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In Coffee Place By Taufulou 2 Mins Read

Coffea Coffee @ Jalan Telawi, Bangsar

18/07/2013 No Comments

Coffea Coffee is one of the latest joint to pop up in the Jalan Telawi neighbourhood. Never knew what it was as I was dining nearby and the concept looks pretty interesting. Decided to pop by to give it a try.

From there only learn that its actually a Korean Franchise brand that making its wave to Malaysia begining of this year.

This are one of the few coffee place that really decorate up the place because they are franchise chain and have to follow suit on certian interior design. NEvertheless sure its one of a comfortable place to hang out.

Looking at their menu, I am impress on their coffee range as not only their original of coffee product that they are carrying they also do sell some single origins coffee. Decided to try one out columbian whereby my friend he used to order.

there are some cakes available too. Never tempted to try or maybe I just finish my dinner. 🙂

Anna trying out their Latte as it is well presented with a design of leaf, with their own signature cup.

Taste wise is not very strong nor acidic. Its very mild.

Single origin columbian coffee I would not say much as it falls into milder version as well.

Only upon I write this post, that most Korean coffee are pretty mild. I am not too sure all the way in Korea, keen to try out their coffee if I ever do visit that country again.

Certainly this is one great place to hang out as its always filled with alot of patrons whenever I pass by there and if you are asking me how is the coffee? Well, I can say I got plenty others to recommend.

Location:
Coffea Coffee
8, Jalan Telawi 2,
Bangsar Baru,
59100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2201 3338

Website: http://www.coffea.my

GPS Coordinates: N 3 07.941 E 101 40.309

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In Chinese Food By Taufulou 3 Mins Read

Toh Soon Cafe 多春茶座 @ Campbell Street, Penang

23/09/2012 No Comments

One of the place that me and my friends had been talking for ages is to come to this very old classic for breakfast. It was on the long weekend when I was back to Penang and I got drag by a few of them to hunt for this place and finally we are here. Toh Soon Cafe operates in a small ally at Campbell Street that this place is one of a favourite hang out place during my grandparents time.

It was those good old times whereby you can see alot of people sitting here enjoying their coffee while reading newspaper as this place serve Hainanese breakfast, that operate by an old couple.

Cannot deny that this place is pretty well known now by many people, thanks to blog and Facebook had sligltly popularize this place. AS it is long weekend, definately you will see alot of tourist in this cafe.

Please do have patients in this cafe while waiting for your toast and coffee as it is handle by these old couple and help of friends.

Many people came here just for the classic breakfast, which is toast, steam bread, half boil egg with coffee.

Keke, you will never get to see this super classic toaster, that is modified from oil barrel burn with charcoal at the bottom as at the deepest level, there is where your bread are toast and head further up, there is where your hot water is being boiled. 2 in 1.

Toh Soon Singature drink, Kopi . .. Not so bitter compare to the others, slightly robust in coffee and I always prefer mine with milk. My friend ended up having 2 glass of this.

I still prefer mine in hot for breakfast.

another signature here I would say is their steam bun. Its soft near to cotton that spread with simple kaya and butter. Definitely they are more generous in their ingredients compare to any franchise chain.

To eat it in more classic, I usually will dip it into my kopi as taught by my grandfather. To be even more classic, you can pour your coffee onto the base plate and drink it from there.

Toast bread range:

This is one of a unique one as the bread had slight chocolate taste and toast then spread with kaya and butter. Nice.

so this is how I enjoy my simple classic breakfast over the morning. Just perfect. Nothing much to shout about as only one thing that you must not miss is their steam bread. Loving it.

Parking here can be a pain in the ass as its very limited. Therefore you can try Lorong Kampung Malabar (next to Lebuh Campbell) where there’s a lot of parking always available and just walk into the lane only about 50m away.

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 7/10, ~ just normal classic breakfast -Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Toh Soon Cafe 多春茶座
Campbell Street, Off Penang Road,
George Town, 10100 Penang
Tel : 04 2613754

GPS Coordinates: N5 25.118 E100 19.916
Map: http://wikimapia.org/#lat=5.4187637&lon=100.3320032&z=18&l=0&m=s&v=9

Business hour: 8am to 6pm (Closed on Sundays)

In Featured By Taufulou 3 Mins Read

Sate Kajang HJ Samuri @ Damansara Uptown

27/03/2012 11 Comments

Fancy for Satay? Just got to know that there is another branch of famous Kajang sate in Damansara Uptown, that according to my friend, this outlet or brand is one of their favourite, so this round they tag me along too. In Google, you type it out only I realise they actually have alot of branches every where. Guess this is another franchise chain or family own business? Sate Kajang HJ Samuri.

Nevertheless, it is always 80% full in this outlet and the amount of customer make the take away is amazing like 100 sticks, 200 sticks to ta pau away.

