evolution of cuisine

it was an arrangement by Dr. Boo in conjunction of my birthday and Chef birthday
to have Chef Eugene to cook us a four course meal
he decided to some global cuisine or i would said modern cooking
it was a pretty formal lunch for me especially when its for birthday..haha

we have some snack before the meal started..
popcorn which is flavored with ghee and cumin oil
u get the aroma of cumin when you bite into it and i do taste slight sweetness which you always get when eating popcorn
but i find it lack of crunchiness like those popcorn we enjoyed during cinema
most probably due to the exposure to the air

and the lotus root chips which shared the similar taste to the popcorn
but when the time i ate it, it was slightly soggy

next, was something interesting to me..
green tea tagliatelle with shots of kaffir leaf infused green tea
i love the texture of tagliatelle..i guess i eat the most strands..^^and they have this mild taste of green tea to it..but i don't really fancy the shots..
as i sip, the smell of kaffir leaf was really aromatic and you have the aftertaste of the green tea which was good at the beginning, but split second, the bitterness of the tea was overpowering and it stays at the tongue..

next was the prawn interpreted cocktail
the first bite i had 'oh, its very salty'
but it was such a formal lunch, i did not mention anything at the table..
the prawn mousse texture was balanced out with the crispiness of pappadom
both of it was still salty
BUT the sauce was lovely..i love the plum aioli that goes very well with the green salads

this was the course i heart the most..roasted pumpkin soup..
its creamy but not overpowering..very smooth and its definitely comfort food during the cold weather..the caramelize of roasted pumpkin, the natural sweetness of the pumpkin..YUMMY ..one thing, i choked on the paprika powder as i did not stir it well..for the frozen pumpkin chips, erm i don't think it plays a big role..

braised cod which was so similar to teriyaki , glass noodle and ragout of portobello with pickled onion
i love the cod..its not overcooked..and the thick caramelized sauce that coat it...together with the mushroom ragout..a plate with different flavors, interesting combination..but i'm not very sure about the glass noodle as i did not really taste the flavor of aglio olio, its sort of plain to me..i would have prefer it to be more flavorful..

different sorts of frozen berries blended together with sugar syrup..
i always love berries...and this is nice to wash down the palate..i can even finish this if its one whole glass..:)

lastly the dessert..Moist Chocolate Cake "Minced" wrapped in spring roll skin. Oolong Tea Skin and Chocolated Popcorn served with Wasabi "FroYo"
sorry i got to copy this from Eugene blog..
from Eugene explanation, you have to eat the wasabi 'froyo' first followed by the wrapped and chocolated popcorn..
but i had it the other way round..the wasabi texture was like sorbet..and the pungent taste of wasabi stays at the tongue..i was not used to the after taste..and the moist chocolate wrapped..the spring roll is not longer crisp when its being served and the 'minced' cake was sort of dry..but i love the oolong tea skin..haha..

overall, it has been an interesting meal to me!!!
thanks to Dr. Boo for the organizing and thanks to Eugene from preparing a good meal..
it was FUN to start the birthday meal!!!

THANK YOU

sinny

Happy Birthday to Me

YES..I'm officially 24 years old and its just nice that i had completed my internship

Happy Birthday to me!!!

this years birthday was awesome having my family and friend around me as for the beginning half of the year, i wasn't around for any festive season or birthday...

thanks to daddy and mummy for giving me all the love and pampering..i'm proud to be the princess of the house

thanks to Andrew for guiding me and of coz 'sayang' me in all ways although we do argue on some matters..its normal coz we are siblings

thanks to all my friends that pampered me so much all these years especially during birthday..you know who you are..all the pressies, cards, celebrations, phone calls, message..

thanks to all the above who went through with me for my ups and downs..

people always wished me many good returns in my years ahead during my birthday..and i wish to share with all of you'll for all the good returns..

YOU'LL MADE MY DAY A BETTER ONE

love ya

muahhhhhhhhhhh

sinny

its just for the name of PASSION

i met with a local few days back
i was just asking for direction when having my lunch and we had a small talk
what a coincidence that he was a hotelier since 1970s till he retired
he started of at Rasa Sayang Shangri-La in the 70s and move from one hotel to one hotel gaining higher post from time to time
what i admired most was the passion he had when he was talking about his journey
his faith on the work that he is doing
till date after he retired he is still very willing to get back in the line as long as they allow
working in hotel is just as not as easy as it seems to be
sacrifice of long working hours
sacrifice of spending time with your love ones
having commitment towards your job
pays that will flip flop throughout the months
and you might just ended up working not seeing the sun and finish work seeing the moon
and for someone like him to still love the job after so many years was awesome
having family that understand was more awesome
and it was inspiring to me
i don't actually know the exact path i'm heading to now
but i do hope i have what he had
that will bring me to the next level

where i had my coffee and spend time with my lappy

Q of the day: is it worth caring for ppl that don't really care @ do you care for ppl that couldn't care less about you??

