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10 Bakeries To Buy Birthday Cakes Last Minute In Penang

October 19, 2018 By Keith Leave a Comment

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It happens sometimes. We forget about our loved one’s birthdays. Or, we just don’t have the time! But, if we get a generic cake from a franchise bakery, that will be dead giveaway that we have forgotten about it. Hopefully, 10 Bakeries To Buy Birthday Cakes Last Minute In Penang will help you find a wonderful bakery!

10 Bakeries To Buy Birthday Cakes Last Minute In Penang

1. Jenni The Cake & Bake Shop

penang food — Photo: Jenni The Cake & Bake Shop (Facebook)

Penang Malaysia — Image: Jenni The Cake & Bake Shop (Facebook)

Jenni The Cake & Bake Shop has been around for ages. It is one the most trusted place to purchase a birthday cake. They make different types of cakes on a daily basis and that even includes vegetarian options. Some of their bestselling cakes include Belgium Chocolate Cake and Black Forest Cake. The bakery also offers different kind of toppers, mostly characters, to decorate and personalise your cake.

💻 Facebook | 📱 04 226 8596

📍 Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily, 9:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. | 💰 $$

2. Brix & Baume

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Brix & Baume has a wide selection of cakes to purchase from. Looking at their pastry case, it will guarantee to make you drool. Their tasty cakes are normally topped off with chocolate sails, fresh cream, and glazed fresh fruits. They have a mixture of different types of cakes that include Japanese, and French style. Some of their bestsellers are the colourful Fruit Flan, Hazelnut Praline, and Lemon Cheese Cake.

💻 Facebook | 📱 04 229 8254

📍 Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily, 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. | 💰 $$$

3. Mon Délice Patisserie

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Image: Mon Délice Patisserie (Facebook)

Unlike the top two, Mon Délice Patisserie doesn’t have many pre-made birthday cakes on their shelves. However, they may have some extra cakes available on a daily basis. Unlike Brix & Baume that goes over the top with their presentation, their cakes are more clean and minimal. Some of their cakes are Mango Charlotte, Earl Grey Opera, Neapolitan, Cafe Caramel, and Chocolate Mud Cake.

💻 Facebook | 📱 04 226 4394

📍 Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily except Monday, 11:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. | 💰 $$$

4. Jans Homemade Cakes

Penang — Photo: Jans Homemade Cakes (Facebook)

Jans Homemade Cakes is a small bakery that is not known to many people. However, it is doing something right because they are highly praised for their Carrot Walnut Cake. Some of their other creations include Mango Cheese Cake, Carrot Cheese Cake, and Chocolate Peppermint Cake. The bakers are able to personalise the cakes just for you.

💻 Facebook | 📱 04 227 0733

📍 Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily except Sunday, 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. | 💰 $$$

5. Tiente by chinchin

Teinte is different than the others listed above. Their creations are Petit Gateau, small French cakes. They are normally perfectly glazed, making it glossy and almost reflective. The 5 inches cakes are perfect for small celebrations. Some of their flavours include Lemon Hazelnut, Strawberry Shortcake, Pandan & Salted Egg Yolk. They make seasonal creations too!

💻 Facebook | 📱 04 261 0185

📍 Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily except Monday, 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | 💰 $$$$

6. Jasmine Cake

Jasmine Cake has been around Penang for a really long time, since 1998, that is! They don’t have a variety of cakes to choose from as all their cakes are made daily. If you are a big fan of chocolate, you need to try out their bestselling Chocolate Mud Cake.

💻 Facebook | 📱 04 261 0185

📍 Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily, Monday to Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m., Sunday, 12:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | 💰 $$$

7. Sunflower Homemade Cakes

If you are looking for a really good layer cake, you need to head down to Sunflower Homemade Cakes. They make the best layer cake in the entire Penang. They have other pre-made cakes available in their chillers and some flavours include the colourful Fruit Flan, Chocolate Torte, Tiramisu, Passion Fruit Cheese Cake, and many more! From the chiller, their cakes are normally 500 gram.

💻 Facebook | 📱 04 899 0996

📍 Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily, Weekdays, 9:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m., Weekends, 9:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. | 💰 $$

8. Plan C Pâtisserie

Plan C is Pâtisserie is a new pastry store in Penang. Their cakes are all mirror-glazed, just the same as Tiente by chinchin. As the cakes are mixed with other colours, you will never find another cake with the same abstract as yours! It is all decorated with gold pieces, geometric pieces, and edible flowers.

