Just found out that bing! Coffee is going to open its 2nd outlet at Premier 101 on 22 December 2008, just before X’mas.

There will be more update coming according to them. We just wait and see.

Finally got the chance to try out one of the item in the ala carte menu.

The plastic bag is quite tasteful. 1901, food for friendship.

Ordered Regular Texas Ted (RM5.80). This is how the regular box looked like.

Here you go, this is bascially how it looks like. I guess others will be looking almost like this also. You can opt to have extra sauces added which you have to add-on 60sen for each extra sauce.

No sales tax.

On the 11th November 2008. Kado Cafe opened for business. It’s located at the last row of shop behind Public Bank Padungan. It’s located upstair of a coffeeshop.

One of the decors that greeted  us at the entrance.

The ambiance of the place is quite nice. There’s no air-conditioning, only ceiling fans.

The space is quite spacious and we noticed that many patrons ended up taking photos around the place because of the interior decor that is very unique.

This is another type of seating that you can opt for if you go there in big group.

Another area that is very popular among the patrons is the center section where there’s sofa and water feature under the platform and on the wall. If you want to sit here, our advise is make sure you reserve it first before you go as anyone will sit there whenever they have the chance.

They have separate menu for food and drinks. Let’s see what we had ordered:

Papaya juice(RM3), watermelon juice(RM3). See the two shot glasses there? They are syrup, if you prefer sweeter juice, you can add in the syrup.

Chicken Popcorn(RM8)

*prices given are introductory prices, means the pricings might change in the future*

Business Hour
Sunday-Thursday (9.30am-11pm)
Friday & Saturday(9.30am-12am)

Here’s the location map.

Kado Cafe(角落)
Address: 1st Floor, Lot 73, Jalan Chan Bee Kiew off Jalan Padungan, 93100 Kuching.
Phone: 082-450898

Penang post is back. This is the last post for our Penang trip. We had this for our brunch on the last day. It’s located in Gurney Plaza, Penang. Do not mistaken this with the Seoul Garden we have in Kuching though, they are not related.

The entrance. It’s Steamboat and barbeque buffet, all you can eat. For lunch(RM19.99++ for adult), for dinner(RM24.99++ for adult). Add on RM3.99 for free flow of drink.

Get your food here. They got a lot for you to choose and they are all very fresh. No food wastege allowed of course.

Vegetables and “balls” section.

Meat, various type of meat anf they are nicely marinated for you to barbeque.

We opted for kimchi soup, a bit dissapointing because it’s sweet, not spicy at all.

We got lots and lots of meat.

I heard they have coffee marinated meat also but we didn’t try it because we didn’t know, there’s no sign saying anything about what they marinate the meat in, we just took whatever that fancied us.

Various type of “balls”.

Enjoy! We were so full!

Don’t forget to have your desserts, they have a dessert corner to make your own desserts ranging from fruits, ice cream, to even cendol!

Monday－Friday
11.30am-4.59pm（adult RM19.99++，child RM9.99++）
5.00pm-10.30pm（adult RM24.99++，child RM11.99++）
Saturday, Sunday and holidays
11.30am-3.59pm（adult RM24.99++，child RM9.99++）
4.00pm-10.30pm（adult RM27.99++，child RM11.99++）
Students（Monday－Friday，except public holiday）
11.30am-4.30pm（RM16.99++）

Free flow drink RM3.99++

Seoul Garden
Address: 170-B1-32A, Gurney Plaza, Persiaran Gurney, 10250 Penang, Malaysia
Tel No: 04-229 8559
Fax No: 04-228 0559

Be sure to go to Crown Imperial Hall, Third Floor, Crown Square on 20th-21st November if you are a fan of Taiwanese dishes.

You will have the chance to exchange information with two Taiwanese chefs, Chang Ying Chao and Tsang Shiu Pao on the first day at 2pm-5pm. This session is free.

On the following day, the cooking demo will beheld from 9am-noon. Baking demo will be from 1pm-4pm. entrance fee is RM10 and first 500 participants will get a goody bag each.

The proceeds will be channelled to Chung Hua School No. 2 Management Board to purchase educational materials.

The event is jointly organised by Sarawak Restaurant Association, Kuching How Yu Chef Association and the Federation of Kuching and Semarahan Divisions Chinese Associations Women Section Sarawak.

For more information, please call:
082-3355042 (Sarawak Restaurant Association)
082-342024/256328 (Yu Chef Association)
082-248879 (Federation of Kuching and Semarahan Divisions Chinese Associations)

Have you ever wonder how it feels to dining on a toilet bowl, eating on the sink and even eating from the toilet bowl or bathtub?

