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lOvely bRunch at St Ali, South Melbourne

2011-12-03T12:20:00.000+08:00

it's a great year for me...

so glad that gotten the chance to visit Melbourne, my fav city twice within half yr !

I will Slowly Slowly blog about it... heheh...

during my 2nd visit in September, for my babe's biggie day...

she brought me to St Ali for brunch...

as we din get to make it during my May holidays...

it was located at South Melbourne...

one of the place serving best breakfast/ brunch...

but according to Eu..

it used to be nicer and better..

in term of coffee and foods...

in order to save the time and hassle...

we caught tram to Domain Interchange den went there by cab...

it does have walking distance tram stop which near Lygon Street (I supposed)

12-18, the Door number...

looks like a big garage...

big big Coffee machine to roast their own beans...

imagine whole cafe filled with the beautiful coffee aroma....

* i likey *

can custom order how you want your coffee to be...

bottle of tap water...

we both love the Owl bottle so much.. hehe

In Aussie...

on da house drinking water is given in every restaurant....

which I really love this concept very much...

nonetheless, also becuz Aussie drinks Tab Water.. whereas we don't... it costs backed in Malaysia.. hmmm...

however, several boutique cafe which operate by foreigner in Penang here do have this practise ! * likey *

we always have the same coffee...

Caffe Mocha.... *love*

OJ, Orange Juice..

to boost up a bit...

In Aussie... all the fresh squeeze fruit juice selling anywhere are without ice, without sugar and mostly no water added...

I totally can't recall what did Eu have...

even by looking at the menu...

some random Fried double egg on turkish bread with heaps of fresh spinach leaves and some special-dunno-what + bacon...

yummy, and huge portion as usual...

The Judith Bit , A$ 17

house cured sake salmon on toasted bagel with avocado feta and horseradish cream cheese...

it's so yum.. can see how generous they gave the smoked salmon.. it's fresh (no frozen yulky type), thick and alot !

two of my all time fav top choice breaky/ brunch... must be Porridge (which is cooked oats / muesli / granola with yogurt and fruits + nuts ) or Smoked Salmon Bagel with fetta and cream cheese...

when we first entered the shop,

we thought we Must order some desserts for after meal...

we din at last, as had rily hard time to clear our breaky as much as possible..

what I can do is to snap some pics of those lovely pastries and say bye bye to them...

get to online purchase their freshly roasted coffee beans from their website..

http://stali.com.au/au/

we so missed our old time to walk through the valley, explore new cafes...

spent hrs in a random cafe...

sipping a cuppa while talking on random topics...
my wish is to at least catch up with her once a year...

from spending hrs in a day together cut down to few hrs in year very humble d mah....

love you, hun...

xoxo

ST ALI since 99

12-18 yarra place south melbourne VIC 3205

no# (03) 9686 2990

China House aka KopiCine

2011-11-02T00:10:00.000+08:00

last 2 week, mrStewpig backed from Sin-land for his bday~ ^^

as usual, we went explore new cafe like we used to be... *weeEeee~

KopiCine, previously situated behind Kuan Yin Temple *click here

has relocated to new place since months ago...

155 Beach Street, further down a bit from Bomba...

the property now named as China House / Kopi C

the new place is WAY bigger !

2 Super-Long old house combined together...

snapped some photos to show how-LONG is this house...

super long house divided into few sessions

we super-lOve this place !

China House is air-conditioned...

I always complaint the old-KopiCine was bit hot... :P

credit to this !!

the front part are dining place, to the right (another house) is for dinner, more formal...

at the center, they placed a nice big table for pastries... :)

I supposed they have added more options on the menu...

as I been a while never dine in at KopiCine so I have no idea how their menu looks like before relocated...

happee Saturday Brunch with my bie~

and bestie, Yc :)

so sad that I din get to try their Home Made Ice Cream...

from previous 1 flavour - Gula Melaka to now more than 15 flavours !

Yc tried the Eggnoc before, said Super-Nice !!!

but not cheap !

my fav juice !!

I used to have this almost everyday during my study time in Aussie ^^

best for Detox, by adding 2 small pieces of Ginger to 'koo hong' ~

*thumbs up

Pineapple, Ginger & Lime Juice , rm10

I always tell my frens, their Tiramisu taste very likely the Tiramisu from Alexis...

multi-layer Tiramisu, with Sugar coasted Almonds on top

ah Kim's fav Quiche !!

and now I made this as fav for mrStewpig too !!

click here for more info about Quiche ~

I can't recall what's the name / ingredients of this Quiche...

something like Salami with Onion~

yum~

Breakfast Wrap of Omellette, Semi-dried Tomatoes, Eggplant Jam and Rocket ,rm 16

so me ! hahaha... and I'm glad that I ordered this !!!