💻 Facebook | 📱 016 488 4767

📍 Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily, 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. | 💰 $$$

9. Humble Beginnings Mille Crepe

Not your typical kind of cake, because Humble Beginnings makes Mille Crepe! Mille Crepe is a French cake that is made out of more than 15 layers of crepe, sandwiched with fresh cream. Humble Beginnings has a lot of tasty flavours to choose from including Cheesy Cheese Mille Crepe, French Vanilla Mille Crepe, Coffee Bean Mille Crepe, and Mango Cheese Mille Crepe.

💻 Facebook | 📱012 485 8635

📍 Google Map | ⏰ Opens daily, 10:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. | 💰 $$$$

10. Teddy Bread Bakery

Teddy Bread Bakery serves cafe food, and bakes at the same time! They have a few choices to choose from their pastry case. Most of their cakes are either chocolate cakes or fruit cakes. Chocolate cakes are decorated with geometric chocolate sails whereas fruit cakes are decorated with fresh fruits and a generous amount of cream.

💻 Facebook | 📱 04 371 4903

📍 Google Map | ⏰Opens daily, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. | 💰 $$$

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Krung Thep Thai Cuisine @ Lorong Selamat, Georgetown, Penang.

February 16, 2018 By Keith 2 Comments

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Most Penangites have a soft spot for Thai food, the fact that we geographically near to The Land of Smiles puts our palates nearer to their delicacies. Krung Thep Thai Cuisine is one of the latest Thai food joints in heart of Georgetown. It’s easy to miss this quiet restaurant, probably overshadowed by the happening neighbors.

The air-conditioned restaurant has a simple, casual setting but the menu is far more interesting than its dining atmosphere. It has quite a number of classic Thai eats, from Rice dishes to Noodles, to Thai Salad, stir-fries and desserts. The wallet-watchers would be glad to know that it does not break the bank dining here, a plate of Thai Fried Rice is as low as Rm 8.90 here; making it a suitable stop to satiate your cravings for hot and spicy Thai food.

Thai Chicken Feet Salad (Rm 11.90)

Thai Claypot Glass Noodles with Prawns (Rm 12.90)

Pad Thai (Rm 8.90)

Pad Kha Pao Seafood (Rm 15)

To whet up the appetite, we had Thai Chicken Feet Salad, a wonderful concoction of deboned Chicken Feet, raw Mango, Onions, Coriander, Spring Onions, Cherry Tomatoes… dressed in an appetizingly spicy dressing. The crunchy Chicken Feet with bold, addictive flavors would left you yearning for more. We were pleasantly surprised that the Claypot Glass Noodles was priced affordably at Rm 12.90. The portion was good enough for 1 and it comes with 3 Prawns.

The flavors were spot on and if you would prefer it to have a gentle spicy kick, top it off with some of their Sambal Belacan. Pad Kha Pao Seafood was our favorite pick that evening, the Basil-factor was bold and the dish was well-seasoned. The Long Beans were crunchy and the Seafood was cooked to perfection, we enjoyed the dish with the noodles. Pad Thai on the other hand, was less-impressive… might be a little overly greasy to our liking; also, it could be spicier and more flavorful.

Sugarcane Juice (Rm 5.90)

Grass Jelly with Rose Milk (Rm 5.50)

Ratings:

Taste: 7.5/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)

Service: 7/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)

Price: 7.5/10 (1-3 expensive, 4-7 average, 8-10 cheap)

Parking: 6/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)

Ambiance: 7/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)

Non-Halal

Service Charge: No

Government Tax: No

Additional Information:

Address: 8, Lorong Selamat, 10450, Georgetown, Penang.

Business Hours: 12 pm to 3 pm, 6 pm to 11 pm. Closed on Fridays.

Contact Number: N/A

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Ah Ma Pan Mee (阿嫲刀麻切) @ 4th Street Club, Tye Sin Street, Georgetown, Penang.

February 15, 2018 By Keith Leave a Comment

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Noodles are deeply rooted in our culinary consciousness, there is no one size fits all. There are a lot of varieties on offer and they can come in different size, color, shape, texture as well as flavor.

Typically, Pan Mee (a type of Hakka Noodles) is served in the shape of thin, round and smooth texture but Ah Ma Pan Mee, a newly opened Pan Mee specialist at 4th Street Club (Tye Sin Street) decides to do things differently. Using traditional recipe from Pahang, the noodle joint offers Pan Mee in its own style. While the soup bases and condiments are similar, the noodles stand out.

