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Sunday, July 10, 2022

Picco Polo Cafe

A new addition fusion cafe is set up in Penang that serves a vast variety of western, fusion and local delights. Apparently I was told their specialty is their home baked polo buns which I didn’t have a chance to try it out, perhaps another time. From the display, we could see they have original flavour that comes with butter and matcha flavour that pairs with matcha butter. A bit too fusion for our liking, but will definitely give it a try.

They are also serving simple American or French breakfast too, from breakfast to pasta, risotto, burgers and also Malaysians’ favorite Nasi Lemak.

We didn’t really get to try their specialties but had their breakfast set on that day… more of a brunch for us.

A big breakfast that is less than RM30 (to be exact is RM24.90) is considered reasonable for us, excluding a cup of Americano (RM9, hot). Seriously, the entire taste is kind of salty to our preference.

Croque Madame (The "croque" is pronounced somewhere in between "crock" and "croak." The "o" sound is slightly elongated, but not entirely and "madame" is pronounced "ma-daam.") that is a choice of sourdough or brioche, turkey ham, topped with poached eggs and bechamel that costs RM17.90 is honestly reasonable.

Why would it be called Croque Madame? When a sandwich is topped with a poached or lightly fried egg, the sandwich is called a croque madame, so it’s named because the egg is said to resemble a woman's hat. That particular sandwich name dates to about the year 1960. What a beautiful name, is it?

I’ve been missing Picolo Latte from Secawan Hutton which is currently closed for repair and maintenance work. Since Picco Polo has Picolo Latte (RM9), I wouldn’t want to miss it.

Italians name everything for a reason…. Piccolo translates into 'small' from Italian, but this drink isn't simply a small latte. The piccolo latte, or piccolo, as it is commonly referred to on coffee menus, is a small milk beverage that's typically served in a 3–4 oz/85–114 ml glass. (source: https://perfectdailygrind.com/2020/03/what-is-a-piccolo-latte-how-do-i-make-it/). It’s absolutely perfect for my morning breakfast.

Besides the main meals, they also have a variety of pastries and choices of cakes to choose. Think we’ll come back for more.

Address & Contact Number
284 Lebuh Pantai
Georgetown
Penang 10300
Tel: +604-226 2776

http://piccopolo.com

Sunday, November 4, 2018

Passion Heart Cafe

I am not sure you will agree with me, good friends are hard to come by; especially friends that love to eat and searching for good food. Circle of friends can be varied from many interests, some just love food, some loves cars, movies, etc. Some even formed a book club.

A spontaneous lunch get-together is often arranged within the gang, and this round we were yearning for cempedak. Thus, we all agreed to have our lunch in Passion Heart which is located in Muntri Street.

Apart from cempedak cakes that they have, they also have other dishes like mushroom soup, or pasta for lunch and breakfast too.

But again, we were not going for anything like that but going for some locals instead - Jawa Mee.

Honestly the bowl of Jawa Mee is big, for a small eater, may have to share out. The bowl of Jawa Mee consists of crispy prawn fritter, prawns, bean curd, hard boil egg, yellow noodle, small amount of lettuce for garnishing, deep fried shallots, and last chili paste.

Currently is the season of cempedak. You will find lots of road side stalls selling cempedak fritters, and with the recent trend, people are now going for cempedak cake.

And the best cempedak cake that I can find so far is Passion Heart, per piece is about RM11 if am not mistaken.

Cempedak Crumble Cake is about RM12 per slice.

Cempedak Cheese Cake also not to be missed.

Chocolate Mint Cake is refreshing too.

If you are lucky enough, you may bump into Nelly Koon the founder of Passion Heart. She will share with you many life stories. And you will learn from her in terms of her philosophies. There’s always ups and down in life, and how we tackle it and move on with it.

Address &Contact Number

Passion Heart

83 Jalan Muntri
10200 Georgetown

Penang
Tel: +016 - 443 1336
Email: nellcis49@gmail.com
Business Hours: 12:00pm - 10:30pm (Mon & Wed - Sat)
12:00pm - 9:00pm (Sun) (Closed on Tue)

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Coffee Addict

After a 3 years long break guess, it’s time to pick up myself to write something. Be it short or long, be it in English or Mandarin, or be it a criticize review or compliment one, I know I’ve been missing writing, or blogging. Some friends even asked me why would I stopping writing, my standard answer was busy at work, and my waist line is expanding, blah blah… but come to think of it, I truly happy when I see the food on my table.

Blogging for an interest wasn’t my ultimate dream, in fact, to me it’s more of writing down what have I eaten, tried, spent, or reviewed. Those days in my time, we called that writing diaries… but now with the IT era, this have changed to blogging, or writing journal. With regards the 2, the old fashion type is more of writing down what have had passed in your days, and life. The latter one could get you to earn some income.

In fact, my 11 years old nephew wanted to learn blogging, I am more than happy to give him my input. Blogging is a good hobby, that will train 1 person to be more analytical in writing, that would also enhance their writing skills. Probably in his future, he could be an author too.

I wrote diary for almost 16 years, the habit was rather consistent till I dropped it for personal reason and turned that into blogging in 2007 for another 7 years. Everytime the reason is almost the same, busy… lazy. On the other angle I know I’ve lost touch a lot. I know I need to pick it up again.

I like to write in a cozy environment, where a cup of coffee freshly brew smell surrounding in an enclosed room. And listening to some nice music, guess that boost up some writing thoughts in your mind.

Hmmm… that reminds me of Jessica Parker from Sex and The City where she wrote for New York Times in the series.

Well, lately with so many cafes pop up in the island, basically I am not able to visit all of them. To be more selective, I accidentally bumped in to this café from a reknown blogger CK Lam’s post.

Happened to see the lady owner of Cozy in the Rocket and Amelie Café. And am sure the food or the drinks has its standard. Actually we were here for Croissant, a sinful bread that my hubby loves. Le Petit Four is a small baker in Coffee Addict shop, and she was trained at Le Cordon Bleu Paris, the world's largest hospitality education institution, with over 50 schools on five continents serving 20,000 students annually.

With that name, I believe you wouldn’t doubt on it’s texture and the result. But to his standards, he would rather prefer another piece that he’s always yearning for.

Anyway, this is just another excuse for croissant the sinful bread.