Flight Club KKIA (KK FoodieVenture #222)

Let's face it, there aren't that many choices of food when it comes to the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) but they're getting there. Their recent edition includes this Plaza Premium Lounge franchise namely the Flight Club, the first one to be opened in East Malaysia. We had some time to kill during our most recent trip back to Tawau so we decided to give them a go. The seating area felt very premium (duh!) and secluded from others which was nice for privacy. Their menu were also quite simple so we tried their Roti Canai with Chicken Curry and All Day Breakfast and both were commendable but nothing noteworthy. But we'll definitely be back in the future should we wanted some time to ourselves as the lounge like area was indeed very relaxing. 

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1863 Patisserie & Cafe (KK FoodieVenture #221)

My hubby's (small) birthday celebration in KK doesn't stop with our brief visit to Precious Bake, as we went for some afternoon tea at this place within the same area at Lintas Square (this time at the last row of the commercial area) and ordered ourselves some slices of cakes (namely Chocolate Crepe, Classic Chocolate and Burnt Cheese) as well as their Cocktail Chicken Sausages. And even though the cakes might not looked like it, there were some of the tastiest cakes that I've tried out. Not being biased at all (you'll understand why I mentioned this later) but their cakes were not overly sweet and very decadent. Plus we were really grateful to the cafe's owners for gifting my hubby with a free vanilla ice cream once they found out about his birthday. Such a memorable day indeed. 

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Precious Bake (KK FoodieVenture #220)

It was coincidentally my hubby's birthday when were in KK this time around and since he is no longer impressed by Baskin Robbins's ice cream cakes (since he had a somewhat bad experience with them a few years back) I decided to get him this locally viraled and newly opened specialty cheesecake shop (located at Lintas Square, on the same row as Maybank). As you can see from their menu below, they mainly baked mini cheesecakes with your choice of toppings. I chose their Biscoff, Chocolate and Chunky Peanut butter for mine and they were all lovely. The cheesecakes themselves were quite strongly tastes (in terms of cheese) but thankfully it did not overwhelmed the toppings so my hubby still loved them (and was pleasantly surprised by the idea of mini cheesecakes as birthday cakes). 

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Palma - Authentic Padang Cuisine (KK FoodieVenture #219)

We kind of miss eating Indonesian padang food so we found this place via the local social media and went our way to the 88 Marketplace (they're located at the backside of the commercial area, literally facing the housing area). Although we were more used to the pre-cooked and take-your-pick way of the cuisine, we were actually glad that the restaurant offered cook-to-order dishes instead since the dishes came out pipping hot and in big portions. The food we'd ordered (Ayam Masak Gulai, Dendeng Goreng, Kangkung Tumis and Fried Tempe) were generally pretty good but I was a bit disappointed to see that the staple padang dish Begerdil was not available in the menu. But still it was a commendable lunch for the both of us. 

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Grandma Sponge Cake (KK FoodieVenture #218)

We'd never roam around the Jesselton Quay area before even though we passed by them a lot so we got a bit curious on time and decided to see what was up with the place. Quite a lot of shops have opened within the JQ Central (the lower part of the massive building where all the shops were) and this one caught our attention. Mind you, they're located at the backside of said area so we'd only noticed them when we'd parked our car at the back. I've heard that Sarawak's sponge cakes were quite popular so we tried a small packet of their namesake to see how it tasted and it was pretty good. It was sweet and airy, which reminded me of that small & simple cupcakes being sold in old school bakeries during my school days. We'd also tried their Cheezy Watermelon drink (sans the cheese 😅) and it was just nice. The place itself was also well decorated and has a great hangout vibe which we loved. 

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