Irrawaddy Fine Foods - "Penang’s first New York style deli"

Irrawaddy Fine Foods, touted as Penang’s first New York style gourmet deli opened its door to food lovers in the island just days ago. The deli is yet again another brainchild of husband and wife team, Tommes and Louise, the owners of That Little Win Bar, a popular European wine bar and restaurant a stone’s throw away.

We made our way there on Day 3, in the nick of time before the deli is closed for the day at 6 pm. Tommes and Louise were wrapping things up but they were their friendly and helpful selves; playing host to us.

We were awed by the number and variety of sausages, cold cuts, quiches, salads, pates, pizzas you can find at this place. I think it must offer one of the widest variety of cheese you can find in Penang, especially those not commonly found specialty cheeses.

Fresh cakes and breads including their famous baguettes are baked daily. The apple and cinnamon cake baked with Tommes mom’s recipe is not to be missed.

They also have a sandwich bar where you can make your own sandwich with the different kinds of home-baked breads and a myriad of fillings and dressings. The same goes for salad where you can make your own pick of fresh salad at the salad bar for eat-in or takeway.

We bought pork pies and and a zatar spice and cheese pizza home and popped them in the oven for dinner that night. The pies were absolutely delicious; we loved the flavourful pork filling with crunchy pie crust.

Hubs and I are very excited about what the deli can offer and are already thinking of what we can get from Irrawaddy Fine Foods for Christmas. This is definitely one deli to look out for in Penang.

P/S: We were at That Little Wine bar a few months ago for dinner. Watch this space for the post.

Irrawaddy Fine Foods
4 Jalan Irrawaddy
George Town
10500
E-mail: info@irrawaddyfinefoods.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/IrrawaddyFineFoods
Website: http://www.irrawaddyfinefoods.com/
Opens 10 am to 6pm, Mondays to Saturdays
Tel: 042286360
Fax: 042287360

Il Bacaro Venetian Restaurant at Campbell House

The Il Bacaro restaurant is the in-house Italian Restaurant of the Campbell House boutique residence. It prides itself as being an authentic Italian restaurant in the heart of Georgetown Penang, a UNESCO heritage site.

We read CK Lam's review about Il Bacaro and quickly made our way to the restaurant to check out the latest addition to the mushrooming dining scene in good old Georgetown.

We were received by Chef cum General Manager Roberto Dreon and were seated at a table by the french window overlooking Chulia Street. The warm and cozy restaurant on the ground floor of Campbell House was enjoying brisk business.

Lamb Ravioli with Pumpkin Puree and Red Wine Juice (RM30)

 The hand made ravioli is filled with braised lamb and served with sweet pumpkin puree and red wine sauce. We loved the fine ravioli texture and the tender lamb meat.

Basil Pesto, Cherry Tomatoes and Mozarella Pizza (RM25)

We loved the simple thin crust pizza with basil pesto and a generous topping of mozarella cheese.

Opens daily
12.00pm-3.00pm Lunch Menu
3.00pm-6.30pm Light Snacks & Drinks Menu
6.30pm-10.30pm Dinner Menu

106 Lebuh Campbell, 10100 Georgetown,
Penang, Malaysia
T – +(60) 42618290
W- info@campbellhousepenang.com
http://www.campbellhousepenang.com/the-restaurant/

El Mondo Italian and Western Cuisine Krystal Point

As the name suggests, El Mondo serves Italian and Western cuisine. Opened in 2007 at Krystal Point, El Mondo has become quite a household name for Italian food in the Bayan Lepas area. Their menu is extensive with 17 Appetizers, Salads and Soups, 22 pastas, 18 Pizzas 15 Fish and Meat dishes to choose from. The pasta is supposedly hand made and the pizza freshly baked.

P/S: I have been really busy lately so you will sometimes see mini posts like this with short write-ups for the time being

Spaghetti Con Zuchini, Pomodoro e Vongole
Spaghetti with Zuchini, Fresh Tomatoes, Garlic, Clams & homemade Breadcrumb.

The pasta was done al dente, just the way we liked it but a tad bland.



Chilli Garlic PrawnsPrawns sauteed with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Chilli, Garlic & Parsley served with plain sliced French Baguette.


We loved the dressing so much we wiped the plate clean with the French Baguette.

Chicken & Spinach Roulade
 (Rolled Chicken stuffed with Spinach & Mushroom, served with Rosemary Sauce, Broccoli & Mashed Potatoes)

The spinach and chicken combination is interesting coupled with the mashed potatoes and rosemary sauce makes a good choice for a Main Dish.

Pizza Florentino
(Minched Beef, Spinach, Egg, Mozzarella Cheese, Parsley & sprinkle of Chilli Flakes on Tomato Sauce)

I don't especially like eggs with my pizza but hubs liked this because he loves his pizza with spinach.

KRYSTAL POINT OUTLET
ADDRESS : B303-1-20, Krystal Point,
Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah,
11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang.
TEL : 604-642 5555
FAX : 604-644 6328
EMAIL : info@elmondofood.com
elmondopizza@yahoo.com
Opening Hours
Mon - Fri 10:30am to 3pm / 6pm to 10:30pm
Sat - Sun 10:30am to 10:30pm

E-GATE OUTLET
ADDRESS : 1-1-03, E-Gate, Lebuh Tunku Kudin 2,
11700 Penang, Malaysia.
TEL : 604-659 2328
FAX : 604-659 5328
EMAIL : info@elmondofood.com
elmondopizza@yahoo.com
Opening Hours

Mon - Fri 11am to 3pm / 6pm to 11pm
Sat - Sun 11am to 11pm
http://elmondofood.com/

Chinoz on the Park Suria KLCC

It was my first time eating at Chinoz on the Park at Suria KLCC. Chinoz On The Park offers contemporary European cuisine and has been voted as 'One of Asia's Best Restaurants' by The MIELE GUIDE in 2008/09 and 2009/10

Orange Ginger, Carrot, Orange, Apple + Ginger (RM17)

Freshly squeezed fruit juice with a hint of ginger. Loved it!