This is how busy their sate grill er place will be that been preparing and cooking non stop.

According to my friend, what makes them keep returning back is their secret chili ingredient which is quite spicy if you add more and just add the perfect kick in it. Peanut sauce is grind till ashes and add some peanut pieces still able to chew.

Besides satay they also sell other ‘Goreng food’

This is the pricing of Satay that usually a person would eat at least RM10 per pax averagely as 10 sticks of satay as your main meal would be just enough.

Chicken would be the perfect order as grill and marinated to perfect as the meat is soft and nice. . .

Then order extra with Kambing (Mutton), Daging (beef) and Perut (stomach) – I prefer the beef more tender and taste is pretty good!

This is the stomach if not mistaken.

Overall, the taste is pretty good and they certainly have many returning customers like my friends, at times can dine 2-3 days in a row .. *faint

A famous sate stall that worth a try as the brand inself already famous in the community.

*HALAL

-= Ka Ching =-

Food Rating 7/10, good ahh, worth a try~-Stamped-

–Warning– This is based on my individual taste. Try it at your own risk-

Location:
Sate Kajang HJ Samuri
No. 79, Jalan 21/37,
Damansara Uptown,
Petaling Jaya

(SAMe row as HSBC)

Tel: 03-7710 5318

GPS: 3.132996, 101.622720

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the girl apparently ‘caught’ her boyfriend when he was with another girl! The girl is angry but unsure, the boy is puzzled and confused…what will happen?

There are 3 version of video that linking to what happen next. . .

1) Is that Lipstick?

2) Is he buying jewellery for another girl?

3) He’s proposing to someone else?

Click here to watch the 3 video . . .

Which of the 3 scenarios you think could have happened and any that you’ve personally experienced before in your own life?

– Do watch out 31st March as it is now chosen as ‘Make a Call Day’

In Bangkok By Taufulou 5 Mins Read

Day 4 Part 2 – Ra-Men Bankara – The best Ramen in Bangkok

30/12/2011 No Comments

For me, whenever I travel or I know I have a friend in that country, the first thing I always will ask them is what is the best food you would recommend me to eat? I would want to have famous local food, then go to your favourite place to eat. . . Ra-Men Bankara

One thing that I have in common with Goft is our taste bud pretty much the same and by far what ever she recommend the food so far all of us are very satisfied! When we were back from Pattaya we head to Chatuchak Market where the most famous market in Bangkok, after that, then she recommend that we MUST try out this place which is very famous for ramen is known as Ra-Men Bankara which she rate the best ramen in Bangkok so far in her preference list.

Bankara Ramen is also known as a famous franchise chain from Tokyo that very well known for its soup base that available in 4 different types.

I love the whole concept of this outlet, as the ambiance gives you a tradition of Japanese Culture on how those what we seen in the Japanese movie.

They also have private seating area more like a group of 6. . .. .

Or a bit more open dining area . . .

One of the unique thing is that this ramen shop provide you fresh garlic and the equipment for you to squash your garlic onto the noodle. . .

and this is what I call a Ramen shop that have sesame, chili oil and 2 other sauce ready for you to add onto your bowl of ramen to bring it up to your own preference taste.

Its a very simple menu that they have, then with the mini side bar there is those add on ingredients.

All of us having headache on what to order and it seems like every thing looks good!

Therefore we leave our dinner faith to Goft based on her recommendation.

In Bangsar By Taufulou 5 Mins Read

Nice HALAL Hailam Kopitiam @ (Lucky Garden) Bangsar, KL

04/11/2011 No Comments

How many of you do you actually dine or yum cha at local kopitiam especially on local franchise chain? Often that we do not have satisfactory food or drinks in certain outlet. It was not until recently that Carmen insist to bring me here for the main reason they serve pretty good food for a franchise chain and second because her friend operate this outlet. This outlet certainly have my vote in ..

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This shop is located at one of my favourite Pork Ball Noodle Kopitiam (click here) which is directly behind is this Hailam Kopitiam, also facing directly Bangsar Village.

A place that you can dine quite cozy with marble tables and wooden chairs, as there are alot of fans in the ceiling that keeps the cool air around.

They have pretty wide range of food and drinks and price wise I find it rather cheap compare to another 2 brands. One good thing about this shop as it is a HALAL kopitiam.

Traditional Hazelnut White Coffee, Ice Roasted Coffee and Hailam Milk Teao

Passion Fruit & Dragon Fruit Shake @ RM 7.50

Traditional Hailam Tea and Traditional Hailam Roasted Coffee @ RM3.20

I am not really a coffee drinker as most of my friend know, as I drink coffee I have the opposite effect which is getting sleepy. One thing that really love is the coffee here. Certainly beats quite a number of places that the taste of coffee is robust, well blend, strong in aroma and did not go too milky. If you are here, certainly its a recommended drink!

