Singapore: Our Korner, Scarlet Hotel

Our Korner - Scarlet Hotel (1)

What used to be Desire is now Our Korner. But, I’m not complaining! Located in the boutique hotel, The Scarlet, near Ann Siang Road in Chinatown, gone is the fine dining atmosphere of Desire and has been replaced with a more contemporary bistro appearence.

The menu offers mainly comfort food with the usual favourites as well as dishes with a local flavour infused in them such as laksa clam chowder, chili crab sliders, curry-chicken pizza and a dessert with Horlicks ice-cream.

To get the ball rolling, we had the Laksa Clam Chowder. Both of us tried it and to be honest, it tasted really good. It was raining that evening; So, the chowder was perfect!

The laksa chowder was more flavoursome than spicy per-se, so it should suit most taste buds.

Singapore: AFC Masterclass with Adrian Richardson


American Express and the Asian Food Channel collaborate to bring you another exciting Celebrity Chef series, with celebrity chef Adrian Richardson from down under. If you watch the Asian Food Channel religiously, Adrian Richardson will be no unfamiliar face, with hit television programme ‘Secret Meat Business’ and his latest show ‘Good Chef Bad Chef’.

Over the 3-day tour, Chef Richardson shared his philosophy of keeping food simple through a series of cooking demonstrations and ticketed dinners that are open to the public, with photo-taking and autograph opportunities available at the events. American Express Cardmembers got to enjoy exclusive and specially organised sessions with the Chef.

Chef Richardson’s humour and passion add vibrancy to the cooking demonstration, and audiences got to participate in the process as well.

Chance to win a Volkswagen with American Express

American Express has launched campaign for a 10-car giveaway over a 10-week period. Starting now till 29 January 2012, the lucky draw gives Cardmembers the chance to win a brand new Volkswagen vehicle every time they use their American Express Cards this festive season.

For every S$50 spent in each qualifying week, Cardmembers will receive 10 entries into
the draw. The chances double to 20 for every $50 spent at ION Orchard.

AND What better way to spend then at restaurants under the American Express SELECTS programme. Some of the dining merchants listed in the programme offer dining privileges to American Express card holders, so do check them out!

Ten lucky American Express Cardmembers will be announced as winners of the brand
new Volkswagen cars on (in The Straits Times)

  • 17 January 2012 and
  • 21 February 2012

Winners will also be notified via post.

The Volkswagen cars up for grabs are the

  • Golf Cabriolet
  • Touareg
  • Touran
  • Jetta
  • Golf
  • Polo.

New Cardmembers will also automatically receive 20 entries for every new basic card
approved and an additional 10 entries for every new supplementary card approved
during the lucky draw period.

Note: This promotion is only Applicable to personal cards directly issued by American Express only.

Crust Gourmet Pizza

Some of you who have been to the Crust at Holland Village would be familiar with what they have to offer.  Crust serves pizza that are made from ingredients that are fresh, both in taste and in quality.  They are definitely not one of those run-of-the-mills type of pizza places.

Crust first started out in Sydney in 2001 and 10 years into the business, they have over 100 outlets around Australia and two international branches.  The two international branches are both located in Singapore - one in Holland Village and the other, the recently opened branch in Upper Thomson Road.

A Look Back at 2011

It seems like not too long ago that I was at my brother-in-law’s house in Palo Alto, California writing the finishing touches to my post A Look Back at 2010. As cliche as it may be (the irony, being that phrase is a cliche by itself), with a blink of an eye, a year has already passed and we have reached the tail-end of the 2011, moving on to a brand new start in 2012.

It’s been a wonderful year for both HungryEpicurean and myself.

… Thank you for your continued patronage …

Ristorante da Valentino

 Lamb Ragout with Penne

I’ve been to Valentino’s so many times now that I’ve lost count. But one thing remains for sure – Valentino’s has never once disappointed (Granted, prices here aren’t that cheap for family Italian dining). Oh and the panna cotta is still as good as before.

This is a very short post; it could easily fall under the definition of a pictorial. But since I’ve covered Valentino’s a few times before……please forgive me? For the proper reviews, please read my previous entries here: Review 1 and Review 2.

Lunar New Year at Mandarin Orchard Singapore

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon at Mandarin Orchard Singapore with a string of prosperity set menus and festive delicacies that will delight your senses!

The festive menu is available from 13 January to 6 February 2012.

For orders and enquiries, please call 68316285/62 or email mandarincourt.orchard@meritushotels.com

Do read on to find out what we thought of some of the dishes available as part of the Chinese New Year menus.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! Have a joyous festive weekend!

Halia

If you’re yearning for a serene retreat in the city this Christmas season, Halia, at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, offers an exquisite garden-dining experience amidst lush greenery.

The indoor dining area provides for an intimate, romantic dining experience, while the alfresco area proposes a relaxing and tranquil environment where dining is, literally, a breath of fresh-air.

Asia’s Dining Destination – db Bistro Moderne

Asia's Dining Destination - db Modern Bistro- Marina Bay Sands (12)

I enjoyed my first dining destination as part of the Asia’s Dining Destination which saw us having dinner at db Bistro Moderne, helmed by Executive Chef Stephane Istel (Pictured above holding a slab of Kagoshima beef ready to be split and plated for our table).

 To be honest, my experience at db was perhaps the most enjoyable of the lot, so much so that when a close friend’s birthday came around, we both chose to have dinner at db (On our own expense, of course)  To dine at a restaurant twice in the short span of 2 weeks says quite a bit, I’ll say. I’ll blog about that particular dining experience shortly too! 

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