Yo G, dat rave was P-H-AT!

A big probs and hollah to Ellie of Almost Bourdain for hostin’ a dope GTG for sum homies. Foshizzle my nizzle, and remember an umbrella for the drizzle…. anyway, back to normality. Ellie had decided to hold a banquet as a sort of blogwarming party, even though her blog is already thriving with countless delicious recipes but it was a good excuse to have a fun meet up and eat! A huge thanks to both her and Mr. Almost Bourdain for preparing sooooo many tasty Malaysian and Dutch dishes!

The rest of us doing out thang; Suze being fully gangsta and soon she will be joining the blood sausage gang

The spoilt gang bangers foodbloggers included Yas, Suze, Steph, Simon, Shez, Lorraine and Helen. We were warmly welcomed by the happy family as well as a table with snacks and treats to kick off the feasting

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I feel cheated… after finding out that the usually kind and friendly Billy can lie to our faces… to our faces!! Lying makes babies cry /tear. Nah just kidding, Billy is a champion  and a very good fooding friend along with Jen and Karen.

A little while back, back in the days of March where 33 dora Merivale dinners were available, we had planned to check out Ash St Cellar but the ever-hungry blogger meant that a half an hour wait for a table was 30 minutes too long. We quickly had a meeting right outside the elevators going up to the wonderful meat haven of Mad Cow, to discuss our options. We were punting suggestions left and right but Billy eyes sparked and then slyly asks the rest of us with a smirk on his face ” what do you guys think about mussels ?” (emoticon included!). We were all entranced by the fact of all-you-can-eat immediately set off.

Destination: Bungalow 8, Mission: eat them broke, Mission status: FAIL because now they only allow all-you-can-eat for booked patrons. We ended having another emergency meeting with more suggestions being punted and we ended up walking along King St Wharf until we reached The Malaya.

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To the few North Shorerians out there, who are up for a good and tasty Malaysian hit should really consider checking out To’s (pronounced: Toe’s) at North Sydney. The food is tasty and reasonably priced but the problem is this is no secret among the businessmen and businesswomen who work around this area, so expect to fight for a table at lunchtime. Even on those terribly hot blazing days, there is just something about a laksa that draws you into its’ warm and spicy embrace until you soak through you shirt from sweat (refer to man in photo above) and dig into your pockets for coins to purchase another cold drink. One day a small group of us decided on an impromptu Malaysian gathering which consisted of En.elle, Seph, Cuaza and E.

Here Comes the Food

Fresh Soya Drink

Refreshing and healthy too, as this brand does not add too much sugar like some other asian brands tend to.The coolness is very welcomed to extinguish the flames on the tongue after a spoonful of burn.

Chicken Laksa

Each bite or slurp from this dish leaves a nice warm and fuzzy feeling inside. This is mainly due to the wonderful addition of chilli paste to a smooth and creamy laksa soup. The tender pieces of chicken were well balanced with some breast and some thigh pieces and the firmer outer cover of tofu skin trapped a soft and fluffy innard, all plump from soaking up the silky laksa soup, gave off a delectable spurt with each bite. Although the laksa here was very good and could tell that its’ authenticity was genuine, I was still left with slight craving feeling that can only be satisfied, so far, by the laksa at Malay-Chinese in the city.

Satay Chicken (L)

A really decently sized portion of fried rice and 3 chicken skewers smothered and re-smothered in oozy peanut satay sauce. The sight of this dish gave me tremblings of excitement, as I anticipated the peanut satay high I was about to embark on. The fried rice by itself was nothing spectacular but the peanut satay sauce had it covered and mixed with juicy and tender chicken pieces, this dish was a perfect lunchtime feast mmm ^^!

To’s Malaysian Gourmet

Shop 3, 181 Miller St

North Sydney 2060

Ph:  (02) 9955 2088

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