I love it to bits !!

the eggplant is so juicy !!! the tortilla wrapping a thin slice of omellette and stuffed with grilled veggie !

healthy i likey~

Ginger Bud Pesto Spaghetti with Grilled Chicken Breast

I love this..

reckon the spaghetti noodles texture taste like laksa noodles..

the pesto tastes like laksa too ! maybe caused by the laksa flower...

we were sitting there for quite a while..

to hope that our foods could digest a bit...

so have some room for the homemade Ice Cream...

who knows, suddenly the lady ang mor boss, gave us 3 little pieces of Double Choc Brownie which is just hot from Oven for FREE !!!

so nice !!!

it's so rich ! with some nuts too...

chocolate lover sure love it very much !!

after dessert,

we made a move to tour around the big house !

walk further in from the dining place, surrounded by book selves with books and magazines for customers...

next to it is a lounge for Wine...

not sure if it's ready to serve customer yet...

den another long dining table with sunlight...

good seat for gathering~

Kua Cheong Part:-

it's like crossing a wall to another world...

there's a Big Pond in the house !! can imagine??

same-one-house

some nice garden tables and chairs around pond area...

after the open area...

we go in to another LOUNGE...

and this is where we love the mOst !!!

still under renovation... probably open for public in Nov / Dec ~

so looking forward *grrrr

all different chairs, tools and tables...

we snap snap some photos first before it starts business...

hehehe :P

spotted the Menu-Mirror they used to place at the entrance of the old-KopiCine

my boyfriend's girlfriend...

antique piano~

happee woopee brunch session~

hope I can cel my burfday at this new lounge !!

please open fast !!!!

beside all these, there's a gallery on the upper floor, I didn't go up, but knowing there are some art works displaying for selling...

I should have another post bout here soon...

cheers, xoxo

Newly Opened Pizza Station @ Sg Dua

2011-10-25T17:04:00.003+08:00

Last Saturday, 22nd Oct' 2012…

My soulmate's hubby 1st Pizza Shop has finally opened !!!!

Pizza Station Located at Sg Dua, Yellow House that nearby USM…

Strategic location to target Uni students and also delivery orders to Industrial Zone….

Been listening to their planning, implementation for several months…

Am so happee for this lovely couples ~~~

As the Grand Opening will be on 30th Oct' 2012, Sunday which I might not be around…

Thus, I brought few frens to visit his shop on yesterday lunch…

Surprisingly, the business was overwhelmed during the 1st week…

Customers flow is really good and non-stop since 11am…

To celebrate the opening, there's Buy 1 Free 1 Promo for Regular and Large Pizza till end of November' 2012 ~~~ hooray~

Besides Pizza, pasta, soup and finger snacks such as Chic Wings, Garlic Twist are available too~

We ordered a Combo Set of 1 Large Pizza with 4 Garlic Twist, 2 Soup + 1 Jug of Iced Lemon Tea

Plus

2 Regular Pizza (buy 1 free 1)

For sharing of FIVE ~

The pizza dough is order-to-make…
I don't really like those ready-made pizza crust… so credit added for this one ~

Since it's just the 3rd day from the shop opening…

They're facing staff shortage problem…

Reuben was so busy from rolling the dough, making the crust, putting ingredients, baking, cutting…

Luckily his good bro and frens were helping out for order-taking and serving~

The waiting time is worthy afterall…

As the pizzas are really Y-U-M-M-I-E !!!

Put aside the fact of this-is-my-best-fren-hubby-shop, the Pizza is really NICE !!!

All of us agreed !

The order-to-make-crust tells the diff…

It's so crunchy~

We tried the thin-crust and original crust… it crunched a bit as you bit into it, with minimal cardboard factor…

I never interested in a chewy, bready, or deep dish type crust…

Jug of Iced Lemon Tea from the Combo Set

Wild Mushroom Soup
it's very tasty...
It’s not the creamy-Campbell-type, but Wild Mushroom Soup…

If it could be thicker den would be really great !!

thumbs-up Garlic Twist !!

The highly recommended BBQ Chicken Bonanza – Original Crust by fren
No doubt, it’s one of the best-seller !

Ingredients – Chunky Chicken, Pineapple, Chopped Red Onion, Special BBQ Sauce & Mozzarella Cheese

The BBQ sauce sweetened the pizza based…

All of us kept ummmm… hmmmm… ummmm… hmmmm… while eating it !

Hawaiian Temptation – Thin Crust

Ingredients:- Chicken Ham, Pineapple, Mozzarella Cheese

My fav fav is this Flaming Tropical Seafood – thin crust

Ingredients:- Tuna, Crabmeat, Pineapple, Onion, Green Pepper, Mayo, Hot Flaming Sauce and Mozzarella Cheese

Eve who couldn’t take spicy food, gave up this after taken a bite…

But me the spicy foods lover, love it to bits ! it’s not really spicy… but slightly hot…

all the pizza are very juicy and crunchy on the based..

we all very satisfied with the lunch and will defintiely go back again very soon !!!!

xoxo~

Sukhothai Beef Noodles House

2011-10-21T14:11:00.000+08:00

frens of papa opened a Thai Restaurant around Pulau Tikus area...

been listened for a month.. finally got a chance to go lunch with daddy on last 2 weeks~

Sukhothai Beef Noodles House

the name itself tells what does it sell in this shop...

located exactly opposite road of Tan Mark Book Shop~

the interior is wide space and quite alot of tables...

the menu is limited...

as they targetted people to come here for Thai Beef Noodles but not the rice + dishes type of Thai Cuisine..

for those that dont eat beef.. Sukhothai does have some selection without Beef~

Yc had this Set Lunch @ rm 15

with appetizer - small portion of Kerabu, Curry & Rice, Drinks + dessers~

It's Pineapple Kelabu with big portion of Steamed Rice...

myself quite likey the pineapple kelabu~

Yc chosen the Massaman Curry Chicken over the Green Curry...

it's less spicy compared to the green...

the shop aunty told us Massaman is being rated as the No.1 Curry in the world...

