LOVE LIFE, CHERISH MOMENTS

 
   Let's go PikNik!! To be honest, i don't see any resemblance of the word 'picnic' with this cafe "PikNik". Anyway, one thing that PikNik did accomplished is that the color of the interior matches the vibrant food it served.

colorful cushion and pillows

my point of view~

   Last few weeks, when i was back in Penang, me and my cousie--Caryn went to the island after my facial. self-pampering :)* We decided to come here cause PikNik is one of the heritage cafe that i always missed out! PikNik is situated along Jalan Nagore. If you know where is La Mei Zi Steamboat and Love Bites Fusion Cuisine, PikNik is just right beside them. I've been to Love Bites to try out their specialty love toast (check out link here) but never noticed PikNik that is right beside it. Perhaps it was closed that day. I was glad that i visited it this time around.

   Well, i talk about the food first. The mains for the day is Pumpkin Cream Spaghetti and The Big Fish and drinks wise, we chose a Passion Fruits Yogurt Smoothie and Winter Melon Lemon Tea to quench the thirst. A meal is never complete without a dessert. Hence, we also ordered a slice of blueberry cheese cake to share.

Pumpkin Cream Spaghetti

The Big Fish--RM 14 Crispy waffle with fish fillet, vege and cheese

My Passion Fruit Yogurt Smoothie--RM 9

Caryn's Winter Melon Lemon Tea--RM 5.50

Blueberry Cheese Cake

   As you can see from the photos above, all our orders that day was pretty colorful huh? My favourite dish has to be the Pumpkin Cream Spaghetti. It tastes like a very rich and thick pumpkin soup, condensed and reduced, throw in some fine pasta and herbs and there you go, a dish to wow your palate. Caryn's Fish Waffle was kind of special. I have never seen people serve fish fillet in between 2 crispy waffles before. Taste wise was quite ordinary, nothing special. Our drinks were both ok, both very refreshing, perfect for a hot afternoon in summer. Lastly, the blueberry cheese cake came in surprise as it was pretty well done! The rich cheese flavor was contrasted with sour blueberries and salty-sweet cookie base. For a home-made cake, that was pretty brilliant. However, i would prefer the blueberries to be a little more sour?

   Both of us had a pleasant dining experience here. The whole colorful and hipster theme here really works for me. PikNik is a cafe perfect for your summer meet up, a casual date or even a family outing. Pricing wise, is affordable, (around RM20 per person) and not over-priced like other heritage cafe elsewhere. Service was wonderful as the young and energetic staffs here tried their best to welcome you.  I hope this post would give you a clue on where to go on your next gathering. Good day! xoxo.




Contact info~
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PIKNIKEVERYDAY
p/s: do check out their business hours on facebook cause it may varies on every day.

   Hi my dear earthlings! Today is gonna be my first food diary, which means that you will see lots of food photos and less words because i forgot how was the experience at UMai-Ya. I'm so sorry guys, thanks to my procrastination, i have to resolve to this. This is really not my usual style but hey, at least this could stimulate your palate and perhaps your salivary glands? LOL. Anyway, hope you will enjoy this very brief update.

My grilled salmon and sashimi set

Their sashimi was amazingly fresh

Joven's mixed seafood set--RM 35++

lo

Ms Zheng's Cha Soba and Sashimi Set--RM 43++

   Time passes so fast! In just a blink, one and a half month of holiday is over, i only have 1.5 months of holiday left! Shit! The worst thing is i feel that i haven't done anything productive at all, well, aside of all those eating, travelling and blogging? LOL. Stop procrastinating and wasting time girl! You need to start working harder! My incredibly lengthy to-do-list is still sitting at the corner of my table. It's time to do something about it! Feeling determined*

   Anyway, just gonna update you about my lunch with my favourite girls at Ben's BSC last month. Yes, i know, this is long over-due-d AGAIN, but late is better than never right? ^^ I've always wanted to try out Ben's dessert since so many people is complementing it! Besides, it is a restaurant under The Big Group, what could possibly go wrong with it right? Therefore, i picked this wonderful restaurant to catch up with Laine that day. It was an ordinary weekday but people still flooded into this gorgeous place at the top floor of BSC.



