As usual, eL went on a food review search online (Review 1, Review 2)and found a great place for dinner to celebrate our ROM Anniversary!

“Desire” is located in the Scarlet Hotel, a boutique hotel, located at Erskine Road. A step into the hotel lobby almost took our breath away with a completely different 5-star experience! Imagine bold red with a touch of gold and black, a variety of textures and many chandeliers with a touch of classical design, triggering a sensual and dramatic mood!

Desire Duet ($24)

Pan seared foie gras and warm foie gras custard (tasted alittle like chawanmushi) with poached pear

Cauliflower Veloute ($15)

Cauliflower soup drizzled with thyme oil, served with freshly shucked oyster and caviar

Baby Lamb Cutlet ($45)

Grilled herb marinated lamb cutlet with rosemary jus and provencai vegetables gently tossed in mint pesto

Trio of Kurubuta Pork ($35)

Pork escalope with mustard pomme puree, braised pork cheek in apple balsamic and homemade sausage on arugula salad

White Chocolate Cheesecake ($12)

Freshly baked white chocolate cheesecake, paired with strawberry compote and whipped double cream

Happy 2nd ROM Anniversary! :)

eL celebrated my birthday with a dinner at Dolce Vita (The Oriental Singapore Hotel). Rather than ordering dishes of lamb, suckling pig, oysters, etc, separately, we decided to order a “Tradition” set for me and a “Creation” set for himself, so that we could get to try most of the dishes!

Anyway, the service there was superb! So much better than at the Equinox or the Top of the M, I feel. They treated us a complimentary starter of ‘cured salmon’ each while we were still busy eating the bread before the courses came. I believe it had nothing to do with the expensive set meals we ordered because we observed that other tables got similar treats, too. They were also very sensitive to our needs. E.g. when the angmo chef came out to chat with us, before he left, he asked if I would like to have something while eL had his “Suckling Pig” (not the Chinese kind you imagine to be) served because that was an extra dish that he had while I didn’t. I thought since we were sharing food, I politely declined his offer.

Guess what when eL’s suckling pig arrived? They offered me lime sorbet so that I wouldn’t feel lonely watching him eat. Hahaha … so heartwarming! Even the old granny cleaning the toilet was so polite that she helped me open the door of the toilet cubicle and said, “This way.”After I washed my hands, she handed me a dried towel to dry my hands. She never hesitated to say “You’re welcomed.” when I thanked her. I was so impressed by her, especially her ability to communicate in English. We really shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.

Thank you, dear, for the wonderful dinner and the laptop! 20072007 is indeed a good date to remember my blessings. :)

A lovely raspberry & strawberry cake complimentary from the kitchen!

Mini Video of Birthday Song

~ Our Set Meals ~

Half-eaten bread with sauces. Crispy on the outside and incredibly soft inside.

Asparagus
Asparagus duo and Parmesan crisp, served with warm wild mushroom ragout

Oysters immersed with wine

Soups that followed were so unique that they were poured into our plates with a teapot at our table.

Lobster Bisque

some-kind-of-vegetables soup

The Lamb
Prepared as confit and served with dried fruits and paprika, roasted fennel and chilli

The Codfish (in place of the Monkfish)

Suckling Pig
A pan-fried confit of suckling pig with apricot chutney, traditional gratin potatoes and sautéed mushrooms

Complimentary Lime Sorbet for me

Desserts!

We went for a 7-day trip to Central Japan during the June holidays and it was fun despite me visiting it for the 3rd time. Each experience was different and very enjoyable! In our tour group, everyone else chose to visit the Disneyland except for the 2 of us who went to Disneysea instead. We reckoned that since we had visited it before, might as well try out the Disneysea. No regrets! It was thrilling and adventurous! Especially the Tower of Terror!

Anyway, here are our photographs for memories … we’ll certainly miss the Sashimi and all the fun we had! :)

We went to the Soup Restaurant for dinner and ordered a few simple dishes with 2 kinds of tonic soup. How could we miss the soup if this is supposed to be the Soup Restaurant? :)

We celebrated Valentines’ Day with a dinner at the Negara on Claymore Hotel. They had a special set menu that night and the dishes had such lovely names!

They also offered to take an instant photo of us which was meant to be slotted into the menu-card holder.

We were too hungry and thus finished eating some of the dishes before we realised that we had forgotten to take a picture of “First Love” & “Love Potion”. :p

~ Champagne & a special cocktail for the night ~

~ Sea of Love ~

~ Envy ~

~ Cupid’s Arrow ~

(The choices of meat were presented by their passador, so we could refill the amount anytime. But as you could tell from my plate, I didn’t take a lot because I was too full.

~ Sweet Nothings ~

~ Fountain of Happiness ~

~ Our Pressies ~