A simple Toasted Sliced Bread with Butter & Kaya @ RM2.50 where you think most of us can do it at home, I just do not know what is the trick that it can be toasted out crispy and with one bite, you can see the crumbs dropping off and a simple spread of butter and kaya makes it a simple bites to be wobble down. Must eat it while it is freshly out from the toaster! If you pair this with the hot coffee and half boil egg it would be the most perfect combination of all!!

For the price of RM 7.20 for Chicken Deluxe Sandwich, it is certainly reasonable in price with generous amount of ingredient added in, chunks of chicken and vege with sauce evenly spread makes it nice to eat.

Tuna Egg Sandwich @ RM5.20

Star of the night is this Hailam Chicken Chop with Original Sauce. We never expect a chicken chop will taste so good and impress us so far at this kind of restaurant chain. It is juicy and tender, as the meat is not dry, sauce is well balance that I just requested for another bowl of sauce to make it gravvyyyy enough for me on the chicken and fries. Recommended! RM14.20

A dish of Mix Fried Mee (Fried Ying Yeong) especially with HALAL status, caught us by surpise that it was fried perfectly with wok hei, that certainly can match with many chinese hawker center area on quality. I just had this again when I was meeting my friend there 2 hours ago. It is satisfied, and my malay friend find it delicious.Recommended! RM7.80

I always love to try tomyam fried rice, not many places that can fried this to my likings, either too powdery, or the taste is too strong. Then find that Hailam Tomyam Fried Rice offer in this shop is well balance in taste, with a bit of sourish and spicy that comes to my liking. RM8.80

A simple malaysian delicacies which is Nasi Lemak Special with Rendang Ayam, with rice is very fragrant with coconut milk that serve along with thick curry gravy and eat along with the sambal just goes along very well. RM9.60

Fried Kuey Teow another dish that surprise us. Fried with enough wok hei, till the koay teow is very fragrant and while smelling it, already makes a lot people hungry. After the first bite into our mouth, we were stun! the taste is very similiar to the ones in Penang, not only that, it was fried without pork lard and we just cannot imagine that if the chef can fried with pork lard, this dish will be a big hit among many people. Recommended!

Hailam Fried Mee/ Hailam Mee @ RM8.50

Curry Noodle

I know that many franchise chain food are quite disappointing, but when comes to this outlet, I would want to say that their food certainly outstanding compare to other shops and I have went back here a few times since I was brought by Carmen that I must thank her now, even now I know where to bring my Malay friends when they crave for nice chinese HALAL food.

Location:
Hailam Kopitiam Bangsar (opposite Bangsar Village)
25 & 25A Lorong Ara Kiri 1
Lucky Garden Bangsar,
59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Contact No.: +603-2201 2307

Opening Hours: Sun – Wed (7:30 am – 12:00 am), Thu – Sat (7:30 am – 1:00 am)

In Advertorial By Taufulou 2 Mins Read

Grand Opening of Sushi Tei @ Pavilion

30/09/2010 No Comments

I think that Food and Beverage industry in Malaysia are seriously booming with one franchise chain coming in after another, but this restaurant is no stranger to me as I was introduce by my friends when I was in Indonesia (click here for my previous post) ended up I rate this is one of the best Japanese Restaurant in Sushi Zanmai range.

They have 32 restaurants spread across Singapore, Bali, Bandung, Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya, Shanghai, Sydney that its popularity is growing in Asian’s country, they had also mark on Malaysia, with them starting their very first outlet in Tropicana City and now they had spread their wings to more local people by opening one at The Gardens and the latest launching outlets in, Pavilion.

Cameron Cheah, one of the local partners of Sushi Tei decided to introduce this restaurant chain to Malaysia last year, because he often noticed long lines waiting to enter a Japanese restaurant in a neighboring country. One day, curious to have a taste of what the fuss was all about, he jumped right in and joined the queue! As soon as he tasted the quality of its sushi, sashimi and cooked items – this young entrepreneur knew that he just had to share Sushi Tei with all Malaysians, that also had made me one of the regular in this restaurant too.

Franchise Chain

Coffea Coffee @ Jalan Telawi, Bangsar

Toh Soon Cafe 多春茶座 @ Campbell Street, Penang

Sate Kajang HJ Samuri @ Damansara Uptown

Day 4 Part 2 – Ra-Men Bankara – The best Ramen in Bangkok

Nice HALAL Hailam Kopitiam @ (Lucky Garden) Bangsar, KL

Grand Opening of Sushi Tei @ Pavilion

Curate Coffee Roaster at SS2

Famous Kavitha Banana Leaf Rice, PJ Old Town

Boston Craft Beer, Perth now in KL

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Curate Coffee Roaster at SS2

Famous Kavitha Banana Leaf Rice, PJ Old Town

Boston Craft Beer, Perth now in KL

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