Massaman Curry Chicken with Potatoes
Yellow curry, not that spicy, 2 big pieces of chicken with potatoes and cashew nuts
it's very nice indeed !
Yc who is a small eater always has left over food, finished the whole bowl of curry and whole plate of rice ! so unbelievable !!

Thai Beef Noodles , rm 13.90
served with Beef Meat Ball, Beef Brisket, tendon and etc...
the noodles can choose from Thai Kuih Teow, Glass Noodles (Tang Hoon) or yellow noodles
the ingredients are generous, soup based is sweet and nice, meats are tender
overall - Yum~

Thai Fried Rice , rm 13
this is yum !!!
but I wouldn't able to finish whole plate by myself...
fried rice with chopped red onion, shrimp, egg and some seafood maybe?
it's really delicious !!!

special Thai Iced Green Tea~

Quay Cafe - Vegetarian Restaurant runs by Tzu Chi

2011-10-20T13:42:00.000+08:00

there's a new Vegetarian Restaurant opened end of Sept...

on the 1st day of Sept - Lunar Calendar...

after the 10 days of vegetarian period, it closed again for about a week time...

and I supposed it starts business again now...

Quay Cafe located right behind Digi Centre Beach Street Branch, along the same street with DSOP...

this restaurant is operating by Tzu Chi Organisation..

simple yet beautiful design is always my top preference !

the most likey part is they remained the red block wall from the previous property...

the person-in-charge is daddy's fren..

and they told us.. they just 'washed' the old dusty wall.. and try to remain how as it was..

Tzu Chi always stick with the principle of Self-Service...

from ordering the food, cutleries collection, and putting back the dishes after meal like how we did during study-time...

but they will serve foods to your table promptly after you placed order...

temporary menu...

seems not much varieties.. but I can assure ALL are Nice & Healthy !!!

I always fans of Tzu Chi Foods *blushes

me and colleagues used to order Tzu Chi lunch box to office every 1st & 15th ~

all the money will back to charity...

Fresh Squeeze Orange Juice - no ice, no water, no sugar = Healthy !

mummy had the Mui Choy Rice which I highly recommended !

it was served in the delivery lunch box before.. and we all love it to bits !!!

Mui Choy Rice , rm 7
Brown Rice mixed with special soy sauce, mui choy, served wih some vege dishes...

Nasi Lemak Set , rm 7
Brown Rice served with some curry dishes and vege

Dan Dan Mian , rm 7
special green noodles cooked with heaps of Chinese Mushroom...
the noodle is tendle and nice !

Vege Hokkien Mee , rm 4
the portion is BIG !! and yum !

Happy Set Meal , rm 5
brown rice with 3 dishes of the day...

Kiam Chai Boey , rm 2 or rm 4
big bowl and delicious !

Homemade Carrot Cake , rm 2 / piece
fresh and yum !

Green Bean Dessert

La France Cafe & Restaurant

2011-10-04T17:24:00.001+08:00

La France Food stall previously based in Northam Beach Cafe since 2007 has officially 'transformed' to a Restaurant located behind Northam Tower beginning of September...

* congrats to them !

went for lunch with Jes & Mung 3 weeks backed...

was looking forward to try out the Omelette...

when we browsed at their Lunch Menu only we got to know there are TWO types of menu...

*thunderstorm inside T_T

the Menu Dejeuner (lunch from 12.00 noon onwards) and

Menu Diner (dinner from 6.00pm onwards)

those available in the Lunch Menu, basically the Panini thingy and crepes...

it just right opposite El Casa Restaurant at Jalan Irrawady

allowed customer to Bring Your Own Wine !

the interior is simple...

not the cosy cosy with sofa type..

besides the tables near the bar, there are tables in a room, or at the back with fan and not air-conditioned or high stool + table at outside...

we were the first customer to reach at 12.00pm sharp

Soup of the day - Mushroom Soup , rm 5.90

won't be to milky or creamy, and nice afterall...

Ham & Cheese Croissant

Yogurt Chicken Croissant served with home recipe thinly sliced sauteed potatoes and side salad , rm 10.90

I super like this..
the croissant itself was baked nicely, soft but with crunchy surface...
chicken diced cooked with chopped onion, yogurt cream sauce and cheese on top - Amazing !
and I so in love with the sauteed potatoes !! yum !

Chicken and Cheese Ciabatta with extra Egg on top

the open-ciabatta served in lunch menu is only half...

Mung who hates Ham tot the 'chicken & cheese' is really the pieces of chicken...

who knows, it turned out the chiken Ham as shown...

thus, I gotta change my yogurt chicken to her !

