IDC Ice Dreams Cafe @ Damansara Kim – NEW desserts & flavoured affogato (salted egg yolk)!

I have a stupid question to ask.

Is the heat in the Klang Valley making you sweat buckets, keeping you hidden in air conditioned quarters and got you feeling parched all day?

If the reply to the above a positive “yes“, then I’ll like you to check out IDC Ice Dreams Cafe at Damansara Kim.

Trust me, in this heat I dream of ice all day.
Ice in my drinks, soaking in ice-filled bathtub and working in icy cold rooms. That, and ice cream.

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Halal Nyonya food in Melaka – Seri Nyonya @ Hotel Equatorial Melaka

Everybody is in the search of the best nyonya restaurants in Melaka.
The colorful, bustling historial state is a magnet for the Peranakan culture; be it food, fashion or history related.

While choices of good Nyonya restaurants are innumerable, there are some that I personally endorse, and would spend good money on.
These are (in no particular order):
Samfu Restaurant, Mimosa Hotel (photos/review here)
Bulldog Cafe (photos/review here)
Unicorn Cafe (photos/review here)

If you were to ask me how many Nyonya restaurants I’ve dined in in Melaka itself before shortlisting the above, here’s the list:

I’ve (with local Malaccan in tow) visited and dined at the outlets as below:
1. Makko
2. Nyonya Sayang (Jalan TMR 21, Taman Melaka Raya)
3. Ole Sayang (Taman Melaka Raya)
4. Donald & Lily’s
5. Nancy’s kitchen
6. Song Nyonya Taste Cuisine
7. Aunty Lee (when she was still the cook in 2011)
8. Amy Heritage
9. Unicorn Cafe
10. Bulldog Cafe
11. Kafe Lin

And in March 2016 I added another Nyonya restaurant into my list, this time the only halal-certified Nyonya restaurant in Melaka, Seri Nyonya in Hotel Equatorial Melaka.

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Penang Char kuey teow – Sisters Place, Pacific Place, Ara Damansara PJ

It would seem that I am on the char kuey teow trail, since I just posted about char kuey teow yesterday.

It is a coincidence really, because my favourite food is definitely not char kuey teow. It so happened that I was at Sisters’ again this evening and this marked my 2nd visit this year to try the much acclaimed char kuey teow.
My conclusion? The char kuey teow here is not impressive.

Not at all.

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