Gastronomic Ruminations

LaBrezza, a poolside Italian restaurant at St. Regis Singapore launched a trattoria-style weekend brunch last month. Designed for diners who enjoy indulgent brunches, a large part of the selection at LaBrezza is available a la carte and prepped to order. I was invited to a tasting to sample the dishes offered during brunch. Cold Cuts: Salami, 12-month & 24-month Prosciutto [...]

This Chinese New Year, you might like to try Plaza Brasserie’s Prosperity Buffet Feast for a change from traditional Chinese lunches or dinners. Fruity Yu Sheng Image reproduced with permission from PARKROYAL   I was recently invited to a tasting at Plaza Brasserie at PARKROYAL on Beach Road  where I was pleasantly surprised to discover [...]

Savour traditional dishes and new creations this Chinese New Year at Yan Ting, an award-winning Cantonese restaurant located on Level 1U of St. Regis Singapore. I was recently invited to a tasting of Yan Ting’s Chinese New Year specials. Available from 1 to 24 February 2013, Yan Ting presents ten hedonistic set menus in addition to an [...]

Weekends are for lazing around and for indulging in lazy brunches with friends. L and I went to check out Suprette, a fairly new restaurant-bar-cafe concept located within a boutique hotel, Kam Leng Hotel, at Jalan Besar. Shakshuka @ S$19++ Eggs poached in spicy tomato sauce with Feta Cheese, Lamb Sausages & Crusty Bread Having [...]

I was invited to a preview lunch tasting of the Singapore Restaurant Week 2011 Set Menu at La Cicala, a Spanish gastrobar located in the space previously occupied by Indochine on Club Street. Picture courtesy of La Cicala and Sixth Sense Communications & PR Consultancy   La Cicala serves tapas in addition to an a la carte [...]

During my last visit to Queen & Mangosteen, I wished I had sufficient tummy room to accomodate some Yorkshire Puddings. Yorkshire Pudding with Gravy @ S$5 When C and I met for lunch at Queen & Mangosteen, I had to have the Yorkshire Puddings. The Yorkshire Puddings here were disappointing as they were bland, the [...]

L’Angelus is my favourite restaurant for authentic traditional French food. It is a sister restaurant to Les Bouchons @ Ann Siang Hill, a place that I love for Steak Frites (Steak & French Fries). L’Angelus is located within a quaint conservation shophouse on Club Street. I love its bistro-like decor as the walls are adorned [...]

By sheer coincidence, we arrived at the same time as the Lion Dance Troupe so we got to watch the performance before settling down for lunch at New Majestic Restaurant.Hmm, I’d never seen the oranges being arranged in a pomelo before as most local lion dance troupes peel some Mandarin Oranges and then arrange the [...]

I had taken a day’s leave to attend a cooking lesson conducted by Chef Yong Bing Ngen (of New Majestic Restaurant & Jing) at Shermay’s Cooking School. I arrived early to save a good seat and was pleasantly surprised to see that there were goody bags laid out for each of us. There was a [...]

I was thrilled to be invited by St. Regis and Yahoo! flickr to a sneak preview of the auspicious Chinese New Year degustation menus at Yan Ting 宴庭. Incidentally, Yan Ting was recently awarded “Best New Chinese Restaurant 2009″ by Singapore Tatler. Image courtesy of Yan Ting, St Regis Singapore It’s not difficult to fathom [...]