Kaffa Espresso Cafe

 

Exactly 3 months I didn’t take any food photograph, the last I took was in July and not even post anything in the blog too. The last I blog was sometime in May, and that was like coming to 6 months ago?  Though I did not lose the passion of writing nor photo taking, but time has never been on my side, apart from busy work schedule, busy business trip, hectic meetings, night calls / teleconferences, basically am living in a NO LIFE kind of situation. Not that am complaining about it, nor am enjoying it. But I know I am putting more effort in this job to make myself successful and not to let my superiors down. Life has not been easy, things are not that easy to handle too, you just need to pay more attention to it and make it happen.

Because many people blog about many café, eating outlet and restaurants, that’s how I found this place – Kaffa Espresso Bar in Green Hall. When I got to know the location, I was skeptical, skeptical in a sense that the location like that basically hard to attract any customers, and after working hours there isn’t any other crowd around that area. But, with the help of blogging sensation, this is widely spread in the market. When I reached the place, I could see many young people enjoying their coffee, their breakfast down there.

I was rather impressed with the outcome from the speculation and broadcasting from blogging. Not to mention, am part of that, that’s all bloggers’ passion.  After neglecting it for 6 months, I rather miss it, miss blogging.

Don’t know why I miss Big Breakfast these few days, I just want to have something like that, but if you’re a rational spender, you will definitely not having such breakfast like this. But, hey, bonus time… why not right? Once in awhile you need to pamper yourself and have something sumptuous. Reward yourself with good food, good spa, good shopping or good breakfast, of course you know very well, this doesn’t happen all the time.

A plate of big breakfast that consist of half tomato, turkey ham, turkey sausage, scramble egg, hash potato, and sauté mushrooms, and a toast bun. Big enough, huh?? That costs RM18.90, without a cup of coffee.

An ordinary toast and scramble egg that costs RM9.90 and an add on hash brown potato, RM2.00 it’s about RM11.90, all above before Government & Service tax.

Having a sumptuous breakfast without a good coffee will never be completed! Don’t you agree, coffee lover?

 
 

Thus, we both have a cup of Cappuccino that is RM10.00 and a cup of Long Black RM8.00 that made our morning filling.

Burp…. Ooops… excuse me! Guess that’s too full. Well, it’s not a bad place for a good breakfast, and for a cup of coffee to wake you up for the day!

Enjoy!!

         
   

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Address & Contact Number

22 Jalan Green Hall

10200 Georgetown

Penang

Tel: +604- 262 2822

http://www.mykaffa.com/

Business Hour

9am till10pm (Sunday to Thursday)

9am till late (Friday and Saturday)

Sip & Chew Café

Sometimes having a bunch of good colleagues and good friends is really helping you to pass your day fast. Don’t you agree? When I told them I got to leave early today as I have totally forgot that today is my wedding anniversary. And spontaneously they suggested to me let’s go out for lunch, let’s celebrate your anniversary with you before you celebrate with your hubby. Honestly, that’s sweet and really warmth too!

Well, today ain’t the day, but that was sometime a month ago…. Ya, it happened a month ago.

Nowadays many of my friends will drop by and asked me, ‘Hey, anywhere for lunch?’. I was like, ‘Hello, am I supposed to do this job??’ Of course, it’s been my pleasure to share and even to blog about it. Though, work load is like getting no where, and my stress level is increasing and that making me no time to write too.

When I created this blog, my whole objective is to write and to release my stress from work. And honestly, it helps. From there, it also gain some monetary motivation that keep me moving. After all the hoohaa at work, and all the high turn over, whatever left balance will be automatically transfer the jobs to you. That actually has made me no time to write, no time to take photo and no time to draft anything out from my mind. And the stress level has gone up to a time that I nearly wanted to give up everything. Almost every weekend and week nights I was sitting in front of the laptop and never stop typing or working or even analyzing. I do wonder at times, is this what I want?

Of course, I still surf around for food, and leave a few comments to a few corners that I frequently patronized. I just missed it anyway…

Sip & Chew Café… what attract me is not because of anything but this Flower Pot Ice Cream! Yes, that’s the Flower Pot Ice Cream!! I first got to know from Pioneer Woman whom blogged about it, and it attracted my attention since then. Who in the world so creative that creates this??