    The food choice of the day for me is Beef Lasagna and a cup of latte. Laine went for Wild Mushroom with Mascarpone Cheese Spaghetti while Sarina ordered her favorite Moroccan Lamb Pie. We also ordered a sinful yet tasty Chocolate Truffle Torte to share.

My Beef Lasagna--RM 18.90

Wild Mushroom with Mascarpone Cheese Spaghetti

Shepherd Pie

Latte with almond cookie

Chocolate Truffle Torte with chilled milk--RM 11.90

   Overall, my Beef Lasagna was well done and the same goes to Laine's mushroom spaghetti. However, Sarina's Lamb Pie was very promising. The crust of the pie was crunchy and the fillings was well seasoned and nicely cooked. Our dessert was amazingly rich and dense. It is basically a rich chocolate mousse with cookie crust on the bottom, dusted with chocolate powder and served together with a cup of chilled milk. It was indeed a rich and filling lunch.

   I am madly in love with the interior Ben's, especially this one at BSC. Unlike the ones in KLCC or Pavillion, you can see more effort is poured into decorating Ben's into a high-class yet casual dining area, promising a relaxing yet exclusive environment for the diners to unwind and enjoy its food.

Favourite part of Ben's BSC

   Aside from the nice view, great environment and good food, the service here is average. Pricing is considered above average, around RM 30 per head. Let's end today's post with the photo of me and my girls. Peace out. xoxo.

   Good day readers! So today it's gonna be my first ever hotel review, hope you guys would like it and do comment below and let me know where can i improve on. Arigato!

   Well, i went to Bangkok a month ago, together with mommy for some serious shopping and gallivanting. When i say shopping in Bangkok, i mean 'real shopping' in the famous Platinum Mall. I will save this for another post, but now i'm gonna introduce you to the hotel i stayed during my three days two nights trip here--The Imperial Queens Park Hotel, Sukhumvit.

The grand entrance

   Generally speaking, The IQP is a 4 stars corporate hotel, strategically located at a 24-hours-busy area--Sukhumvit. According to cousin Yap, (cousin of mine who settled in Bangkok for years already), this area has more than 25 streets with plenty of hotels, motels and massage center, that's why it is busy all day and night. IQP to me is a very corporate-oriented hotel because of the conducive meeting rooms and effective service they have here. 

executive reception

Welcoming drinks and hand towel

The executive lounge of IQP from my table

Fresh pastries is always my favourite in breakfast!

My 'detox' choice of food after 2 days of tomyam.

    After my brief stay here at IQP, i am more that satisfied and would definitely re-visit them when i come to Bangkok again. Ohh, another plus point for tourist, there is a nearby sky train station--Phrom Phong. It only takes about 10 minutes walk from the hotel to reach this station and from here, you can easily access to malls like Platinum, Siam Paragon and more. Okay, hope you enjoyed it, have a great day ahead. xoxo.

Yours truly with eyes half-opened-just-woke-up-to-have-breakfast-look. Pardon me. :)

Cappuccino

    As some of you might know, i'm a morning person and i love finding awesome cafe that serves great breakfast and coffee. When talking about breakfast/brunch here in Klang Valley, Antipodean Cafe is a MUST go. The word 'Antipodean' actually means the people living in Australia and New Zealand. Indirectly, Antipodean Cafe is based on a cafe culture originating from these 2 islands. We can see its obvious influence over the menu here, focusing mainly on brunch and tonnes of eggs, LITERALLY.

   Well, this is a long held post from last month, where by i went to Antipodean Cafe located at Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar before collecting my result slip. It is very accessible, just next to La Bodega, diagonally opposite to Milk & Butter. This was my second time dining with the warm environment of Antipodean, had my pilot experience in Menara Tan & Tan. I have to say the interior and space of the one from Menara Tan & Tan is way better than the one here in Bangsar. Perhaps Bangsar's one is a little bit confined and packed with people all day long? Anyway, have a quick look around~