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last nite, we went again for Louise's burfday dinner...

the Dinner Menu comes in longer list...

totally different with Lunch Menu...

Savoury Crepes - Crepes Aux Saumons (Smoked Salmon) , rm 13.90

the smoked salmon been cooked with capsicum, cream and cheese...

the crepes itself is very nice !

it's really yum, but portion might consider too small for a guy...

Toasted Ciabatta - Tuna & Cheese , rm 10.80

the filling is not very much, Tuna with chopped onion, mayonaise, tomatoes and cheese...

but overall the ciabatta is nice...

the bread itself is fresh and toasted nicely...

Omelette with Ham and Cheese served with Handcut Cheese and Side Salads , rm 10.50

no doubt, the omelette is really yummmmm
you can smell the beautiful aroma of the Egg and Chips at the moment the dish served to your table...
the ham were chopped into small pieces and the filled with cheese !

(*the chef uses blue cheese as one of the ingredients to prepare all the cheese dishes)

Omelette with Onion and Cheese , rm 9.50

initially, Mung was ordering Omelette ~~with mushroom~~ and added extra cheese ( +rm1.00 Only)...
unfortunately, the mushroom were out of stock after the boss checked out the whole kitchen...
since she doesn't take ham nor bacon... she goes for Only cheese and requested to add some onion for better taste !

it turned out good as expected...
the cheese is rich !

hand cut chips...
very nice and goes really well with their home recipe Tar Tar Sauce

they use Extra Virgin Olive Oil for our Pasta & Dressing and keep the original Taste of the ingredients, no MSG added!

which i love... I gonna try out their pasta next round !

the foods overall are ok with reasonable price...

but we were not really happee with their services...

not attentive enough and not frenly...

when the clock ticks 10pm, they seemed to hint us leave the shop...

when we asked waiter A to help us take a group pic, he just looked at waiter B and said "I don't take pic for others."

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LA FRANCE CAFÉ & RESTAURANT

3B, Jalan Irrawaddi, 10050 Penang, Malaysia.

Contact: 012-412 7355 (Ginny), 012-491 3360 (Nathan)

Business Hours: 12.00pm-10.00pm

(Closed Tuesday)

http://www.cafe-la-france.com/

Pik Nik @ heart of GeorgetOwn

2011-09-30T16:18:00.002+08:00

another new Cafe 'borned' in this lovely island ~ :)

PIK NIK started business on 22th Sept' 2011,

located at Nagore Road (same row as La Mei Zi, previous location of Sitigun)

afterall only i found out that this lovely cafe is run by my couple frens !

** envy to the max @_@

at the same time, very happee happee for them !!!

big congRats !!!!

the place is cosy...

i always like colourful stuff...

colours make ppl happee ~~~ *weEeeee

foods menu is kinda limited at this stage..

since it's just 1 week old.. I believe they would have more and more in the future...

tho the varieties of foods are not more than 10...

but ALL ARE YUMMY !!

whereas beverage menu has room to improve... hmmm...

the colourful wall with creative painting were hand drawn by my talented fren !!!!

they decorated every single corner of the shop...

painting, antique, diy stuff ~

MENU in creative ways to attract customer's attention...

I spotted kimmie fav ROBOT !!!

we were sitting at this cosy corner with glass door looking at the road at first !!!

there were normal dining tables and chairs in another side for proper dinner...

but I just like cushions, colourful, small tables and mini tools !

I don't mind to eat in improper manners... hehe

the burfday lady !

with her lOve !

later on we moved to a bigger space...

as ppl keep coming !

still maintain the cushion and mini tables + tools ! hehe

Freshly Squeeze Orange Juice (OJ), rm 6.00

Strawberry Smoothies, rm 9.00

I need to say that the smoothies is not rily smooth, it's more to Ice Blended Drinks...

Cappucino , rm 6.50

ah Kim's SALMON WAFFLE with Side Salads , rm 12

I super love it !!!

the squarish waffle tasted so nice, in term of taste, smell and texture - good

topped with scramble eggs, chopped bacon, and pieces of smoked salmon + black pepper and squeeze of mayo to enhance the tasty !

side salad - big piece of green, cheery tomatoes, piece of apple

the portion aint very big... might consider small for a guy.. but good for me !

Garlic Fried Rice with egg on top , rm 7

another delicious dish...

I love the garlic flakes like teppanyaki style...

the taste is good despite the rice a bit stiky on that day..

Salmon Roll with side salads , rm 14

Salmon slices, Aparagus and cheese stuffed inside the pastry

taste not strong but just good and tasted healthy ~

we love the pastry layer which is perfectly baked

Bolognese Cheese Baked (Chicken), rm13

the tomato based sauce is delicious, overall a nice dish too !!

Beef Golash Cheese Baked, rm 13

this is bit so so for us...

it was the first time I tried Beef Golash... no idea how the taste should turn to be...

we felt a bit 'bitter' for the after taste...

Homemade Cheese Cake with Strawberry, rm 6

nice.. small piece - great choice for dessert after meal !