 

When my fellow colleagues asked me where to go for dessert, with no second thought I told them let’s try out this place. Though I know they are not using any good brand ice cream, but who cares, it’s something that attracts many insane people like us. When the flower pot was place on the table, they were like ‘Oooh….!!’, ‘Ahhh… !!’, ‘Eehhhh….!!’, ‘Wowww…. !!’. Any surprise expression, you name it, you can hear it! Then there goes the snapping sound, ‘click’, ‘click’, ‘click’, ‘click’…. (smile, I just can’t stop smiling when I think back that scene).

Ok, like I said we were here for desserts, of course, no main course, no snacks nor anything but DESSERTs! Yes, you heard me, DESSERT!

 

A crepe cake that shared among us… though this wasn’t the main character; however it does fill up our desire in terms of desserts’ hunger.

 

Here comes the main character, Potted Plant Ice Cream Cake. Isn’t that pretty??

     

After the whole ‘process’ … we were all happy and enjoyed!

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Address & Contact Number

No. 72, Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling

Georgetown, 10200

Penang

Tel: +6017-531 3480

Business Hour: 

Tue to Sun 12pm to 12am

Love Bites Fusion Cuisine

With the 2 of our age added up, honestly this is not the place for us – Love Bites. When we entered, first glance, I could feel some young couple looking at us. Second feel was this place is so romantic yet unpractical, and obviously not for us. Since we have stepped in and Pik Nik has yet to open for business, that leaves us no other choice but to dine here.

Fusion cuisine has never been my cup of tea, perhaps I really do not know how to appreciate it.

Am sure many young couple would love to explore this place, not only explore but also would patron this because recently a few of the Hong Kong celebrities came here for a break. And it was publicly sharing in Facebook. Nowadays Facebook is a social network where you don’t have to worry what did you left out behind. Even on food, many will just posted it up in their timeline and shared what they ate and what they have tried. People like us still keeping a blog, honestly it’s all our passion or our integrity?! God knows, I believe?!

It was a heavy down pour that day… this is definitely a cozy place for crazily in love couple, cuz, the name has pronounced it all. Love Bites… tell me which couple do not go thru the crazily in love kind of relationship? In fact, for us that had married for 10 donkey years to maintain the excitement in life, not only having a frequent intimacy relationship, but also do have the on and off dating experience too. Walking in the rain, holding each other, watching movie in a theater, etc… this is a few of the example that I could think off. In fact, hubby also complained to me that I didn’t wanna go out for a date with him. (Silly me, isn’t it?)

Back to this Fusion Cuisine…. Guess am really not into it, thus whatever presented to me wasn’t really attracts me, and the serving waitress also not really into her profession. I overheard she told the guests that hang on first, am the only one serving. I can’t handle so many tables. I was like, gosh… is this the way to tell your customers???

When we stepped in, apart from having those glimpse from the others, but the waitress wasn’t warm enough to welcome us as their customer too. I was like am I in the right place first of all?? The facial expression cold and reluctant. That also the attitude that made me feel so awkward.

Looking at their menu… I guess I can understand they are creating such menu to attract more guests… they even have some passionate name for some desserts and main course too. And some are even fusion enough that had stopped me from trying it. I believe I am not adventurous enough on this!

Well… let the old lady here present to you their Love Bites’ dishes …

 

Tiramisu Coffee (RM8.90)

Fusion Aglio-Olio (RM22.90)

 

Lemongrass Pork Loin (RM22.90)

Address & Contact Number

Love Bites Fusion Cuisine

11 Nagore Road

10050 Penang

Tel: +604-228 6188

Business Hour:

Mon to Sat: 12noon to 11pm (close on Tuesday)

Sun: 3pm to 11pm

Home Cooked Sambal Fried Winged Beans 馬來棧辣椒炒四扁豆

The Heat Is On… a song sung by Glenn Frey. If you born in the 70s you will surely know who he is. This is also a famous soundtrack for the movie named Beverly Hills Cop in 1984 if am not mistaken. The lyrics was like this …

The heat is on, on the street
Inside your head, on every beat
And the beat's so loud, deep inside
The pressure's high, just to stay alive
'Cause the heat is on

…. Blah blah blah blah… and followed by

The shadows high on the darker side
Behind those doors, it's a wilder ride
You can make a break, you can win or lose
That's a chance you take, when the heat's on you
When the heat is on
This song not only reminds me of the movie but also the campaign of these 15 days. Blue flags every where, free food every where, great news every now and then.

