Lobby Lounge – Simply Strawberries Afternoon Tea [MEDIA INVITE]

Calling strawberries lovers, Lobby Lounge at Conrad Centennial Singapore is showcasing simply / everything strawberries afternoon tea. Executive Chef Mandar Mandav and his team use strawberries from Japan, South Korea, USA and Australia to curate these strawberries treats.

The afternoon tea starts with Strawberry Mocktails. It is refreshing and packs with strawberries, a sign of what is to come in the afternoon tea.

Strawberry Mocktails

Soon after, the staff deliver Lobby Lounge Signature Multi-Tiered Afternoon Tea tray to our table. The crew gave a short explanation on each item and suggested that we start from the lowest tier and work our way up.

We commence with Homemade Strawberry Scone with Homemade Strawberry Jam and Clotted Cream. The warm scones release a sweet strawberry aroma. It is slightly crusted externally, while the interior remains soft and crumbly. The strawberry jam is solid, yet not overly sweet and goes well with the clotted cream.

Homemade Strawberry Scone with Homemade Strawberry Jam and Clotted Cream

Premium Japanese Strawberry with Valrhona Chocolate Dip (One serving only). The Japanese strawberries are big, juicy and sweet. Although the Japanese strawberries are delicious to eat on their own, the chocolate sauce seems to enrich the taste further. Yumz!.

Premium Japanese Strawberry with Valhorna Chocolate Dip

Premium Japanese Strawberry with Valhorna Chocolate Dip

The savoury part of the afternoon tea consists of Peanut Butter and Jelly with Cream Cheese and Avruga Caviar; Balsamic Roasted Strawberry Pincho; Mango Strawberry Tartlets; and Strawberry Tomato Mozzarella on Toast.

[Top Left, clockwise] Peanut Butter and Jelly with Cream Cheese and Avruga Caviar;
Strawberry Tomato Mozzarella on Toast & Balsamic Roasted Strawberry Pincho

LD and I like the Peanut Butter and Jelly the most. The bread is soft and moist, while the peanut butter and jelly blend well together. The surprise come from the Cream Cheese and Avruga Caviar, which made this mini sandwich irresistible.

Mango Strawberry Tartlet

My second pick is Strawberry Tomato Mozzarella on Toast. It is delicately assembled and the creamy mozzarella cheese bodes well with the strawberry and balsamic vinegar. I might borrow this idea and make a big bowl of salad from the same ingredients next time we have a gathering.

The sweet part of the afternoon tea consists of Classic Strawberry Shortcake; Almond Strawberry Mini Tartlet, Mascarpone Strawberry Swiss Roll; and Earl Grey and Strawberry Mousse. LD personal pick is the Mascarpone Strawberry Swiss Roll. The strawberry flavoured Swiss roll is soft, moist and topped with a plump and juicy strawberry.

[From Top, Clockwise] Classic Strawberry Shortcake; Mascarpone Strawberry Swiss Roll; Almond Strawberry Mini Tartlet & Earl Grey and Strawberry Mousse.

My pick is Classic Strawberry Shortcake. The sponge cake is light, soft and moist carries the diced strawberries and cream perfectly. #Strawberrygasm

Dragonwell Zheijiang Ronnefeldt Tea

All these delicious treats are paired perfectly with the wide selection of unlimited Ronnefeldt Tea and Brazilian Coffee.

Brazilian Coffee - Long Black

Overall, it was indeed an impressive Strawberry Afternoon Tea experience. The title of “Simply” is an understatement to describe this Strawberry gastronomic experience. You definitely don’t want to miss out on this. Cheers!!

Simply Strawberries Afternoon Tea

Where: Lobby Lounge and The Terrace,

Conrad Centennial Singapore

When: 7th January to 13th March 2022.

Timing & Price:

Mon – Fri (Two Seating). 1st Seating 1PM – 3PM, 2nd Seating 3.30PM – 5.30PM.

