| FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2018 | THE STRAITS TIMES | happenings life D5 FOOD oven-baked cajun salmon with ikura Eunice Quek Food Correspondent recommends served atop champagne cream sauce; PROMOTIONS or USDA Black Angus filet mignon with US Idaho mashed potatoes, a 180g chargrilled filet mignon served with Picks Indian Spice Trail At Melt Cafe Indian speciality chef Santosh wild summer mushrooms and drizzled Kumar pays tribute to his roots with flavourful Yakiniku sauce. with menu highlights such as WHERE: 04-01/31 Mandarin Gallery, Food Mumbai snacks of ragda patties, 333A Orchard Road MRT: Somerset/ zaffrani lamb curry and Meen Orchard WHEN: June 15 - 17, 11.30am - malabar of grilled pomfret in 4pm, 5 - 10.30pm PRICE: $98 ++ a sweet-spicy curry. person TEL: 6836-3333 INFO: E-mail WHERE: Level 4 Mandarin Oriental [email protected] Singapore, 5 Raffles Avenue MRT: Promenade WHEN: Till June 17, Oysters With Beer At Angie’s, noon - 2.30pm, 6.30 - 9.30pm Red Hot Chalupitas At LES45 PRICE: $78++ - $88+ a person Angie’s Oyster Bar has a special deal TEL: 6885-3500 INFO: E-mail that includes three types of premium [email protected] oysters paired with international craft beer ($25++). At Mexican joints, The Best Of Tokai At Keyaki Lower East Side 45 (LES45) and Lower Keyaki’s executive chef Shinichi East Side Katong, there is a special Nakatake has curated two kaiseki set tasting set with five chalupitas menus featuring delicacies from topped with tender turkey, green Japan’s Tokai region. Highlights sauce, coriander and onions ($18++). include premium Hida beef, WHERE (MRT): Level 45 Singapore Hitsumabushi grilled-unagi dish Land Tower, 50 Raffles Place (Raffles Nagoya-style and grilled saltwater Place); LES Katong: 19 East Coast hamaguri clams from Kuwana city. Road (Dakota/Eunos) WHEN: June 11 - 16; LES Katong: WHERE: Level 4 Pan Pacific Singapore, June 11 - 17 PRICE: $18++ - $40++ 7 Raffles Boulevard MRT: Promenade TEL: 6221-9555; LES Katong WHEN: Till June 18, 11.30am - 2.30pm, 6348-1302 INFO: E-mail 6.30 - 10.30pm PRICE: Set menus MODERN ASIAN FARE AT CE LA VI For a dramatic finale to your meal, Ce La Vi’s premium [email protected] from $180++; a la carte also available Go on a modern Asian adventure at Ce La Vi restaurant with dessert platter (above, $32, $56 or $80) – complete with TEL: 6826-8240 INFO: E-mail executive chef Joseph Sergentakis’ new menu. dry ice – offers a chef’s selection of desserts including [email protected] Highlights include a Hokkaido scallop and oyster mango lassi cotton cheesecake; pavlova; and chocolate DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL ceviche ($34) with pomelo, calamansi, lemongrass oil and hazelnut truffle cake. and coriander dressing; and seared king salmon tataki A selection of a la carte dishes – which changes on a A Taste Of Penang At Yan Ting: Abalone, Golden Dried ($26) with jalapeno coulis, smoked ikura and crispy taro monthly basis – are also available for Ce La Vi’s weekend Feast@East Scallops And Roasted Duck root - a good balance of flavours and textures. Lazy Lunch. Dishes served at Grand Mercure Yan Ting’s glutinous rice dumpling My favourite dish is the steamed Kuhlbarra barramundi WHERE: Ce La Vi, Level 57 Marina Bay Sands Tower 3, Singapore Roxy’s Feast@East include with abalone and golden dried scallop and naam jim dressing ($44), which comes in a robust spicy 1 Bayfront Avenue MRT: Bayfront WHEN: Noon to 3pm, char kway teow; Siamese laksa, a (dine-in/takeaway: $38++/+) has broth made with bonito flakes and tamarind. 6 to 11pm daily TEL: 6508-2188 INFO: celavi.com variant of the assam laksa with a rich other ingredients such as roasted coconut broth; ayam percik; and rojak. duck meat, pork belly and shiitake WHERE: Level 3 Grand Mercure mushroom. A healthier alternative is Singapore Roxy, 50 East Coast Road the vegetarian black glutinous rice NEW MENU AT ZAFFERANO MRT: Eunos/Dakota WHEN/ dumpling with mixed grains and black Italian restaurant Zafferano’s new PRICE: June 15 - July 1; lunch (noon - truffle ($18++/+). head chef Emanuele Faggi from 2.30pm, except weekends & public WHERE: Level 1U The St Regis Tuscany, Italy, has revamped the holidays/eve): $46++ (seniors: Singapore, 29 Tanglin Road menu with plenty of delicious new $35/pioneers: $31 nett); dinner (6 - MRT: Orchard WHEN: Till June 18, items that showcase his roots. 