Pumpkin & Parmesan Gnocchi with Spinach, Portabello in Tomato Ragu (RM29) 

Fresh and light tomato ragu with interesting pumpkin gnocchi and shaved parmesan. Simply delish.

Citron Presse, Lime Squeeze and Soda Water (RM13)

A very refreshing drink.

El Diablo Wood Oven Pizza with pepperoni, anchovies, mozzarella and sweet basil (RM33)

Hubs loved his pizza to bits, especially since it has all his favourite ingredients - pepperoni, anchovies and basil. Need I say more? :)

Chinoz on the Park
Suria KLCC
Esplanade (G47) ( Map )
Phone Number: 603-2166 8277

And here are some spectacular shots hubs took of the magnificent Twin Towers.

Cool Bananas Children's Party Package

Our niece Abigail turned four in May and her daddy and mommy threw a birthday party for her at the Cool Bananas Parkroyal Hotel Penang and invited her friends from nursery.

The Cool Bananas Children's Party Package includes free flow of chilled soft drinks, a choice of 9 snacks, two fun games organised by the resort's activities staff, a complimentary cake, use of swimming pool and 70-foot long waterslide.

Abigail and her friends played in the swimming pool to their hearts' content and were later treated to a buffet which consisted of fish fingers, fruits, two types of pizza, pasta, fried rice, chicken bites, potato wedges and mini burgers.

I am quite sure Abigail had a blast at her 4th birthday party. Happy Birthday, Abby!

The price is RM35.00++ per person for a minimum of 15 children (RM32.00++ per person for PARKROYAL Prestige members). Advance reservation is required.
Time : 3.00 pm - 7.00 pm daily

PARKROYAL Penang, Malaysia
Batu Ferringhi Beach
11100 Penang
+60 4 881 2233

Feringgi Grill at Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa

We spent the weekend at the Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa last week and took the opportunity to try the food at the famed Feringgi Grill. The award-winning Feringgi Grill is helmed by Executive Sous Chef Adam Roy.

Entrance to Feringgi Grill

Table setting

Feringgi Bar (next to Feringgi Grill)

Feringgi Grill is a fine dining restaurant and Chef Adam's signature dishes include wood-smoked dishes like the Wood Plank Roasted Cod, Smoked Beef Rib, Grilled Malaysian Stingray etc.

Bread Basket with Chilli and Tomato Chutney

The serving of bread basket was generous with a variety of breads. The fresh chilli and tomato chutney went very well with the thin crisps.

Amuse Bouche (Seared Tuna with Pomelo)

FG Tomato Soup RM30

FG Tomato Soup Flambeed tableside

I ordered the FG Tomato Soup because I read that it is one of Chef Adam's all time favourites. The frozen tomato puree was cooked with chopped tomatoes, mushrooms etc. and flambeed tableside so it was quite an experience.

Grilled Pizzette RM27

The grilled pizzette had a very crispy Filo pastry base which I loved. The melted goat's cheese was a tad too strong for me but hubs loved it to bits so I guess it is an acquired taste.

P/S: Our Canon 500D battery went flat right before the waiter flambeed the tomato soup so we had to resort to using our old point-and-shoot so the Grilled Pizzette photo turned out to be a bit blur. We got the battery charged and luckily we were able to use the DSLR again by the time our main dishes were served.

Lime and Orange Sherbet to cleanse the palate before our main dishes

Queen’s Cut Roast Prime Rib of Beef RM91 (only available on Fridays and Saturdays)

Hubs originally ordered the Queen's Cut Roast Prime Rib but the waiter was so kind to suggest that he takes half of the Roast Rib and half of Chef Adam's signature Smoked Beef Rib. It was an excellent suggestion as we got to try what must be the best roast rib and smoked beef. The meat was juicy and succulent and infused with the right amount of wood-smoked aroma and flavours. We would recommend this anytime for beef lovers.

P/S: The Roast Prime Rib comes in two serving sizes i.e. Queen's Cut and King's Cut. What you see in the picture is the serving for Queen's cut so you can imagine how big the King's cut is. The waiter actually made a remark that we may have to skip both breakfast and lunch the next day if we were to take the King's Cut :)

Plank Roasted Cod RM78 (Grilled and scented on a wood plank, roasted gazpacho dip, herbed potatoes, peppers and onions)

I am not surprised that the Plank Roasted Cod is one of Chef's Adam's signature dishes. The cod was grilled to perfection with very crispy skin and very tender and juicy meat. However, not sure if it was me or the cod skin was a tad too salty so you may want to ask the chef to go easy on the salt.

Complimentary White and Milk Chocolates

Overall, it was indeed a very pleasant dining experience with good ambience, great service and definitely very fine food. Kudos to Chef Adam and his crew.

Feringgi Grill

Rasa Wing Lobby, Mezzanine Level

Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa
Phone: (604) 888 8888

Dinner: 6.30pm - 10.30pm
Dress Code: Smart casual

Website: http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/penang/rasasayangresort/dining/restaurant/feringgigrill