Test Kitchen Penang

A couple of weeks ago, we were looking for a place to celebrate a friend's birthday, so one of our friends suggested we try this place. It only opens on Friday and Saturday evenings, with only one table per night which can cater up to 12 people. We had 8 people, so it was an indeed private dining experience for just us.

The restaurant (can I call it a restaurant?) is located on Noordin Street, in Georgetown. From the outside, this is what it looks like.

There is only one fixed menu per night, and the restaurant had sent us the menu ahead of our dinner.

When we arrived, the menu looked like this. I think they were inspired by the restaurant Gaggan in Bangkok, which was named the No. 1 restaurant in Asia's 50 Best Restaurants for 4 consecutive years. 

So while waiting for the food to come, we took photos (what else lol). There is no specific dress code for this place, so anything is fine.

This was our menu for the night, priced at RM139 nett per person (alcoholic beverages not included). Corkage is priced at RM30 per bottle, for those who intend to bring their own.

Hokkaido scallops

Beet Tartare

Chicken Wings

Couscous Ulam

 Pan Fried Grouper

Ubi Ice Cream

To finish off, we had coffee or tea and homemade Turkish delight - my favourite!

All in all, it was an interesting experience. The service was excellent and food good, although not excellent. However, it's still worth a try. Reservations are a must, either on their Facebook page or via WhatsApp. The restaurant details are below:

Test Kitchen

Address: 105, Lebuh Noordin, 10300 George Town, Pulau Pinang

Hours: 

Closed ⋅ Opens 6:45PM Fri

Reservations: facebook.com

Phone: 011-1003 7125

September & October happenings

This blog hasn't been updated in almost 2 months! September and October have flown by and today is the first day of the last 2 months of 2018.

So what have we been up to these past 2 months?

In mid September, we said goodbye to my in-law's eldest grandchild Cass who left to further her studies in the UK. She is the first one to leave the nest so we had a small surprise party for her before she left (and also to celebrate her early birthday).

And then at the end of September, Heidi graduated from kindergarten and it was also Heidi and Helene's concert day. I must say it went pretty well, without any fuss or unnecessary drama. As always, the 4 year old presentations are what I would call a "beautiful mess" lol. 

Here are some photos of our 3H together. It's not easy getting photos of all 3 of them nowadays, as Hannah is growing up and not very fond of me taking her picture! I guess I have to respect her privacy now but at least she did let me take these :)

In mid October, I met up with one of my oldest friends, Selena and her boyfriend Max who were in Penang for a holiday. We had dinner at Aunty Gaik Lean's and I brought Helene along. It took some time for her to warm up to them, but at the end of the dinner they were acting like BFFs haha. Check out the tongues :p

And also check out Helene's outfit which she wore to dinner - she refused to take those glasses off until much later!

Then a couple of weeks after that, we celebrated my mother in law's 68th birthday. This is her with her cake and 9 out of her 11 grandchildren.

Some happy Helene snaps with her new tiara hairband - the best RM2 I have spent this week, thanks to Mr DIY :)