Beirut Grill

I was invited to try out Beirut Grill, which is a fine dining Middle Eastern restaurant located at 72 Bussorah Street.

Beirut Grill is one of the participating restaurants under the Entertainer and one is entitled to 3 vouchers of 1 for 1 main course. All you need to do is to:

1. Select your voucher

2. Key in your pin

3. Pass your phone to your server who will enter than PIN to effect the voucher!

Beirut Grill is part of the five group. There are currently two outlets, Bussorah street and boat quay.

Our tasting menus includes:

- Beirut Mezza Platter ($22)

- Mixed Grilled Kebab Platter ($36, serves at least two)

- Samak Meshwi ($18)

- Mousakaa ($16)

- Baklava ($12) 

My most favourite dish was the mixed grill platter and in particular the Lamb Kebab Kofta and Beirut Lamb Chops. I am typically not a huge fan of lamb as I am not used to the strong smell and toughness of the meat. I was really surprised that it is not just juicy, tender and no smell! I was happily chomping down all the food!

We were treated to belly dancing throughout the dinner too! Catch it on every Fridays from 8 to 10pm!

The Entertainer Singapore app retails at S$60. The Entertainer Singapore book, which contains the same coupons in paper format, is priced at S$75 and is also available for purchase atwww.theentertainerasia.com or selected bookstores. The promo code "2015ALVIN" will entitle one to a 10% discount upon checkout on the website

2015 World Gourmet Summit - Awards of Excellence Presentation Ceremony

World Gourmet Summit has always been a key event that I have looked out for for the past few (WGS) years. For this year, WGS was held on the 6 April to 3 May 2015.

I went for the Awards of Excellence Presentation Ceremony & World Gourmet Summit Opening Reception. The event was held on 14 April at One Farrer Park Hotel & Spa. For $98++ per person, one can sample dishes from key establishments such as Forlino, Majestic Bay, White Rabbit, Tung Lok, Prime Society etc. Drinks are served too (unlimited free flow of wines, cocktails, Martell, Macallan). 

The only downside of the event was that that this is not a sit down dinner. You will thus have to move around booths and sample the food items! 

In terms of food served, there were lots of premium items, such as scallops, abalones, mussels. Food presentation was very exquisite too!

This was this live station for wagyu beef noodles with freshly grated wasabi. Yummy!

This was the highlight for Majestic Restaurant. Ain't it cute? I could not resist but took 1 to sample. Adorable lotus paste buns in the shape of a duck.

This is another live station that I was so impressed with. It has one of the longest queues as the chef is only able to whip out two desserts at a time. This is like a sorbet like candy, where he will then cover each side with cream (frozen using liquid nitrogen). When you put the lollipop in your mouth, it melts in your mouth instantaneously.  Awesome!

More desserts and cakes... 

Food Tasting - IKYU

I was  invited to try out a new Japanese restaurant at Yong Siak Street called IKYU (pronounced as E-Q). It is a short walk away from Tiong Bahru station. Yong Siak is a quite a old estate. Found some quaint and modern shops along the stretch, i.e. a shop that sells penguin books. They also have many up and coming cafes located here, such as Forty Hands. Through this food tasting session, I had the opportunity to try out several items which I have always been wanting to try - whale meat, blow fish and the ultra expensive melon from Japan.  

The restaurant has a very zen feeling, which makes the experience very comfortable. 

We started off with a pear sake. This is a very easy to drink sake as it is sweet and when it is paired with the appetizer below, it enhances the different nuances of flavour of the appetizer.

 

Cream Cheese with Snapper Stomach - The saltiness of the cream cheese became sweet when you take this together with the fish stomach. This is the dish that makes the aftertaste so heavenly. This is not found in the menu

Century Egg Traditional Potato Salad  SGD 8.50

Grilled Edamame flavoured in Truffle  SGD 8.50

Wafu Marinated Salmon Carpaccio SGD 16.50

Deep Fried Sakura Prawns SGD 8.50

Breaded Oyster from Hiroshima SGD 12.50

Assorted Vegetables wrapped in pork SGD 15.50 

Smoked Whale Salad - Not in menu

Blow fish Tatsuta age with Sansyo

SGD 16.50

Skin of the blowfish

- Not in menu

Grilled pair Quail Legs SGD 5.50 each

Kagoshima Wagyu Beef Sirloin SGD 58.50 for 100gram

Anago Tempura with Vegetables SGD 16.50

Hirame SGD 10.50 for 2 pieces

Blue Fin Tuna O-Toro SGD 35.50 for 2 pieces

Seasonal Fruits - Rock Melon, Grapes and Persimmon SGD 15

All the dishes are prepared by Executive Chef, Takuma Seki.
Chef Seki is formerly the chef-de-Cuisine of Hide Yamamoto at The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands.
Do opt for the counter seats as it is an enjoyable experience to listen to Chef Seki 's jokes.

At the end of the event, we had a nice USB souvenir in a wooden box. Really complements the Zen feeling very well

Cointreau Event : "One Night in Singapore"

We were very fortunate to be invited to the first "One Night in Singapore" by-invite only party at Gem Bar on 20 September. There are two other parties lined up in Singapore and will be hosted by Judee Tan and Patricia Mok.

Cointreau will launch similar events in each country, i.e. Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Philippines and Indonesia. The final mega party will be held on 23 November in Bangkok. The venue will be at The Peninsular. 

The tagline for the parties will be "Cointreauversal".

We managed to try only two of the three Cointreau cocktail drinks. 

Cointreau Fizz

Cointreaupolitan (this is my favourite drink)
It's light and sweet. Consists of 50ml Cointreau, 20 ml lime juice and 30 ml cranberry juice.

The Venue - Gem Bar

The Food

The Event

This event was hosted by well known female illusionist, Magic Babe Ning.
There are several actitivies lined up for the party - photo taking competition and mix your own drink.





This is my very own cocktail drink, which comprises of cranberry juice, strawberry jam and Cointreau.

And guess what, I won the first prize!

For all Cointreau lovers, there is a contest from now till 31 October 2012, where you can win one of the following awesome prizes:

1st prize: 3 days 2 nights trip to Bangkok (includes airfare, accomodation, ticket to Dita von Tesse's Cointreauversial show and a Celestial Celebrity diamond necklace (worth SGD 6,000!)
2nd prize: A pair of Celestial Celebrity diamond earrings (worth SGD 2,000)

3rd prize: A Celestial Celebrity diamond pendant (worth SGD 1,500)


So, how do I participate?

You can order one of the Cointreau cocktail (it has to be Cointreau Fizz, Cointreaupolitan or Cointreau Mangorita) at participating nightspot OR purchase a Cointreau bottle at selected supermarket.


List of Participating Nightspots / Bars

• Atrium, Pan Pacific Hotel
• Club Lava, Chijmes
• Cuba Libre, Clark Quay
• Gem Bar, Ann Siang Hill
• La Viva, Chijmes
• Nueva Cuba, Customs House
• Ocio, Turf City
• Pieda Negra, Beach Road
• Salt Tapas, Raffles City Shopping Centre, North Bridge Road
• Shuffle, Clark Quay
• Tantric, Neil Road
• Wave House, Sentosa

List of Selected Participating Supermarkets 

• 1855 The Bottle Shop
• Cold Storage
• Isetan Shaw
• Mediya
• NTUC