Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Anglo Chinese Terraces House, Antique Wooden Doors, Baba Bar, Baba Nonya, Banh Xeo, Chinese Antique Furniture, Chinese Granite, Christopher Ong, Ck Lam, Contemporary Design, Course Greens, Course Menu, Degustation Menu, Frangipani, Georgian Church, Grilled Chicken Kapitan, Hong Bak Lamb, Hotel Experience, Indo Chine, Indo-Chine Cuisine, Jalan Kapitan Keling, Karl Steinberg, Keba, Kebaya, Kuan Yin Temple, Lap Pool, Lor Ark, Mantou, Pai Tee, Panna Cotta, Penang Boutique Hotel, Penang Chinese Town Hall, Peranakan Cuisine, Prawn Geng, Reception Lobby, Seven Terraces, Stewart Lane, The Kebaya, Tub Tim Krob, World Charm, World Heritage Site
BY CK Lam
The newly opened Seven Terraces in the heart of World Heritage Site is Penang’s newest boutique hotel. Sitting on Stewart Lane, this hotel by hoteliers Christopher Ong and Karl Steinberg is converted from a row of seven C19th Anglo Chinese terraces houses.
Seven Terraces offers guests a boutique hotel experience with its Peranakan and contemporary design and its many Baba Nonya and Chinese antique furniture and collectibles. The hotel comprises a restaurant, bar and 18 air-conditioned suites with modern amenities.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Art Spaces, Astounding Array, Australian Style, Beach Street, Beef Lasagne, Breakfast Dishes, Breakfast Time, BTB, Cakes And Pastries, Canteen & Bar, Caramel Cheesecake, Cauliflower Puree, Cheese Cake, China House, Citrus Peel, Coconut Cake, Creamy Caramel, Dinner Dishes, Duck Confit, Dukkah, Formal Dining Room, Fruit Cake, Kopi C, Lamb Shank, Lime Curd, Mezze Plate, Moist Texture, Nearby Bakery, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Onion Chutney, Outdoor Courtyard, Pear Brandy, Private Dining Room, Salad Sandwiches, Seared Sea Bass, Shop Houses, Soft Sheets, Theatre, Tomato Basil, Unesco Heritage, Victoria Street
BY CK Lam
China House is one of the busiest dining and lifestyle outlets within the Unesco heritage zone of George Town. Occupying three refurbished colonial shop houses with facades facing Beach Street and Victoria Street, China House offers a great dining experience. There are five different dining areas besides a wine store, art spaces and a venue for live shows.
The cafe serves all-day breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Diners can whet their appetite at the casual cafe Kopi C, formal dining room of BTB Restaurant, an outdoor courtyard, the Canteen & Bar and a private dining room.
At Kopi C, there are many dishes to savour alongside an array of rich cakes and pastries displayed on a long table at its bakery. The place has since received many comments on being the haven for cakes.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Band Performances, Bar Drinks, Bartender Flair, Batu Feringgi, Beef Sausages, Circular Bar, Corn Chips, Drink Drinks, Fire Juggler, Flair Bartending, French Fries, Garlic Cheese Bread, Golden Sands Resort, Light Snacks, Liquor Bottles, Malaysia Tel, Ocean Seafood, Penang Malaysia, Penang Nightlife, Resort Style, Restaurant Marketing, Rsquo, Salt And Pepper Calamari, Sigi, Sigi's Bar and Grill Beach Bar, Silver Fish, Spanish Style Tapas, Tomato Salsa
By CK Lam
Sigi’s Bar and Grill Beach Bar, an extension of the popular Sigi’s Bar and Grill on the Beach opened recently. Standing right on the beach in Golden Sands Resort along Batu Feringgi, SBG Beach Bar is as authentic as a beach bar can get.
This resort-style bar can accommodate 60 persons and a circular bar counter with a capacity of 10 persons. There is a star-shaped tent sheltering the bar which features bean bags and cushions on the open air, breezy concept.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: 9th September, Alcohol, Arigato, Bar, Bay Avenue, Bayan Lepas Penang, Bonjiri Chicken Tail, Coffee Bar, Cozy Interior, Dispensing System, Eringi, Executive Chef Kazuhiro Inose, Fish Head, Grill Menu, Japanese Menu, Japanese Sake, Kaki Kushi, Kazuhiro, Lamb Yaki, New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Life & Times), Okura, Pub, Queensbay Mall, Rm10, Rm3, Salmon Don, Sanma Shio Yaki, Selection Menu, Shake Onigiri, Shishamo, Shochu Kuromaru, Single Malt Whisky, Skewer, Sunagimo, Tebasaki, Torikawa, Vergano Coffee, Vino Tech, Vino Vino Bistro, Whisky Bar, William Chong, Wine Bar, Wine Cabinet, Wine Dispenser, Work The Meat, Yaki Onigiri, Yakitori, Yakitori Don, Yakitory
* This article was published in the New Straits Times (Life & Times) on 9th September 2011.
BY CK Lam
Vino Vino Bistro is the latest concept of wine bar to be launched in Penang. Incorporating a whisky bar as well as a coffee bar with a high tech twist, the outlet carries a wide and fine selection of wines in Penang. The cozy interior is lined with wine cabinet stacked with a variety of wines, Japanese sake and shochu.
Its drawing point is the Vino Tech dispensing system, whereby single malt whisky and premier wine are offered to customers by glass at the perfect temperature.
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Academie De Toulouse, Apple Tini, Bagan Bar & Restaurant, Bagan Jermal, Blinis, Button Mushroom, Chef Christian Bauer, Chef David, Chef David Enjalran, Chef Lance U'ren, Christian Bauer, Core Element, Cream Lemon, Culinary Arts, Diploma In Culinary Arts, European Elements, Foie Gras, Frangipani, Frangipani Kuala Lumpur., French Cuisine, Grated Potato, Michelin Restaurant, Mushroom Ragout, New Menu, New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Life & Times), Papillotte Seabass, Paupiette with vincent sauce, Potato Pie, Potato Rosti, Roast Potato, Rsquo, Social Experience, Spacious Lounge, Trio Concept
***The restaurant has since closed down.
* This article was published in the New Straits Times (Life & Times) on 26th July 2011.
Bagan Bar & Restaurant is a place like no other in Penang. Located near Gurney Drive, it offers a special dining and social experience. Housed in an old, majestic bungalow, Bagan has a spacious lounge, dining area and bar.
Two of Bagan’s many unique concoctions – Bagan Blues and Apple Tini
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Australian Accent, Bagan Bar & Restaurant, Bagan Jermal, Broccoli Soup, Chef Jason Choy, Cigar Room, Concoctions, Dining Rooms, Drink Menu, Duck Confit, Flooring Tiles, French Onion Soup, Fruity Flavor, Fruity Flavour, Grenadine Syrup, Grilled Slipper Lobster Salad, Gruyere Cheese, Gurney Drive, Jalan Bagan Jermal, Lobster Salad, Mayonnaise Sauce, Mocktail, New Straits Times (Life & Times), New Straits Times (Life & Times), Pan Seared Seabass, Penang Restaurant, Pool Room, Salmon Carpaccio, Slipper Lobster, Smoked Salmon, Social Experience, Toast Bread, Wooden Doors, World Charm
***The place has since closed down and shifted to Macalister Mansion
* This article was published in the New Straits Times (Life & Times) on 15th January 2011.
Along the folds of Jalan Bagan Jermal lies Bagan Bar & Restaurant, a wonderful venue for indulgence. Located within the proximity of Gurney Drive, this place offers a one of a kind dining and social experience that is sure to satisfy everyone.
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