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Penang Governor’s Birthday Cake prepared by Chef Nazeri Ismail

Nazeri Ismail is the Executive Pastry Chef at Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa. He has charmed many diners with his varieties of outstanding cakes and pastries over the years. What’s more, he has been making cakes for the Penang Governor for the past four years. Continue reading

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Barcelona: El Xampanyet

El Xampanyet is another great Basque-tapas bar that I would strongly recommend. Great energy, cheap (relatively), and superb cava Continue reading

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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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Melbourne – Laurent Patisserie

One of the buildings that first caught my eye, when I first walked along Lt Collins St, was this building. Looking from across the street, you could not help but wonder what is situated inside this building. Along the sidewalk, you could see a row of tables, filled with patrons, busy chatting with one another while sipping coffee or a glass of wine. 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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Saraceno Ristorante

This new, three-month-old Italian restaurant took over what used to be a French restaurant at Berjaya Hotel. The food served is supposed to be southern Italian cuisine Continue reading

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Yountville – The French Laundry

As you know, God is amazing. If you want something bad enough, he will give it to you 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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