9.30pm): $50++ - $52++ (seniors: $37 noon - 2.30pm, 6.30 - 10.30pm Back in 2013, he came to Singapore - $38 nett/pioneers: $33 - $34 nett; PRICE: Dumplings: $18++/+ - to helm Gaia Ristorante at Goodwood half-price for children up to 12 years $38++/+; gift set (three glutinous Park Hotel and, prior to joining old) TEL: 6340-5665 INFO: E-mail rice dumplings): $68++/+ Zafferano, was a chef-consultant at [email protected] TEL: 6506-6887 INFO: E-mail Donizetti restaurant in Milan as well [email protected] as a private chef. NOSTALGIC DIM SUM I like that chef Faggi pays attention BUFFET FEAST FATHER’S DAY Set Of Three From Mitzo to minimising food wastage, so any Indulge in a dim sum buffet at food discards such as the skin of Si Chuan Dou Hua at Parkroyal in At Grand Park Orchard’s Mitzo, the Signature Rice Dumpling onions, tomato and carrot, and used burnt onion powder. While I’m not PHOTOS: CE LA VI, Kitchener Road. The buffet Dine & Stay At Hotel Fort (dine-in/takeaway: $38++/+) has coffee beans, are made into powder. usually a fan of liquorice, the strong SI CHUAN DOU HUA, showcases a variety of 40 Canning These elements are cleverly used in flavour works well with the beef and THE FULLERTON hand-crafted dim sum delights, The Salon At Hotel Fort Canning is ingredients such as pork belly, dishes for plating and added flavour. celery root puree. HOTEL, SINGAPORE, along with a dessert bar to firing up the grill for dads. Meat lovers braised duck, pork ham, salted egg Some stand-out starters include I also enjoy the roasted “Bresse” ZAFFERANO complete a satisfying lunch. can expect an assortment of fusion with dried shrimp and scallop the raw Hokkaido scallops ($32), pigeon cooked two ways, which is Highlights include deep-fried meats such as marinated tandoori wrapped in bamboo leaf. The other sprinkled with dried capers powder, served with mixed berries puree, lotus with minced fish; Hakka lamb with mint sauce, sweet paprika two creations are the red dates rice topped with avruga caviar and rosemary and smoked white turnips. dumpling with turnip; deep-fried chicken and Korean beef striploin. dumpling ($6++/+) and the rice served with saffron sauce; and raw The braised legs and the breast – signature pork belly roll with yam The hotel is offering a Father’s Day dumpling with abalone, pork and Mazara red prawns ($32), served with smoked in rosemary before serving – (above); and steamed vegetarian room package (from $268++ a night), salted egg ($24++/+), which warm ricotta, tomato confit, cocktail are cooked till perfectly tender. dumpling with black truffle. which comes with buffet breakfast contains abalone, dried scallop and sauce espuma and drizzled with basil WHERE: Zafferano, Level 43 Ocean Diners will also get a serving of and complimentary wine and canapes salted egg. oil. Financial Centre, 10 Collyer Quay dishes such as double-boiled every evening. WHERE: Level 4 Grand Park Orchard, For mains, meat-lovers will enjoy MRT: Raffles Place WHEN: 11.30am to chicken soup with abalone, sea WHERE: Hotel Fort Canning, 270 Orchard Road MRT: Somerset/ the 150 days grain-fed Black Angus 3pm, 5.30pm till late (weekdays); whelk, cordycep flowers and 11 Canning Walk MRT: Dhoby Ghaut/ Orchard WHEN: Till June 18 beef tenderloin gratinated with 6.30pm till late (Saturdays), conpoy; flatfish with signature Fort Canning WHEN: June 17, noon - PRICE: $68++/+ for set of three liquorice and capers (above, $58), closed on Sundays TEL: 6509-1488 soya bean crumb in osmanthus 3pm PRICE: $68++ an adult, $34++ a (three - five days’ advance notice celery root puree, grilled leeks and INFO: E-mail [email protected] sauce; and combination of “Chong child aged four - 12 (free for those required) TEL: 6603-8855 Qing” diced chicken with spicy dried under four) TEL: 6799-8809 INFO: E-mail [email protected] chilli and chilled chicken in spicy INFO: E-mail [email protected] bean paste. DIM SUM WITH THE FAMILY Dessert bar offerings include WINE EVENT AT JADE double-boiled lotus soup with mini Brunch Classics At Adrift By In addition to the selection of existing glutinous rice balls; chilled David Myers Montaribaldi Wine Dinner dim sum menus (from $68 to $108 a osmanthus jelly with honey; and Indulge in brunch classics such as At Zafferano person) at The Fullerton Hotel housemade beancurd with Adrift Eggs Benedict ($22++) and Portuguese Wine With Sunday Singapore’s Jade restaurant, a more wolfberry. Adrift Wagyu Cheeseburger ($28++), Brunch family-friendly option is now WHERE: Si Chuan Dou Hua, and down cold amber beer with the As part of this month’s Portuguese available. Parkroyal on Kitchener Road, free-flow beer special ($30++). Wine & Food Festival, Atout’s brunch The weekend Family Day set menu 181 Kitchener Road MRT: Farrer Park WHERE: Hotel Lobby Tower 2, Marina on Sunday will be paired with wine (right) is priced at $48 a person, with a WHEN: Until June 17, 11.30am to Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue from Portugal. Dishes include cod minimum of four people to dine. It 2.30pm (weekdays), 11.30am to MRT: Bayfront WHEN: June 16 & 17, fish cake; grilled sardines, clams includes an assortment of dim sum 1pm, 1.30 to 3pm (weekends, eve of noon - 3pm PRICE: Selected dishes: and pork sausage in broth; and items such as steamed abalone siew public holidays and public holidays) $22++ - $28++; free-flow beer: Portuguese |egg tart Atout style.