Monkeycup @ Chow Thye Road, Penang.

Finally a date out with my darling ever since my semester break started! It was a last minute change of plan as we actually planned to meet on the past Saturday but darling decided to bring it forward, couldn't wait to see me eh? :3 And of course there wasn't any plan of where to go or what to eat since it was so sudden, thus I did some googling and off we went to Monkeycup. Monkeycup specializes in Thai food unlike most cafes that sell mainly Western and Italian, the only two non-Thai options are croissant and Angelababie (creamy pasta), dessert like cakes and creme brulee are available as well.

Outdoor and indoor seating.

Being a creamy food lovers, darlingandI decided to try out their Angelababie! We have also ordered their creme brulee which was so affordable!

In love with their creme brulee! The sweet caramel layer was really thick and wasn't over burnt, when combined with the brulee, just mmmmmm, the brulee itself was really smooth, I could have it all to myself!

Angelababie! Despite their main focus is on Thai food, but it didn't fail to satisfy me, the cream sauce is of course, creamy (what did I just say) yet not to the point that it was greasy, everything worked perfectly well with the sauce, wouldn't share it with my darling if I knew it was this good teehehe hadn't had enough!

Girls may consider ordering this because when it was served, the waiter would of course "intro" the dish by saying Angelababie, indirectly calling you Angelababy *laugh* OK I'm so lameee.

To sum it up, Monkeycup serves quality food with affordable pricing, will definitely come back for more!

My ootd.

Selfie taken at Secret Recipe after Monkeycup.

Food Buddy for life! 

The Safe Room @ Campbell Street, Penang.

It's dessert time! So after dinner session with Colomono Flowers which I've mentioned in my prev post, it was roughly 10pm and we figured it was still early for us to go back home, so off we went to The Safe Room located near Moustache Houze. It's not just-another-cafe kind of cafe as it's famous for its nitrogen coconut ice cream which will be introduced in a bit, also their ice cream are all made from fresh fruit! Non-fruit flavours are available as well such as mocha and oreo.

The cafe is easily noticeable by the S lock signboard glowing at night.


And the cafe was sooo crowded and we had to wait for like 20 mins to get our table, but good things are worth the wait eh? Was kinda glad that other customers were waiting patiently as well and no one cut queue! So after we got our table we made our order at the cashier.

Our order:

Butterscotch latte with a rather phailed chocolate syrup art but it's ok look doesn't matter, the taste was still ok tho.

Rose Cheese Cake which all of us loved at first bite! It was rather smooth and soft like we were eating whipped cream in solid form, each bite was filled with strong flavour of rose and the best part is that it was not greasy at all, we were basically complimenting non stop for like five minutes.

Behold the famous nitrogen coconut ice cream! Didn't expect that I could try it out since it's one of their signatures and it's selling fast, almost every table has it, lucky lucky us. Was kinda sad tho because the nitrogen gas only stays for awhile after it was served, unlike their Dragon breath (popcorn with nitrogen gas) that allows you to breath the gas out (like shisha lol. no I've not shisha before). Still, the coconut ice cream itself is so freakin good! It tasted like shaved ice with a very strong coconut taste and it's very cooling, just right for Penang's hot weather.

After dessert and some talking, it's picture time!

One of the many failed photos we took hehe. 

That's all for now, see ya!

Ben's Gurney Paragon, Penang

Happy Mothers' Day to all mommas around the world! Thank you for the 3728472 level of pain you suffered in labour, and taking care of your babies 24/7, 365 days a year with no annual leave, public holiday etc etc. To all the moms, you're free from housework today and you may continue with it tomorrow LOL jk. So, bf decided to be a good boy (heh) and treated his mom to lunch at Ben's Gurney Paragon last weekend to celebrate M's Day in advanced, I happened to hung out with them so I got to enjoy his treat as well teehee. I believe 99% of Penangites already know about this place so I'll just skip right to the main point aight? (and mainly because I didn't take much photos) :(

It's located beside Miam Miam which I blogged about it HERE, HERE and HERE (yep that's three visits).

I was first quite surprised by the menu as I thought it would be very very very pricey based on the environment, turned out it was quite affordable.