$45++ per person – Inclusive of free flow of Ronnefeldt Tea or Brazilian Coffee.

Sat – Sun (Two Seating). 1st Seating 1PM – 3PM, 2nd Seating 3.30PM – 5.30PM.

$49++ per person – Inclusive of free flow of Ronnefeldt Tea or Brazilian Coffee.

Click here for Simply Strawberry Afternoon Tea Menu

For more information please call 6432 7483/87 or email sinci.lobbylounge@conradhotels.com

For Delivery and Takeaway, order > HERE <

For Hilton Honors members, enjoy the benefits of the “Like a Member” offer by calling the Lobby Lounge directly on 6432 7483/87

*T&Cs apply. Discount is not applicable on delivery fees.

Thank you very much Conrad Centennial Singapore for hosting us.

Food: 8.5/10

Value: 8/10

Service: N/A (Tasting Invitation)

Ambiance: 8.5/10

Budget per Person: $51 - $80

Lobby Lounge @Conrad

2 Temasek Boulevard

Lobby Level, Conrad Centennial Singapore

Singapore 038982

T: +65 6432 7483

W: http://bit.ly/cbkconrad

F: https://www.facebook.com/conradcentennialsingapore

OH:

Sun - Thu: 07:00 - 00:00

Fri - Sat: 07:00 - 01:00

Daily Afternoon Tea: 13.00 – 17.30

Ellenborough Market Café – Festive Feast 2018 [MEDIA INVITE]

Festive Feast 2018

Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore has prepared a special feast to celebrate the 2018 festive period. The highlights of this year festive culinary delight at Ellenborough Market Café includes:

Santa, Raindeer and Gingerbread Man

Asian-inspired Turkey with Cranberry and “Kam Heong” Sauce. It is juicy, succulent plus the superior ingredients of dried shrimps, curry powder, shallots and garlic in the Kam Heong marinate infused throughout the turkey. Yum Yum

Asian-inspired Turkey with Cranberry and “Kam Heong” Sauce

Honey Glazed Smoked Gammon Ham (Whole, Semi Bone-In). The ham has a nice smoky aroma, followed with a beautiful combination of sweet and salty in the meat. To balance the rich flavour of the ham, pineapple sauce is served together with the ham.

Honey Glazed Smoked Gammon Ham (Whole, Semi Bone-In)

Braised Short Rib of Beef with Winter Mushroom. The meat has a nice marbling and just simply melts in your mouth. The braising sauce absorbs into meat nicely. This dish got our pick for the best dish this year.

Braised Short Rib of Beef with Winter Mushroom.

On top of the Signature Log Cake, the culinary team also introduced the Ivory Valrhona Yule Log with Pandan Roulade, White Sesame Mousse and Azuki Red Bean. An interesting combination of Asian flavours, especially blending white chocolate with red bean.

Signature Log Cake

Ivory Valrhona Yule Log with Pandan Roulade, White Sesame Mousse and Azuki Red Bean

Keep a look out for their Smoked Salmon. It is surprisingly good and surprisingly makes a nice pairing with the mushroom salad and roasted pumpkin.

Smoked Salmon

Charcuterie Platter

These dishes are available on top of the regular spread at Ellenborough Market Café

Pumpkin Salad

Mushroom Salad

Festive Feast at Ellenborough Market Café

When: 3 to 31 December 2018

Price:

Lunch (Monday to Sunday): $58++ for Adult, $29++ for Child

Dinner (Monday to Sunday): $78++ for Adult, $39++ for Child

Cookies and Gingerbread Woman

Blushing Santarina Cocktails - at Crossroads Bar
(Homemade pomegranate, prosecco, gold dust and sugar)

Santa's Devotion - at Crossroads Bar
(Frangelico hazelnut liqueur, Mozart dark chocolate, double espresso, kahlua,
whipped cream, and grated cinnamon served with cinnamon stick)

The delicious festive dishes above also available for takeaways. Check out their Takeaway order form below. Festive Takeaway Treats is available from 1 to 25 December 2018.

