A WEEKEND GETAWAY WITH CHEF BONNIE

For those who have been following the food network would know who Chef Bonnie Muirhead is. The 26 years old Californian nanny and personal chef was the 2008 runner-up in Fox TV’s reality cooking competition known as the Hell’s Kitchen presented by Chef Gordon Ramsay, a British chef, television personality and restaurateur who had hosted many competitive programs such as the Hell's Kitchen, The F-Word and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.

I recently stumbled upon an existing sweepstakes where one of the winning prizes was the Chef Bonnie Weekend Getaway. It would be a waste if I did not share this with my readers since I’m not eligible to join in from this part of the world. The chance of the lifetime to have Chef Bonnie cook for you and your 3 friends should not be missed. Wow! $5000 worth of vacation deal which would include some cash for your airfares and meals? How I wish I were to be living in South California right now. For my American and Canadian friends, check this out right now as you won’t even have to make any purchase to qualify for the sweepstakes. If you were to win this promotion, all you have to do is to select any of their selected vacation homes.

Instead of this nice promotion, you might even wan to check out their two other promotions which would include a Golf Vacation and Spa Relief Vacation.

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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HEALTHY DIETS?

I have always told my foodie friends that we are what we eat and we should always keep watchful eyes over what we dumped into our bodies. Food indeed is a necessity to keep us strong in order for us to perform our daily duties with the required energy. Sometimes, we tend to overlook in the aspect of “eat to live” or “livë to eat”. How sure are we that by eating in large quantities would ensure that our bodies would have the necessary nutrients to stay healthy? Most people would not even bother with their figures as the temptation of great food surrounding them overpowered them. Thus, there would never be an ending to the alarming increase in obesity and obesity related illness.

What do you know about healthy diets then? Do you think that your present lifestyle should be studied more carefully now? It does not mean that staying away from too much of red meat will eventually make you healthy. Other than white meat such as lean chicken, turkey or even Omega 3 enriched fish, you can always opt for grass fed beef, venison or bison. The most important part of a healthy diet lies in our consumption of more natural state food such as vegetables and fruits.

Vegetables especially those colorful one have the necessary fiber, vitamins and minerals that are beneficial to our health. Take them more as what your Mom would always advise you, “Eat more vegetables dear” and you would not regret knowing that it would boost your prostate health to avoid the risk of having Prostate Cancer when you touches 40’s, especially in men. On the other hand, fruits and berries would be ideal to satisfy your need for some sweetness. Take them fresh and you could have them in juices minus the addition of sugar of course. If you insist to have the juices sweeter, you can think of using natural sweetener such as the Sweetleaf or Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana). The FDA approved leaves from the plant has zero calories and are 300 times sweeter than sugar.

Other on the adaption of a healthy diet into your lifestyle, exercising regularly is equally as important. After all, healthy food with healthy nutrients in a fitter body would ensure a healthy body and mind. For the guys, you won’t even need to rely too much on Viagra or Cialis anymore for a better bond in your relationships.

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HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY 2009

This is the time of the year for some love, passion and romance. Valentine’s Day is not only the day for you to show how much you care and love your other half but a day to remind you that you have to make a commitment by doing something romantic frequently.

The key to a tradition is that it comes from the heart as Valentine's Day is not a day to spend lavishly on meals and expensive gifts. It's about that connection between two people, a connection that money can't buy. It is all about showing your love how much you care deep within your heart… Let’s say with a pot of your handmade heart-shaped steamboat! :)

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY EVERYONE!

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A GIFE OF LOVE ON VALENTINE’S DAY

Where would you bring your love to a romantic dinner this year on Valentine’s Day? Would you choose a fancy restaurant in the centre of town or would you to prefer to hold it by the beach while enjoying the cool evening breeze with a glass of wine in your hand? It’s simple. You can have both options with what E&O Hotel has to offer you. There are even Valentine Gift & Flower for each couple if you were to dine in Sarkies Corner. Check out what the hotels have in store for those love birds of Penang.

In order to secure a table to celebrate the memorable moment with your love, do call them up now (Tel: 604-222 2000 Ext. 3177 for Sarkies Restaurant or 604-881 1511 for Lone Pine) to make reservation.

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CRIZ BON APPETITE APPEARED IN KWONG WAH YIT POH

My newly acquired website CRIZ BON APPETITE finally caught the attention of our local Chinese daily, Kwong Wah Yit Poh today. It was on an article I wrote in early December 2008 regarding the longest Chinese cruller in Malaysia. I did not expect my website to be mentioned as it was still a brand new site but I guessed all the hard work done to acquire a new domain surely did help a lot. At least now the public would be aware of the existence of the food blog.

For those who can read in Chinese, here’s the special feature on Page C16 of Kwong Wah Yit Poh dated 28 January 2009.

You can also check it out at the daily’s Kwong Wah eNewspaper website in case you cannot get hold of the actual newspaper. This is how it was shown there.

To ease those who like to know what had been written in the newspaper, I had the article translated to English as accurate as I can. Here is how it goes.

Online Advertising

Moving towards the path of creativity and fusion, Te Chang You Tiao Wang had already gained the acceptance in flavors by the public. Local food blog, CRIZ BON APPETITE, had introduced Mr. Tan Teik Hin’s business for free to the world of internet.

Blog author, Criz Lai, introduced the extra long Chinese crullers in his December post. With English as a medium, the blog introduced on the products as well as posted up a road map to the location.

The blog also provided a score with 10 points as maximum for categories such as Ambience, Food Choices, Taste, Pricing and Service. Mr. Tan’s Chinese crullers scored a minimum of 6 points for some categories, with a maximum of 8 points for another.

The Te Chang You Tiao Wang article also received 15 comments from the public. If you are interested to view more, you may wish to visit http://crizfood.com/

I would like to thank Mr. Tan for his free publicity by printing and posting up my article at his stall as well as the staff of Kwong Wah Yit Poh for the publicity. Penang definitely has a lot of hidden treasures and together we shall make the food known to the world.

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HAPPY CHINESE NEW (NIU) YEAR

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my readers who would be celebrating the auspicious Chinese New Year a big GONG XI FA CAI! If you are traveling back to your hometown, do drive safely. See you all a“round” after all the eating spree :P

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