High Tea at Anti:dote

I am not a 'tai-tai' so unfortunately have very little opportunities for high-tea. When opportunities arise though, its pretty awesome to spend an afternoon indulging in finger food and oooh-aahing at the lovely displays during high-tea.

(pardon the blur picture, we got a bit too excited). High tea at Anti:dote provides you with 2 choices, differing only in the first dish - option between truffled scrambled eggs and a selection of dim sum. Seriously dont need to choose, just go for the truffled eggs. Delightfully presented in an egg shell with a perfect round black truffle slice on top, the scrambled eggs were creamy and delicious. Perfectly paired with the toasted soldiers.

Next up came the wonderful presentation of the rest of the items (these were for 3 pax) in a set of drawers where one can open to reveal more surprises.

Seriously too pretty. A wide array of savory (smoked salmon tart, lobster roll) and even more sweets (lemon macarons, chocolate truffles, eclairs, scones etc)

I didnt manage to try everything but my favorites were the lobster roll, chocolate tart and those tangy lemon macarons.
Very lovely high-tea and a feast both for your eyes and tummy. Quite reasonably priced too (~$38++ per pax)

Level 1, Fairmont Singapore 80 Bras Basah Road 6431 5315

Hong Kong Sep 2014 Travel Diary Pt 2

Part 2 of eating around hong kong, a series of table top shots of food lol

One can't go to Hong Kong and not eat dim sum
Must orders - egg tart and the roast meat platter. No one makes it as good as they do in HK

Mmm look at that

Protip : The sashimi in Hong Kong is super fresh and cheap. Just go to any good supermarket and hit the sashimi section. We went crazy and basically had a sashimi party, look at all that uni! And costs us a fraction of what would have been in Singapore

And a late night supper at Tsui Wah of course, I can't resist a bowl of 'gong zai mee' aka Maggi noodles and that toasted bun

close up of them buns

Finally trying this. Truffle scrambled eggs at Australian Dairy Company. Maybe cos we were all so full but it felt over-rated. The truffle taste was very much muted, the eggs were nice and fluffy

In typical Singaporean-ness, saw this long queue and had to try this.  Kau Kee beef brisket to be specific. Protip - skip the queue and go get takeaway. 

And wow this was the best beef brisket, and probably the best thing I ate in Hong Kong.  MUST TRY

And ending off our trip with a bucketfull of tau huey 

Hong Kong Sep 2014 Travel Diary Pt 1

Short trip to Hong Kong for a girlfriend's hens night. Stayed at the Hyatt Regency Shatin which was soo out of the way of everything but what a lovely view!

Ended up not really a hen's party kind of trip but more of an eating one lol (what's new)

No trip to Hong Kong complete without the best eggtart ever, at Tai Chung Bakery. Eat it on the street, when it is hot out of the oven, then double back and buy 12 more because you know you cant stop at one. Tai Chung used to be an old school 'hole in the wall' kind of place but now its pretty commercialized. Still good though

A short walk over to the best Wanton mee ever at Mak's noodle. Do do do order the dry noodle with roe, full of umami goodness and the noodle is so QQ! The beef brisket is pretty kick ass too.

 One meal is not enough! Headed opposite to Tsim Chai Kee for their rendition with huge wantons (like literally 6 prawns per wanton). The difference in both were quite stark if you eat them one after the other. Mak's beats Tsim hands down in my opinion.

Last but not least, some street food. curry fishball anyone?

 
oh yes, and the best dessert drink at Hui Lau Shan. A delicious mixture of mango, coconut, aloe vera etc. Soo good, we had one everyday 

Quayside Fish Bar & Bistro

Popped by for brunch after a night at the next door W Hotel (staycation!)

Not your typical brunch place , Quayside serves beautifully plated dishes highlighting fresh seafood.
Like this gorgeous softshell  chilli crab linguine  

Perfect for the Singaporean palate,  the sauce was sweet and surprisingly spicy. Good if you like a bit of kick to your dish

Squid ink pasta was equally luscious with the umami flavours of the squid ink standing out.

Cod fish burger with fries. Probably the most disappointing dish with too hard buns and slightly overcooked cod. Just an overall dry dish, texturally. 

Snapper Pie with fries, the pastry was nice and flaky. I thought the pie was a tad too watery but nonetheless tasty.


Overall, not a bad place for brunch although I would stick to the pasta dishes


31 Ocean Way, #01-11 Quayside Isle, 
Sentosa Cove, 
Singapore 098375
6268 8633

Papparich

Seriously good nasi lemak from Papparich, I can see why there are 50+ branches in Malaysia and nobody does nasi lemak quite like our neighbour. 

What I liked in particular was the sweet sambal and that crispy fried chicken. 

Seriously sinful too though

Suntec City Mall
#02-386, 3 Temasek Boulevard, Suntec City Mall, 

Singapore 038983 

65 6532 3323