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teng teng teng teng......

it's time to sing the burfday song !

after yc prepared the cake, we got the bf to bring it out !

candles keep being blew off.... *down

lovely shop owner placed who stack of mini plate on our table when we were not aware !

so attentive and earn some points from here !

we will definitely go back again...

we had great time there...

bottled Beers are available at Pik Nik too...

rm 42 / bucket.. which sounds quite reasonable... :)

buh bye ~

(p/s: instead of providing chalks, they prepared these nice colours marker pens for customer to write/ draw on the colourful tables ! )

Sunday - Thursday : 3pm - 11pm

Friday & Saturday : 3pm - 2am

(kitchen closed at 9pm daily)

Closed on Tuesday

Happee Burfday to missie Mung !

a day at MorningtOn, Melbourne

2011-09-07T16:20:00.006+08:00

*blush*

it's time for me to blog about my Aussie trip after pending for few months...

was so occupied for the past mths...

busy with works... team building...

dearly grandma passed away :'(

bestie wedding... and etc etc

this post is about the outing to Mornington on the 2nd day of my Melbourne trip backed in Apr~

Mornington Official Website

a nice place to visit... bout an hour drive from Melbourne...

along the way, there are vineyard, beaches, sight seeing and etc...

always love there~ ^^

we dropped by somewhere to get some take aways coffees to kick start the day~

Eunice & Khai bring us to Montalto Vineyard for lunch...

it was my first time to there...

reckon the wines there are OK but Pizzas are awesome !

it was Sunday, thus kind of crowded.. gotta queue for tables ~

Khai invited some frens to join us for lunch too !

brought stewpig for some walk along the wineries...

too bad.. it's autumn... thus couldn't get to see the beautiful views of grapes everywhere~

very good weather...

sunny day + cold wind = beautiful !!

the beautiful blue sky just like a blue wallpaper !

me lub this pic ! :P

there is a restaurant, indoor, air-conditioned, more to Fine Dining in this vineyard...

we chose to have our lunch at The Piazza and Garden Cafe which serves yummilicious Pizzas~

sat at the wooden table dat nearer to the yard....

enjoy the cold wind under the sun~ ^^

we had Rose Wine and Riesling White Wine~

the Riesling is nice !

Salad as starter ~

Simple Salad with Rocket, Red Onion, Tomatoes, Balsamic Dressing

Soup of the day - Cauli Flower and Cream
ooo.. this is fantastic !! creamy yet wouldn't be too milky... smooth and nice !!!

Pizza ~ Lamb, potato, bacon & rosemary - $18

Pizza ~ Smoked Salmon, onion, citrus mayonnaise & capers - $20

Pizza ~ Salami, mushroom, bocconcini & fresh rocket - $18

yum yum Tiramisu~

Homemade Chocolate Brownie with heaps of Peanuts, served with Cream

the cake itself tasted not bad but we all find it quite weird with the peanuts part...

wondering why they chose peanuts instead of walnut or macadamia... not for our liking !

cont our road trip~

Khai stopped by here.. where I got no idea where is it...

part of Mornington Peninsula of course...

came down for the cars, and had some chit-chat on the goodie weather ~

Aussie life is just so relaxing ~ expecially on a Easter Sunday~ hahaha

our ride throughout the trip~

Mornington Beach...

to snap some photos with the colourful tiny huts along the beach...

the nicest huts are actually all at Brighton Beach instead..

but we were bit lazy to drive there for picture...

the huts are mainly to keep the boat, or some ppl call it bathing boxes...

off to Sorrento next...

also my first time to here...

it has a pier with many boats...

people came here for fishing, dolphin sea trips and etc...

we had a quick tour at Sorrento thus didn't know much bout here...

but definitely a nice place to visit....

click here for more info~

this pastries shop is famous with selling the BEST Vanilla Slices ...

they selling foods, sandwiches, varieties of pastries, and beverages...

but alot of ppl purposely travel there for their Vanilla Slice...

Vanilla Slice

it's filled with Vanilla Custard, usually has only top and bottom of pastry layer... The sweet is often dusted with icing sugar... we were kinda disappointed... as the slices did not impress us at all..

according to Eunice, it rily dídn't taste as nice as it used to be... found several pastries shops in city that served nicer slices...

don't mind to give it a second chance... could be caused of the busy weekend...

as after that day, I still see many frens visitting there for their slices... :)

the sky was getting dark, and we off to Springvale for some Vietnamese foods as dinner.. which i gonna blog in other post~ :)

42°La bohéme penang

2011-08-15T23:23:00.000+08:00

Last weekend, I dragged stewpig to go "cafe-hopping"wif me again...

hehe

there's another new heritage cafe in town...

situated at Sri Bahari Road, opposite Feng Wei Restaurant, further down from The Ship...

it doesn't have a big sign board up to attract the passer-by...

looks exactly like a normal house dat alwiz-forgot-to-shut-da-gate...

walk up closer, you'll see a Small sign board written " 42 La Boheme " and it's the Name of this French Caffe !!! ^^

So happee to found this simple caffe that selling French Patisserie ~~~

the lady boss, Huvi met the French Pastry Chef, Matthieu, during the holidays to India and here started the love stories~ :)

Matthieu learnt bakery since the age of 12...

being the Pastry Chef in UK, France, Italy and etc before...

experienced enough for them to kick start this little caffe to provide chances for Penangites to enjoy yummie French Patisserie and affordable rates !!!

