Day 2 - a Monday - that's the day we went to Hangzhou. It is the capital of Zhejiang province and located 180km southwest of Shanghai - 2 hours' drive away.Before we started the journey, we went looking for some local breakfast. Yon Ho was our choice as it's one of the largest chains of chinese fast food in Shanghai. Yon Ho is also the brandname of a popular soyamilk drink there.The interior was bright and cheerful with some chinese writings on a mirrored wall...My friend CH made the orders … [Read more...]

I'm back!A week away in Shanghai - oohhh...so lovely! Lovely weather, lovely food! It's spring now in Shanghai with temperatures ranging from 10-20 deg.C - really pleasant. Just don a light jacket and it's so comfortable, without the heat and humidity we experience here!My flight was at 0140 from KLIA and arrived right on time at 7.00am in Shanghai Pudong Airport. This is the international airport - they have an older airport in Hongchiao which caters mainly to domestic flights. Immigration … [Read more...]

I will be flying off tonight to Shanghai for a week's break! Ahh... off to some shopping and loads of good food, hehe! With a gourmand friend there to take us around, I'm sure we can achieve the latter. Can't wait to get out of our blistering weather here and enjoy the coolness in Shanghai, even for just a week or so.Will be back next weekend... and hopefully with some good food stories to tell :-)) … [Read more...]

Hey Folks!Have you seen this magazine in the news-stand lately? :-))They featured a review I wrote on "Dave's Pizza" - this was posted in my blog here sometime in mid-January. They did write to me asking for permission prior to publishing it.It's a pretty cool mag - featuring food reviews by bloggers (eg Foodilicious, KampungboyCitygal, Tham Jiak, Ling's Passion etc), restaurants and travel talk and other special features.Price: RM2.99 only! … [Read more...]

Currently I am addicted to these pumpkin seeds. These are the "green tea" flavoured ones. They have other flavours too, like rose, jasmine or just plain ones. They are not cheap either. A 300g tub of these seeds cost RM15.The seeds are bigger, sweeter and crunchier than the usual other types of seeds and that's why I am so addicted, hehe! Snacking on seeds is healthier, right?! … [Read more...]

New Wing of 1Utama(A few steps from Cold Storage)There used to be a Giant Supermarket at the New Wing of 1 Utama. That has now changed to Cold Storage and with this change, several new food outlets have sprouted in that vicinity. One of them is this Chao Yen serving Teochew cuisine.Since it opened a few weeks ago, they have been offering their Lunch Sets which consist of 1 Main Item (rice/porridge/noodles) and a complimentary Braised Duck item and 1 "home-boiled" drink - either sugarcane + … [Read more...]

I made a day trip back to Ipoh on Saturday as I had to send my mom back there. She had been staying with me here for the past few weeks.Whenever I'm back in Ipoh, I never miss my favourite food in Tai Shue Geok (Under the Big Tree) next to Tuck Kee Restaurant in Pasir Pinji.The stalls under the big tree... last Saturday was not too crowded, thank goodness!Unlike a few Saturdays back (the pre-christmas weekend) when it was so crowded the Yong Taufu stall had limited items left... last Saturday, … [Read more...]

It's New Year's Eve today... the past week must have been a food fiesta for many of you (judging by the many many reviews you people have put up!).We had a simple pre-Christmas party at the office and these were just some of the food we had...The ever-popular Roast Lamb...The must-have Satay...Fried stuff: prawn fritters, popiah......and more... chicken wings, sotong balls...And carbo to fill up the tummies...As if all those fattening food was not enough.... there was more eating at home. We … [Read more...]

MERRY CHRISTMAS, everyone! Eat well and be merry - have a joyous happy time during this holiday season and a wonderful New Year ahead! … [Read more...]