Brunch with the Grand Dame
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A TASTE OF BELONLet's start with the Belon oysters. Belon is a river in France where these juicy oysters were originally found. "These wild oysters are as pow...
Dining in the Clouds
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We’re 2,400ft above sea level. The view of George Town from up here is amazing, chunks of green tucked between jagged rooftops and structures characterist...
Meet Sesame, Meet Soy
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We are at Sesame + Soy, a Pan Asian Chinese restaurant on the first floor of G Hotel at Gurney Drive. Interestingly the re...
‘Tis the season to be merry at Shangri-La
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2012 has passed by with lightning speed and as we approach the year's end, there will be a new round of expatriates arriving in Penang looking to find their ide...
On the Vegetarian Trail
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CoyaLocated in the heart of Pulau Tikus, Coya is a serene, double-storey shophouse, offering some of my favourite lunch bento boxes. Their spicy mapo tofu, bu...
That Little Wine Bar
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Penang’s at Little Wine Bar offered me just the kind of place I was seeking. An opportunity to “chillax” with friends and catch up on their pa...
A Perfect Italian Lunch
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It’s always hard to find a great place for a business lunch. Somewhere not too stuffy, but still with good ambience. Somewhere with great food, and servic...
Going down Abbey Road
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With a cosy atmosphere and quirky Beatles memorabilia studding the walls, Abbey Road Bistro Restaurant in Seberang Jaya ticks all the boxes for amazing dining a...
A Nordic Experience
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Situated in sunny Straits Quay in Penang, that northern European region covering Scandinavia, Finland and Iceland was the last thing that came to mind in the warm tropical setting.
A feast of fish
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There is no cold hard rule to eating at a buffet, but to not miss out on anything, we started with the line-up of appetizers, diving into the refreshing and mod...
Rasa Sayang’s Cool Lounge
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It was three days after Christmas in Penang. The weather was erratic and the traffic was mad. All I wanted was some coffee and cake. The timing couldn’t have been better for me, because just down the road from me, Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa had recently launched their F.I.P. Lounge.
