| THE STRAITS TIMES | FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019 | D6 life happenings ●

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Picks SPROUT FESTIVAL RETURNS MEAT GALORE AT FURAMA’S Sprout festival – styled as a farmer’s RESTAURANTS market in Suntec City – is back for its Plan your next “meat up” at any of the second edition this weekend. It caters three restaurants under Furama Food to foodies, home cooks, or those ’s hotels – The Square and looking to pick up gardening tips. halal-certified Kintamani Indonesian Get your pick of fruit and vegetables Restaurant at Furama RiverFront, and (right) from producers such as Edible Tiffany Cafe & Restaurant at Furama Garden City, Kok Fah Technology Farm, City Centre. Special meat dishes are Pacific Agro Farm, and Quan Fa Organic available as part of the buffet Farm; organic mushrooms from Kin Yan spreads. Agrotech; and Kuhlbarra’s locally At The Square, do not miss the farmed premium Australian pan-roasted Angus beef tenderloin barramundi. Other products to look out with mushroom ragout, chips for include raw and unfiltered honey and truffle jus; as well as the from The Rare Honey Company; slow-cooked grain-fed kangaroo tail hand-sewn blooming tea from Petale – a treat for the more adventurous. Tea; kombucha from Yocha Kombucha; Prices start at $78++ for buffet lunch and dinner. and cold-pressed Chufa Oil from Over at Kintamani Indonesian Restaurant, highlights Chufala Singapore. Chufa, also known include a robust beef with tender beef chunks, as tigernut, is a tuber which is and wok-fried spicy prawn with wild petai. Prices start considered a superfood. at $26++ for buffet lunch. There will be cooking masterclasses At Tiffany Cafe & Restaurant, I enjoy the juicy baked (from $95 a person) led by Lush chicken with coconut and spices in a deliciously lemak Epicurean’s chef Eric Low, Saint Pierre’s sauce. Another stand-out is the lamb shank (above) , Emmanuel Stroobant and Labyrinth’s cooked till fork-tender. Prices start at $28 nett for buffet Han Li Guang. Other workshops – from lunch. urban farming to tea making – are WHERE: Furama RiverFront, 405 Havelock Road; and priced from $15. Furama City Centre, 60 Eu Tong Sen Street WHERE: Suntec Singapore Convention MRT: Tiong Bahru/Clarke Quay & Exhibition Centre, Hall 403 WHEN: Till June 30 TEL: 6739-6468 (Furama MRT: Promenade/Esplanade RiverFront), 6531-5366 (Furama City Centre) WHEN: Tomorrow and Sunday, 10am to INFO: www.furama.com/ riverfront/Dining or 8pm INFO: www.visitsprout.sg www.furama.com/citycentre/Dining

PORTA’S REVAMPED MENU pineapple puree, and charred . I also like the confit 1 About 2 /2 years after it first opened, modern European chicken leg ($24) – cooked sous vide in oil (similar to confit restaurant Porta has refreshed its menu. cooking), then shallow-fried to achieve a crisp skin. Start with the spicy salmon tartare ($16) marinated in options include Key Lime ($12) with spicy sugar cane , dusted with white sesame snow, domes of eggless panna cotta, kaffir lime jelly and mixed with pear for a refreshing crunch. Spoon the and Italian meringue on a base of vanilla sable mixture onto the deep-fried paper crackers with crumble; and Spiced Apple Tarte Tatin ($14) with sandwiched in between. stewed Granny Smith apple slices on and served Another tasty appetiser is the Confit Lamb ($14) with rum and raisin ice cream and a savoury crumble with tender Australian lamb shank wrapped in Feuilles de studded with bacon bits. I could eat the bacon crumble all PHOTOS: FURAMA Brick (crispy brick pastry) and paired with a refreshing and day. SINGAPORE, tangy mint yogurt dip. WHERE: Park Hotel Clarke Quay, 1 Unity Street PORTA, SPROUT, For mains, you cannot go wrong with the succulent sous MRT: Clarke Quay OPEN: 11am to 10.30pm daily, 8am to vide Pork Belly ($26, right) which is glazed with barbecue 4pm (brunch menu daily) TEL: 6593-8855 SINGAPORE sauce and served with mashed potato mixed with grilled INFO: http://porta.com.sg/ or e-mail [email protected] AT JEWEL

