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Review from a Malaysian – Peony Jade Dinner, Keppel Club Singapore

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Post published:August 18, 2016
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Recently, Peony Jade was bestowed the 2016 Bib Gourmand by the first edition of the Singapore Michelin Guide.

I’ve had the good fortune to dine here and experience firsthand not only dinner, but also remarkable mooncakes made from the kitchen of this Bib Gourmand recipient and based on the food and my personal observations that evening, the prestige of this award was well deserved by the team at Peony Jade!

The mooncakes will be further elaborated in another (because they sure do deserve an individual post!) article, so allow me to first share with you my delicious dinner that evening.

We were truly fed well that night, and that was prior to sinking our molars into a selection of truly delectable mooncakes. Ah, what a wonderful evening!

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Mooncakes 2016: Peony Jade Keppel Club – Matcha Salted Egg Yolk, Teochew Orh-Ni Mooncakes

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Post published:August 18, 2016
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In continuation from our scrumptious dinner, beautiful and colorful mooncakes made its appearance and suddenly, I was hungry again.

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Oriole Coffee and Bar Somerset – New Brunch Menu!

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:July 11, 2016
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Having had cemented its reputation for offering one of the best cuppa in town and as one of the pioneers of the third wave coffee movement in Singapore, Oriole had done well too with their flagship establishment at Somerset, conveniently located within a sizeable ground floor space at the Pan Pacific.

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Dian Huo Xin Wo – good steamboat in PJ – review

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:January 31, 2015
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It’s been a while since I last had a steamboat meal.

If you don’t already know, I’m very picky with my food. While I can tolerate MSG to a certain extent (well, when you dine out often, you have to!), I tend to steer clear of soup based meals like noodles and steamboat as most proprietors are liberal with the use of MSG to flavour the broth.
Many claimed to be absolutely MSG-free, but I beg to differ after dining at the said outlets.

And thus my steamboat meals are limited to perhaps once a year, and likely one that’s home-based and hosted by a friend.

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Thai Express @The Curve for thai food!

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:August 7, 2013
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What’s there to eat at The Curve?

It’s funny when there’s a whole street called well, “The Street” that is flanked by eateries offering cuisines from Italy to Germany to Hong Kong and yes, Thailand. But somehow I’m always at loss for dining options whenever I’m at The Curve.

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Ramadan Buffet 2012 and 2011 – Where’s your favourite?

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:July 6, 2012
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Ramadan is 2 weeks away!!
Here’s a compilation of all the Ramadan buffets I sampled back in 2011, all within 1-2 weeks. And no, I didn’t put on any weight, thanks to exercise and portion control 😛

I missed out on quite many others as I was hospitalised for a good 2 weeks during the Ramadan month for suspected UTI. But there was no conclusive results so it was really a waste of $$ and time! 🙁

Anyways, I love the lambs, the curries, the desserts and quite simply, the spread for every buffet that I went! And you know what? It’s the time again for Ramadan (actually it starts on 18th July) so let the feasting BEGIN! 🙂

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Nerovivo @Jalan Ceylon KL – Preview of the Xmas Set Menu

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:December 18, 2011
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There are many things NEW at Nerovivo, Jalan Ceylon.

Though not a new addition to the Italian dining scene in KL, Nerovivo recently shook things up a bit both internally and externally. Starting with physical renovations at it’s premises, it’s management was reshuffled as well with the appointment of a new Executive Chef Paolo Petris, a direct import from Italy as well as suave Restaurant Manager Alessandro Boneschi. Nerovivo completed the package with an ultra sexy Marcom personnel Rachel Lai who’s just very recently returned from South America.

Quite a dynamic team in place, I believe, and I had first experience of the new team at work just few weeks back.

The occasion was a sneak preview of Nerovivo’s Christmas Eve Dinner & Christmas Day Lunch Menus. Awesome.. Italian food and Italian men on the menu.

But I digress.

Chef Paolo started off the night’s programme by demonstrating his deft skills in shaping tortellini for our soup.

Below: The tortellini – freshly made and ready for the pot!

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“Around the World with Michel Rolland” – The Restaurant, The Club @ The Saujana

Post author:Rebecca Saw
Post published:December 11, 2011
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Here I am, back at The Restaurant after my initial dinner here a month back. Seafood was exemplary on my prior visit and today, Chef Alexander totally outdid himself with the meats. Perhaps it’s time to pay some attention to The Restaurant, as opposed to the other restaurants in town.

The new kitchen maestro at work has certainly shown much potential. At this moment, I look forward to more creative dishes from Chef Alex, rather than the usual Modern European cuisine of lamb, veal and halibut. Perhaps a more intriguing and exciting menu would pull the crowd here?

Tonight was a dinner highlighting the wines of Michel Rolland.

The Rolland Collection is a range of Bordeaux wines with 5 appellations from the right bank where the Rolland family originated, in Pomerol, France.
Added to this, they have their favorites from ‘abroad’, discovered when travelling for their work. The new world range are 3 wines from Argentina and 2 from South Africa, followed by Spain and coming soon, who knows what other wine or personal adventures lie ahead!

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