* hop-hop-hop-jump~

simple deco, with some antique furniture to maintain the heritage building...

not air-conditioned but fans...

it's not hot in there due to wide space and tall ceiling like the old Penang houses used to have !

creative beverages menu that printed on Recycle-brown-bag~

** GO GREEN **

Brewed Coffee is not available but only the normal Black Coffee...

varieties of teas are availble...

Refer on the wall-board, Fresh Fruit juices and Iced Lemon Tea selling at rm 6

varieties of Pastries are available daily !!!!

they taste as nice as how they looked !

price range around rm 6 - rm 10

I can say the pastries here definitely tastier than those serving in E&O High Tea session !

can beat the standard of desserts in Delicious !

( but their availability are different... so no compete ! )

despite the cold desserts, they bake nice bread daily...

Almond / Chocolate/ normal Croissants, Cinnamon Roll, Sultana Roll, Chocolate Roll and etc...

price range:- RM 5 - 6

I so wanted to try !!! sultana and crossaint always my favourite ( i know i got too much of fav foods.. i just a foods lover ! but i can hardly resist breads !!! )

I will go back for this !!!! :D

the varieties of beverages not much...

I had Apple Flower Tea, RM 8 and stewpig had Earl Grey, Rm 6

served in pot, I'm not sure if they allowed for refill...

I was there for a piece of sweet dessert during Tea...

but when I saw "Quiches" written on the board !

I just hmmmm... yes it's also mah fav... with one of my old fren since college time !

I TRIED not to order...

as i know stewpig wont help me eat this ! but when it served to table next to us...

i just can't say no to the nice out-from-oven-smell !!!!

Fruits Tart - Strawberries and Blueberries

Stewpig and I love this too !!! when we were so hesitated and struggled to pick Only One dessert from the list... we spotted this beautiful berries...
without 2nd thought, stewpig said... go for this ! hehehe
there were some more with other fruits (eg, kiwi/ peaches)
the custard filling tasted just nice, won't be too sweet.. and the crust are well done as well !
rm 8

42° La bohème

42, jalan sri bahari, 10050 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

+6017 – 9762153

Tue-Sun, 10:00am – 6:00pm

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I'm sad...

in fact, mah intention to go there was for the Macarons !!!

but all been sold out ! even mah fren that went on the day after, also no luck to get one ! as the customer in front of us, sapu all the 3 boxes !

I will be backed !

i hope it can ease my crave for dearly Jean Paul Macarons I used to buy in HK !!!!

grrrrr

Macarons available here in La Boheme at only rm 1.50/ each

(orange/strawberry/green tree/lemon/cranberry)

Mieleyo Yogurt, E-Gate

2011-07-30T20:11:00.001+08:00

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Finally... The first ever yogurt shop in E-gate is opening today ...!!!!
MieleYo~~~
I lub the logo very muchie... It's about a Princess Miele from Italy that loves yogurt very much like MiE...!!! :)
The shop is located few shops next to 7-eleven~~~ now I can shiok shiok drop by for a cuppa yogurt while on da way home afterworked~~ *weEee
Happee news is it available in cone too..!! Selling at only rm 4.90 !!!
Besides yogurt + toppings, smoothies, cakes and pastries can be found in MieleYo as well~~~
today is just the soft-launching, the actual opening day yet to decide...
I shall keep y'll posted with da updates ^^
Happee weekend ~~

Khun De Thai Restaurant

2011-07-30T15:32:00.002+08:00

about a month ago, there's a new Thai Restaurant - Khun De opened nearby my house area...

my family culture...

once discovered some new place... must-go-try !

we ordered a lot...

despite those must-have-dishes, we also tried out some special dishes on the menu...

the foods are quite nice overall...

with reasonable price too !

most importantly, is the frenly owner and attentive staff !!

we felt very comfy and happee through out the whole dinner ~ :)

(** I have prob to rotate some of the photos... I've been trying several times to delete and re-upload, it just failed.. mind me for that.. )

Tom Yum Kung

very fresh and yum 3 Flavours Fish

Stir Fry Sambal Prawns with Petai

Stir Fry Kai Lan with Roasted Pork Belly

Apetizer: Century Eggs, served with Thai Style Minced Pork

Deep Fried Prawn Cakes

Sliced Pork served with Special Chopped Chilli Sambal

Onion Omelette

This is really special and nice !!
deep fried pork slices with sesame seeds...
it tastes like crispy bacon bak kua !!!

their homemade Sambal is very yum !!! spicy enough ! :)

home cooked Longan Drinks !
nice !

they play all the Thai Channels...
made us feel like eating in Thailand !
they purposely brought back the decoder from Thai and plug on the Astro Satelite !

je fu and Cayden went to the bakery nearby to buy these 2 cute mini cakes to pre-celebrate Summer's burfday ! ^^

the Angry Bird cake is so cute !!!

