Posted by: CK Lam Tags: 3pm, Abalone, Amp, Array, Bean Curd, Bitter Gourd, Bitter Groud, Business Hours, Cashew Nuts, Chao, Chao Zhou, Chili Sauce, Chives, Cuisine, Cuisines, Customer Choices, Delicacies, Delicious Dessert, Delicious Dish, Dim Sum, Dining Hall, Dinner Restaurant, Dishes, Dumpling, Fillings, Fine Cuisine, Fried Vegetables, Ginkgo, Ginkgo Nuts, Hong Kong, Inlaws, Kailan, Ku, Kueh, Kurau, Leng, Leng Chai, Location Restaurant, Lunch, Mainland, Mash, Menu Restaurant, New Taste, Orh Nee, Parking Space, Penang, Penang Food, Prawns, Pumpk, Pumpkin, Pumpkin Dessert, Restaurant In Penang, Shark, Small Pieces, Style Restaurant, Sweet Dessert, Tender Pieces, Teochew Cuisine, Thin Layer, Traditional Dish, Vegetable Dishes, Websi, Website Www, Wel, White Rice, Yam, Yam Paste, Yoke, Yummy Dessert
This time around our Penang food outing in the Mainland continue with Teochew cuisines at the popular Restaurant Chao Zhou. This Teochew style restaurant also serves a wide selection of dim sum for breakfast and numerous cuisines for lunch and dinner. I chanced upon it through its restaurant website. Heard that their dim sum is very popular too. Together with my In-laws, we made the trip to this restaurant which is located in Chai Leng Park, Penang Mainland. The restaurant has a large air-conditioned dining hall and a pleasant outdoor sitting area.

Straight to the dishes we indulged that evening!
We started with the superb deep fried items. There is a good variety to choose from and varies based on the customer choices. We had three different types of items, with the fried cho, ku chye kueh and prawns wrap with crisp vermicelli. All the deep fried items were served hot and crispy…very fragrant. Excellent appetizer to kick off the meal.

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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: 32 Mansion, Air Itam River, Amuse Bouche, Array, Art Paintings, Baby Shrimp, Bagan, Banana Crepe, Beach Blanket Babylon, British Settlement, Captain Francis Light, Chicken Tikka, Coffee Tea, Creamy Chicken, Creativeness, Curried Parsnip, Fine Dining Restaurants, Fua, Garden Greens, Grand Marnier, Great House Of Penang, HSBC, Intimate Ambiance, Light Moment, Malaysian German Society, Methodist Boys School, Morsels, Olive Butter, Penang, Penang Heritage, Penang Heritage Trust, Ricotta Cheese, Rm85, Suffolk House, Table D Hote, Table D Hote Menu, Table D’Hote Menu, Tomato Relish, Tomato Sorbet
An ambiance of calm and tranquility with stunning charm welcomed me as I walked into Suffolk House which is known as the first “Great House of Penang”. This recently restored 200-year old Anglo-Indian architectural building was built on the estate owned by Captain Francis Light, the founder of British settlement of Penang.

I had the pleasure of visiting their lovely Suffolk House Restaurant which is headed by Chef Johnny for a food tasting session. This restaurant is managed by the people who also owned the fine dining restaurants - 32 Mansion, Bagan and Beach Blanket Babylon.

Chef Johnny Fua & myself sharing a light moment…
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Array, Baked Crust, Braised Lamb with Lady’s Fingers, Burma Road, Burmah Road, Button Mushroom, Chicken Curry Kapitan, Chicken Pie, Chicken Rice, Chicken Vegetable, Chili Sauce, Chinese Mushrooms, Choon Piah, Crab Meat, Creamy Mixture, Crispy Crust, Dipping Sauces, Flavors, Hainanese Chicken Rice, Hainanese Delights, Hainanese Restaurant, Hainanese Spring Roll, Hainanese-Style Mushroom Soup, Heritage Hotel, Hotel Penang, Inche Kabin, Lone Pine Hotel, Macaroni Pie, Mengkuang, Meringue, Pie Dish, Pie Dishes, Puff Pastry, Restaurant In Penang, S Finger, Spicy Chili, Spring Roll, Style Dishes, Thick Pieces, Zealand Lamb
During the weekend I enjoyed a wonderful lunch with friends in the newly opened Hainanese Delights Restaurant in Penang. This place is located in the low rise 1926 Heritage Hotel on Burma Road, and emerges as the newest addition to the number of Hainanese restaurant in town. This restaurant is operated by a Hainanese, while the food is cooked by a Hainanese chef too. The menu of this restaurant brings a selection of Hainanese specialties and some western-style dishes.

The nostalgic Hainanese cuisine, Macaroni Pie…
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Posted by: CK Lam Tags: Amp Spa, Array, Batu Feringgi, Batu Ferringhi Beach, Bayan Lepas Penang, Bayview Hotel Georgetown, Buffet Spread, Bukit Jambul, Christmas Buffet, Christmas Dining, Christmas Magic, Classic Compositions, Coffee Garden, Countdown Party, DAVID BROWN’S RESTAURANT & TEA TERRACE, E & O HOTEL, EASTERN & ORIENTAL HOTEL, EASTIN HOTEL PENANG, Food And Beverages, Golden Sands Resort, Hard Rock Hotel, Hotel Equatorial Penang, Hotel Penang, Hotels In Penang, International Dishes, Jalan Batu, Malaysia Tel, PARKROYAL HOTEL, Penang Malaysia, Rasa Sayang Resort, SHANGRI-LA’S RASA SAYANG RESORT & SPA, THE GURNEY RESORT HOTEL & RESIDENCES, THE NORTHAM ALL SUITES
Christmas is just round the corner, with New Year 2010 following close by! It’s time for the festivities and celebrations to begin, and what better to kick it off with a sumptuous meal…! Hotels in Penang are having special menu at their food and beverages outlets to celebrate these holidays.
Here are some of the amazing promotions offering a wide selection of traditional Yuletide goodies as well as an exquisite selection of local and international dishes. Feel free to choose any of these places for your holiday meals with friends and loved ones!
SHANGRI-LA’S RASA SAYANG RESORT & SPA
Batu Feringgi Beach
11100 Penang
Tel : 888 8888


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