VIOLET OON DAZZLES AT JEWEL CHANGI AIRPORT tomatoes and cabbage; and Roti Violet Tuna The new Violet Oon Singapore at Jewel Changi Airport is a Wala Wala ($15) – which is spicy tuna piled on top of stunning 3,800 sq ft restaurant that is notable not only for prata. its lovely interiors, but also for its food. For bigger groups, go for the Nyonya party Dishes that are exclusive to this outlet include the Ayam platter ($58, left, good for six people) which comes with a Panggang Katong ($14 or $22) – tender and juicy chicken variety of ingredients including prawn, egg, Chinese grilled to perfection with a sticky sweet gula melaka glaze. sausage, and rich and jicama braised in It is served with pickles and house-made chilli sauce. prawn bisque and Fujian bean paste. Another favourite is the eggplant with ($13). You Save space for my favourite pandan gula melaka get two halves – one topped with green sambal hijau, and ($13), or the sugee cake with calamansi drizzle and ice the other topped with spicy goring chilli sambal. Though cream ($15), only at Jewel. the latter looks a fiery red, it is actually the green one that WHERE: 01-205/206 Jewel Changi Airport, 78 Airport packs quite the fiery punch. Boulevard MRT: Changi Airport OPEN: 9am to 11pm daily There are also items paired with crisp roti prata such (9 to 11am for and only) TEL: 9834-9935 as a vegetable ($17) with eggplant, ladies’ fingers, INFO: www.violetoon.com

FOOD PRICE: $38++ a person; $15.80++ a WHERE: 04-02 Marina One The Heart, WHERE: Frieda, 01-87 & 01-K1-K2 RAMADAN child (six - 12 years old): 5 Straits View MRT: Downtown Capitol Piazza, 13 Stamford Road PROMOTIONS Pop-Up Iftar Buffet At Hilton TEL: 6333-0487 INFO: E-mail WHEN: Sun, 11.30am - 3pm MRT: City Hall WHEN: Sun, noon - 3pm [email protected] PRICE: $88++ TEL: 6384-2665 PRICE: $39++ a person; $58++ Hilton Singapore’s Pop-Up Iftar INFO: E-mail [email protected] includes one main course Kilo’s Samai Rum Cocktails, Buffet is back, with more than 90 Family-Style Sharing At 15 TEL: 6715-6873 INFO: E-mail Cambodian-Flavour dishes that include four live carving Stamford By Alvin Leung Indo Communal Brunch [email protected] Sola Engele, Samai Rum’s brand and action stations offering At Fat Chap ambassador and bar manager, will be whole-roasted lamb and beef sirloin, At 15 Stamford by Alvin Leung, the Fat Chap’s Indo Communal Brunch helming the bar at Kilo Kitchen for one starters are served in a sharing WINE/WHISKY EVENTS seafood on ice and , bubur features a cooking demonstration night and creating Kilo cocktails such platter, comprising light bites such as lambuk daging, beef tail , spicy by Medanese head chef Selamat as PPYC (Phnom Penh Yacht Club), the signature Three Style Corn Salad beef rendang, Susanto, followed by a communal The Cuisine Of Chef Sasaki Beauty, Golden Rose and and Heirloom Tomatoes in Hong Kong berempah and assam rebus nenas table spread or Kembul Bujana, with a With Masciarelli Wines Cilant’rum. Executive chef Manel Pat Chun Vinaigrette; and Grilled ikan kembung. traditional platter of Nasi Tumpeng The signature dishes of il Cielo’s chef Valero will create two snacks with Scallop with Mushrooms WHERE: Level 24 (Panorama Venue) with coconut-scented butterfly