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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Christmas Brunch at Kith Cafe, Quayside Isle!

Hello!
I'm here to catch up on backlogged entries! Be warned: massive food porn spam ahead in this entry!

So on Christmas Day, I dragged YZ, Evonne, Trish and their respective partners out at 8.30am for brunch! I was pretty sure that everyone would be sleeping in late on Christmas, so I thought it was the perfect excuse to get everyone up early to enjoy a serene and peaceful Christmas brunch together.

Before YZ woke up, I planted a surprise Christmas present for him :P

He's been carrying around the most chui looking bag for the past half a year or something, and I thought he needed a smart-looking new bag for work, so I got him a bag from Porter International! Good quality, affordable pricing, and they have very sleek and nice designs too. YZ loved the bag! :D Mission accomplished: kept the man happy so that he wouldn't be grumpy about me waking him up at 7.30am on Christmas morning hehehe :P

As I predicted, it was so quiet on Christmas morning that the roads were practically empty! We zoomed all the way to Sentosa at record speed and reached there in like 20 minutes. Perfect! Evonne and Trish also arrived shortly, and we got ourselves settled down at Kith Cafe, Quayside Isle for our brunch.


Despite being 8.30am on Christmas morning, the cafe was already busy with the early bird customers. Impressive!

I did regret a little for being so kiasu and arranging such an early meeting time, because the lunch menu is only available at 11am, so we were limited to the breakfast/brunch menu and missed stuff like the truffle fries, pastas, and etc.

Hot chocolate (Evonne's)

Hot mocha (YZ's)

Both were chocolatey and rich, very comforting to sip on first thing in the morning. The two chocolate lovers gave their thumbs up!

We ordered so much food because everyone was really hungry D:

The breakfast menu at Kith is very customisable, because almost everything is available as a side, so Evonne and Trish customised their own breakfast plates! Quite a good idea because you can pick exactly what you want to eat.

Kith's Big Breakfast


Blackstone Eggs, which were essentially Eggs Benedict!



Banana and Mixed Berries Crepe



Trish and Evonne's customised breakfast plates

Pork Belly Fried Eggs


Verdict on the food? Almost everything was really really good!

Special mention goes to the pork belly fried eggs and bratwurst sausage: they was sooo tasty we had to order another plate with the sausage on the side! The sausage was just incredibly juicy and tasty. And that pork belly.. It was marinated in soy sauce and was super delicious! I loved it! The generous serving of pork belly went exceedingly well with the ciabatta bread and sunny side ups.

The bread served with everything was great too, not dry and hard, but was crisp and fluffy. Usually, I tend to ignore the bread on my plate, but Kith's bread complemented their dishes so well!

The eggs were all quite done well, except for the Over Easy eggs which were too cooked. My first place of Blackstone eggs came with overcooked poached eggs too, but we requested for a replacement and the second plate was perfect. The bacon that accompanied my poached eggs was done really well, it was soft and flavorful unlike the honey baked ham which was too dry and hard.

When I go back for a repeat visit, the Pork Belly Fried Eggs and Blackstone Eggs would definitely be on the order list again, along with the bratwurst sausage!

Prices are reasonable, with most breakfast items ranging from $17-$20 ish. I don't think we paid more than $30 per pax, very very affordable for six happy and filled tummies!

Me and my favourite pork belly eggs plus bratwurst. Salivating for this right now :(


Couple shots, YZ and I :D

Evonne and Yang!

Trish and Casey :D



So happy to have had enjoyed such an awesome and serene Christmas morning with the best company! Great food, lovely sea-side view and wonderful ambience. It's so nice to have my good friends, their partners and mine all at the same table, chatting away whilst enjoying yummy food!
Feels so homely and family-like :) We didn't exchange Christmas presents or anything like that, but the time spent at brunch alone made my Christmas day fabulous! Love y'all.

Despite Kith at Quayside Isle being so far away, I'm sure we'll be back again soon!

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Kith Cafe

31 Ocean Way Quayside Isle #01-08 
Singapore 098375 

Opening Hours:
Everyday 8am – 10pm ( Closed on Tue ) 

Tel: +65 6734 9007 


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The lovely maxi dress I wore is from TheVelvetDolls, and it's all sold out in blue already, but there are other colours available! We've been releasing new items very regularly for CNY and I'm so psyched for all the up and coming gorgeous clothes! Been working hard since I came back from Hong Kong, but I promise to blog more soon, including travel entries :) Can't wait!

I hope that everyone is having a good start to the year so far, I am definitely thankful for a wonderful two weeks of 2014 so far! Less than three weeks to CNY wheeee!

xoxo
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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Dinner at The Black Swan!


Last week, we celebrated the birthday of the December babies with a special dinner at The Black Swan.

I've walked past this place a number of times without even realising that it's a restaurant, because the exterior facade looks so unassuming, with no big signboards or anything o_o

Our table was booked for 7pm on a Friday night, and the restaurant was already half-full with people having drinks/snacks (They have Happy Hour from 5PM-7.30PM weekdays when you get 30% off liquor and oysters!


The interior of the restaurant has a classic, old world feel, very classy and grand. My only gripe is that it got so dark that all my pictures turned out really dim and yellow :( I forgot to set the white balance on my camera, so pardon the pictures!



With the two dears Tricia and Trish!


Siao charbos Jayne, Eve and Evonne :D


So for happy hour, there was like 30% off oysters! Jayne and Eve (the only two who take oysters) were happily slurping up oysters, eeks.

The dinner menu at The Black Swan is only a two page spread, and we ordered almost every single main, and quite a few of the sides to share too!


