Joie: Monthiversary dinner

J brought me for a monthiversary dinner @ Joie which is by opened by Dozo. They serve modern vegetarian cuisine with Japanese - European fusion. We selected the 7-course dinner instead of ala-carte so that we can try more dishes @ more cost-effective price. We (or rather he) paid S$68.80++ per pax.

Address

Orchard Central

#12-01

Starter dish

Assorted Platter: Raspberry sphere with biscuit, konjac jelly and seaweed tempura with wasabi mayo

Side dish

Matsutake Cake: Steamed Japanese mushroom, golden enoki and creme pattisiere, pistachio crumbs

Gratinated Champignon with Mozarella: Button mushroom gratin served with potato puree, focacia and endive. 

Cold dish
Zucchini Tower: Zucchini with cream cheese, truffle mayo with a pastry stick with a beetroot sphere on the side

Sashimi with Quail Egg: Vegetarian sashimi made from aloe vera, konjac, coconut and pear

Soup
Infusion of Truffle & Cepes

Snow Pear & Napa Cabbage Consumme

Main dish
Grill Bai-ling Steak on Pu-Ye Hot Stone: Bai ling mushroom served with mash

Truffle Risotto: Risotto served with edamamme with cream and parmesan

Dessert
Truffle Creme Brulee

Warm Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream

Drink
Ice Fruity Refresher

Ice Mallow Apple Melody

And yay we received an anniversary cake haha..

Here's our review:

• The food was very satisfying! Tasted great despite not having any meat in it!
• Super huge portion! We were so full after the soup haha
• Service was superb
• Ambience: very nice for a special occassion
• Highly recommended! :D

PetiteFreckles ♥

Celebrated My 28th Birthday @ Sufood

This year, I celebrated my birthday the vegetarian way :D

In the past year, my dad have been enthusiastically searching for vegetarian food to try. 

So I'm not surprise when Dad made reservation at Sufood, which serves Italian inspired-vegetarian set meals.

Address:
252 North Bridge Road
Raffles City
#02-19
Singapore 179103

Initially I thought it was going to be only the 4 of us but apparently my parents did invite J along and they wanted to surprise me haha my silly parents. So he came after his work and boy was I super happy! :D

 

Since mum and sis aren't big eaters, we decided to order 4 sets to share. Each set costs S$25++ per person for a 8-course meal! Super affordable right!

 

 Course 1 & 2: Sufood Appetizer and Vinegar Drink

The appetizer consists of japanese yuca root drizzled with blueberry sauce, some green onion thingy (not that sure) and a cherry tomato encased in jelly. 

 

Have a drink of the vinegar drink before starting on the next course- palate cleanser.

 

Course 3:  Starter

Rosemary breadsticks which comes with a choice of blueberry dip or mustard dip. The bread was very aromatic and I love the mustard dip :)

 

Course 4: Salads

We selected the following to try:

* Tropical Fruit Salad which came with strawberry yogurt sauce

* Summer Salad (veggie sticks with fruits) served with thousand island sauce and sesame dressing
* Mushroom Salad with vinegar dressing
* Classic Garden Salad with sesame dressing

 

 

Course 5: Soups

Clockwise direction:

* Cream of Pumpkin

* Mushroom and Pea Pottage

* Root Soup

* Cabbage and Sweet Potato Soup

 

All the soups were very flavourful, really tasted as though it was cooked with chicken or pork, very amazedddd with their culinary skills!

 

Course 6: Mains

* Macaroni Alfredo Casserole:

Baked macaroni with broccoli, tomatoes and mushrooms with alfredo sauce and parmesan cheese! A comfort food suitable for rainy seasons!

* Wild Mushroom Charcoal Tagliatelle:

My favourite mains of all! The king oyster mushroom tasted so good, resembling the texture of squid. Together with the chewy fragrant charcoal tagliatelle, O-M-G. That's what I call a matchmake in heaven ♥♥♥

* Homemade Vegetable Calazone:

Mushrooms, artichoke and broccoli cooked in pesto sauced encased in a thin crispy layer of pizza dough. Yums!!

* Star Pizza:

Toppings include oyster mushrooms (the texture was very similar to that of chicken!), cream cheese and seaweeds. Drizzled with mustard sauce.

We were super bloated by the end of the main couse hahaha.

 

Course 7 & 8: Desserts and Drinks

For Dessert we chose:

* Osmathus flower jelly

* Sesame panna cotta

* Vanilla ice cream with hot chocolate

* Banana cheesecake

 

And drinks we chose:

* The ashitaba

* Passion fruit calamansi tea

* Hot mint herbal tea

* Very berry

When I thought dinner was over, the restaurant staff surprised me with a complimentary banana cheesecake and a cute and funny birthday song! And..... J also surprised me with a cheesecake from Cedele in one of my favourite flavour- salted caramel! Super yums!

My tummy was so huge after dinner hahaha. Despite the cold rainy day, I felt super warm and fuzzy inside because I know I have such loving family and a future-husband. XOXO!

Photos credit: Sis

Review

• Food was truly awesome, you wouldn't even know that it's vegetarian. Will definitely be back for more. Have introduced a few friends to try :D
• Value-for money
• Generous food portion
• Prompt service
• Cheerful ambience

PetiteFreckles ♥

I Love Soup Broth!

Last Tuesday after a hotel site visit, we had late lunch at Soup Broth (Raffles City), I ordered a Sumo Nabe Ramen (S$11.80) and J ordered the Ginseng Chicken Noodle Soup (S$12.80). We also had a complimentary serving of red velvet cake due to some tea time special.

 

And OMG, both dish were awesome, although a tad salty, it was real comforting for my tummy, especially when I was down with a mild flu that day. Much love!

 

As for the red velvet cake... Super yums, the cake was fluffy and the cream cheese was very light with a tinge of lemony flavour. 

 

I LOVE IT! Will be back for more! ^^

 

PetiteFreckles ♥

Birthday Celebration with Parents

Hi Guys!

Recently I went for dinner with my parents at Parkway Parade's Ichiban Boshi. They didn't allow reservation, thus we had to wait for about 20 mins to get a table. But it was all worth it! Their service was prompt and the food's quality was awesome.

Here's what we ordered:



Potato Salad with Spicy Roe Dressing

You can't go wrong with this choice, the salad was fresh and the potatoes were mixed well with the right proportion of mayonnaise!



Salmon Sashimi

Tako Sashimi

A must have when dining in a Japanese restaurant. Both salmon and tako sashimi were fresh. What surprised me most was how the tako slices were generously big compared to those served elsewhere. It was crunchy without being chewy at all. Will definitely go back for more!



Fried Maki with Spicy Tuna

Ever tried fried maki? Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Even though it's fried, it wasn't oily and it didn't have the rancid taste at all.



Left: Sorry don't remember what it's called. Maki Right: Vegetable Maki

The vegetable maki was nothing to shout about.

Assorted Mushrooms in Clear Butter Soup

Love the combination of both mushrooms and broth but overall it was a tad too salty for me.

Spicy Set: Spicy Squid on Hot Plate, Raw Scallop with Spicy Sauce, Fried Chicken Coated with Wasabi Dressing

I love the fried chicken with wasabi dressing. The rest of the set tasted alright but I wouldn't order it again.

The total bill came up to about $85; Not too bad for a birthday dinner!

After the meal, my parents surprised me with 2 mini birthday cakes! 

Perfect for my sweet tooth. :)

Mini Strawberry Sweetheart cake and Mini Tiramisu from Four Leaves

The end! Do stay tune for more updates real soon!

 

PetiteFreckles ♥