Photo source: Ben's official website. Click for larger view or download the pdf file HERE

So we ordered:

Spaghettini Carbonara which I loveeeeeee it A LOT, it tasted even better than Itali*nnies even though the amount of sauce was quite little, bf and aunty had a few bites and I finished the rest until the very last drop of sauce, it was too good to resist! One little thing that I hope can be improved is the amount of bacons! It was too little for me :( The rest was really great tho!

Aunty ordered Char-Grilled Seafood Spaghettini with chilli flakes and wilted spinach. It was an appetizing dish that tasted sour and spicy at the same time, the seafood were all very fresh, squids were cooked to a perfect timing where they didn't taste like rubber band lol, in fact they can be chew off easily! It wasn't very spicy, thus it can be accepted by most of the people.

Berrific Sundae with fresh mixed berries, ice cream and chocolate sauce. The portion is suitable for 2 pax sharing but it tasted normal to me as it can be prepared at home without needing any complicated steps. At first we thought there were only strawberries cause other berries were no where to be found lol, turned out there was a small amount of blueberries and raspberries underneath the ice cream. I'd recommend you to try out other more unique or hard-to-make desserts.

In overall, I'm very fond of the pastas and guess I'll bring my mom here to celebrate her belated M's day as she isn't in Penang right now, I'm sure she will love it as much as I do! The staffs were very attentive in making sure there wasn't any empty cup of skyjuice, most of the desserts on the menu are very tempting as well, hoping I can give some of them a try!

That's all for now, chao.

The Alley in 5 Stewart Lane, Penang.

Hello readers! My final semester has started and I decided to hangout with my college mate, Kelxy before things get busy as we are taking different courses, Kelxy in PR while I'm in Broadcasting, it would be hard for us to have hangouts due to different schedule. We have decided to visit The Alley Penang as we heard that it is famous for their churros and cronut. It is located near Kuan Yin Teng and thanks to Waze for bringing me here :')

It would be kinda hard to locate the shop as there is no signboard and another problem would be the limited parking spaces, it took me four rounds to finally get a parking slot.

The menu. I'd say the prices are pretty affordable and there are not taxes included.


Drinks: Iced Mocha and Chocolate Mint Frappe. The coffee taste was strong for mocha, suitable for coffee lovers. Chocolate Mint tasted rather sweet for me but would be great for Penang's hot weather.

Thumbs up for the Lemon Cheese Cake! Every bite contains strong flavour of lemon and it tasted refreshing in every bite. The lemon flavour makes me wanting more and the cheese was so smooth and soft, it didn't taste greasy at all!

Their famous Churros with nutella and cinnamon dips (Other options available are caramel and salted caramel). I like how the churros are made to order so they were all warm when served, they tasted crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. They matched well with the nutella but not so well with the cinnamon, so we had to dip both of them to attain a better taste.

In overall, the food and drinks were really good and so is the environment, services are great as well but do avoid from sitting behind as it's kinda warm inside and you'll need to face the washroom, and also I got my blood sucked from mosquito in three different places. Patience is also required to find the cafe and also a parking slot.

Till our next hangout, xoxo :)

La Vanille Cupcakes & Macarons, Penang.

Hello readers! Few days ago my working colleagues and I have decided to go further a bit for our lunch break as we have no idea what to eat in our area, mostly we would go Gurney food court, Paragon food court, Kapitan or Ali for lunch lol, so one of the colleagues suggested La Vanille which is located in Hutton Lane (beside New World Park) since they have 10% discount for students!

Was attracted by the beautifully decorated cakes and cupcakes.

Based on the name you would obviously know they sell cupcakes and macarons, hence I hereby presenting you their cute cupcakes decorations! They are all really cute and you can actually order the cupcakes for someone's birthday, anniversary and many more, the staff would customized the cupcakes based on the occasions. 

Aren't they cuteeeee?!

Macarons which I'm still having phobia towards them, just couldn't forget how I got sorethroat and fever after I consumed the ones from Valer*e's. Anyhow, some blog reviews stated they are ok tho.

They are also selling cakes if you are not a fan of macarons, heard that their Signature Tiramisu is quite nice.

And it's ordering time! The menu is located on top and the prices are consider cheap if you compare it with some other cafes, bring along your student card for 10% discount! 

My tummy was starving and so I ordered spaghetti carbonara set which includes a glass of ice lemon tea/ green tea. I thought the carbonara could fulfil my tummy but I.WAS.WRONG. Should have ordered their signature Honey Grill Chicken since the reviews are quite good, unlike my order..

