BY CK Lam

Steak Frites in the heart of historic George Town, Penang is a great restaurant that fits the current trend towards nostalgia. The restaurant is part of 23 Love Lane, a beautifully restored boutique heritage hotel.

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Tags: 23 Love Lane, 5pm On Weekdays, Australian Beef, Beef Tenderloin, Booth Seating, Cafe De Paris, Cafe de Paris Butter, Crispy Fries, Dijon Mustard, Dills, French Baguette, Fries, George Town, Grilled Beef Tenderloin, Herb Butter, Heritage Hotel, Honey Mustard, Light Dressing, Nostalgia, Penang Heritage Boutique Hotel, Pride Of Place, Romaine Lettuce, Salad, Salt Pepper, Soft Lighting, Steak, Steak Frites, Steak Menu, Steak Salad, Wamssler Sparkling Mead, Wooden Tables

BY CK Lam

Chef Chiam Choon Heng is back in his hometown here. A group of us had a wonderful dining experience at the Sesame and Soy restaurants in G Hotel, sampling fusion contemporary and traditional Chinese cuisine from the set dinner menu.

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Tags: Bean Curd, Beef Dishes, Bird Carvings, Chef Chiam Choon Heng, Chef De Cuisine, Chiam, Chicken Meat, Chinese Parsley, Ck Lam, Codfish, Crab Meat, Dried Fish, Fish Maw, Flavors, Fried Prawns, Fusion Contemporary, G Hotel Penang, Lime Juice, Magical Touch, Mango Sago, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Persiaran Gurney, Pomelo, Refreshing Course, Shrimp Mousse, Signature Dishes, Sole Fish, Soy and Sesame, Special Recipe, Stewed Wagyu Beef Cheek, Stuffed Fish, Stuffed Fish Maw, Taste Buds, Traditional Chinese Cuisine, Wagyu Beef, White Radish

BY C K Lam

Tropical Spice Garden recently sees the book launching and cooking demo by Dr Ong Jin Teong at the al-fresco style Pavilion next to the cooking school. The event highlighted Dr Ong’s culinary biography Penang Heritage Food, a collection of recipes for the classic and forgotten dishes of Penang.

Penang Heritage Food also sheds light on the different cultural influences that has made Penang’s fusion cuisine a unique national heritage. Dishes with Malay, Hokkien, Indian, Thai and Hainanese influences are included.

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Tags: Book Launch, British Origin, Button Mushrooms, C K Lam, Chicken Pie, Cooking Demonstration, Culinary Tradition, Dr Ong Jin Teong, Food Book, Fusion Cuisine, Girls Association, Ground Pepper, Hainanese Chicken, Hainanese Chicken Pie, Heritage Food, Khoo Chiew Kin, MGS Old Girls’ Association, Min Chee, Mph Bookstores, National Heritage, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Penang Heritage, Penang Heritage Food, Professional Cooking, Spice Garden, Stick Cinnamon, Street Hawkers, Tropical Spice, Tropical Spice Garden, YWCA

BY CK Lam

It was a relaxing afternoon with juicy bites during my visit to the Pinang Restaurant and Bar  in Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa. This cool  al fresco dinning place near the Garden Wing pool recently reveals its signature gourmet burgers and I had the chance to sample some them.

Price starts from RM32 with lamb, chicken and beef on the menu. Each burger with toasted seeded bun, flavorsome sauce, delicious accompaniments and fries delivered a different taste-bud sensation.

For those who prefer lamb, do go for the lamb and cumin burger (RM38). The burger is served with onion marmalade, arugula and an abundance of potato curls on the side. The juicy tender meat has great flavor and a balance hint of cumin. The onion marmalade is lovely but on the sweeter side.

Lamb and cumin burger

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Tags: Accompaniments, Al Fresco, Arugula, Beef Rashers, Boneless Chicken, Caramelized Onions, Chicken Burger, Cool Place, Crispy Onion Rings, Cumin, Double Beef Burger, Flavors, Food Price, Fried Chicken Burger, Gigabite, Gourmet Burgers, Green Chili, Guacamole, Lamb and Cumin Burger, Mexican Beef Burger, Onion Marmalade, Pinang Restaurant and Bar, Potato Wedges, Rasa Gigabite Burger, Rasa Sayang Resort, Rashers, Renditions, Resort And Spa, Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa, Spicy Potato, Sweet Lamb, Taste Bud, Tender Meat, Thick Piece

BY CK LAM

Coming this 15th September 2012, Nasa Prestige Bikes Sdn Bhd who is the sole authorized dealer for Harley-Davidson motorcycles, motor clothes and accessories will be opening and launching its Harley-Davidson 3S showroom in Penang. The new 3S showroom making its mark in Juru Auto City will provide support to their valued customers in the northern region.

Harley-Davidson of Penang will comprise motorcycle and a range of accessories and merchandise of this luxury brand with items such as helmets, safety jackets, gloves and riding boots.

