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Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts

Monday, October 21, 2013

Birthday Dinner → Brasserie Gavroche

Brasserie Gavroche
66 Tras St, 079005
Click-To-Call: 62258266
 
Operating Hours
Mondays to Fridays
11.30am to 2.30pm / 6.30pm to 10pm
Saturdays 6.30pm to 10.30pm
Sundays Closed for business
Public Holidays 6.30pm to 10pm (only open for dinner)

My birthday is "1014" (October 14th), in Mandarin this sounds like "yi-nian-yi-ci" or 一年一次 and translated into English means "once a year". So for whoever who has a failing memory, this is an easy way to remember my birthday.

For this special day, my dear brought me to a French restaurant called Brasserie Gavroche. 
 

Brasserie Gavroche, @brasseriegavroche is the creation of Chef Frédéric Colin. He was from Paris, and worked at his grand père Henri’s restaurant and then St. Regis Bora Bora & now in Singapore. At Brasserie Gavroche, his menu comprises many old recipes from his grand père (grand dad) and comfort food from his youth.

The service is awesome, manned by three French attendants who were very friendly and hospitable. They were able to recommend some really memorable dishes for us.
The entrance is a old antique door (: and leads us to a very classic French decorated interior.
 

From main entrance, we pass through the bar area onto the main dining area.
 
 

 
Onto the main dining hall
 
Table settings
Cute napkins. That's probably a sketch of Gavroche. Gavroche Thénardier is a fictional character in the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo. He is a boy who lives on the streets of Paris and his name has become a synonym for an urchin or street child.
 
We start with wine.

Bread & butter & savory dough balls in a tin container.

 
It's bite size! So cute ! A little salty, light and airy. Tastes nice. Maybe that's what Gavroche ate on the streets !

The menu is a giant wood framed picture. It is a piece of art !

 
 
The pantry area is full of wine and champagne.
It's full house tonite.


Food's here ! We are hungry.
Soupe à l’oignon, recette du grand père Henri - Grandpa Henri’s traditional onion soup !

Râble de lapin à la moutarde et pommes purée
- this is rabbit saddle with mustard sauce and mashed potatoes.
Soft and definitely worth a try!

Vol-au-vent au homard et fruits de mer
Is lobster and seafood with béchamel sauce and puff pastry.

Quite filling! Is so yummy. But also very filling and my small stomach could only eat a little of it.  


Dessert Time!

Courtesy from house. This is an orange & vanilla flavoured sponge cake. Very nice.


Coffee and tea



Tarte au chocolat, poire et airelles
This is a chocolate tart with pear and cranberries.
A slight crunchy texture from the pear & little cranberries. It's more sweet & sour taste and not too chocolate-ish.


Bomb Alaska Bomb
This one is awesome ! It tastes so sooooo heavenly ! Too bad, it's not a regular menu item and if you wanted it, you have to order a week in advance.

It's cold inside, filled with ice cream and the chocolatie taste blends so well with the berry sauce! I am overjoyed.





Wonderful dinner with wonderful him. Definitely will be back for other dishes !
 

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Party → My Birthday Celebration @Sabio (Duxton Hill)

 October is one month that I really look forward to! Is my birthday! I am so blessed by friends & family. Especially my bf, he started organizing this birthday party a few months ago. He created photo booths, handmade all the frames & props. And then bought a bunch of Spanish props to blend with the restaurant and theme. I am very very touched !

Sabio Spanish Tapas Bar @ Duxton Hill
 
5 Duxton Hill | Singapore 089591

Opening Hours
Monday to Friday 12PM to late
Saturday 5PM to late
Sunday 11.30AM to late

Live band for Fridays and Saturdays
 
Love the ambience. The design of Sabio was inspired by a old bar from Seville called "El Rinconcillo" that existed since the 16th century.

At the front of the bar, an "Iberico Ham leg" sits on the bar countertop. Is not just for display, you can ask the staff to cut you a slice.
 

Cold Tapas bar

We prepared a bullfighter outfit for bartender! He looks damn cool.

My first guests arrive! Lovely couple - CX & Adel
 
My bf organised all these props.
 
Photo with my bf & the lovely couple
 
More people are streaming in. My bffs !
Instagrams come first before anything else.

Sweetie Amelia 

Nicole with her new hairstyle. Love it !
 
Eat. Eat. Eat. I didnt eat that much. I drank alot >,< heheheh

Live band. Thank you singing "Happy Birthday" for me and the 4 other birthday girls.
 
My new friends from TaF.tc. They all crazy people! Actually we were all quite tired as we were having module assessments that Saturday till 6 or 7pm.

My ex-colleagues. Thank you so much for coming, especially for those who needed to report for night shift. Much appreciated !
 
My partner-in-crime. We were all very vain that night.
 
Crowded!
 
Happy birthday to me!  Gossip Girls. XoXo
 
Yeah!
 
Petite Mabs! Love ya! Muacks Muacks. 
 
Sweet Sonia!
 
Do we look sexy! *smoking hot*
 
More props were introduced as the party got hotter. Lots of props from Sun Staches.


Cheers to everyone!

More props as the night continued. Jeffrey is the bull.
 
Out comes the photo booth frames that kept the party humming along. Cute "big nose" JiaLe. We look handsome right ?

My RWS Gang !

Who is inside the bull head ?
 
Hey Gorgeous!
 
More poses
 
Tooth-pain Pose 
 
My TaF.tc gang with cut-outs to accompany the photo booth.
 
Really appreciate my bf. He prepared all these (printed → cut → pasted onto chopsticks). All handmade.
 
My birthday cake from Plain Vanilla !


Super love Deborah's hair! Sexy 
 
My favourite girl ! Muacks muacks !

We celebrated all the October babies birthdays together (and some late September babes): Yin Mun, Gina, Shi Hui and Jeranne.
 
Super Acts!

Joshua! Sexy sia ...

This was awesome yummy. Caramel lava cake.
 
Almost at the end of the party, Tian Xiang collected all the Spanish hats !

Princess Jasmine ! Super sweet & cute
 
 
I think this is the largest party that my bf ever organized.  Thank you for coming & I hope u guys enjoyed it. Love ya !


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