In order to make the cut-cake-session cuter... I passed Summer the tooth pick to cut the cake instead !!! hahaha

May call this number for booking~

Mah daddy's buRfday ^^

2011-07-25T23:43:00.001+08:00

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Itz been a crazy weekend...
We had Ding Charcoal & steamboat 2 days in a row~
it was daddy's burfday yesterday :)
We had lunch at Ding steamboat, Straits Quay yesterday.. It was pretty good..
We kinda love the foods there.. Since it's related with Suak Suak Le...
So need not doubt on their soups and ingredients~
The most impressed thingy is.. We were not 'smelly' At All after we dined in there for 2 hrs.. So rare to have ur hair not smelly frm the smoke after steamboat..!!! ** we give double thumbs up **
Due to Je & Kurt were absent yesterday... They insisted to dinner there tonite AGAIN..
And we did enjoy our dinner there~ 

We had daddy's burfday dinner at Koi Japanese Restaurant gurney..
Nice & yum as well 

Thai Food @ Tan Jetty

2011-07-19T14:35:00.000+08:00

709...

apart of the ~~Bersih~~ big day in KL..

it's the public holiday in Penang... ~~Only~~

I had planned 2nd cycling trip with the gang...

after cycle around the heritage areas for 2 hrs...

i brought them to try out the Thai Food at Tan Jetty...

you can drive in or walk in to the end... and you will definitely see the restaurant...

open everyday for lunch and dinner session..

served beerssssss~~~ *weEEeeee

Tom Yam Seafood

taste not bad.. not very spicy

Claypot Glassnoodle (TangHoon) with Big Prawns

Belachan Fried Chicken...
it's really crispy and nice !!

Seafood Otak Otak

Mango Kelabu...
with crispy dried shrimp, red onion and some chilli of course
the mango is sour enough... I likey~

to prove that they are Thai... you can see they really take orders with Thai Writing...

Once we got out from Tan Jetty...

thought wanna proceed to next destination to do some healthy sports...

we spotted this famous O Qiu Jelly Stall on the other side of the main road...

without 2nd thought.. we ride to opposite..

stopped by,

and enjoy our dessert on such a hot + hazey day~

O Qiu
Jelly with Lychee, Lemon slice and alot of ice...
one of the best thing to have on a hot weather !!

and then.. me the tam-jiak-kimmie

smell the laksa from the next stall...

I can't help but to order a bowl of it !!! :P

no doubt ! it's super nice !!! ^^

after dessert time...

we headed up to Ferry...

and explore our makan-cycling trip crossed-da-sea...

Mieleyo Yogurt Shop @ e-Gate

2011-07-05T19:22:00.001+08:00

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Spotted this shop renovating at e-Gate next to 7-eleven couples of weeks ago...
It's a new shop selling Yogurt...!!!

Oh... Yogurt always mah fav ever since I had Mah 1st spoonful in Aussie *in deep lub*

This shop is targeted to open end of July..
Selling premium froyo, cone froyo, smoothies, parfait, cheesecake n etc...
Sounds so interesting... * weEeeeee

I personally love the logo.. The little prince looks so cute..! Like trying-to-steal-food-in-kitchen-look !! Hahaha

* can't wait... Ding dong ding dong >.<

Saturday mOrning ~

2011-07-02T14:42:00.001+08:00

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Off to bed nearly 4am last nite...
Woke up unwillingly at 10am jz bcuz promised xxx to golf dis morning.. *struggled*

Gud to kick start my sleepy Saturday with breaky at Jetty Beng Hokkien Mee
One of my childhood fav hokkien mee...

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** happee **

Den meet up with Damien & Alvin.. Carpool to BJCC foe golfing~~~
Luckily it's not hot yet really windy today... Not much ppl.. Had great moments here :)

Mah 1st doubleBig C ^^

2011-06-30T22:54:00.001+08:00

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Am so happee..!! Finally got mah doubleC brusher last late nite before I off to bed.. Can't afford the designer bag.. Can only buy the cosmetic which costs 2 digits less >.<

Spotted it with love at first sight... It's the summer series limited edition.. But it's all sold-out in Penang...!! 

Thx to missie S... Got her fren to help me get this... ** weEeeee 

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2011-06-30T22:45:00.001+08:00

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Am so happee..!! Finally got mah doubleC brusher last late nite before I off to bed..
Can't afford the designer bag.. Can only buy the cosmetic which costs 2 digits less >.<

Spotted it with love at first sight... It's the summer series limited edition.. But it's all sold-out in Penang...!! 

Thx to missie S... Got her fren to help me get this... ** weEeeee 

dinner Celebration at El Casa Wine & Dine

2011-06-29T20:20:00.015+08:00

few weeks ago..

20 of us had a wonderful dinner session at El Casa Dine & Wine...

it was the second time I dine-in here...

always knowing it's a cool place with nice ambiance, selling yummie foods with reasonable price...

Raye always told me how nice is the Set Lunch at El Casa...
after looking at the menu.. and I fully agree with above sentence !

the all-day A La Carte menu already priced very reasonably..

but the Set Lunch is way more cheaper !!!

imagine paying less than rm 10 for a Western Food main course + soup + drinks...

think can hardly spot in town nowadays !