Sportster 72 

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Tags: Ape Hanger, Auto City, Chopper Custom, Custom Bobbers, Custom Style, Dalca, FLS Softail Slim, Forward Control, Harley Davidson, Harley Davidson Motorcycles, Harley Davidson Softail, Harley Motorcycle, Harley Motorcycles, Harley Owners Group, Harley-Davidson Kuala Lumpur, Harley-Davidson Penang, Jalan Perusahaan, Juru Auto City, Juru Interchange, Lifestyle, Local Delicacies, Merchandise, Motor Clothes, Motorcycl, Nasa Prestige Bikes Sdn Bhd, Nasi Dalca, Negeri Pulau Pinang, Riding Boots, Sdn Bhd, Seri Utama, Speed Gear, Sportster 72, Sunday Time

BY CK Lam

Penang recently sees the opening of Macalister Mansion, an exclusive boutique hotel. Also known as MM, the restored charming colonial white mansion with minimalism decor takes its name from the road it is located. MM houses Living Room, Dining Room, Bagan Bar, The Den, Eight Rooms and The Lawn, each with its own unique setting.

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Tags: Amuse Bouche, Bagan Bar, Banana Rippled Ice-cream, Beetroot, Beurre Fondue, Bouillabaisse Soup, Chef Lance U'ren, Ck Lam, Curd Cheese, Degustation Menu, Dining Room, Edible Flowers, Egg Yolk, Eight Rooms, Executive Chef, Fresh Quality, Japanese Leek and Potato Soup, Kataifi, Kilner Jar, Leopard Grouper, Living Room, Macalister, Macalister Mansion, Main Dining Hall, Melon Salad, Minimalism, MM, MM Mojito, Muscovado Crumble, Pan Fried, Papilotte, Parisian Gnocchi, Perigueux, Petit M, Poached Pear, Private Rooms, Quality Ingredients, Refreshing Salad, Restored Colonial Mansion, Sea Kelp, Sir Macalister, Sous-Vide, Tasting Menu, Tasty Bite, The Den, The Lawn, Vol Au Vent, White Mansion

BY CK Lam

Chocolate Passion is one of the newest chocolate cafes in Penang. Established by Callin Tan, the cafe located in the left side of the main entrance of Straits Quay specialises in handmade chocolates. I found this hidden gem with tiny bites of deliciousness during a shopping trip.

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Tags: 28th September, Affogato, Baileys, Chocolate Cafes, Chocolate Fondue, Chocolate Ganache, Chocolate Lollipops, Chocolate Passion, Chocolate Pizza, Chocolate Truffle, Coffee And Tea, Cointreau, Dark Chocolate, Dark Chocolates, Earl Grey, Espresso Cappuccino, Handmade Chocolates, Hidden Gem, Hot Chocolate, Lavendar, Lollipops, Marshmallows, Milk Chocolate, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Restaurant In Straits Quay, Skewer, Straits Quay, Thin Base, Types Of Pizzas

BY CK Lam

43 Cafe under the hands of proprietor cum cook Jacgy Chan and his family has a following of customers with a simple menu of homemade oven-grilled pork burgers. He has built the cafe with outdoor seating in a relaxing atmosphere at his homely hideaway at Jalan Sungai Dua, Penang.

The owner pride himself on making his pork patty with love as revealed in their tagline,  ’cook wat we love and love wat we cook’.  The quality and freshness of the food is a priority, with only a certain amount of patties made daily. The pork patty is approximately 90gms and made without the usage of MSG.

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Tags: 43 Cafe, Barbecue Sauce, Basic Ingredients, Black Pepper Pork Burger, Black Pepper Sauce, Buns, Caf, Cheddar, Delicious Burger, Double Trouble, Double Trouble Pork Burger, Egg Pecah Toast, Flavorful Sauce, Freshness, Ginger Tea, Grilled Pork, Hideaway, Homemade Sauces, Jalan Sungai, Lettuce, Malta Ice-Cream, Mayonnaise, Oven-grilled, Paper Trays, Penang, Pork Burger, Pork Burgers, Proprietor, Rm5, Sungai Dua, Tomato Plum Juice, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Watercress Soup

BY CK Lam

I had my first encounter with Nordic cuisine in 32 Mansion with cozy and comforting signature dishes by guest chef Nizar Achmad. The dishes influenced by flavors from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden emphasizes on the old techniques of drying, smoking, pickling, curing and smoking.

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Tags: 32 at The Mansion, 32 Mansion, Baby Carrot, Baked Bread, Braised Lamb, Carte Menu, Chanterelle Mushroom, Chef Nizar Achmad, Denmark Finland, First Encounter, Fish Stock, Flavors, Gazpacho, Guest Chef, Hollandaise Sauce, Knackebrod, Lemon Grass, Lentils, Light Salad, Mushroom Soup, New Straits Times (Life & Times), Nizar, Nordic Cuisine, Nordic Salad, Sesame Seeds, Set Menu, Shallots, Signature Dishes, Sundried Tomatoes, Swedish Salmon, Whisky Cream, White Asparagus