Karaikudi Restaurant @ Hillside, Penang

My favourite Indian restaurant in Penang, hands down! A must eat every time I'm back on the island. Can't live without my Indian food. Love their service, the food, the affordability, everything. We order the same dishes every time we're there, even the waiter remembers our order! Haha. Saves time ordering.

Our usual trio of dishes: (From bottom, clockwise) Vegetable Jalfrize, Palak Paneer, and a chicken masala. The vegetable dish has a mix of potatoes, capsicum, tomatoes, cauliflower, carrots, cabbage and peas, absolutely delicious, trust me. This will always be licked clean by yours truly. 

Chicken masala. The smell itself makes you gain a couple of pounds, I swear.

Palak Paneer aka Goat's Cheese in Spinach Curry! OMG this is the best. The entire family loves this. Sounds and looks unappetizing, but believe me when I say looks can be deceiving, especially when it comes to Palak Paneer! One taste and I bet you'll be hooked.

The dhall curry. Thick and 'u liao', unlike the diluted versions you get at nasi kandar places. 

I really have no idea how I would live without Indian food.

Cold Rock Ice Creamery @ Holland Village

As promised, presenting Cold Rock!

Nomnomnom. 

Looks good but my sister and I thought Cold Stone fared better (what's with all the similar names? Marble Slab, Cold Rock, Cold Stone) For around 10 bucks, we felt it wasn't that worth it. Heh. Anyways, pictures are still droolworthy!

Everything with Fries @ Holland Village

Sorry, when I edited the pictures the shades turned out a bit off.

Above is the tandoori chicken sandwich my sister had. 

And another shot of the sandwich.

As its name suggests, you must have fries when you're here!

Sister ordered sour cream and onion. Yumz.

My ham and cheese sandwich.

With my garlic and herb fries. 

Coming soon: Cold Rock Ice Creamery!

Cakes @ Cedele, Raffles City

Yum. Carrot cake is my comfort food. Given a choice, I would definitely eat carrot cake every day. Seriously. This was as heavenly as it looked. Topped with a thick layer of oh so glorious cream cheese, and smothered with lots and lots of walnuts. This one's a keeper.

OMG HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND NOT DROOL?

And our second cake. Chocolate Banana Espresso. Just as great as the carrot. Looked too indulgent or 'jelak' at first glance, but it turned out to be a pretty light cake. The chocolate sponge was complemented nicely with a layer of sweet banana. That's cereal on the top, by the way. Nice touch, but I wouldn't call it the highlight of the cake. Aha.

Feringghi Grill @ Rasa Sayang Resort, Penang

The grill, a lovely place my family would choose to go for special occasions. And indeed we returned this time for a celebration, my youngest sister's 12th birthday. 

Naturally I had the salmon, being the seafoodie I am. The waiters were too nice, they even offered me another sauce to try with the salmon, as they thought the lemon butter sauce would've been a better complement instead of my chosen Hollandaise.

The boyfriend's beef cheek. Don't know how this one tasted but I doubt it was anything less than amazing. 

Mom, Dad and youngest sister each had this. The famed Cod on a Plank. Literally. I nibbled a bite off this one and it certainly lived up to its name. This codfish will undoubtedly be the reason I'll be returning to the grill for my birthday! 

The Handburger @ Raffles City

Who says food porn isn't good for you?

The Handburger at Raffles City has always been a favourite among shoppers, filled to the brim especially during peak hours. It takes forever to get a seat unless you're patient or like me, you decide to go early to beat the 'traffic'. I remember there were very few patrons during the time I visited, around half the restaurant was occupied then. The queue buster: Indulge by 630. 

My sister ordered the set, which came with a choice of appetizer. Most places would simply offer the usual mushroom soup as their so called 'Soup of the Day', but not here. You get a fresh variety of soups to spoil your taste buds, ranging from the Corny Chicken Soup (pictured previously) to the Pumpkin and Crab Bisque. Exotic, eh?

Anyways, sister wanted a beef burger, and the waitress recommended the Original. 

Well whenever you're in doubt, always go for the Original, folks. Works for us everytime.

And lo and behold, my Portobello Mushroom Burger. Move aside, Delicious. Here's the read deal. Look at the size of that gloriously delightful mushroom 'patty'! One slice into it and you're in mushroom heaven. No kidding. Filled with lots and lots spinach (enough to compete with Popeye), walnuts, parmesan cheese and tofu bits, it's so tasty you forget that it's vegetarian. And that's the amazing effect of the humble portobello mushroom. 

New York, New York @ Citylink Mall, Singapore

This is one of those places which you can't find in little Penang. Love the ambience of the restaurant, from the cute retro booths to the graffiti filled walls, everything just screams Big Apple. There's even a pool table and a foosball table if you're into those kinda games. 

I ordered the Salmon Toast. Very, very cheesy. A little too much for my liking, to be honest. Not really a cheese enthusiast. Heh. There was plenty of salmon though, which was a big plus for me as I didn't expect there to be much salmon. I like that they use thick cut fries, a rarity nowadays. The side salad's pretty good too, they're very generous with the dressing. Love it. 

Sister's beef burger. With the works: cheese, pickles, onions, your magic sauces, and a heap of fries. Thick cut again! Forget Macdonalds. Just come here for their amazing fries! Haha.

And finally, though we were extremely full by the end, we just couldn't leave without dessert! Come on, waffles! My happy food. We ordered the one with ice cream, bananas and chocolate sauce. Oh my, what a wonderful way to end our meal. Calories were definitely not on my mind. Who in their right mind would even give up these heavenly waffles for that? ;)