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Homemade Mushroom Soup - rm 6.90

served with piece of Garlic Bread...
not the wild mushroom type nor super milky creamy type..

but nice afterall....

Fried Calamari (Squid)

Crunchy, fresh and nice...

the dinner was actually a ~~pre-burfday celebration~~ for mrDamien~ ^^

one of the recommended main course, which also available under the Super Saver Set Lunch Menu !

Fish and Chips

served in 2 big pieces of fish fillet, heaps of fine cut fries, bowls of tar tar sauce + vinegar...

very like their house salad... generous portion of mixed veggie, plus homemade special dressing !

Signature Chicken Chop

again, very generous portion, huge piece of boneless chicken, served with steamed rice, and side salad !

Oriental Sauce served aside, you can put as how you like...

Butter Grilled Fish

fresh piece of fillet, served with steamed rice, fine cut fries, steamed veggie

Chicken De El Casa rm 13.90

this was what I had on that nite..
and I super love it... it's a super worthy dish !!!
deep fried huge portion of boneless chicken, topped with melted cheese and Sun Dried Tomatoes...
served with HEAPS of potato wedges... ( I ain't super lover for fries of wedges.. but I seriously love theirs... the wedges definitely more than 15 pieces... crunchy, well-seasoned, good fried !! )
and generous portion of side salad with homemade dressing !! ** super love **

Homemade Chicken Au Gratin – RM17.90

one of the house signature dish...
cheese baked layer by layer with boneless diced chicken...
recommended for cheese lover...
served with fine cut fries, potato chips and steamed veggie...

Seafood Pasta with Tomato Based
with cuttlefish, shrimps and fish

Spagethi Bolognese with Minced Chicken / Beef

Fresh Squeeze Orange Juice, rm 5.90

Fruits Jelly on-da-house

to end our beautiful dinner

I will definitely pay my 3rd visit...

cheap price, nice foods, good environment, why not?

El Casa Wine & Dine

No2, Jalan Irrawady, 1o500 Pulau Pinang.

Tel: 604 - 229 9223, 6012 - 979 3318 (James), 6017 - 572 9988 (Colin)

Business Hours: 11am - 3pm , 6pm - 10pm

a wOnderful bicycling weekend in GeorgetOwn~

2011-06-28T19:18:00.012+08:00

speaking bout my fruitful weekend..

seriously been a happening and healthy one !

started to talk bout Friday nite...

was planned to happee hr @ Overtime for our latest fav band !

ended up ppk 1 by 1...

in the end...

stewpig and I challenged the Fried La La from Song River...

it was the 3rd time I had it in my life...

the last time was about 3 yrs ago...

the stalls open at 11 pm daily...

u gotta wait at least an hr + just for a rm 6 / per plate of la la !

no--drama

uncle one-man-show
from cooking, serving, taking order to washing

and the customers even started queue up in front of the stall before he set up

just imagine...

every nite, alot of customers just go there for his Grilled Fish ( Ikan Panggang ) or fried seafoods...

they just dun mind to wait !

and yes.. we waited 90 mins for this plate of Fried La La ( some shellfish like clam but smaller) on that nite !
what's special ?

his special resume of Sauce , stir fry with chillie and crispy anchovies...

which I think couldn't find at other places !

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Saturday mOrning,

kicked start with breaky @ Toh Soon...
yummm, Roti Bakar + half-boiled Eggs with all kind of local coffee~

Roti Bakar aka Toh Soon

2011-06-28T14:11:00.008+08:00

been wanting to try the famous Roti Bakar at Campbell Street for years...

however... it was always struggling to wake up early on a weekend morning...

especially while you hang out late the night before...

even managed to get up early.. still lotsa must-eat-list to be fulfilled...

I had a fruitful and contented weekend...
which I gonna blog about in another post...

Saturday morning...

woke up by Whatsapp ringing tones unwillingly...
Eleen cio for Roti Bakar...

foods always the 'motivation' for me to get up from mah bed... *brush

went to this little lane at Campbell Street...

Toh Soon Coffee Stall

a very small lane occupied by all limited tables and chairs...
always customers that standing aside waiting for seats...

a coffee stall that selling breaky...

beverages, toast, nasi lemak and half-boiled eggs...

butters stock up into many boxes in the fridge...

we waited a while to get a table...

waited for another 20-30 mins to get someone to take orders for us...

pity Damien get scolded when he tried to walk near the stall for order taking...

what u need to do.. is just sit down, keep quiet...

grab the chance whenever someone passed by you...

he was too hungry to finish 2 packs of nasi lemak in less than 10 mins...

we just kill our times with cam whoring.. :P

another 20-30 mins...

our drinks served...

followed by the toast...

we order the common-Set

which is 2 half boiled eggs + butter kaya toast

I don't fancy butter since small only in love with Kaya Kaya and Kaya....

another 10-20 mins...

finally... half-boiled eggs served !!

I still prefer the toast from Hai Aun (click here for post) where filled my childhood memories...

they both getting breads from the same bakery @ Kedah Road...

bread toast with old style, by charcoal...

healthy breaky to kick start our weekend~ :)