Somehow I find myself more attracted to Ipoh than any other town in Malaysia. A mix of the familiar, the nostalgic, the modern in addition to the the calm, serene pace, Ipoh is my choice if I need breather from KL.
Since I had the Volkswagen Beetle 1.2 TSI at my disposal with a tankful of fuel, it’s time to head out of KL!
Julie’s (of Indulgence Restaurant) latest venture has been enticing me for the longest time. If you don’t already know, Burp and Giggles (what an orginal name!) serves a medley of burgers with patties that are Julie’s very own recipes with freshly baked buns from her Indulgence Restaurant. Julie’s food has always been slightly on the high side for Ipoh, but that hasn’t bothered me much as I’m of the opinion that if you want Ipoh prices then there’s always hawker food. Moreover I have always been intrigued with her passion, creativity and originality in her ventures.
Her Indulgence Living is truly one of a kind, not just in Ipoh but in Malaysia. She was also the lone brave soul to start a luxury dining restaurant about a decade ago in this sleepy town of Ipoh and proved everyone who doubted that fine dining could command a steady business in Ipoh wrong.
Walking into Crayon Burger, I was first struck by how large and spacious the outlet is. Well, larger than myburgerlab and Burger Junkyard for sure.
In continuation of my Nepalese food posts, the below are the last few meals for our last few days in Nepal.
Day 5 Breakfast:
As you already know, breakfast was at our hotel – Royal Singi in Kathmandu city. I had mentioned how much I liked the food and this morning was no exception.
While some items were similar, (which wasn’t pictured here again), there were some that was “new”. And other than potatoes, Nepal do fry very good omelettes Non-greasy, thick, fluffy and well seasoned. Seriously, some of the American breakfast cafes or even our chinese economica rice stalls should learn a thing or two from them!
Day 3 started at 4am with no breakfast. Thankfully I had my stash of pastries bought the night before. 😛
As you may know, the very next morning in Pokhara we went up to Sarangkot for the breathtaking sunrise. Do take a look at the pictures HERE.
Upon our return, we tucked in our breakfast at Hotel Trek-O-Tel (Pokhara) which was extravagant by Nepalese standards. Other than the usual bread, butter, milk and plain fried eggs, there were pork, stewed cucumbers, dhalls, POTATOES, chappati and thick fluffy scrambled eggs with minced vegetables.
Day 3- Breakfast.
I was part of Air Asia X media trip to Nepal earlier in November 2012 for the launch of their One Child One Laptop (OLPC) program with OLE. Throughout our 6D5N trip, we were very well fed and for our safety, health and convenience we only ate at hotels and mostly established restaurants. In fact we even complained that we didn’t sample enough of authentic Nepalese fare, and thus towards the end of our 6 days trip, our kind guides arranged for more Nepalese cuisine to be incorporated into our meals.
Upon landing on the 1st day, we were whisked quickly to a nearby Airport Hotel for lunch as we were already late for our journey to Chitwan.
Being in a big group, meal times were mostly buffet-style. I was pretty excited as this is our first meal in Nepal and I had anticipated authentic Nepalese fare. Unfortunately it wasn’t. Most of the dishes were very Chinese don’t you think?
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Done with the CSR event on the 4th day of our Nepal trip, we tucked into a quick lunch and set out to explore the art and cultural side of Nepal.
Hanuman -dhoka Durbar Square is located in the heart of Kathmandu City and is enlisted in the World Heritage Site of UNESCO along with 6 monuments zones of the Kathmandu Valley in October 1979.
The boards are still up, but we were privileged to be invited for an exclusive preview of what Blu Med has to offer once these very boards come down.