They come in irregularly fat-round shape with al-dente (slightly chewy and bouncy) texture. The menu is not big but the air-conditioned restaurant offers a comfortable dining space for hungry diners to have a quick fix; definitely a place where fans of Pan Mee should check out.

Curry Ah Ma Pan Mee (咖喱阿嫲刀麻切/ Rm 7.90)

Dry Ah Ma Pan Mee (干捞阿嫲刀麻切/ Rm 7.90) & Fishball Soup (双丸蛋花树仔菜汤/ Rm 8.90)

Special Soy-marinated Pork with Rice (鼓油皇猪肉饭/ Rm 7.90)

Besides the signature soup Ah Ma Pan Mee, the dry Pan Mee is a popular choice. Noodles were cooked and dressed in dark Soy sauce, Scallion Oil and load off with condiments like Pork slices, minced Pork Meat, Anchovies and deep fried Scallions.

The noodles were delicious but some may find them a little overly-chewy. Personally, we love the texture and thought it went well with the home-made Chili paste. Spicy lovers may opt for the Curry Ah Ma Pan Mee, a dish that shares similar flavors as to Penang Curry Mee. The noodles were similar but the creamy broth possessed a sharp peppery heat which may not appeal to the chili-intolerant.

Shimeiji Mushroom Bacon Wrap (野菌烟肉卷/ Rm 15.90)

Deep Fried fermented Beancurd-marinated Pork Belly (南乳炸五花肉/ Rm 15.90)

Ratings:

Taste: 7.5/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)

Service: 7/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)

Price: 7/10 (1-3 expensive, 4-7 average, 8-10 cheap)

Parking: 6.5/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)

Ambiance: 7/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)

Non-Halal

Service Charge: No

Government Tax: No

Additional Information:

Address: 38B, Lebuh Tye Sin, 10300, Georgetown, Penang.

Business Hours: 11 am to 3 pm, 5 pm to 11 pm. Closed on Mondays.

Contact Number: 604- 261 3212

Ah Ma Pan Mee Facebook Page

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Village Kitchen @ D’ Piazza Mall, Bayan Lepas, Penang.

February 15, 2018 By Keith Leave a Comment

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Village Kitchen boasts over a variety of classic Malaysian delights with a modern touch. The newly opened restaurant at D’ Piazza Mall has been drawing great crowd since its opening earlier ago.

The restaurant is Muslim-friendly and has quite a substantial choices to please the Malaysian in you; if you are as “sesat” as me, Village Kitchen offers a plenty of modern Malaysian-Fusion dishes. Notable highlights include Serunding Cheese Toast, Spicy Anchovies and Peanuts in Pita Bread, Spaghetti Beef Rendang, Lamb Shank Tom Yum etc. Though prices are mid-standard range, the lead time between order and serving can be infuriating; also, we did not think the food was all that great and worth the waiting time.

Village Pita (Rm 7.90)

Serunding Cheese Toast (Rm 5.90)

Spaghetti Beef Rendang (Rm 12.90)

Ais Kacang Village (Rm 5.90)

The Village Pita was a creative invention, the Bread was somewhat similar to Chinese’s Ham Chim Peng and stuffed with Malaysian’s favorite spicy Anchovies and Peanuts. The overall combination was good but we thought it was a little overly salty to our liking. Those who prefer bold flavors may find this appealing to them. Serunding Cheese Toast had a clever balance between sweet and savory notes but the edges were slightly burnt; the smokiness would offer a pleasant touch otherwise.

While Beef Rendang is ubiquitous, Beef Rendang served with Spaghetti is uncommon. Village Kitchen’s rendition was a little less-interesting. The Spaghetti was served as it was, with some sprinkles of Cheese Powder. The dish relied heavily on the Beef Rendang but the meat dish carried an indelible sweetness. It was probably sweeter than my Ais Kacang. Also, the texture was somewhat odd and not the type of Beef Rendang that I was expecting.

Ratings:

Taste: 6.5/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)

Service: 6.5/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)

Price: 7/10 (1-3 expensive, 4-7 average, 8-10 cheap)

Parking: 7/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)

Ambiance: 7/10 (1-3 bad, 4-7 average, 8-10 good)

Halal

Service Charge: No

Government Tax: No

Additional Information:

Address: 70-1-23, D’ Piazza Mall, Jalan Mahsuri, 11900, Bayan Lepas, Penang.

Business Hours: 10:30 am to 10:30 pm. Opens Daily.