Take Away Order Form

 

Take Away Order Form

Thank you very much for Swissotel Merchant Court for the tasting invitation

Food & Drinks: 7.5/10

Value: 7.25/10

Service: N/A (Tasting Event)

Ambiance: 7.75/10

Budget per Person: $51 - $80, $81 and Above

Ellenborough Market Cafe

20 Merchant Road

Level 1, Swissotel Merchant Court

Singapore 058281

T: +65 6239 1847/1848

W: Ellenborough Market Cafe

F: https://www.facebook.com/SwissotelMerchantCourtSingapore/

IG: @Swissotelmerchantcourt

OH:

Buffet Breakfast: Daily, 06.30 – 10.30

Buffet Lunch: Daily, 12.00 – 14.30

Buffet Dinner: Daily, 18.30 – 22.00

Buffet High Tea: Sat, Sun & PH: 15.30 – 17.30

(Ala Carte Menu is available upon request)

[CLOSED] Montana Singapore – A New Menu and Freak Cakes [MEDIA INVITE]

Montana Singapore

Montana Singapore is an innovative modern cafe located in PoMo Singapore. They are known for their signatures such as Red Velvet Stacked Waffles and Jalapeno Mac & Cheese Waffles. To keep up with the current market trend, Montana keep innovating new dishes to their menu.

Part of the Dining Area - At the back

One of the latest additions is their Freak Cakes. These mini artisanal 3 layer cakes is enough for 2 to 3 pax to share, on top of giving you the WOW factors and IG worthy picture. We also sampled the Coffee Kaya Coconut ($14.80). Made from Coffee Sponge, Kaya Buttercream, coconut white chocolate glaze, gula melaka crumbs.

Freak Cake - Coffee Kaya Coconut

[CLOSED] Beyond Veggie – Meatless Dining Experience [MEDIA INVITE]

Beyond Veggie

Beyond Veggie ('BV') is a concept restaurants by Secret Recipe, catering to modern vegetarian dining experience. BV menu focus on fresh and natural products without colouring, preservative and MSG. Although they already have more than 20 branches of BV in Malaysia, they only have one branch in Singapore, which located in Greenwood Avenue.

The Cakes Display

While we were waiting for the rest of the group to come, I ordered Energiser Healthy Fruit Juice ($6.90) consist of orange and passion fruit. It is naturally refreshing with a hint of tanginess from the passion fruit.

Energiser Healthy Fruit Juice (in the middle)
Camera & Hand Model Credit: Weighty Man

The Terrace – Hello Cruffin!! [Product Review]

Cruffin from The Terrace

Hello Cruffin!!! Yes, there is no misspelling in this. Cruffin (pronounced as 'kraf-fin'), the marriage between Croissant and Muffin, filled with gorgeous fillings. It is finally here in Singapore.

[CLOSED] Department of Caffeine – Overheated

Cappuccino 

Department of Caffeine ('DOC') is one of the most recent happening café in Duxton. So when my caffeine buddy (Monkey Boy - 'MB') was in Singapore for a stop over, I decided to brought him here for a quick shot of cuppa.

[CLOSED] Madame Patisserie: The Story of Sweet & Savoury

The first thing that come to your mind when you mention Madam Patisserie is of course Pastry. Burger, Shepherd's Pie or Teriyaki Salmon will hardly come across your mind. This time around I receive an invitation from HungryGoWhere on behalf of Madam Patisserie to sample their new bistro menu.

2013 B'day Episode 2.5 - Lady M – Mille Crepe the Birthday Cake

Original Mille Crepe from Lady M

A month before my Birthday, Little Devil ('LD') asked me what type of cake do I want for my birthday. I replied “Mille Crepe”. I even forwarded to her the article of which shop I wanted to get the Mille Crepe from. Alas, things always don't go according to your plan, but who knows it might turn out for the best such as this case.

