We were excited to head down to Savour 2014 after missing it last year because it clashed with G's exams. A food festival with Michelin starred chefs and lots of gourmet food all around? Totally our thing! ;)
It was held at The Promontory this year and it offered us an interesting insight to an otherwise busy district on the weekdays. I've never seen the CBD so empty and void of cars, heehee. The sun was blazing that day and felt just perfect for a day out.
I should have captured the difference between the fake carpet grass and the real grass that was peeking beneath. The dry brown grass really made me feel like I'm in a barn, haha!
Sunny sunday with my sunshine! <3
And check out the guy that we've (accidentally) successfully in between us :P
Preedy boy! ;)
Umami & Lap Mei Fan by Bo Innovation
Our first stop was Alvin Leung's booth because we were very much looking forward to his molecular XLB which unfortunately sold out very quickly! We settled for Umami (Black truffle, Toro, Rice noodle, Vermicelli, Dry shrimp powder) and Lap Mei Fan (Foie Gras, Rose Wine, Crispy Rice).
We were sorely disappointed with his offerings and expected a lot more from a 3 Michelin Starred chef. The Umami tasted a lot like the bee hoon that G's popo would ocassionally whip up, geez. The Lap Mei Fan was worst? It was essentially cream & crispy rice. There's supposed to be foie gras in the dish as well but I think it's infused into the cream and we could barely taste it -.- Feeling VERY sore we paid so much for these two dishes and it didn't even hit any sort of expectations even if he wasn't a 3 Michelin Starred chef >:(
Nevermind, moving along...
Emmanuel Stroobant! I really hope to get a chance to dine at Saint Pierre after hearing so much about it!
Homemade Foie Gras Terrine Tempura, Lobster Mayonnaise, Apple Salt by Saint Pierre
SO GOOD!!!!!!! The first bite was pure heaven, then came the next, and next... I didn't want it to end. It's really sinful, this dish. They weren't stingy with the foie gras at all, which was awesome, fried in tempura batter. It was perfect with the mayonnaise and the scattered apple salt. We practically licked this plate clean!
Soy-marinated Wagyu Beef Shank with Crystal Noodle in Hot and Sour Consommé by Blue Lotus
This dish was by Blue Lotus, which shared the same booth as Saint Pierre. It was an interesting bowl of beef noodles with the hot & sour consumme broth. It looks simple but the broth was hearty and a tad different from the usual beef broths. It was yummy but not one that I would have again if I had the choice.
Pan-Fried Rye Bay Scallop with a Tomato, Chilli & Broad Bean Salsa by Rock Salt
We really enjoyed savouring this dish with the succulent & sweet scallops and flavourful salsa! Again, we cleaned out this dish with seconds and slurped every bit down. *Thumbs up!*
Oyster Taster (Japonaise Truffled oyster omelette, tempura oyster maki, freshly shucked oyster with rice wine jelly) by Stellar @ 1-Altitude
This was hands down one of the dishes that made me open my eyes and left me wanting more. The freshly shucked oyster that was topped with rice wine jelly was my favourite! The rice wine jelly tasted slightly sour and refreshing, goes incredibly well with the oyster. It was so difficult to share this dish with G, heehee! The tempura oyster maki and oyster omelette were equally good by the way. So much love for this dish! :)
Chocolate Violette Earth with Strawberry Blossom Sorbet by Stellar @ 1-Altitude
I love desserts and we were really delighted by the dessert offerings in Savour. The strawberry sorbet was perfect in the sunny weather with the chocolate "soil". We had no idea what's what but we both loved it so much!
Valrhona Chocolate Pot, Fresh Cream & Homemade Honeycomb by Oxwell & Co.
Whoa this was another sinful indulgence. Chocolately, only very slightly sweet because of the honeycomb. The chocolate & fresh cream had a hint of alcohol which made the dessert a lot more refreshing than gelat because of the huge amount of chocolate in there. A good proportionate combination of everything! Desserts won our hearts that day.
Can I just say how much I love my hair color from Bloc+? It may seem loud here but it really only gleams in the sunlight! :D
Taking of the awesome sunlight. Pictures always always look better in natural sunlight. I love it even though I think I got a shade darker from Savour, hehe.
Savour really was quite a fun experience for G & I because we love food so much! The Savour dollars that came with our tickets weren't enough and we ended up topping up more cash, heehee. The sun was blazing but that didn't dampen our spirits at all. The food was generally really up to standard, and well, though everything was expensive, it came along with the quality expected of it (for most of them). We attended 2 classes hosted by celebrity chefs and gained a little bit more knowledge, which will be very very useful as I intend to explore more in the kitchen. It's fun to me. I love cooking! :D
Sorry for the lack of updates because if you'd realised, Lace & Ebony is in full swing with the Spring Collections! Can I just say how much I'm loving the selection this Spring?? :D Happier girl with happy clothes for everyone! I'll probably do another post showcasing my favourite outfits from the recent Spring collections soon.
I've also been well occupying myself with event jobs. I'm not sure if I'm over-commiting, or pushing myself way too much because I've recently strained my back. I've been telling myself to push myself further this year because I really am not getting any younger and honestly a tad too old for event jobs. Physically I'm not as capable as taking in as many hours as I used to do. But that being said, I'm still incredibly thankful when opportunities are thrown my way and I'll do my best to do them all to be a step closer to my personal goal. Got to work harder & be better! :)
