Ice Cream: Swenson Ice Cream

Swenson Subang Parade

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In 1948, when Earle Swensen opened his first Ice Cream Shoppe in San Francisco atop Russian Hill, offering his ice cream as "Good as Father Used to Make", little did he realize that Swensen's would be today, a name synonymous with extraordinary delicious ice cream the world ever known.

Since then, more than 180 flavors of ice cream have been created and enjoyed by both young and old, making Earle Swensen's "America's Ice Cream Man". Ice cream lovers certainly agreed because today, there are over 200 Swensen's ice cream outlets all over the world including Asia, the Middle East, USA and South America.

Swensen's came to Singapore in 1979, and won the hearts of many with delicious ice cream sundaes in a warm, unpretentious ambience and a casual atmosphere. Friends and family meet in the cozy and comfortable booth seats with trademark tiffany lamps for relaxing meals or to celebrate special occasions.

Swensen's has developed over the years to become a restaurant chain offering not only ice cream, but fun and friendly casual-dining with a wide selection of hearty food, desserts, beverages, ice cream cakes and takeaway novelties. Now a household name in Singapore, Swensen’s is synonymous with sweet memories of good time spent with loved ones. Since the opening of the first 200-seater restaurant at Thomson Plaza in 1979, Swensen’s has expanded to over 20 full-service restaurants serving an all-day menu of food and ice cream sundaes, and continues to bring people together for hearty meals and shared memories. 

Besides their famous ice creams they also do sell some savory dishes that u may choose from. A nice trip there for a thirst quencher during a scorching hot day, duh its Malaysia. Tuesday is EARTH-QUICK day.

Earth quake is a well deciorated plating of 8 of ur favourite ice cream, with toppings of chocolate, nuts, butterscotch, pineapple and strawberry sauce.

As for me i like my ice cream with strong chocolate flavours, so i had all 8 different types of chocolate ice cream with only choco and butterscotch toppings and sauce. They place a pepper shaker with dry ice giving the illusion of misty freezing sensation. N/P of this serving is RM48, but on Tuesday it is exactyly 50% off with the same quality and quantity of the Earthquick. Total i paid inclusive of tax was about RM25.46.

Ratings: 85% (Highly recommended)




For inquiries, please contact us at the following; 
ABR Holdings Limited
41 Tampines Street 92,
ABR Building, S528881
Tel: 6786 2866
Fax: 6788 2226 
Email:  swensens@abr.com.sg
Corporate Website: www.abr.com.sg



FRANCHISE
Be part of the big Swensen's family, and join one of the most established American theme restaurants. Swensen's has more than 21 restaurants in Asia, backed by 26 years of solid track record, and continues to bring a fun and warm dining experience for customers. We are expanding and welcome passionate and motivated entrepreneurs to be a franchisee.

If you wish to find out more, please contact:
ABR Holdings Limited
41 Tampines Street 92,
ABR Building, S528881
Tel: 6786 2866
Fax: 6788 2226
Enquiries pertaining to Halal issue, please contact us at halmq@abr.com.sg

Subang Parade 
G30, Ground Floor, Subang Parade
No. 5, Jalan SS16/1
47500 Subang Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
Tel : (603) 56383036

Petaling Jaya SS2

No. 22, Ground & 1st Floor 
Jalan SS2/67 
47300 Petaling Jaya 
Selangor Darul Ehsan 
Malaysia 
Tel : (603) 78763644

Bangsar  
No. 24, Jalan Telawi 2
Bangsar Baru
59100 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel : (603) 2282 824

Mont Kiara  
No. 13A, Jalan Solaris 5
Solaris Mont Kiara Off Jalan Duta
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel : (603) 6203 0210

Mid Valley (Ice Cream Parlor) 
Lot TK-02, 3rd Floor
Mid Valley Megamall
Linkaran Syed Putra
59200 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel : (603) 2282 2869

Auto City Juru
1819D, Jln Perusahaan Autocity,
North South Highway,
Juru Interchange,
13600 Perai, Pu;au Pinang
Tel : (604) 502 2850

Gurney Plaza 
Unit 170-01-72
Plaza Gurney
Persiaran Gurney
10250 Penang Tel : (604) 229 2915
Times Square 
77-G-5, Ground Floor,
Penang Times Square,
Birch The Plaza
Tel : (604) 227 2915

PENANG: Famous Kueh Teow Th'ng

I was with a bunch of my relatives, hunting for breakfast - and was told this is an execellent spot to dig in for an awesome breakfast.