The New Caesar $18

The most note-worthy part of this dish is... the caramelised bacon!!! Tastes almost like ba kua, really. Hahahaha. Greens were fresh and crunchy, but it's not really a very substantial dish. Good as a starter!


Half Dozen Escargot $21

We all had trouble digging the meat out of the shell because the forks provided weren't small enough... I loved the garlicky and salty seasoning though!!


Truffled Egg and Bacon Confit Crostini $14

This doesn't look like much, but it was SO good! I have no idea how its made, but in each eggshell, there's an eggy mixture infused with truffle and bacon bits. So addictive! Remember to dip the sticks of toast right into the truffled egg and bacon to really savour the wonderful taste and flavour. YUM!


Crispy Calamari $18

Definitely one of the best side dishes to order, it was really addictive and I couldn't stop reaching for more pieces of the crispy calamari, dipped in the zesty lime sauce provided! The batter is light but crunchy, and the pieces of calamari were soft and had a nice chewy bite to it.

French Onion Soup $19

Tricia ordered this soup so I didn't really try much of it. It looked pretty good and came with two huge slices of bread!


Wild Mushroom, Homemade Bacon Jam, Mozzarella Crostini $9

Can't go wrong with mushrooms and bacon and cheese! This reminded me vaguely of pizza, what with the crisp bread and mozzarella cheese. It was pretty good, but didn't have me wow-ing over it.

Seafood Linguini $32
(prawns,calamari,clams,tomato, garlic, chilli)

I wasn't impressed by the seafood linguini, because the pasta was overcooked in my opinion and was almost soggy, without the firmness of pasta that has been cooked just right. Not a memorable dish to me, though Evonne thought it was okay.


The Black Swan Burger 26
(seasoned chuck, mature cheddar, sunny side up egg, streaky bacon, bibb lettuce, toasted bun, fries)

This, was REALLY good! Thick, juicy, chewy meat patty, topped with cheddar cheese that's slightly melted and on top of that, a sunny side up egg. The patty is so huge that Eve had a lot of trouble finishing it! Recommended for beef/burger lovers. I could probably have two of those patties all to myself.... Muahahahha.


USDA 365 Days Grain Fed Tenderloin $42 
(5-6oz, béarnaise, fries)

Trish had the steak which I shared with her, and I thought it was slightly tough (probably depends on the doneness too) but had a good texture and flavour! Oh, those thick-cut fries were totally addictive. I couldn't stop popping them in my mouth...

Duck Leg Confit $36
(36 hour sous-vide, bacon potatoes, fresh thyme, mustard sauce)

Jayne's duck confit with crisp skin and well-marinated meat that was tender and fall-off-the-bone! I really enjoy duck confit and I think it's hard to find a good one in Singapore. This was definitely one of the better ones I've had.


Coconut Creme Caramel


Date and Toffee Pudding

I didn't have any of the desserts, but they looked so tempting, especially the coconut creme pudding caramel with gula melaka! Next time I'm so gonna try it!


A birthday surprise for the two birthday girls, muahaha. But there was a slight confusion and they got the "wrong" Tricia/Trisha! Oops. Too confusing so I don't blame them hahaha.

Happy birthday sexbombssss! Stay gorgeous and happy every day okay!

Group picture with Eve, Evonne, Jayne, Trish, Tricia, and Carol (who works at The Black Swan and served us with utmost hospitality!)

With Christmas coming up, The Black Swan would certainly make a lovely location for a celebratory wine-and-dine session with the other half, methinks! Prices are pretty affordable and not too exorbitant too! There's also a set lunch that looks very value-for-money (32++ for 2 courses and 38++ for three!) Good service coupled with fantastic ambience. Thumbs up!

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The Black Swan

19 Cecil Street, The Quadrant
Singapore 049704

Reservations: (SMS) +65 8181 3305

Operating hours:

Closed Sundays
Lunch – Mon-Fri: 11.30am-3pm
Dinner – Mon-Sat: 5pm-11pm
Supper – Mon-Thurs: 10.pm-1am, Fri-Sat: 10.30pm-2pm


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After dinner, we headed to Eve's to chill while waiting for the clock to strike midnight because surprise two was in-store for the mini sex bomb Tricia whose actual birthday we celebrated for her right after midnight.. With a visit from her love, John!


This girl was so happy she couldn't stop squealing in joy!

Final group picture that ended a very tiring night, reached home at like 2am plus and I officially declare myself too old for staying out so late already hahahaha #cannotmakeit

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Outfit! Both top and skirt are coming up on TheVelvetDolls.. In fact they'll be available today!!

I love the cut of the trumpet skirt. It's uber flattering and so cute!


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I've been busy this week with all my beauty appointments back-to-back, one has got to doll up for Christmas, y'know? Got my Christmas nails done at The Nail Artelier, my lash extensions touched up at Graceous, and next I need to go get my hair done at Salon Vim! So ready for Christmas hehe.

With totally no eye makeup/eyeliner on, only lash extensions from Graceous!

My beautiful Christmas nails! So in love with the gorgeousness.

Part of looking good is staying healthy and slender.. so I'm even doing the Hic'Juice 3-day Reboot detox with raw, organic, cold-pressed juices because I think my body needs to get rid of some excess weight from too much good food, seriously. It's been a long time since I did a detox, so this is much-needed! More daily updates on my Dayre.. It's Day 2 today and I've been doing pretty good so far! :D

Okay, gonna leave it here for now because I need to get back to editing photos for TheVelvetDolls launch! Last burst before Christmas, go go go!

xoxo
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