We went to Queensbay Mall in Penang and stumbled on this shop and decided to try it out. It’s something unique that you don’t get in Kuching. This is a concept restaurant/cafe. There were so many people dining there, maybe it’s new that’s why.

T.Bowl Concept Restauran is the name.

Everybody sitting on the toilet bowl and enjoying their food.

I’m sure it’s something that attract the youngsters to come here. The price for the food is a bit on the higher end though.

One of the lightings in the restaurant.

The huge poster on the wall.

T.Bowl Concept Restaurant’s menu.

Blue Curacao Bubble + Vanilla Ice Cream Mocktail(RM5.50)

Lemon . Sour Plum Mocktail(RM5.50)

Beef Chop Rice(RM12.90)

Tomyam Seafood Flaming Pot(RM12.90)

Signature Giant Sausage(RM12.90), this is the most special dish there. Even they called it “an intestine of poo” in Chinese ;p

Fish Fillet Baked Rice (RM13.90)

Mushroom Soup (RM4.50)

Signature Chicken Baked Rice in Twin Sauce(RM13.90)

Overall damage was RM109.45, including 10% service tax.

T-Bowl Concept Restaurant, QueensBay Mall
Address: 3F-43 | 43A | 45, 100, Persiaran Bayan Indah, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang
URL: http://www.t-bowl.com

We went to a village somewhere in Balik Pulau for very late lunch. We were told that the Penang Assam Laksa there is one of the best one. The place is very seclude and we got no idea how to go also. Furthermore, our friend got lost when looking for it also.

This is the infamous Penang Assam Laksa (RM2.50). It was indeed delicious. So many people went there to have their fix of Penang Assam Laksa. The place was full, there’s never an empty place. Once a table was cleared, another cutomer would come and sit down.

I think this is called Har Mee or I think it should be Hokkien Mee, not very sure though, there’s many prawns and tasted “prawny” too. It’s also RM2.50.

Waiting for Ten Ichi’s November promotion? Here you go. There is only one daily RM9.90 promotion though. There are two Kaizeki sets this month, a sushi set and a rice dish.

Kaizeki Set A: 

Original price is RM42 but now you can get it at RM28.90, only in November.The set consists of Braised Salmon in Chef Special Sauce, Beancurd in Light Ankake Brooth, Crab Roll Salad, Stir Fried Japanese Kimchi, Miso Soup, Rice, and Fruits.

Crab Roll Salad is very unique, this is the first time we came across it. The crabstick is not the type that you can get in the supermarket though. The fish roes on top gives it a very nice bright colour.

The salmon is braised with special chef’s sauce. Salmon lover will defintely love this!

Beancurd in Light Ankake Brooth.

Stir Fried Japanese Kimchi, it’s very appetising.

Next up is the Kaizeki Set B. The original price is RM56 but in November, it’s only RM36.90

Sushi lovers will surely be very happy with this set. This set comes with Kaizeki Sushi Combination, Beancurd in Light Ankake Broth, Ebi Salad, Miso Soup, and Fruits.

Very nice presentation.

According to them, this is not the traditional type of sushi but it’s modern sushi. If you would like to have something different instead of the traditional ones, this set is a must-try. Great for sharing with your friends too.

In fact, just order the 2 Kaizeki sets and share with 3-4 friends will be a very great choice. Just split the cost among yourselves and you will get to eat good quality Japanese food with a fraction of price. Not to forget, the free flow of high quality green which you only need to top up RM2 per person.

This is the one and only RM9.90 meal. Deep Fried Salmon Belly with Rice. You can get this everyday.

Lastly, Aburi Salmon Maki (RM18.90).

We highly recommend this. It’s only RM18.90 and you get quality sushi. We couldn’t even gulp down the sushi in one go, it’s quite big unless you got a big mouth ;p

All the food is available for lunch and dinner. Hope you enjoy your meal this November at Ten Ichi. Reservation is recommended because they are always packed during meal time.

Contact details:
天一日本料理（Ten Ichi Japanese Restaurant）
Address: No 315-319, Bangunan Bee San, Jln. Padungan, 93100 Kuching, Sarawak. (Downstair of Lok Thian or next to Bangkok Thai)
Tel. No: 082-331310, 335042

We went to Tropical fruit Garden for our tea break. You can order many fruit dishes or fruit juice there. The furits are from that garden itself.

This is the mixed fruit platter. Don’t remember the price.

Ice dessert with mango puree. very refreshing on a hot day but it was raining when we were there. I don’t remember how much is this also.

My conclusion is that, the things here are definitely not cheap. We bought the nutmeg sweet for RM6 per packet and we later found out at airport that they sell much cheaper but forgot how much. Very bad memory.