Look at my sad-looking spaghetti, with so little spaghetti, ingredients and sauce. Tbh it tasted good but it could've been better if the portion is bigger and of course creamier, not to forget add some ingredients. My mom be like "That's what RM9.90 looks like" when she saw my photo lol. End up I had to buy a curry puff from Mak Ee which is few doors away.

Friend's Egg Mayo croissant. 2 baby croissant drizzled with a little amount of honey on top and some hashbrowns with cherry tomatoes on the side. It tasted good to her as the croissants are really crispy with a little bit of sweetness, portion was quite small to her as well and later on she purchased 2 tuna puff from Mak Ee.

My intern friend, Angela on the left and Ker Li on the right, a very funny and helpful full time colleague :)

Thank you for bringing me here even tho the food was quite disappointing, their desserts would taste better according to the reviews on other blogs, main course are just.. meh.

Ending this post with a cute bunny.

Chao :)

Valentine's Day at Miam Miam Penang Part 2

Finally part 2 is up! For those who wonder why I have two parts of Valentine's Day, you may find it out HERE which is also the Part 1. I'll only introduce two desserts in this post as I've already shared about their starter and main course in the first part, so once again go check it out eh!

Caramelised Banana Pancake, bf liked the sweetness of the banana on the side but not to a banana hater like me, thus my comment might not be accurate here lol. Bf's a fruit person so if he likes it I bet other banana lovers out there will have the same thought too! Aside from the banana, the pancake was light and fluffy, it bonded well with vanilla gelato but it melted really fast :(

Ahh didn't realize one of my fat fingers in it until now *faint*

Valrhona Chocolate Souffle. I adored this more than the banana pancake as I love chocolate! Who doesn't? Miam Miam is definitely an expert in making airy and fluffy souffle, bf poked it and was like "omg the surface is so thin", I liked the warm chocolatey taste inside, it surely is an enjoyment to our taste buds. However, please be cautious of the temperature cause I burned my tongue at first bite. In overall, I'd say it was ok as I prefer their mains more, don't take me wrong, they do serve really quality desserts but I'm more to a heavy food person, so if there's any dessert lovers out there you should give it a try! :)

Miam Miam Cafe & Restaurant at Paragon, Penang.

I guess most Penangites probably know about Miam Miam Penang cause it has been operating for quite some time now since June 2013, and I know I'm sort of outdated cause some of my Facebook and Insta friends have already tried it out a long time ago. Some say it's good, some say it's overrated, and I guess some are like me, didn't bother to give it a try until mom suggested, so why not? Yay or Nay? Let's find out!

Love the mouth watering menu! 

My plain looking iced matcha latte, well the taste is expected, matcha with milk, just like the green tea frap from Starbucks. I actually wanted to order iced matcha latte with SOFTEE, you know with ice cream on top :( Somehow I managed to mislooked and misordered because iced matcha latte is located directly above the softee one on the ordering sheet, their ordering sheet is so narrow maybe because they wanna squeeze everything into one page. It could probably be my own fault as well cause I went "ya, ya, ya" when the waitress was repeating the order. Lesson learnt: always double check everything and pay attention T.T

Mom's Miam Miam Spaghetti. The egg yolk is supposed to be stirred together with the spaghetti, but it was like 70% cooked when it was served. Still, my mom loves it! It was fry with bacons, eggplants, tomatoes and as you can see it was sprinkled with Japanese seasoning, it tasted quite salty but sure is an appetizing dish. 

My Country Style Clam Chowder Pasta. The creamy sauce did not taste greasy at all because it is cooked in a more soupy way and it has a strong flavour of milk, I have my thumbs up for this one. 

Vanilla Souffle. "The original flavour, made with homemade vanilla custard and folded with light and airy meringue". Initially I thought the layer on top is as normal as a sponge cake, turns out I was wrong! The entire thing is so soft and fluffy as if I'm eating tofu!

Look at the tofu-like texture! But, I couldn't really taste the vanilla flavour in it as I could only detect the taste of egg white, it's still good tho, it is also available in matcha and chocolate flavour. 

In overall, the food and dessert were good, drinks are pretty average for me, price would be on the higher side, great environment and services, it's a Yay from me! 

 Yours truly, was having a bad hair day :/