Malaysian

Because I'm in Malaysia this Easter break (taking advantage of AirAsia X's cheap $99 airfares), I thought it'd be nice to share my latest fave Malaysian eat back home in Sydney...New-ish to George Street, is Petaling Street: Malaysian Hawker Food.... Continue reading Petaling Street: Malaysian Hawker Food, Haymarket, Sydney »

How's that for a rhyming blog post title? This blog post takes us back to November 26, the date where for the first time ever, I attended two weddings in one day! Unfortunately, it meant we were only able to... Continue reading Two weddings, one day. And Malay-Chinese Takeaway. »

Jackie M only opens for dinner 15 hours every week - Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 5-10pm. As if it isn't already effort to drive to Concord, the restaurant's opening hours means Malaysian food lovers only have a small window to... Continue reading Jackie M, Concord »

The last six days in Malaysia have been a glorious gastronomic blur; we've consumed more food than I can possibly remember. The thousands or so photos on my hard drive and these blog posts thankfully document this food fueled adventure... Continue reading Last day in Malaysia - Hainanese chicken rice, chicken satay, assam laksa, Hokkien mee, Penang rojak, durian, 1 metre roti tisu, bak kut teh and more! »

Our group is up bright and early with the promise of a visit to Melaka Sentral pasar besar (Melaka's local produce market) with Florence Tan, whom we had the pleasure of dining with, the night before. Melaka Sentral pasar besar... Continue reading In Melaka with Florence Tan: wet market tour, a cooking class and street food feasting »

Melaka (Malacca) is located 148 km south east of Malaysia's capital city Kuala Lumpur and is a city-state rich with history. As you're about to see, the cuisine in Melaka proudly exhibits its multicultural heritage - from its origins as... Continue reading Introducing Melaka and a look at Nyonya cuisine »

Day two in Kuala Lumpur, and food is definitely the order of the day. We arrive at Imbi Market with Robyn Eckhardt (from food blog EatingAsia) just before 8am. It is such a contrast to see this traditional way of... Continue reading Food tour with EatingAsia, a visit to one of Kuala Lumpur's oldest kopitiam and a Malaysian home cooking class at Bayan Indah »

Surprise! I've just arrived at the cultural melting pot of Asia - Malaysia!! I'm here as a media guest of MATRADE (Malaysian External Trade & Development Corporation) and Tourism Malaysia to get an induction into the spectrum of Malaysian cuisine.... Continue reading A true taste of Malaysia »

There's a certain satisfying pleasure that comes with eating good food in a food court, and it doesn't get better than this. Singapore Shiok in Chinatown's Eating World food court offers an authentic taste of Singaporean / Malaysian style hawker... Continue reading Singapore Shiok »

Have you always wanted to travel to the culinary delights of Malaysia but haven't for one reason or another? Well, now you can because Malaysia has come to Sydney! Following the footsteps of successful events in London and New York,... Continue reading Malaysia Kitchen Food Market »

In celebration of the new year, I thought it would be suitable to look back at all of my best eats in 2009. Here, I've included some of my most frequently visited restaurants as well as a few memorable favourites.... Continue reading Top 10 list of the best I've eaten in 2009 »

Sometimes it takes a fresh set of tastebuds for you to truly appreciate a cheap eat. I've been going to Temasek for their traditional Malaysian and Singaporean fare for ages. But only recently, had I introduced this place to my... Continue reading Temasek »

How lucky are we in Sydney to be able to taste so many cultures? Within an hour's radius of the city centre, we have access to scrumptious and authentic ethnic cuisines. For Vietnamese, there's Cabramatta, Bankstown, Marrickville or Surry Hills;... Continue reading Malaysia Festival 09 »

I'm a big fan of Time Out. I would never visit a city without first consulting the local Time Out guide. Time Out Sydney's Food Awards 09 winners were announced this week, so let's see who made the cut: People's... Continue reading The best of Sydney, according to Time Out »

Kammadhenu has a menu which satisfies many Asian tastebuds. They have vast options available, categorically split by starters, curries, vegetarian, goat, egg, lamb, beef, chicken, seafood, rice/noodle, kothu roti, hoppers, breads, desserts and extras! Within the savoury dishes, they've even... Continue reading Kammadhenu »

While many are drawn to the Crown Complex at Melbourne for its gaming floor, I kept coming back for the food. It was New Years Eve 2008 and amidst the loud crowd building up outside, Sho Noodle Bar was busy... Continue reading Sho Noodle Bar, Melbourne »

One of the perks of working in the service industry is free food (and booze, but I like to focus more on the food). Last night, we took one of our clients out to The Malaya.... I had pre-booked the... Continue reading The Malaya »

I didn't do any Sugar Hits this year (previous ones back in 2006 are here, here and here) nor did I attend any Hats Off dinners... what I did do during this year's Good Food Month, was grab a quick... Continue reading Good Food Month 2008's Night Noodle Markets »

This place is exactly like the street stall its owners had enticed the Chinatown Friday Night Market goers with last year. It's fast, there are still queues and the food remains scrumptious. While I can't pronounce "Mamak" like a true... Continue reading Mamak, Malaysian roti and satay »

The service was awesome... they were extremely willing to cater to our needs. The ambience of the restaurant was also really soothing. Peaceful rhythms, a funky interior and great casual alfresco dining! Continue reading Chinta Ria - The Temple of Love »