Jones The Grocer – Aussie Brunch at Dempsey

What is a perfect way to spend your Sunday morning? After all the buzz catching up with your chores on Saturday, Sunday morning is just a good time to sit back, relax and tuck in to a good brunch and cuppa.

Jones the Grocer is one of the more popular destinations to tuck in for a weekend brunch. It is a branch for popular Australia grocer / food emporium to provide natural and artisan ingredients from Australia and worldwide. The one that really catch our eyes, is the bread that freshly baked on the premises.

Freshly Baked Bread

We pop by on Sunday morning, just after the morning drizzle clears. As this is our first visit to Jones The Grocer @ Dempsey, we notice that they do not take reservation for brunch. Luckily, due to the rain, the crowd was not there yet thus the queue was quite short and we got our seats in 15 mins.

Sweets Selection that entice me while waiting

So what's good on the menu? Little Devil's (LD) decided on Jones Big Breakfast ($24), I had French Toast with Berries ($18), while our friend SH had Eggs Benedict ($20).

Jones Big Breakfast basically have everything you want in a big breakfast. Sourdough Bread, eggs, bacon, sausages, hash brown. For something more up class, they also have sautéed baby spinach. The bread is fragrant, nice and crispy providing a nice bedding for the eggs. The sausages, bacon are cooked perfectly. Good solid brunch.

Jones Big Breakfast

Since LD's decided on big breakfast and I know I will probably eat half of that, I decided on something light. Cinnamon French toast with mixed berries and vanilla crème fraiche. The bread is nicely coated with eggs, crispy and soft. The combination of mixed berries, icing sugar and vanilla crème fraiche is just so inviting to dig in into your breakkie.

French Toast with Berries

Eggs Benedict come with smoked ham, spinach & poached eggs on house baked English Muffin. Don't let the simple presentation of this dish fool you. To produce the a nice hollandaise sauce, you need to be very skilful in the kitchen. Slight miscalculation will turn the sauce into sour scramble eggs. The eggs poached to the right temperature, while exuding white vinegar aroma the yolk will ooze out when you cut through the egg. The sauce is smooth and creamy while the ham is slightly salty.

Eggs Benedict

Nothing better to complement a beautiful breakfast a great coffee. The coffee here is imported from Australia. It has a full body flavour, slightly bitter, but bode well for milk base coffee such as latte or cappuccino. Nice caffeine shot to start the day.

Barista at Work

Latte & Cappucino

Basically when you are dining in Jones the Grocer, you are dining in a grocery shop. Surrounded by artisan produce and wine sold by Jones the Gorcery. It is a open concept shop with a high ceiling. Certainly does not feel like you are dining in Singapore. The service staff here is very good and professional. Our order took around 15 minutes to come, while we took turns to check out the produce selling on the shelves.

Overall, if you are looking for a place to have a good breakkie, I would recommend Jones the Grocer. Delicious food complement with delicious coffee. G'Day Mate.!!

LD's seal of approval

Food & Drink: 8/10

Value: 7/10

Service: 7.5/10

Ambiance: 8/10

The Dempsey Project (previously Jones The Grocer)

Block 9 Dempsey Road

#01-12. Dempsey Hill

Singapore 247697

Tel: 6476 1512

W: https://thedempseyproject.com/ 

F: https://www.facebook.com/thedempseyproject 

IG: @Thedempseyproject

Op Hours: 

Sun - Thu: 08.00 – 21.00

Fri - Sat: 08.00 - 21.30

In case you like to see more pictures, the following are some picture of the surroundings:

Coffee, Tea, Wine and accessories Section

Cold Cuts, Cheese and Preserved section

Cook Books Section

The Kitchen behind the cook books shelf

Chilled Beers and Wines

Missing from the pictures: Jams and dry goods section.