Contact Number: 6017- 401 7467

Village Kitchen Facebook Page

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Chong Qing Lau Huo Guo Steamboat at Kelawai Road, Penang 重庆老火锅

December 7, 2017 By Keith Leave a Comment

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Chong Qing Lau Huo Guo Steamboat at Kelawai Road, Penang 重庆老火锅

There will always be a time every now and again where one might crave for something soupy and spicy, and that’s when one is due to enjoy a steamboat meal. Several have mushroomed across the state of Penang over the last couple of years. One that particularly stands out is Chong Qing Lau Huo Guo Steamboat 重庆老火锅, located on the bustling Kelawai Road.

The restaurant with Oriental interior design and ambience is not only a popular hot-pot spot but, it is also a dim sum place in the morning. Do take note that there is another branch over at Icon City at Bukit Mertajam, with its operating hours differing slightly from this outlet.

Diners will be spoilt for choice with its varieties of soup, from the authentic Chongqing spicy mala to herbal mushroom chicken soup, healthy golden soup, tomato soup, Thai Tomyam soup, pork soup and the pickled radish old duck soup.

On our hot pot night outing, we had a bubbling hot pot soup with two choices of soup – Chongqing spicy mala soup and the non-spicy pickled radish old duck soup. The latter is overflowing with poultry goodness from the long hours of brewing with bones and trimmings.

As we stirred the ladle on the spicy soup, we noticed a lot of ingredients was used in the preparation. Each spoonful of the soup offers numbing sensation from the plentiful Sichuan peppercorn (huajiao).

The restaurant serves up a lengthy menu of ingredients. For the meat lovers there are paper-thin slices of pork, beef and lamb besides homemade pork balls, beef balls and mutton balls. It takes merely a few seconds to cook the thin slices of meat, which is uniquely served on a rack resembling laundry towels across a field.

Minced pork paste and pig blood cubes are also popular items and are thoroughly enjoyable. The gelatinous texture of the pig blood cubes turns out mouthwatering and made us yearn for more.

Thinly sliced pork belly

Blood cubes

Minced pork and pork balls

Broth is topped up from time to time. We rounded off the hot pot with leafy green vegetables, shiitake mushrooms, black fungus and some noodles.

Many steamboat restaurants have taken on the concept of providing varieties of dipping sauce and condiments to go with the meal. Here, there are many choices and diners just need to top up RM2 per person which is inclusive of fresh fruits.

To keep it simple, it is great to have some freshly cut spring onions which brightened up the meal and also garlic which enhances with its sharp, pungent taste.

We leave with a huge belly to boot. Food portions are generous with its higher price, albeit with a beautiful setting and comfortable seating.

Coupled with late business hours from 5pm until 5am, Chong Qing Lau Huo Guo Steamboat at Kelawai Road, Penang 重庆老火锅 makes for an ideal hot pot place for many to enjoy a warm bubbling meal.

Chong Qing Lau Huo Guo Steamboat 重庆老火锅
41 Jalan Kelawai
10250 George Town
Penang

Tel: 04 – 2295155

Dim Sum Operating Hours: 6.30am – 2pm daily
Hotpot Operating Hours: 5pm – 5am daily

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Beard Brother’s BBQ: So Tender You Can Eat with a Spoon

December 7, 2017 By Keith 1 Comment

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Monstrous barbecue smokers with a giant bearded pit master at its helm? Seems like a scene right out of a country western shindig. Believe it or not, you can see this daily at Tropicana Avenue, Petaling Jaya! Here, Nazri Jameson, Afifter and Saif Ismail, the bearded trio behind Beard Brother’s BBQ, have taken a passion for Texan barbecues, added their own Malaysian touch and got to smoking.

A 14 Hour Labour of Love

It really is quite impressive watching the big black 1.2-ton smoker do its magic turning out meat so tender you could literally cut it with a spoon. It’s a carnivore’s dream come true.

So, how does the meat become so soft? After a good rub down of spices, the meat is put into the smoker for 14 hours. Yes. 14 hours! Talk about a labour of love. When do these guys get any rest?!

Make Mash Like a Bearded Brother

Their menu includes beef brisket, beef ribs, lamb and chicken. Interestingly, they make their own sausages from scratch. Sides include coleslaw, mashed potatoes and cornbread. We were curious about how they season their meat but that was a top secret recipe locked in the mind of the pit master himself, Nazri. We did manage to get him to tell us his recipe for their yummy skin-on mashed potatoes.