This is another popular spots, catering more for the locals, so the prices are just right and the authenticity of the dish is more than just well preserved. This places sells good Kuey Teow Soup dishes, whether its Tomyam, some black soup thingy or herbal duck soup.

This place is actually near Chow Rasta, right opposite the police station, not hard to find actually.
Great breakfast, we had variety of food, even an additional Durian D24, simply the best hahaha. The herbal soup was quite good, u can actually have it in options of chicken or duck. Strong herbal soup...


There are also good Fried Kuey Teow, simply delicious, Kuey Chap - actually something like kuey teow but in small 3 x 3cm sizing s. This is serve in some kind of black color soup with eggs, intestines, tongue etc etc.

All the dishes comes about RM3.50 each. Goes beautifully with a nice cup of hot coffee. There are also vendors near by selling Karipap and also fried Veg crackers with seaweed, thats good, about RM3.50 a packet.

Ratings: 82% (Highly recommended)

Address:
Jalan Molumein, Jalan Pulau Pinang
10350 George Town Pulau Pinang
Malaysia.

DrE here wishing u Bon Appetite!!!

PENANG: SPECIAL ENTRY - Wedding dinner

Congratulations to my cousin, getting married in the name of love...

The Union between Ho Sze Khian & Neoh Yee Lay on the 5th June 2011, Sunday






(Corresponding to the 4th and 5th day of Chinese 5th Moon)
at Che Hoon Khor Moral Uplifting Society, 360, Macalister Road, 10450 Penang, Malaysia.

The catering was by Buffet Village Catering Sdn Bhd, 220, Jalan Ayer Itam, 10460 Penang

Tel: 04-2292127 / 2562 / 6610
Fax: 04- 2295942

Was there with my mum and relatives for the wedding, awesome setting, great theme.
The dinner was complimented with dances and performance, kinda too "chinese" for me, Hokkein amd chinese songs errmmm not really my thing hahaha.

How about the food, hmmm its pretty good, was it "out of the world", no not really hehehe. i had better. But it was all complimented by the enviroment making it a good overall deal.

 What i had for the night:
1. Starter plate: some fried yam, black pepper chicken, abalone on veg, chinese coselaw, chicken somemore... etc
2. Shark fin soup: This is a really good deal - with "fish tummy", gorgeous with some black vinegar
3. Butter Prawn: Good, thats about it - aint fantastic
4. Pork braised with bread and brocolli - awesome
5. Lotus rice wraped in leaf - dunno why all weddings has this - dont really like it!! chinese culture thingy
6.Steam sweet soya pomphret fish - Typical, aint awesome - but the fish is fresh
7. Dessert: Tong Soi - Linchi, Gingko, etc etc chinese stuff hahaha...

Ratings: 70% (Recommended - For wedding that is.... dining here for dinner, hmmm maybe not)

DrE here wishing u Bon Appetite!!!

PENANG: Gurney Drive

Gurney Drive, otherwise known as Persiaran Gurney, is perhaps one of the most well-known places in Penang. Often referred to as ‘The New Esplanade’ (to differentiate it from the original Esplanade in George Town), Gurney Drive is a deluge of hawker delights and exciting restaurants that come alive at nighttime, giving the unique experience of dining by the sea. Gurney Drive was named after Sir Henry Gurney, a Malayan High Commissioner who was assassinated by the guerrillas of the Malayan Communist Party during the Emergency period in the early 1950s.

Gurney Drive was named after Sir Henry Gurney, High Commissioner of Malaya (1950-1951), who was assassinated by the guerillas of the Malayan Communist Party during the Malayan Emergency.