Despite this is our day-to-day topic during lunch, and it also give me an idea what to cook for dinner, just like the song – The Heat Is On!

So, this dish is really reflecting the current situation where we are right now.

Since small, we called this 四扁豆 instead of what others called it 四棱豆 or even 四角豆, 翼豆, 龍鬚豆, 楊桃豆. Whatever it is, this is definitely many peoples’ favourite.

Some will cook with Sambal Dried Shrimp (Hokkien called it Sambal Heh Bee), some will just eat it raw.

To make the Sambal, many people would prefer to use the mortar to bound it, however some will op for food processor, however the texture will not be as nice as using mortar. For those working wife or working mother, you can now go to the market and purchase 1 small container that is about RM2, where it’s very convenient.

Basically you just need to get those winged beans and a container of those sambal belachan. To have a luxury meal, you can even add big prawns too.  

 

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 Tablespoon of sambal belachan馬來盏辣椒 (蝦膏), depending how spicy you prefer
• 2 Cloves of garlic

• Winged Beans about 10 pieces cut into diagonal slices

• 10 to 15 prawns, de-shell
• 2 Tablespoon of Oil

Method

1. Heat up the wok with 2 tablespoon of oil
2. Add in garlic, stir fry till it’s fragrant
3. Add in the prawns lightly cook it and scoop out and set aside
4. Briefly stir in the sambal belachan
5. Add back the prawns, and
6. Add in the beans stir fry it in high heat then scoop
7. Serve it hot with steam rice

懷舊娘惹餐廳 Restoran Pinang Peranakan

These days submerge and not surface up for blogging is something that honestly could make you lazy. Not only that, you will be running out of idea what to do and what to write. You will tend to lose your focus and your objectives whether this blog is meant for food review or basically recipes creation. But, who cares, right? As long as you are the owner and you know what to do regardless is food review or recipes creation, as long as you know there are some readers out there will read some of the posts here and or some of the readers will keep following your posts, what would you be losing? Well, I would have to admit that in terms of monetary, you are definitely losing out a lot!  And these days things are so expensive, nothing is cheap, and that factor could honestly make one frustrated about it.

But what comfort you most is readers are like part of the family, they give advices, ideas and so on. Isn’t that warmth your heart? It does to me.

Let’s side track a bit… GE 13^th is the hottest topic in town, even in Facebook or in any where. It’s no longer a topic to chat in Kopitiam or any other coffee shop. Some friends are even talk about it during lunch, coffee or Tweet about it. And some are even boiling angry over CEC (Central Executive Committee) for not recognizing the particular party, and from the nomination this morning, latest news was announced that there are a lot more of independent nominees contesting this GE.  Well, basically there are a lot to talk about, some colleagues and friends are taking 15 days off to campaign, to get donations and etc.

Let’s move back to food, talking about expensive food these days, recently got to know this place where I’ve just discovered. Food serving was reasonable, and the price as well. Though the place is rather quiet and not many people visit, however it ain’t any bad idea to host a friend for lunch or dinner.

Pinang Peranakan Restaurant or in Chinese is call懷舊娘惹餐廳 is located in Logan Heritage Building, at Beach Street, Penang. To be more specified, it’s same row as Standard Chartered Bank and it’s diagonal opposite of HSBC Bank. It’s easy to recognize but parking is a headache. However, you can park your car at the empty land that is opposite the building.

 

Talking about food, it’s always my job to do, of course, when there’s some one whom is good in this area, you would be humbling submerge again. Anyway, these are the food that we had that day and it had made everyone of us happy and the time that we spent together in terms of working team was great.

 

Curry Tumis Black Pomfret Fish

 

Brinjal with Minced Pork Meat

 

Nyonya’s Tao Yiu Bak

 

Nyonya’s Lobak

 

Assam Prawns

 

As for the desserts that ends the lunch was Nyonya Style Ice Kacang and BoBoChaCha.

 

Oh yes, not to forget that the restaurant also cater for those that want to have a quick bite and not fancy over having ala carte. Set lunch is serves as well, customers would encourage to check with them before order.

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Contact Number / Address

懷舊娘惹餐廳

Pinang Peranakan Restoran (Authentic Nyonya Cuisine)

4, Logan Heritage

Lebuh Pantai / Beach Street (土庫街)

13000 Penang

Tel: +604-261 2269