Antipodean's signature menu-on-the-wall

Coffee bar~

   As i said, Antipodean made its name through their well-prepared all-day-breakfast, hence, it's a must for first-comers to try them out. I had tasted the humongous All-day-Breakfast set from Menara Tan & Tan, so this time i went for something in smaller portion--Scrambled Egg Salmon on Toast. However, in the end, it was huge as well. LOL. I couldn't finish my plate, sigh. The egg part was too much for me, it was like my whole week supply of egg and i'm not kidding. Aside from that, the dish was quite alright, love the crunchy toast and the salmon. I also had a cup of cappuccino (duh~) to accompany the brunch session. I LOVE it! Coffee beans tasted quite nutty, absolutely love the kick from caffeine! Thumbs up*

My Scrambled Egg Salmon on Toast--RM 20

The legendary Antipodean's Big Breakfast--RM 20 Scrambled egg, mushrooms, bacon, toast, hashbrown, sausage of any kind of poultry

   Overall, Antipodean is indeed a pleasant place for a catch up session over brunch with friends. Their food was pleasant, coffee was AMAZING, environment is busy. Pricing was average, approximately RM 28 per person. Next time, i'll go over to the one at Menara Tan & Tan if i happen to crave for their smooth and nutty cappuccino. Till next time, xoxo.

   'Wait, what did i do wrong? I want a lawyer at this instance!'

Just ignore my retarded look -.-

   That was a random phrase i said in The Mugshot Cafe when i visited it few weeks ago with my uni peeps when they came down from KL. I figured it's time for a Penang related post after so long right? Well, The Mugshot Cafe is a new and popular hang out place located at Lebuh Chulia, near Little India. It is also one of Penang's heritage cafe, newly renovated from its previously old building, The Mugshot is a promising cafe, famous for its homemade bagels and it is here to stay.


   When i walked into the cafe, i was overwhelmed by the crowd! That was during lunch time on a weekday. We had to share seats with a couple on a huge table. Nevertheless, the foodie within me will not compromise with this minor problem! I quickly made the order for the group. We picked 3 bagels of different flavor, they are Cream Cheese & Smoked Salmon, Bacon & Egg, Turkey Ham & Cranberry Sauce. Jo also wanted an iced latte and their specialty Greek Yogurt topped with Jack Fruit & Gula Melaka to go with.

Cream Cheese & Smoked Salmon Bagel--RM 10

Bacon & Egg--RM 10

Turkey Ham & Cranberry Sauce--RM 10

    I'm so in love with all 3 of the bagels! The Salmon one was well balanced, all the flavors blended well together. The Bacon & Egg was made in a rather unique way. They placed the bacon around a small round ramekin and place an egg in the middle, then send these all together in a traditional oven where they toast they bagels too. I love how the simplest things like bacon and egg can combine perfectly with bagels. The last one, turkey ham with cranberry sauce was by far the most special thing on the menu. The salty ham plus the sweet and fruity cranberry sauce totally blown my mind away! Who knows sweet and savory can go so well together, complementing each other.

The process of making an irresistibly tasty bagel.

    Every bagel here is homemade. As you can see from the photo above, all the bagels is baked and toasted using this traditional chimney oven that utilizes charcoal. So old school right? Anyway, i also love the poppy seeds on the bagels, giving me a chewy texture with a crunchy surprise.


     And last but not least, The MUGSHOT that everyone must take when you come here. Just like a photo taken of a criminal in a police station, you get to take your own mugshot here, with charges that you and your friend can decide on creatively. I think that it is a super special concept where you will not get elsewhere. Overall, it was a pleasant experience dining here. The open concept menu saves lots of trouble for the management. You can just look at the chalk board at the counter and order straight away. The ambiance is bright, busy yet memorable. The staffs are all very helpful and warm. Pricing wise, it is still considered slightly above average, around RM 15 per person. I would definitely come back again, probably bringing my food buddy Ms Zheng. LOL, hope you like it, xoxo.

Okay, a better version of my Mugshot~

Menu~

satisfied blogger~ ;)

Contact info~
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Mugshot-Cafe/217836308341636?fref=ts
Working Hours: Opens daily from 8.00am-9.00pm
Phone No.: 012-4056276
Address: 302, Lebuh Chulia, Georgetown, Penang