To make his mash, he uses Holland potatoes because they have a thin skin which, he says, is key to making a good skin-on mash. Submerge the potatoes in salted water and boil until it’s cooked (this should take about 15 minutes). Once it’s soft enough, take the potatoes out, add butter and get smashing! For every 5kg of potatoes you add 1 stick of salted butter.

The key to his recipe is the addition of brisket fat for that added oomph of flavour. If you’re at home, you can experiment with adding juices from your whatever meat is roasting in your oven. Finally season with salt and pepper.

Support the Obsession

Nazri is very proud of how far they have come, as he should be. The Beard Brother’s BBQ’s newly set up residence at Tropicana Avenue is a long way from their humble beginnings as a barbeque delivery service. How do you even go from a delivery service to having your very own restaurant featuring a 1.2-ton smoker?

“I was obsessed,” said Nazri.

There was a lot of trial and error in the early years. Nazri, who runs the bbq smoker, recalls what he terms as “dark times” and going through at least 120kg of meat trying to get the recipe just right. Perseverance and family support through it all were key.

It’s not an easy business to go into but his advice to anyone wanting to give it a shot is, “Don’t skimp on quality.” He feels strongly about never compromising on the quality of the ingredients.

“Everything is top notch quality. If you downplay quality, customers can taste it,” says Nazri.

Taste of Malaysian Wood

While quality is key, another tidbit about Beard Brother’s BBQ is that they have incorporated Malaysian elements into a very western menu. Naturally, well known ingredients like lemongrass make an appearance, but more interestingly, it’s the type of wood they use to smoke the meat. Unlike other barbecue smokehouses that use imported wood such as Hickory or Mesquite, Beard Brother’s BBQ uses wood native to Malaysia.

There are two types of wood they use including Rubberwood and Mangrove wood. Rubberwood lends a smokey bitterness to the meat while Mangrove wood infuses the meat with the saltiness of the sea. We learn something new every day.

Finally, What’s with the Beard?

Must be a manly barbecue thing. If you’re keen to try smokehouse BBQ made by these cool bearded cooks, head over to Tropicana Avenue, Petaling Jaya or check them out on their Facebook.

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Meet an Ambassador

December 7, 2017 By Keith Leave a Comment

It is not that often that you get to meet an Ambassador. It is not that often you get to meet someone that inspires you to do more for the underprivileged in this world. It is not that often that you meet someone on a mission to improve the plight of the voiceless in our society. It is even less rare when you meet one person that encompasses all of the above virtues……Her name is May Bouquet-Brown.

She looks stunningly Eurasian, she sounds antipodean and yet she was born in Malaysia; raised in Australia, she has now returned to offer her services to assist in improving the Healthcare Services available in the public Hospitals as well as to the children of Penang.

May was born in Penang on the busy side steps of a cafe’ shopfront in Kimberley Street, Penang home and work place of the Chow Family, Mrs Chow helped May’s Mother deliver her into this world before May’s young Mother died giving birth to the baby girl with eurasian eyes and golden hair. A passing lady who witnessed the birth along with the police took May into the Penang General Hospital.

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After several days under observation the same lady who had witnessed May’s birth took her from the hospital to be cared for at Rumah Kanak-Kanak, Taman Bakit, Jebatan Kebajikan in Kepala Batas, which is over the bridge towards Butterworth. Jebatan Kebajikan is the Malaysian Government welfare centre. Thus, May became a ward of state, “one of the lucky ones!” as May would say.

She was the 95^th child to enter through the security gates at Kepala Batas in that year.

It was to be another 4 years before May’s fate was to change in a positive and profound way, the day she was adopted by Dr. Ng and his wife. The family eventually moved and Dr. Ng went on to practice as a GP in Sydney, Australia.

May always had big dreams of being a performer or a humanitarian. She attended schooling at the MacDonald College of Performing Arts in which she excelled in ballet and art. It has always been instilled in May to assist humanity since at a very early age; she would often follow her Father to emergency house calls. Progressively, she became aware of the importance and honour of her Father’s line of duty, saving people’s lives and attending to those in need.

They say that Nature will be outdone by Nurture and her new family has gone on to prove that helping out through medicine definitely runs in the family with a GP father and her brother who went onto become a well-respected cardiologist in Sydney himself.

May returned to Malaysia to find her “4 lost years” and whilst visiting family in Penang reacquainted herself with her roots. She was dismayed with the disparity of healthcare between her adopted country Australia and her place of birth, Penang.