pea Yohhei Sasaki are paired with the Cambodian flavours: Kampot Pepper and Adobo . Next, choose from Hilton Singapore, 581 Orchard Road rice, roasted kampung chicken, grilled wines of Masciarelli. Menu highlights Crab Arepas and Prawn Amok a free-flow list of mains, such as US MRT: Orchard WHEN: Till June 2 whole fish, , and are Traditional Viareggio Style Mantis Tostadas. Prime Beef Tenderloin, Grilled PRICE: $72++ - $80++ a person, sambal prawns. The dishes are served Shrimps Spaghetti with smoked WHERE: 97 Duxton Road Seabass with Lemon Butter Sauce, $36++ - $40++ a child (five - 12 years with sides of prawn crackers, caviar, Pan Fried Italian Dover Sole MRT: Outram Park/Tanjong Pagar and Pork Chop with old) TEL: 6737-2233 INFO: E-mail caramelised silverfish and , and Premium Japanese Wagyu WHEN: Tomorrow, 7 - 11pm Compressed Watermelon and [email protected] egg ribbons and vegetables. Shorthorn Beef Tartar. Featured PRICE: Cocktails $17 - $18, snacks $12 Angelica BBQ Sauce. Mothers get a wines include Marina Cvetic Snowise Brightening Kit from WHERE: 01-643 Suntec City East TEL: 9625-0279/6467-3987 Sambal-licious Menu Chardonnay Colline Teatine 2016 and INFO: E-mail reservations@ Sulwhasoo worth $110. Wing, 3 Temasek Boulevard At OmoOmo Outlets MRT: Promenade WHEN: Sun, noon - Marina Cvetic Montepulciano kilokitchen.com WHERE: The Capitol Kempinski Hotel D’Abruzzo Riserva DOC 2015. OmoOmo’s “sambal-licious” menu 5pm PRICE: $68++ a person (includes Singapore, 15 Stamford Road WHERE: il Cielo, Level 24 Hilton features six new Korean-Japanese cooking demonstration by chef Potato Cups At Blue Potato MRT: City Hall WHEN: Tomorrow & Sun, Singapore, 581 Orchard Road fusion bowls injected with Selamat) TEL: 6836-5994 Potato Cups are the latest offerings noon - 3pm PRICE: $88++ a person, MRT: Orchard WHEN: May 29, 7pm ingredients: sambal chilli, ikan bilis INFO: E-mail [email protected] at Swissotel Merchant Court’s Blue $44++ a child (six - 12 years old) PRICE: $$185++ a person ($148++ for and peanuts. Its Twin Combo Sets Potato. The Crispy Chicken Karaage TEL: 6715-6871 INFO: E-mail HSBC card-holders) TEL: 6319-4038 come with two mains, two sides and Jazzy Brunch At The Spot Potato Cup ($22++) is inspired by the reservation.15stamford@ INFO: E-mail gustoitaliano@ two beverages. A jazzy Mother’s Day brunch at The Japanese . Others items kempinski.com sph.com.sg include Oak Smoked Duck ($22++), WHERE (MRT): 02-14 The Star Vista Spot starts with a toast of cava and Streaky Bacon Cheddar (Buona Vista), B1-191 Northpoint City Cookies For Mum items such as Pacific oysters, grain German Riesling Wine-Tasting cous cous salad, sauteed Spring Bay ($18++), Baked Potato Cups With South Wing (Yishun), 02-321 At Carousel Johannes Selbach, owner and Downtown East E! Avenue (Pasir Ris), mussels and beef carpaccio. Have Feta And Olives ($18++) and Chef Hemen (also known as Iron Man winemaker of Selbach Oster Winery, 01-140 Kallang Wave Mall (Stadium), endless rounds of canapes of lime Creamy Garlic Mushroom Potato Chef) whips up homely local hosts this tasting of five select 02-606A Suntec City Mall cured salmon eclair, chestnut soup, Cups ($20). favourites at Royal Plaza on Scotts’ Riesling wines from Germany. (Promenade) WHEN/PRICE: 11.30am - Hokkaido scallop and foie gras. Main WHERE: Level 2 Swissotel Merchant Carousel. These include ayam buah WHERE: Wine Connection Tapas Bar & 10pm; fusion bowls (till July 31): $8 - choices are roasted pork belly, Court, 20 Merchant Road MRT: Clarke keluak and Teochew orh nee with Bistro, 01-19/20 Robertson Walk, $10, twin combo sets (till July 6): $20 pan-fried