According to his wife who was with him at the time, he sacrificed himself to the communist regime in order to protect the lives of his wife and the driver.
Although his tenure in Malaya is very short, his contributions and effort to the Malayans will never be forgotten. His contributions includes established the Advanced Approved School and the Henry Gurney School in various parts of the Malay States.

Today, Penang Gurney Drive is considered the best vantage point for sunset on the island this coastline stretch that is popular time-out spot for families and lovers, just outside the historical city of Georgetown.

With stretch of road that fronting the sea and long walls to keep the waves at bay, Gurney Drive is the favorite place when it comes to good food. Hawker food stalls have mushroomed over the years as patrons liked the idea of eating whilst listening to the crashing of waves. 

Since then, it has become synonymous with good food at cheap prices, drawing both residents and visitors in droves every night.

 
If you haven't tried it out, the most sought after Penang food at the moment must be the Penang Fried Kuey Teow, a flat rice noodles with crunchy bean sprouts, cockles and prawns fried in a deep heated wok. There is a lot of stall at Gurney Drive that sells this signature dish. The aromatic Penang Asam Laksa is another favorite dish here. The stalls are easily recognizable as they are usually the most crowded. Others delicious food includes Penang Rojak, Passembur, Chendol, Poh Piah, Curry Noodles, Nasi Kandar, Satay and many more.

One of my favorite will be Penang variant of Lok-Lok - The steamboat look-alike which requires one to select delicious skewered seafood and scald it in boiling water and then dunk again into a large bowl of sauce (spicy and non-spicy) before finally savoring it. It makes my mouth drools every time I think of it.

On weekend nights, Penang Gurney Drive is more than a watering hole for the hungry Penang folk. Many young Penangites, donned in trendy wear, often make this place the first stop before hitting Penang popular nightspots. There will be also many shoppers from the nearby shopping malls comes over to fill up their hungry stomach after doing some serious shopping. And if you like to buy cheap CDs, VCDs or DVDs, you can get it here too.

The stalls here operate from about 6.00pm to 1.00am daily.

Cons to me: Long queues at popular stalls, paper plates, hot as there is no fan (open air), crowded.

Ratings: 90% (Extremely recommended - Penang trip aint complete if u had not been here)


Gurney Drive hawker stall centre
Jalan Bagan Jermal
Persiaran Gurney, 10250 Georgetown
Penang, Malaysia

DrE here wishing u Bon Appetite!!!

PENANG: Penang Famous Cendul Street

 When i was up in Penang i was told about this place, Penang Famous Cendul Street. However there are few shops here selling the same thing, but u will noticed only one stall, The queue is extra long, up to the streets. I have always believe this, when the queue is long u know the food is good, hahaha.

Located in Chow Rasta, its a shopping spot for tourist as they sell traditional Penang stuffs. Just take a turn to Lebuh Keng Kwee, u will find this street. The Cendul cost about RM1.90 a bowl.

Well, it just looks like any ordinary cendol. It contains the usual cendol jelly, santan, brown sugar and kidney beans. And of course crushed ice. With me being a foreigner to Penang - i would say that its rather OK - Not drop dead good, had better ones in Melaka (Cendul with authentic Gula Melaka). I have to say that it is quite good. I feel that its quality is inconsistent, but that could be due to factors such as weather and my thirst the time I eat it. The ingredients they use are quite fresh. I would recommend it to visitors to Penang to try it out.
Besides cendol, they have Ais Kacang (ABC) which is pretty good as well. It contains crushed ice, the usual colouring and flavouring (syrup, evaporated milk), corn, "cin cau", some type of green jelly, and of course red kidney beans (kacang).

How to get there: It is located on Lebuh Keng Kwee, off Penang Road. It is a walking distance from Komtar and Prangin Mall. The landmark I can describe best is the 5-branch overhead pedestrian bridge. If you can't find it, just ask anyone and I'm sure they can point you right to it. Parking can be a little bit difficult. I suggest that you find any parking spot along Penang Road or near Komtar and walk.

