Carven's Table

I have heard a lot about Tak Chee House serving one of the best Penang Char Kuey Teow and Hainanese Chicken Rice in town, because of that it has been on my "To-Eat List". Unfortunately, every time when we were in Northbridge area, we tend to visit other eating joint instead of them. Today, I've finally gotten the chance to verify it's authenticity. Tak Chee House is only a small fitting cafe style restaurant serving Malaysian favourite hawker's cuisine. We were there at about 8pm, but the restaurant was full of patrons waiting eagerly for their meal to arrive. There were also some other patrons queuing up waiting for table inside and out of the restaurant. With a good mixture of Asian and non-Asian customer, that's a good sign. We waited for a good 10-15minutes for a table for two. The table arrangement was a little cramp, just like the typical Asian cafe's table setting in Perth. The staff were busy with orders taking, drinks making, delivering food,...

Crust Gourmet Pizza Bar, an addition to Retail T6 complex at Subiaco I was invited to attend my first ever blog related event 2 months ago by Crust Gourmet Pizza Bar marketing team. In conjunction with the opening of their first WA's shop, some of us were invited to attend an exclusive blogger masterclass at the Subiaco store. Joining me to the event was Karen from Karen Cheng's Fashion and life , Conor from Hold the Beef ,  Lori from Musings of a Wannabe Gourmand and Devan from Bowl of Honey . Clean and brightly lit pizza shop  I used to work at a local suburban pizza shop as a delivery driver back in my uni days, a place where most client smells of bourbon and the shop was located at one dark corner of a dodgy suburb. However, I personally think their pizza was better than those international chain. Fast forward to 2010/2011, "gourmet" is the cool word to use and modern decor that plays with colours and lightings tends to attract more people, especially the...

Just Bar, Como Tapas in Australia or Perth, often gave off the impression of being expensive, overpriced and tiny serving portion. Having said that, there are a few outstanding Spanish Tapas places in Perth that are leading the current dining trend - Pata Negra and Andaluz. Just Tapas was once known as Just Espresso  Forget lawyers in suits or diner driving a Maserati, here in Just has a more laid back atmosphere nestled along an IGA and a local theatre. The prices here wouldn't hurt your wallet that much, their tapas degustation menu starting from $39 per head for 8 tapas to 18 tapas for only $75. If you think that's too much, you can go for the A la carte tapas menu, which was what we did. A la Carte menu Me and my other friends decided to catch up with each other over light lunch on a quiet weekday. We were greeted shortly after walking into the empty restaurant, and were given menu promptly after being seated. Coincidentally, there was an electrician trying ...

Pineapple Box courtesy of King of Fruit, Queensland  A while ago I received a box of pineapple goodies in my mailbox all the way from Queensland! Gosh, they got hold up in WA quarantine detention centre but they were ready-to-eat pineapple by the time it got to my hands. Before I finally got to open up the box, the whole house was perfumed by those sweet pineapple fragrance, loved it! Unfortunately, I received the box just a day before my overseas holiday, hence I gave most of them to friends and made myself a last dinner before boarding the flight! Just a simple pasta tossed with pineapple, tofu and spicy nap sauce Fresh, juicy pineapple from Queensland! Pineapple is an essential fruit in my home country - Malaysia. It is used in curry, stew, desserts, festive cookies and as prayers' offering. As a kid growing up in Malaysia, I never liked fresh pineapples because they were always as sour and left an unbearable aftertaste (like thousands of needles poking throug...

Sunrising  My flight flying into Perth landed early in the morning the other day, because I'm not so much of a morning person, so being able to witness sunrises and to be awake in the morning was one of those "most appreciated moments of my life". That being said, breakfast by the inlet on a beautiful spring morning was even better, double happiness! A Warm day approaching Lonely bird staring at sky We were half an hour early before Toast open its door for some toasting action! That wasn't a big deal at all as it was a pleasure walking along the foreshore of Claisebrooke Cove. It's open!!  The door were opened at 7am sharp, and it didn't take long for its place to be filled up by business suiters, morning cyclist and morning go-getter. Herbies everywhere, needs trimming though!  Crested Menu We got ourselves a table outside because we were the customer to arrive and it was a beautiful day, but the inside looks cosy and full of characte...