May started her eventful journey by first volunteering to improve the customer relations healthcare services in Penang Adventist Hospital/ Penang General Hospital and whilst being in Penang during her first month May decided to spread her wings to widen her quest in extending her resources and interest to children who are least privileged.

She decided to take time to see what could be done to give a voice to the people that were going through a system that she had so luckily escaped. What if? Must have been going through her mind when confronted with the hardships of a public healthcare system that did not offer what she had grown accustomed nestled in the bosom of her family in the affluent society of Sydney.

It has to be said that the public healthcare system in Malaysia may not compare with western societies but it is leaps and bounds ahead of many of its fellow Asian counterparts.

What May is hoping to achieve is to raise the standards to an even higher level and to let people know what they can receive. What most people point out when they write about May is that she works with orphans and children in need. This is true she does but she also is working to improve the public healthcare systems resources and better meet the people’s healthcare needs.

She does not get paid for her good works but has taken a voluntary role with the General Hospital of Penang as Customer Services Ambassador. She could be considered the human face of medicine, merging the necessary care with a regard for the feelings of the patient.

May also hopes to promote the good work that volunteers do and would like to shine a spot-light onto these unsung heroes who work tirelessly without monetary gain and often without recognition of their good deeds.

May is not easily daunted and it is her persistence and resilience in the face of adversity that makes her stand out from the crowd.

All of May’s efforts are driven to help these less fortunate amongst us and she is hoping that the more affluent amongst Penang’s society will join her by contributing time, food or goods to assist in her mission of aiding the less fortunate in Malaysian society.

We wish to thank May for bringing the spotlight onto these issues, for encouraging support by raising awareness and developing support mechanisms to the healthcare system and orphans and children in need of care.

10 Best Steamboat in Penang Worth Queuing For

December 6, 2017 By Keith Leave a Comment

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Food in Penang is so exotic and delicious that it’s hard to find to local delicacies that taste exactly the same. When it comes to steamboats, steamboat in Penang always win hands down as there are countless good ones with its own unique charm.

Best Steamboat in Penang

steamboat Penang — Picture Credit: waixian

In today’s food guide, let’s check out some of the most stunning and delicious steamboat restaurants in Penang that are definitely worth trying out!

1. Eam Huat Charcoal Steamboat Restaurant

A perfect steamboat restaurant for hardcore seafood lovers. It is also very affordable compared to other restaurants around that area. A simple and comfortable seating made the restaurant a perfect place to enjoy your steamboat. The menu is being changed seasonably and yet the price is still as affordable as before – more reasons for steamboats lovers to try out the variety of foods here.

Address: 7, Medan Penaga, Kampung Batu Lanchang, George Town, Penang

Opening hour: 5:30–9:45PM

2. Zhi Wei Yuan Steamboat

Zhi Wei Yuan is a famous fish head steamboat situated at Raja Uda, Penang. What’s so special about it? They use charcoal which makes the soup boils slowly and hence the soup is aromatic and fried grouper cubes did not even break despite numerous rounds of boiling.

Some even quoted it as one of the best steamboats in Penang!

Address: 6525, Jalan Raja Uda, Taman Bunga Raya, 13000 Butterworth, Pulau Pinang

Operating hour: 5:45pm-10:45pm (closed on Wednesday)

3. Maple Palace Restaurant

maple palace steamboat

Besides its established steamboat menu, you will be craving for their crispy Peking duck and abalone fish soup. These are among the famous mouthwatering delicacies here. However, remember to call up in advance to make a reservation because this place is packed almost every day. Service is good and the staffs are friendly.

Address: 47, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, George Town, 10050 George Town, Pulau Pinang

Opening hour: 12–2:30PM, 6–10PM

4. Sawara Restaurant

sawara steamboat penang — Picture Credit: how.j

This restaurant serves you the best steamboat menu so that there is no reason for steamboat lovers to look any further. There are a variety of dishes that you can look out for and the service is truly exceptional. Even people who used to hate steamboat will fall in love with this restaurant.

Address: 393, Jalan Burma, George Town, 10350 George Town, Pulau Pinang.

Opening hour: 7AM–10PM

5. Red Courtyard

The next best steamboat in Penang is undeniably Red Courtyard. What we love about them is it isn’t your typical Chinese restaurant. The dishes’ are ranged from the recipe from Hunan or sometimes referred to as Xiang Cai. Furthermore, their steamboat is awesome as well, so don’t leave without trying it.