barramundi, roasted whole Quay WHEN: Till May 26; noon - 3pm, pumpkin and gingko nuts, along with 11 Unity Street MRT: Fort Canning each TEL: 6734-1863 (Star Vista), chicken, wagyu beef cheeks or 6.30 - 10pm PRICE: $18++ - $22++ fresh seafood, Western specials and WHEN: May 16, from 6.30pm 6258-6797 (Northpoint), 6282-7381 spinach gnocchi with roasted fig. TEL: 6239-1847/1848 INFO: E-mail dessert. Diners get a recipe card, PRICE: $39++ a person, register at (Downtown East), 6702-1835 (Kallang Local musicians Iwee and Emmeline dining.merchantcourt@ which can be autographed by chef wineconnection.com.sg Wave), 6565-6003 (Suntec) will perform live jazz tunes. swissotel.com Heman, and mothers will receive a TEL: 6235-5466 INFO: E-mail INFO: omoomo.com.sg WHERE: 01-26/27 Marina One, bag of durian cookies. [email protected] Vegan Burger, Vegan Beer 5 Straits View MRT: Downtown WHERE: Lobby Level Royal Plaza on At 25 Degrees WHEN: Sun, 11am - 1pm & 1 - 4pm An Evening At Summer Pavilion Scotts, 25 Scotts Road MRT: Orchard The Vegan Burger ($18++) at 25 MOTHER’S DAY PRICE: $98++ a person With Glenglassaugh Whisky WHEN: Tomorrow & Sun,6.30 - 9.30pm Degrees Singapore features the 4oz TEL: 6836-5994 INFO: E-mail Executive chef Cheung Siu Kong YWCA Fort Canning Lodge PRICE: $88++ a person; $49++ a child Beyond Burger patty, seared for a [email protected] helms the kitchen of one-Michelin- Lunch & Dinner Buffet TEL: 6219-3780 INFO: E-mail lightly charred exterior, stacked with starred restaurant Summer Pavilion. [email protected] tarragon-flavoured coleslaw, Cafe Lodge at YWCA Fort Canning From Frieda With Love His dishes for this event include black portobello mushroom, tomato confit, Lodge has planned a lunch and The Starters, , Cheese and truffle abalone, Alaskan crab meat melted vegan cheddar, rocket, dinner buffet that includes seafood Best Of NZ Produce Buffet comprises assorted with Hokkaido scallop and sea urchin, pickled red , and held together on ice, smoked mackerel with At Wakanui Grill Dining German cold cuts, artisanal breads steamed Dong Xing grouper and by toasted charcoal buns. Wash it condiment, roast beef with gherkins, Wakanui Grill Dining Singapore offers and desserts such as chocolate fudge pan-fried Japanese wagyu beef down with vegan-friendly Pilsner , seabass with yellow beans, a five-course Mother’s Day cake and creme caramel. Diners may paired with Glenglassaugh – Highland Urquell ($16++) from the Czech city yam rice and desserts such as Brunch curated by executive chef pay more for a main course. Pick from Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Plzen. Chicago , brownie Ryohei Kenyoshi, featuring the best of mains such as baked Vienna-style WHERE: The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia WHERE: Hotel G Singapore, 200 marshmallow cake and Bo Bo Cha New Zealand’s produce and signature chicken, pan-fried veal escalope Singapore, 7 Raffles Avenue Middle Road MRT: Bencoolen/ Cha. cuts. Highlights are broiled whelk and served with potato and cucumber MRT: Promenade WHEN: May 28, 7pm Rochor WHEN: Till June 30, 7am - 3am WHERE: Level 1 YWCA Fort Canning fava beans, cauliflower and lotus salad and grilled beef sausage with PRICE: $198 a person ($158.40++ for PRICE: $16++ - $18++ Lodge, 6 Fort Canning Road , grilled Spanish mackerel, potato mash and sauerkraut. Mothers payment with Citi Cards) TEL: 6809-7990 INFO: E-mail MRT: Fort Canning WHEN: Tomorrow ocean beef ribeye and char-grilled will receive a Snowise Brightening Kit TEL: 6319-4038 INFO: E-mail [email protected] & Sun, 11.30am - 3pm & 6 - 10pm Boston lobster. from Sulwhasoo worth $110. [email protected]