mixed feeling

sinny

Coffee Lane, Penang

if I'm finding for coffee here, i'll just basically dropped by Starbucks and have my shots and to surf the net there
Today was purely just to find a cup of good coffee to kick start the day
since they have one in town, we just hoped by
and i succeeded in finding the way..YES!! (clap, clap encouragement man)

Yes, coffee is freshly grounded, brewed and enjoyed but as i step in the place
you don't smell strong aroma of coffee which we hoped for
but the ambiance of the place was pleasing though
the place was just a small coffee place with limited seats designed with traditional furniture
with a feeling of the heritage trail

I had the brew dripped coffee..it just resembles those drip coffee i had in Pho Hoa but eliminating the condensed milk
i'm certainly not a coffee expert but i still can say the syphon coffee we had later on taste better
it doesn't taste so sharp here and a hint of sourness that stay at your tongue..but its still a good cuppa of coffee

next, we have our syphon coffee, you get to see the way of preparing the coffee..and since we were not given a full description on the process, not much of elaboration here then
but one thing for the coffee
it had an aftertaste at your tongue which is very aromatic
and you can feel the full bodied of the coffee until it almost reaches the throat
but its very smooth, its not those coffee where you just taste bitterness

they do have other delicacies to accompany the coffee

big almond cookies..its always hard to resist big cookies in the glass jar huh

triple decker sandwich..big enough to take it as a brunch for my crime partner

my herbal chicken mee sua
i didn't carry high hope for this
but surprising enough its good..its comforting but it would be better if the herbal taste is slightly stronger
and i don't have chinese restaurant syndrome after i finished their soup..^^

the so called must try
ti a kui..a local delicacies..soft ghewy texture with slight saltiness with drizzling of thick gula Melaka
this is my first time having it sweet, coz back at my place its purely white and eaten with pork leg vinegar sauce or braised sea cucumber with pork....
my crime partner said, there are better ones
but i enjoyed it

i really hope i could skip work that day and have another cup

i love my coffee, i love my breakfast

sinny

Coffee Lane
10-B King Street
Georgetown
10200 Penang

Business hour: 11am to 8pm

Closed on Thursday

Blue Reef

this is the place i will packed my olio at the very last minute when they are about to close
never actually sat down and dine until the other day
even the staff there joke 'eh, you are early today?' haha
back to the food
they are having set lunch, with any main course ordered, add only RM 1 to get soup of the day and also a glass of ice lemon tea..
so we opt for the set lunch

the soup of the day: leek and potato soup
its not to be say over creamy, pretty good consistency and the taste of leek was pretty strong..this will be real comfort food during the rainy days (but its been freaking HOT lately)..it comes with a slice of homemade garlic bread..nothing to shout about there

chloe main course: grilled garoupa with smashed dill potatoes and long beans..accompanied with grain mustard sauce if i'm not mistaken..i first ate this when my housemate tapao for me and i finish everything all by myself..the fish was done properly and the accompanied sauce and potatoes were pretty addictive..

this is mine: pan-seared salmon with marinated couscous and tomato confit ..i seldom eat grilled or cooked salmon at restaurant coz they tend to be disappointing as its always overcooked..when this arrived, it seems that way too..as it looks a bit tad dry, but it was still coral pink inside and flaky too..and i always love my salmon skin crisp..its all there for me..and the couscous was yummy yummy...very flavorful..i do hope its a bigger portion of couscous..hihi

fishball maincourse: fish n chips (beer battered)..fish used was the catch of the day, a local fish where i barely remember its name..i had pretty high hope on this..the fish inside was still nice..slightly i mean slightly dry but with a dash of malt vinegar..its still yummy yum..the beer battered was ermmmm...its crispy but not light enough as normal beer battered..compared to magnificent fish, i would prefer magnificent fish..oops

another thing i would like to mention, when you step into the restaurant you will see their wall are full with drawings drawn by their customers especially kids..they said it is to distract the children from running around the shop..its good huh..and its better when they really actually hang it up..oh did mention the staffs there are very informational and very friendly..

let see some of the drawings painted by their guest who is also a cartoonist hailed all the way from Japan..i heart those below:

aren't they adorable?? simple but lovely...

my crime partners for the day

my crime partner as usual

we have our painting too...nice nice?? i wonder will they stick this up..let see for myself on the next visit...

it was a freaking hot afternoon the other day but it was one good meal after a long time..but still finding the one that comfort me..GOSH GOSH...^^btw, i love their olio..really do..the staff knew it too..

sinny

*photos courtesy of hyuan*

Permai 32, No.22 Lebuh Lembah Permai 4, 11200 Tanjung Bungah, Penang.

Tel : 04 8999128.

Business Hours : 11.30am – 2.30pm and 6.30pm – 10.30pm. Closed on Mondays.