Eat your ‘Art’ Out – PassionArts Month 2013

Following the inaugural launch in 2012, PassionArts Month is here again for 2013.  For those who are not familiar with PassionArts Month, it is a People’s Association initiative to bring about resident-centric activities promoting various art forms, featuring local and international artistes.

Brunch @ District 10, The Star Vista

Eggs Florentine

When it comes to brunch places, I do believe most of us are looking for a nice establishment tucked away in a quiet corner of the street or a shopping mall and serve some tasty nosh.  West-Siders rejoice, because there is another place that serves pretty decent brunch – District 10 @ Star Vista.

In my honest opinion, I didn’t understand the whole open-air-no-air-conditioning-except-inside-stores kinda concept that’s going on there.  It is rather unfriendly in this humid, tropical weather.  I had to pop in random shops and pretended I was looking for something, but in fact I was just abusing the air-conditioning they have inside.  But then I digressed.

So District 10 offers brunch menu that comes with a local twist, or rather some of the items in the menu have that twist.

Soft Shell Chilli Crab Pizza

I quite liked the Soft Shell Chilli Crab Pizza.  It was tasty although I felt the pizza was slightly limp and too wet in the centre, but all is well.  The pizza sauce was sweet and slightly spicy. The pizza has generous bits of crab meat sprinkled all over.  To top it off, rockets and crab fritters are littered all over.  Quite worth the try, this pizza.  You can also order the Sambal Prawns Pizza, which I think was equally good.

Best of Asia – Seafood Fiesta @ Plaza Brasserie, PARKROYAL on Beach Road

Satisfy your seafood cravings all at Plaza Brasserie. From now to 31^st May, indulge in various seafood dishes brought to your by Chef Jackson Goh.

Do Good With Food this Lunar New Year

First of all, I want to wish all my readers a Happy Lunar New Year.  I wish you all a very prosperous 2013. Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Well, while most of us are enjoying our Pineapple Tarts and reunion dinner, lets not forget that among us, there are people that are less fortunate that us.

So for this Lunar New Year, do good with food.

Post a photo on Instagram or Twitter and attach the hash tag #dogoodwithfood or #DGWF

Each captured photo will donate S$0.10 to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund.  The maximum funds collected from this initiative will be capped at S$1,388.  So we need 13,880 photos to hit the cap.

Do you small little part to help feed the less fortunate.

Do Good with Food.

Prosperity Buffet Feast @ Plaza Brasserie, PARKROYAL on Beach Road

Usher in the Year of the Snake with a Prosperity Buffet Feast at Plaza Brasserie, PARKROYAL on Beach Road.  If you want to steer away from the run of the mills Chinese Restaurant dinners, Plaza Brasserie offers many CNY dishes for the Lunar New Year spread.

Chef Jackson gave the traditional Yu Sheng a fruity twist by adding in fresh tropical fruits like Peaches, Dried Persimmons, Mango, Papaya, Rose Apples and Mandarin Oranges.  Tossed with a Special Fruit Flavored Sauce, eating this will get you a step closer to a fruitful year (ok…that was corny).

For the Lunar New Year Spread, look forward to unique and delicious dishes like the Eight treasure Boneless Duck, Braised Pork Knuckle with Dried Oyster and Black Moss, Szechuan Chicken and many more.  Do try the Szechuan Chicken, it was something I really enjoyed that night from the Lunar New Year spread.  Chunks of tender chicken meat, stirred fried

This time at Plaza Brasserie, you can order freshly steamed Red Garoupa Fish in Superior Stock from the Chef’s Live Station apart from the ever-so-tasty Chinese Roast.

And of course, my favourite Pen Cai.  Since this is a buffet, I definitely got my fill of it from the Live Station too.  Plaza Brasserie served a lighter flavoured one, but nonetheless, the luxurious ingredients like Abalone and Sea Cucumber were still pretty awesome.

For Lunar New Year, Plaza Brasserie also created a special Durian Nian Gao with Bak Kua.  It is a very interesting combinations of flavours from the Durian, the mellow sweetness of the Nian Gao and the savoury sweetness from the Bak Kwa.

There are the standard dessert shooters and mini cakes that Plaza Brasserie always serve.

The buffet pricing are:

Festive Period	Dates	Lunch	Dinner
Pre and Post Chinese New Year	Now to 24February	Adult: S$45++ Child S$27++	Adult: S$58++ Child: S$35++
Chinese New Year Eve	9 February	Adult: S$45++ Child: S$27++	Adult: S$78++ Child: S$47++
1st and 2nd Day of Chinese New Year	10and 11 February	Adult: S$62++ Child: S$37++	Adult: S$62++ Child: S$37++

 

Plaza Brasserie is located at
PARKROYAL on Beach Road
7500 Beach Road
Singapore 199591
Tel: 6505 5710

Website

Postnote: #AnythingAlsoEat would like to thank Karen for this fun and laughter filled tasting.

Golden Treasures of Prosperity @ Park Palace, Grand Park City Hall

With Chinese New Year just around the corner, it is the time again to splurge lavishly on Chinese delicacies that you’ll probably get to eat once a year.  Eminent for their extraordinary and innovative Cantonese cuisines, Park Palace displays their finesse in this year’s Golden Treasures of Prosperity Chinese New Year Menu.

Christmas Special – Plaza Brasserie @ Park Royal Beach Road

Its still the festive seasons and with New Year around the corner, there is really not much time for gym.  So why not indulge yourself in another buffet spread.  Reward yourself for the gym sessions and the body pump classes you’ve have attending.