Breadfruits @ Desa Sri Hartamas : Great choice for dinner for pork lovers

Breadfruits ranks high on my brief list of favourite F & B joints in the Klang Valley.

The reason is simple; this cosy joint serves great food at good prices.

While I understand that every F & B entrepreneur cares about the P & L, I think too many focuses on the P & L alone.
But then that is just my thoughts. I’m not the one running the businesses so I can’t claim to know their challenges.
If I disagree with the food after my visit, I just won’t return.  After all, taste is subjective yes?

You might have noticed too that I haven’t been recommending cafes or restaurants for a while, for like I said, I find the menu for most to be more visually pleasing than palatable.

Here is an exception.
I love my brunches at Breadfruits. The flavours are consistent and suitable for my palate; healthy juices, non-greasy savouries prepared with very fresh tasting and wholesome ingredients.
A plus point for many is their non-halal status, which translates to pork bacon and sausages.
I don’t care for that much since I generally avoid processed food, but I do love the well prepared dishes.

When I got to know that they’ve launched their dinner menu recently I made time to drop in as soon as I could.

I stepped in with high expectations, and even then, Breadfruits didn’t disappoint. The bill was almost RM200, and for once in a long, long while, I walked away satisfied with the money spent.

We started with a salad, which I thought for RM23.80 is a steal, unless you compare it to cooking it yourself at home, which isn’t the point here.
As usual it was the quality, portion and EXECUTION that did it for me.

The large pieces of squids were bouncy and flavourful while the charred smokiness added to its overall flavour.
Fork a piece together with peppery, crisp rocket leaves and juicy cherry tomatoes tossed with coriander & lime and shove it into your mouth. Delicious!

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Properties in KL : Trinity Aquata for outstanding design and safety features

Our Malaysian ringgit hit an all-time low to a few foreign currencies few days back and I sighed as I thought about my savings.
At a crossroad, I took the opportunity to speak to some savvy business people in my network.
Not surprisingly many of them advised on property investment; citing safer (though longer) returns for my hard earned cash.

While I toyed with the idea of stocks and trading, I began to look around for potential properties.
My current area in TTDI is commanding prices about RM1000/sf, and that is for pretty old houses. As much as I love the neighbourhood, it is not within my budget.

As a 30 + year old, with a decent income of a mid level executive, a property of below 1300sf at the price of RM600 – RM800 seems ideal.

And you know what they say about location, location, location right?

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List of Penang famous apom manis – Swee Kong (Ravi’s), New Cathay (Mr, Mrs Ravi), Apom Guan & Bee Hooi (Uncle Teh)

I grew up eating apom manis on a daily basis, I kid you not.

The famous Penang apom manis stalls were all conveniently located near me as I lived in Pulau Tikus.
Zipping around on my trusty little bicycle/bike (depending on my age I owned either one) I would visit them based on my whim; what do I favour that day?
Would it be the sweet, coconuty crepes from Apom Guan? Or an added egg one from either the Ravi/Nathan of Swee Kong or Mr Ravi at Sin Hup Aun coffeeshop?

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Apom Guan vs Apom Chooi PENANG – Review

It is an inevitable thing, to compare both.
I grew up eating both, and for as long as I can remember, I’ve never had a preference of one over the other.

It was a matter of who has a shorter queue at my time of arrival, though I tend to head to Apom Guan more often. It was merely habit, and also because it is nearer to the Loh Han Guo drink stall that I always patronized.

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Pork free Nyonya & Hainanese food @ Hainantown Restaurant PENANG

When I embarked on my pork-free/halal guide last year I was confident that it would be a useful “handbook” of sorts to those who abstain from pork.

Pork-free or halal is not limited to Muslims, though they form a large part of the community that does not indulge in all things swine.
Others shun pork for health reasons or based on personal preference.

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