Address: 10b, Lebuh King, George Town, 10200 George Town, Pulau Pinang

Opening hours: 11:00am-3:00pm ; 6:00pm-10:00pm (open daily)

6. Golden Gate Steamboat

If you are seeking fresh seafood steamboat, then you are on the right track. What surprises a lot of people here is the affordable price of the food they sell here. Considered a very organised restaurant with clean interior, it attracts more Japanese compared to others – perhaps due to the way their steamboat is prepared almost resembling the Japanese style – compared to other competitors.

Address: 77, Jalan Cantonment, 10250 George Town, Pulau Pinang

Opening hours: 6–10:30PM

7. Hong La Jiao Steamboat

The nice traditional Chinese interior made the atmosphere nostalgic enough for everyone who plan to dine here. The menu however, covers many different broths besides the regular ones, and you can also order up to two different choices as the steamboat bowl has two compartments to cater for that. The menu covers a wide variety of meat, vegetables and many other exciting dishes.

Address: 190, Jalan Burma, George Town, 10350 George Town, Pulau Pinang

Opening hour: 6PM–5AM

8. Ming Yuan Seafood Steamboat

This establishment is a heaven for all steamboat lovers. Here, they serve everything from fresh seafood to meat – the only drawback is that there are no finger foods available to keep you occupied while waiting for the steamboat soup to boil. It is a nice buffet seafood steamboat that everyone should pay a visit whenever you are planning your visit here in Penang. Another point worth mentioning is the flower crabs and big prawns you can feast on!

Address: 2-1-01, Tingkat 1, 11950, Persiaran Bayan 1, Bayan Baru, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Pulau Pinang

Opening hour: 5–11PM

9. ET Steamboat Restaurant

steamboat in penang

A perfect place for anyone who is looking to have a pleasant dinner with their friends and family. Besides serving the steamboat menu this long-established steamboat restaurant also serves other dishes too. There are 2 excellent Nyonya dishes that customers order regularly! This place has been around more than 30 years and it will take you down the memory lane when you step into the restaurant. The best thing about this place is the affordable pricing for every food here.

Address: Jalan Rangoon, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia.

Opening hours: Daily

10. KOCA Steamboat Restaurant

koca steamboat

The best thing about this restaurant is that all the steamboat dishes served here are homemade by the owner so you can expect fresh food from this stunning seafood steamboat restaurant. The owner, who is known by the name of James, is extremely friendly – the kind of boss that provide personalised service to all its customers.

Address: KOCA Steamboat Restaurant 322 Jalan Jelutong, Penang Island 10050, Malaysia

Opening hour: 6–10PM

Bonus: Town Steamboat Restaurant

Struggling to find a pleasant steamboat restaurant that is also suitable for your kids? Then why don’t you head down here for dinner because the food that is being served here is always good. The steamboat itself is good, but the raw ingredients that they cook for you can still challenge your tastebuds – this gives you something worthy to boast about this place when you pay a visit here.

Address: 63, Jalan Macalister, 10450 George Town, Pulau Pinang

Opening hour: 7AM–12PM

Tell us your favourite steamboat in Penang

In this best steamboat article, we scoured Penang to bring to you which spots we think are the best to try with your friends or family. Do you feel like heading over to one of them now? Have a great meal!

As usual, we’d love to hear from you! Tell us your favourite steamboat in Penang in the comment section.

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Swallow @The Saw Emporium, Gat Lebuh Macallum, Penang

November 14, 2017 By Keith Leave a Comment

Swallow @The Saw Emporium, Gat Lebuh Macallum, Penang

The Saw Emporium located in Gat Lebuh Macallum, Penang is the city’s newest food businesses destination. The former sawmill built in 1950, within the heritage enclave of 7 Streets Precinct (known as chit tiau lor) recently celebrated its first multi-concept dining event – Opening of Swallow – A Pecking Paradise!

Opening of Swallow - A Pecking Paradise, The Saw Emporium, Swallow, Taps Beer Bar, Embers, SOi 55, Teppei Syokudo, Qwenchers, Kian Furniture, Gat Lebuh Macallum, Penang, Penang Food Blog, CK Lam, What2seeonline.com, Pop-Up-Event, Steamship Merchants, Utterly

Swallow is a project founded by Tharin Tan, the 4th generation owner who had the interior space of the sawmill restored and makeover with minimalist set-up.

