sugar spice and all things nice...: 2011

Sunday 27 February 2011

Congrats IMU C208 !

updates!
I passed my Final Exams...and now im a Doctor! wow. still quite hard to believe.
looking forward to my well deserved vacation before starting work!
Kudos C2/08! :)

I recently discovered this pretty bakery in KL, so we went for breakfast/ brunch on a sunday morning

LeVain Boulangerie . Patisserie
No. 7 Jalan Delima, Off Jalan Imbi,
55100 Kuala Lumpur
03 - 2142 6611

wow. such a pretty place with high ceilings, sweet pastels flowers and all
be prepared for a large crowd and to wait for a seat!
surprisingly the price is quite reasonable for a place with such a nice atmosphere and considering it is at the heart of KL!
they have a wide array of breads and pastry as well as food that can be ordered off the menu, ranging from pasta to burgers and breakfast sets and sandwiches

chicken nanban bread. lemon chicken.mummy wanted something "asian" LOL. quite yummy.

french toast. soft and eggy.

crispy walnut bread. crisp on the outside soft on the inside

smoked turkey sandwhich. yumyum. ultimate comfort food

pleasant sight :D

we had two pasta. this is the creamy seafood pasta. it was not too bad. the other was the seafood aglio olio which was nice as well

hot chocolate. smooth and creamy :) *warm & fuzzy*

pretty assorted macarons

chicken ham and egg bun. delicious. a must try!

maple french toast

chocolate cream horn. satisfies your chocolate craving :P

nutty caramel Danish.

cinnamon bun

all in all, the food was good. the bread was soft and the variety was really good. definitely will come back here again :D

Sunday 23 January 2011

5 months in batu pahat!

i have been in Batu Pahat for the past 5 months completing my final semester. one more exams to go through before getting and MBBS!
have been neglecting my blog so much so that i even forgot my password! =.=

anyway, here is a short post about FOOD IN BATU PAHAT
one thing i enjoy about moving to a new place is discovering new food! yumyum. and BP did not disappoint!
here are some must try recommendations! i only have some photos though and no exact address. sorry! :(

Bakeries
BP is full of bakeries. there would be at least two on the same row of shophouses. These are the few which i often patron
1. KOFU BAKERY- near agro segar
they are famous for their coffee- very strong and aromatic. good for PF nights! and also nasi lemak special and otak otak sandwiches. they have a good variety of buns too. chicken curry puff and sardine puff is good as well

2. Family bakery- one in town, one outlet in taman bukit perdana
they are famous for their ogura cake. which comes in many different flavours like mocha, pandan and chocolate. its nice and spongy and airy and not too sweet as well

3. Far Kee- One outlet in taman bukit perdana, one in town and one near carefour

4. La Luna Bakery- Taman bukit perdana & town
yummy cakes! the chocolate confession and chocolate rendezvous is really yummy. chocolaty and moussy.

Bubble Tea
Bubble tea is very very "in" in batu pahat im not sure why either. there are many shops that have these and its quite difficult choosing a flavour sometimes :P
1. Withcery Ider- one in town, one near carefour
Buy one Free one :D this is very worth it !

2. Tea Bar- opposite carefour
The pearls are more chewy (i like!) and they have alot of variety. my personal favourite would be the passionfruit & yakult. yum. its sourish and the passionfruit seeds add a nice bite :D

3. C&K- taman bukit perdana
this would be the most convenient place cos its near my house! i like the chocolate ice cream tea. its like milkshake. sinfully yummy :D

chinese food/ seafood
1. Steamboat place- minyak beku
This place is fondly called the "swimming pool" place cos its next to a public pool. its famous for its fried pumpkin with salted egg yolk (to die for!) and fried chicken and fried mantau buns and curry. They also have steamboat. good food & affordable price.

2. ship village-segenting
this place is a good 30 mins drive from town. its a very quaint village with a lovers bridge! we came here on our last few days in BP. yummy salted egg crabs and fried squid. nice place to visit.

3. ming castle- town.
for dim sum.

4. swee kee- in town and near carefour
yummy tonic soup- duck/chicken/ pork and yam rice, they also have curry fish.

5. swee bee chicken rice-in town
steam/roast chicken, chicken chop, roasted pork, char siew and a variety of side dishes like tofu and vege.

6. Ah Hua- near agro segar
for yummy noodles

7. chop see kee wan tan mee- town
a very famous and old shop. yummy springy wan tan mee, BP style

8. boon laska- at the junction to town/ banang heights

9. Ocean Restaurant- town
yummy o chien and tofu. reasonably priced also

Hawker food
1. Haiki- in town
they have carrot cake, otak otak, chicken wing, o chien, noodles, pork satay ect

2. Near the bus stop (dunno whats it called :P)
good pisang goreng, laska and ice kacang

others
1. Nasi Briyani
seems to be their speciality. There are many outlets. There is one opposite Putra hospital, which is only so-so IMHO. Nasi Briyani Power in taman soga ( i think?) is not bad. There is also a "chinese style" nasi briyani near the bus stop in town, which is less oily and quite nice too :D

2. Just Waffles- fusion food. in taman bukit perdana
they have malaysian and western food. waffles with savory toppings are quite nice too. but be prepared to wait if there are many customers. they have a nice selection of desesserts too.

3. Tokyo Japanese restaurant, near carefour
newly opened restaurant. nice atmosphere and the food is quite good.

4. restaurant yong hoe. dunno whats that area called :P
for good tau fu fah, the shop nearby has yummy tofu bakar, carrot cake and a yummy passionfruit drink!

so as u see, the list is endless, but im glad i did get to try so many new food. BUT i've put on weight. OMGOSH :'(