The Weekly Grub: 5 Things to Eat & Drink This Week
PUBLISHED June 1st, 2016 06:00 am | UPDATED May 14th, 2018 11:54 am
This week, take a gastronomic voyage across several continents and enjoy a sake pairing dinner with booze imported from the relatively unknown Ehime Prefecture. When the weekend arrives, indulge in a Thai-style brunch, a decadent Donburi meal, and feast with family and friends in a four-course steak dinner.
Epicurean Journeys: A Pop-up Chef Dining Series
From today till Friday, 3rd June, five acclaimed chefs from The Luxury Collection Hotels in Austria, Greece, India, Italy, and Thailand will take you on a quest to discover the indigenous flavours and tastes of their legendary hotels.
Taking place at the historic Fullerton Waterboat House, this year’s gastronomic event will introduce culinary experiences by Corporate Chef Manjit Gill (India), EC Dario Parascandolo (Hotel Danieli, Venice), ESC Manachai Konkangpluon (Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, Thailand), EC Sotiris Evangelou (Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens), and EC Manuel Gratzl (Hotel Bristol, Austria).
Each Epicureans Journey Dinner is priced at $128++ each ($168++ with wine pairing). Viennese Afternoon Tea is priced at $53++ ($77+ with Champagne). For reservations, please click here.
Ehime Sake Pairing at Takujo Japanese Dining
As part of Emporium Shokuhin’s Ehime Food & Sake Fair, Takujo Fine Dining will be presenting an exquisite Sake Pairing meal for both lunch and dinner from 2 to 26 June, where you can discover the finest sake from Ehime, the second largest producer of sake in Japan.
The special seven-course meal will incorporate key Ehime produce and products, such as ponzu dressings, miso dips, and even vinegars, featuring in dishes such as Citrus Seabream slices with Konbu & Hakata sea salt, Chargrilled Bluefin tuna cheek with ponzu sauce, and the incredibly delicious A5 “Miyazaki” Sukiyaki Don served with chilled onsen tamago – all crafted to match a range of four Ehime sake.
Ehime Sake Pairing is available from 2 to 26 June 2016 for lunch and dinner. Priced at $98++ per person. ($136++ with sake pairing). Takujo Japanese Dining is located at #01-18, Emporium Shokuhin, 6 Raffles Avenue, Singapore 039594, p. 6224 3433.
Long Chim Singapore Introduces Weekend Brunch
Try the unique Long Chim experience, with distinct flavours right from the streets of Bangkok, in a newly launched brunch menu priced at $60++ per person. The dishes are chosen from the extensive a la carte menu, including Spicy Pork with Rice Cakes, Grilled Eggplant Salad with Steamed Egg and Dried Prawns, and Green Curry of Kampong Chicken with Thai Eggplants, just to name a few. Also included is the Sriracha spiced Thai Bloody Mary, or a refreshingly spritzed Mandarin Mimosa cocktail.
Weekend Brunch Menu is available on Saturdays and Sundays from 12pm to 4pm. Long Chim is located at #02-02, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 018955, p. 6688 7299.
Set Meal Sunday at Bincho
Bincho is inviting you to Set Meal Sunday. Indulge in a wide range of hearty Donburi sets that include the Yakitori Don, Tsukune Don, Kaisen Don, Unagi Don, and Beef Tongue Don, just to name a few. Prices range from $25++ to $45++, and each set includes appetisers, Cripsy Chicken Skin salad, pickles, Chickem Karaage, Homemade Chicken soup, and a choice of dessert. Plus, there’s an option to top up an additional $60++ for free flow beer and sake!
Set Meal Sunday is available every Sunday from 6pm till late. Bincho is located at #01-19, 78 Moh Guan Terrace, Singapore 162078, p. 6438 4567. Set Meal Sunday is available every Sunday from 6pm till late.
CUT by Wolfgang Puck presents Family CUT
Feast together with your loved ones at CUT – at $500++, their specially curated four-course menu is meant to feed four, so round up your family and friends for this family style dinner. Expect to see some of the restaurants favourites, including the Mini Kobe “Sliders”, U.S.D.A Prime, Illionois Corn Fed, Aged 21 Days and more on the menu, complete with a bottle of wine.
Family CUT is available from Sundays to Wednesdays, 6pm to 8pm. CUT is located at #B1-71, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 018956, p. 6688 8517.