If Phua Chu Kang had been here, u would want to be here.... hahaha.

Ratings: 80% (Highly recommended)

Lebuh Keng Kwee
Penang


The operation hours of the stalls are from 10am to 7:30pm daily but may close earlier depending on the availability of the ingredients.

DrE here wishing u Bon Appetite!!!

PENANG: Teluk Kumbar Sea Food

Before i even start off, "Breath-taking". This is a beach located in some north corner of the Penang Island, i was here in Penang for my cousins wedding when i purposefully hunt down this place to have a blasting great dinner with all my relatives... Superb place, if ur a fan of seafood - this is ur heaven... taste so good!! that u need not burn ur pockets. 

This restaurant with its quiet and pleasant location also has a good picturesque sunset view off Gertak Sanggul. The dinning area of the restaurant is extended right on the beach.  A stroll down the beach was very relaxing while waiting for the food.

A beautiful beach side, come around 530-700 pm, and enjoy ur dinner with the sunset, too bad when i arrived the sun is already down hahaha... Aint that easy to lacte this area actually, U might need ur GPS.
Its an open air restaurant, coolen by the breeze at night blowing from the sea, with the nice sound of the sea water hitting the shores. Hawker stall style table setting, nothing fancy, Plastic chairs and tables - nicely above ur sandy floor.

We ordered several seafood dishes, starting off with Satay (not ur regular satay as u can see)


Crabs - freshly grilled with with garlic and Fried butter style
Fishes - Steamed with a nice broth and friend with some sweet sauce
Crustaceans - Oysters, clams, lala, Lo-Kang, etc
Prawns - Butter prawns, char grilled etc

And it was nicely complimented with a nice cold glass of beer. The Satay here is grilled with the sauce already on, but its not just the peanut sauce we usually dips in. Some how the dish ends up to be little spicy with some tinge of sweetness, its just Fantastic. Its cost about 80 cents per stick, i guess its reasonable, good portion and size with a fantastic taste, aint those "retarded ones from Pasar Malam" hahaha.

I truly enjoyed the dinner. Get the telephone number to make a reservation at this seaside restaurant especially on the weekend and public holidays.

Teluk Kumbar Seafood
84, Mukim 9
Teluk Kumbar
11920 Penang

Tel : 04 6491403
Closed on Tuesday
Business Hour : 5.30pm – 10pm

GPS Coordinates : N05 17.193   E100 13.959

DrE here wishing u Bon Appetite!!!

Singapore: Food Rebublic Vivo City

As i was pondering to locate my transport back to Malaysia, i stumbled onto this place, at my first impression it was just another Malaysian food place nicely commercialized for us consumers to go.

VivoCity is the largest shopping mall in Singapore. Located in the Harbour Front precinct, it was designed by the Japanese architect Toyo Ito. Its name is derived from the word Vivacity. According to Mapletree Chairman Edmund Cheng, VivoCity "evokes a lifestyle experience that is modern, stimulating and accessible to everyone, a place bubbling with energy and flowing with vitality". At the end of the first week after its official opening on 1 December 2006, the mall had recorded nearly a million visitors.

 There are two giant Food court — a 2,200 square metre Kopitiam Group facility in Basement 2 and another spread over 2,500 square metres run by the BreakTalk group, which is a Food Republic food court in similar concept at its sister food court at Wisma Atria.


I Headed out there and tried this bowl of dried spicy noodle with a side dish soup. to me the pricing was fair to Singaporeans but kinda pricey to us malaysian, I had this bowl of noodles for S$8 with S$2.80 for a cup of Barley Lime Juice, of course for us malaysian, we have better food for a way better price, but nothing to blame - its the currency exchange hahaha... The noodles was immaculate, right amount of every spices and ingredient. Kinda a must try food in this place.

Ratings: 72%(Recomended)

Location:
Udont need an address its so huge and famous hahaha, Just take an MRT to the harbour Frint, alight and head up to the Third Floor, near the exit to the Sky Park. U wont miss it.

DrE here wishes u Bon Appetite!!!