Happy Cones Ipoh

Another one of my ex-colleagues has started up his own business in Ipoh. I am so proud of him! It’s called Happy Cones and they are in the business of making ice-creams and yogurt fixes for everybody! OK, maybe not everybody but mainly Tesco shoppers and visitors from KL or outside Ipoh, like moi. Presenting [...]

Mooncake Festival

Classic Mooncake - Pure lotus single yolk (RM17.90)

The Mooncake festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th moon, of the Chinese Lunar Calendar every year, meaning, it is just around the corner. When you wish upon a moon.. In my country, this is a big deal for the Chinese who look forward to eating these little delectable ‘parcels from the moon’. [...]

Whisk me away..

Empire Shopping Mall is spanking new. So new not many shops are open yet, even. I’ve seen this place many times, driving past with Cumi.  Empire Subang is located opposite Wisma Consplant and near Subang’s KTM station.  If you drive along Federal Highway heading towards Klang, you will see Empire Subang, big and modern and [...]

3 reasons why you should eat your ABC

The Ice Kacang, aka ABC, aka Air Batu Campur is a MUST in any hot city experiencing scorching weather. Here in KL, temperatures can get up to 40 degrees Celsius, and some days are so humid it can give new meaning to the expression ” Hotter than the hottest day in hell”. Oh yes. Humidity [...]

Potty over Pudding.

Why do people eat desserts? I for one, no longer enjoy desserts  after a meal. I prefer them in between meals, so they don’t need to rival my dinner for stomach space. My all time favourite dessert is you, my darling bread and butter pudding. Double splash of cream for good measure. The way you [...]

Mr. Chiam’s Goreng Pisang Stall @ Brickfields

Cumi & Ciki love Brickfields for many reasons, the main ones being, Peter’s Pork Mee, the Gulab Jamun Man , the famous Vishal Banana Leaf and finally Mr Chiam’s Pisang Goreng Stall. Oh, and the blind massage.. we must not forget the blind massage, but you get the general idea. We like Brickfields for innumerable [...]

The Hummingbird @ The Daily Grind, Bangsar Village I

Whichever angle you look at it.. this is a handsome cake. Some say this southern layer cake earned its name because each tantalizing bite makes you hum with delight. Another theory is that it’s as sweet as the sugared water used to attract its hovering namesake.. the Hummingbird.. have you had your fix? Add: The [...]

We didn’t celebrate Valentine’s but..

bugcake

I may be a smug married, but that doesn’t mean I don’t remember how cheesy flowers, candy, balloons and sickly sweet greeting cards can be a royal pain in the butt during VD. However, this was something we saw that was so cute.. we had to share it with you! Say it with bug cakes: [...]

Gus @ Delectable by Su, The Gardens.

I dashed home from Su’s one day, all excited to show Cumi the latest edition to her family of ‘delectable characters’ – Gus! Oh, he’s so cute i gushed.. do you know that he is fashioned after a real-life pen friend of Su’s?! “Here, let me look at that .. ” , and he picks [...]

Reggae Bar, Bar Italia @ Changkat Bukit Bintang, KL

PRG – RM16.00 This is the Pink Reggae Girl.. and we are at the Reggae bar! The Rasta Wagyu Beef 100gm – RM80.00 The Wagyu here whilst reasonably price for its weight of 100mg, was overcooked. Oh , what a shame that we could not fully appreciate the soft succulent fatty marbling and pink, medium-rare [...]

The Chocolate Fair Midvalley, KL 2010

Step 1 – Admire the glistening egg on top your your Beef rice.. Step 2 – Gingerly break the half boiled egg and let the yoke run into every crevice of the beef.. Step 3 – sit back for a moment and admire the work of art.. Step 4- Chow down with great gusto! We [...]