5th ROM Anniversary

We were so busy that we nearly forgot about this special occassion. When DC remembered it, it was already bedtime. The next morning he came to find me at my work place and we went for our lunch celebration at Hediard. It happened to be his off day from in-camp training too, lucky me! :)

We always wanted to try this little exquisite cafe, tucked away at Tudor Court along Tanglin Road. The menu selection is limited but at the end of it, we weren't disappointed.



I had duck liver coupled with a cheese sandwich. DC had the oh-la-la foie gras. Yeah, we do think it's cruel to feast on foie gras but it seems this cafe specialises in this delicacy.

Special Hediard (duck liver)


Foie Gras


Dessert was the best molten choc cake we ever had. Served in the right portion, evenly warmed, molten chocolate oozing out when picked apart, it's simply heavenly. We always order this dessert whenever it's available on the menu but none come close to this!

Moelleux chocolate




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Tokyo Trip

The posts on our Tokyo trip are finished. This was truly a trip well worth the price and the experiences were as refreshing as the first time.

It was in this trip that we first tried Kobe beef and all sorts of other beefs... we love Japan so much that we feel like going back the moment we reached Singapore. Singapore is just too warm and humid...

Read about our travel experiences here.

Touch Down in Tokyo
Tokyo 2009 Day 1
Tokyo 2009 Day 2
Tokyo 2009 Day 3
Tokyo 2009 Day 4

Our 2nd Wedding Anniversary

Yep, two years had already passed and we had settled quite comfortably into married life. Anyway, this day is a good excuse to add a bit of spice into our lives and on the downside, also burn a hole in my pocket ...

So we spent the Sunday (eve actually) at Fairmont Singapore, level 16th. I thought it'll be very convenient to drop by to Equinox at Swissotel Stamford next door for dinner.


The view at Equinox was great and despite hearing from friends that the food was so-so, it turned out to be otherwise.


I think I enjoyed the food here the most, even more so than Morton's, Lawry's or Top of the M. Mmmm ... Angus House was pretty good also ...

No brainer, we went for the degustation menu and a couple of cocktails. My aim was to stuff myself full and oh boy, it's a wish come true :)

1st appetiser - "Crab with avocado salad"

Can't remember the exact name but it's a very unique taste coupled with the avacado sauce base and some jelly-like bits. The crabmeat was so fresh and sweet.

2nd appetiser - Mushroom Forest

I'm a sucker for mushroom soup. I especially like this type, also served at other places, where the mushroom was all finely minced.


3rd appetiser - Foie gras
Orange and Sichuan Pepper Marmalade,Honey Cake and Vanilla

Yes it's cruel but it's fantastically, meltingly delicious as well. We each had a whole chunk of it. Suprise suprise, I get another piece of it with my tenderloin steak as well. I think I am "foie gras-ed" ... One nitpick though, it's a bit on the salty side.

Then that's where the honeyed cake and the marmalade citrus round the plate comes in. It's a perfect foil to the richness of the foie gras.

Main course - Steak Tenderloin
Wild Mushroom Fricassee, Chestnut Purée, Truffle Sauce

I'm suprised to find another piece of foie gras on top of the steak, similar to Garibaldi's. Do they copy each other's style? For the first time, I had enough of foie gras for the night. Again, the steak was juicy and nicely grilled, the way all steak should be.

Main course - Miso Glazed Cod
Crushed Potatoes, Edamame Beans, Sake Mirin Dressing


Dessert - Hazelnut chocolate bar

I never like mint ice-cream so I'm suprised I find this dessert superb. I guess the reason the chef pair the two contrasting characters together is that they perfectly compliment each other. After a bite of the exceedingly sweet choclate, wash it down with a bit of the mint ice-cream and you are ready to start over again! The ice-cream sure looked like some bird egg though ...



Some shots from our room to end the night.



Celebration isn't over yet. It's on to a photo shoot the next day!


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CafeBiz @ Traders Hotel

It's an eating binge in November!!! Just a week after my birthday, I decided to go for hotel buffets. You know me, there must be some discount involved. Yep, it's a 3-for-1 promotion under DBS credit cards.

A pleasant suprise, there's foie gras served for a limited period.


There's the usual - seafood, western and chinese stuff. There's a corner for you to do you own steamboat but means you got to stand and wait for your food to cook.


But I like the dessert most of all. Nice variety of pudding, mousse, cakes, ice-cream and choc fondue.