The Weekly Grub: 5 Things to Eat and Drink in Singapore This Week
PUBLISHED March 2nd, 2022 05:00 am
Despite being hot on the heels of Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day, March looks set to keep the ball rolling on celebratory feasts. From a special afternoon tea for International Women’s Day to an islandwide margarita party, here’s our list of the swankiest bites in Singapore this week.
Celebrate Our Favourite Stinky Fruit at Goodwood Park Hotel’s Durian Fiesta
Goodwood Park Hotel’s highly anticipated annual Durian Fiesta returns with eight new exquisitely handcrafted creations, available for takeaway and dine-in. New creations this year include the gorgeous D24 Crystal Apricot Dome (S$18), as well as the sinfully indulgent D24 Banana Flambé Cake (S$18 per slice, S$120 for 1.3kg). Don’t miss their dine-in exclusives, the Deep-Fried D24 Mochi Balls (S$12++) and Pan-Fried D24 Blue Pea Kueh Salat (S$12++). Check out our full review here.
Goodwood Park Hotel’s Durian Fiesta pastries are available from now to 24 July 2022 at 22 Scotts Rd, Goodwood Park Hotel, Singapore 228221. Open daily 11am-7pm (The Deli), and 11.30am-2.30pm and 6.30pm-10.30pm (Min Jiang).
Have a Ball with Cointreau for World Margarita Day 2022
World Margarita Day is back again and Cointreau is sharing the joy across the country. In collaboration with 12 restaurants and bars, the world’s leading orange liqueur is rolling out a month of delicious cocktail promotions and activities. Each venue will offer the Original Margarita with Cointreau, tequila, lime, and salt, and featuring at least one twist such as the Lychee Margarita by Margarita’s Dempsey Hill.
Cointreau’s Margarita Day cocktails are available from now till 20 March 2022 at 12 bars and restaurants across Singapore, including Margarita’s Dempsey Hill, Lime House, MEZCLA, Offtrack, Papi’s Tacos, and Smoke & Mirrors.
Delight in Enchanting Gastronomy at Veuve Clicquot x Siri House
Picture a garden-fairytale dining experience – that’s the Veuve Clicquot x Siri House private dining experience. Up on the terrace under the sun, their brunch menu boasts a mouth-watering Lobster Scrambled Eggs with Za’atar Sour Cream and Crab Mayo Dip enriched with crab fat and citrus. For an enchanting dinner at dusk, tuck into the Wild caught Hokkaido Scallop Carpaccio, dressed in Nuoc Cham fermented lime and mango, paired with a bottle of Veuve Cliquot Yellow Label (S$120).
Siri House is located at 8D Dempsey Rd, #01-02 Dempsey Hill, Singapore 249672, p. +65 9487 1552. Brunch Private Dining is priced at S$70 each for a minimum group of five, available Sat-Sun 11.30am-1.30pm. Dinner Private Dining is priced at S$98 (4-course) and S$128 (6-course) for a group of two to five, available Tues-Sun 6pm-8pm.
Commemorate International Women’s Day with High Tea at Shangri-La Hotel
Raise a glass to women throughout March at the International Woman’s Day Afternoon Tea Experience. Shangri-La Hotel’s The Lobby Lounge and United Women Singapore (UWS) have joined hands for a specially curated high tea set for two in line with International Women’s Day 2022. For S$88, the one-for-one experience includes a wide variety of sweets, savouries, local delights, scones and brews. Shangri-La Singapore will donate $3 for every high tea set sold to UWS and their local programmes on women’s empowerment and gender equality.
The International Woman’s Day Afternoon Tea Experience is available from now to 31 March 2021 at 22 Orange Grove Rd, The Lobby Lounge at Shangri-La, Singapore 258350, 3pm-5pm.
Get a Taste of Peranakan Heritage at Peppermint
Peppermint’s all-you-can-eat buffet is back with an array of hearty Peranakan delights. With ingredients fresh from their Urban Farm, patrons can expect an exquisite collection of Straits Chinese dishes such as the Ayam Buah Keluak and Tiger Prawn in Assam Nanas. No Peranakan meal is complete without sweets, so get yourself Peppermint’s signature Durian Pengat or Ondeh Onden Cake.
Peranakan Delights at Peppermint is available from now to 31 March 2021 at 6 Raffles Boulevard Level 4, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay, Singapore 039594. The buffet is priced at S$65++ per adult and S$32.50++ per child for lunch, and S$88++ per adult and SS44++ per child for dinner.
Top Image: Siri House