The Saw Emporium, Swallow, Taps Beer Bar, Embers, SOi 55, Teppei Syokudo, Qwenchers, Kian Furniture, Gat Lebuh Macallum, Penang, Penang Food Blog, CK Lam, What2seeonline.com, Pop-Up-Event, Steamship Merchants, Utterly

At the multi-concept food pop up event, we were taken on a tour through the former sawmill, followed by a tasting session at the food and beverage outlets. The establishments that are currently participating in “Swallow” are Embers, SOi 55, Teppei Syokudo, TAPS Beer Bar and Qwenchers.

Photo by The Saw Emporium

Teppei Syokudo (one of Singapore’s best Japanese restaurants) had some house specials prepared by Chef Yamashita Teppei himself. The small menu has savory delights such as Ten Don, Japanese Curry, Chicken Nanban and Salmon Teriyaki.

The Ten Don with fresh tiger prawn tempura, an assortment of meats and vegetable served with rice certainly is a comfort and tasty choice.

Modern Thai Restaurant, Soi 55, brings the joy of traditional-contemporary Thai dishes to diners. The menu includes Crispy Thai Mango Salad, Roasted Pork with Fish Sauce Caramel, Garlic-Scented Fried Chicken Wings and Sesame Prawn Toast which comes with Kaffir Lime Mayo.

Sesame Prawn Toast with Kaffir Lime Mayo RM15.50 nett

Embers is known for its barbecue delights prepared with a touch of Asian flavors. The outlet has meats marinated with choices of herbs (typically found in Asian kitchens), and fired-up with glowing coal. For beef lovers, there is the creation like Grilled Australian Beef Bavette, prepared with a confit of ginger, spring onion and aged soy dressing.

The Slow Braised Pork Belly has soy-glazed meat paired with roasted peanuts and cilantro salad.

Charred Prawns with Blacken Lemon & Kimchi Butter RM28 nett

Slow Braised Pork Belly RM21nett

Crispy Mantou RM6

On the beverage front there are offerings from TAPS Beer Bar and Qwenchers. Taps Beer Bar is a pure craft beer bar and offers a comprehensive selection of craft beers (almost 50 options), from Hitachino Nest Beer to Mikkeller and Harviestou. One popular choice is the Oregon’s Rogue Ales & Spirits Hazelnut Brown Nectar.

At Qwenchers, the multi-beverage concept bar is the ideal stop for juices besides milkshakes and sodas to quench your thirst. The Saw Emporium, Swallow, Taps Beer Bar, Embers, SOi 55, Teppei Syokudo, Qwenchers, Kian Furniture, Gat Lebuh Macallum, Penang, Penang Food Blog, CK Lam, What2seeonline.com, Pop-Up-Event, Steamship Merchants, Utterly

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Oregon’s Rogue Ales & Spirits Hazelnut Brown Nectar RM30 nett

Refreshing lively Scottish beer from Harviestoun Brewery

Beverages made with natural ingredients and homemade recipes

Another pop-up stall for the weekend is Utterly Ice Cream Malaysia, where sweet-toothed can go to satisfy their craving for handcrafted ice cream and cakes. Absolutely adorable is the durian ice cream topped with D24 durian.

Before you leave, walk through the outdoor area and you will find a ‘showplace’ which displays specially curated designer furniture by Kian Furniture. The company focuses on contemporary furniture for the hospitality, outdoor, hotel, home and education sectors.

Swallow @ The Saw Emporium will run until Quarter 1 of 2018 and opens from Thursdays to Sundays, from 11am till late. Qwenchers will be churning out beverages at 11am, TAPS Beer Bar Penang opens at 4pm, while food will only be served for lunch and dinner.

As for parking spaces, nobody is complaining as there is a big area located right beside the building – allocated for 40 cars.

Outdoor dining area

Swallow @ The Saw Emporium
1 Gat Lebuh Macallum
10300 George Town
Penang

* Many thanks to Jasmine Chung for extending this invitation.

Swallow @The Saw Emporium, Gat Lebuh Macallum, Penang
Swallow @The Saw Emporium, Gat Lebuh Macallum, Penang
This article originally appeared on: what2seeonline.com

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1. Eam Huat Charcoal Steamboat Restaurant

2. Zhi Wei Yuan Steamboat

3. Maple Palace Restaurant

4. Sawara Restaurant

5. Red Courtyard

6. Golden Gate Steamboat

7. Hong La Jiao Steamboat

8. Ming Yuan Seafood Steamboat

9. ET Steamboat Restaurant

10. KOCA Steamboat Restaurant

Bonus: Town Steamboat Restaurant

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