By Helen OngEighty Eight, a relatively new kid in town, is named not for the street number it is located at as you would expect, but after the year its proprietor cum executive chef was born.

It doesn’t take a mathematical genius to work out that Penang boy Danny Ng is therefore just 24, but despite that relatively tender age, comes with good credentials.



He trained at the At-Sunrice Globalchef Academy in Singapore, then worked in several well-known establishments over the past few...

BY CK Lam

Chocolate Passion offers tiny bites of deliciousness at its outlet located in Straits Quay, Penang. Established by Callin Tan, the cafe located in the left side of the main entrance of Straits Quay specialises in handmade chocolates.

The handmade chocolates priced at RM37 for 100 grams are made using pure chocolate. The range of 24 handmade chocolates come with flavours of rum & raisins, cointreau, baileys, caramel melts, banoffee, espresso, cappuccino, lavender, mint...

Article and Photos by HELEN ONG

Main Street Café, Cititel Penang’s lobby level coffee house, has just launched its revamped menu. Although old favourites like their Chicken Chop and Hokkien Mee are still available, certain items are now marked with symbols to indicate whether they are Chef’s Signature, Vegetarian, or Deliciously Balanced dishes. The latter is a new category specially designed to encourage people to eat healthily, and they’ve even listed the food item and its nutrients...

BY CK Lam

I had the pleasure of attending the Joseph Drouhin wine pairing dinner held at The View in Equatorial Hotel, Penang. The classic wines of Burgundy were presented with a savory course dinner.

Guests were greeted with the Joseph Drouhin Laforet Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2009. This aromatic white wine with sweet aroma was enjoyable with Boursin cheese & cherry tomato with pesto and house cured salmon topped with spicy beetroot salsa.

Everyone took the seats at the long table in a...