Christmas 2013 / New Year 2014 Celebrations @ St Regis Singapore

Planning that something special for your special half, your family or friends? Here's something from St. Regis Singapore that might just be for you.

St. Regis Singapore has a few restaurants that might interest you. I was at St. Regis recently to sample what's available for their Christmas and New Year's menu, at both their French Restaurant - Brasserie Les Saveurs and their Italian Restaurant - LaBrezza. If you are looking for take-aways, there are delicacies available at La Pâtisserie too.

 

French @ Brasserie Les Saveurs:


Artichoke and Potato Soup
One of the soups that you can try at Brasserie Les Saveurs. We were served this comforting and creamy soup with Boston lobsters with a 'bark' of squid ink polenta. Don't take your time, quickly bite into the 'bark', it will turn soft very quickly, especially when there's tarragon foam on it.


Here's the Christmas Brunch and Dinner Service and pricing:

24 December: A Cherished Christmas Dinner Affair
7 pm - 12 midnight, $198++ per person

25, 26 December: The St. Regis Christmas Champagne Brunch
12 noon - 3 pm, with complimentary hours of aperitifs from 11am to 12 noon
$168++ per person with complimentary flow of coffee and tea
$188++ per person with complimentary flow of wines, beer and juices
$218++ per person with complimentary flow of Billecart Salmon Brut Reserve
$75++ per child (7-12 years old)

25 December: An Enchanted Jubilant Elegance
7 pm - 12 midnight, $98++ per person



If you like seafood on ice, book yourself the Christmas or New Year's Day Champagne Brunch.



There will be a large selection of Freshly Shucked Oysters, Boston Lobster Tail, King Prawns, Alaskan Crabs and more waiting for you.

We enjoyed these fresh sea creatures that was served to us. Something we can eat slowly and enjoy the process of peeling them apart with your hands.



Here's the New Year's Day Brunch and New Year's Eve Dinner Service and pricing:

31 December: A Connoisseur's New Year's Eve Special
7 pm - 12 midnight, $208++ per person

1 January: The St. Regis New Year's Day Champagne Brunch
12 noon - 3 pm, with complimentary hours of aperitifs from 11am to 12 noon
$168++ per person with complimentary flow of coffee and tea
$188++ per person with complimentary flow of wines, beer and juices
$218++ per person with complimentary flow of Billecart Salmon Brut Reserve
$75++ per child (7-12 years old)



Filet Mignon en Brioche. Fancy having a Tenderloin with Foie Gras wrapped with Prosciutto and then wrapped in Brioche, served with Perigord Sauce for your New Year's Even dinner? Some of you can prepare this yourself, but if you can't, you know where to get it.



I made a mess of it cutting it too quickly and cut through the meat.

Seared Tenderloin and Foie Gras wrapped with Prosciutto to give it a hint of cured meat indulgence. The whole thing is then wrapped in Brioche. It's truffle season and this dish is served with perigord sauce, a wine reduction sauce made with truffles. You should try this dish!


Italian @ LaBrezza:



It's the truffles season and we had an amuse bouche of Poached Egg with Shaved Black Truffle.
A nice warm egg to start your meal here.



Here's the Christmas and New Year's Brunch and Dinner Service and pricing:

24 December: A Epicurean 5-Course Christmas Eve Dinner
7 pm - 12 midnight, $168++ per person or $198++ with wine pairing.

25, 26 December & 1 January: Gastronomic Festive Prosecco Brunch
12 noon - 3 pm
$68++ (non alcoholic)
$98++ with complimentary flow of Prosecco Wine
$49++ per child (4 - 12 years old)

31 December: A Distinctive 5-Course New Year's Eve Dinner
7 pm - 12 midnight, $198++ per person



Mediterranean Sea Bass Cappellacci.

If you are a pasta person who loves wheat, your kind of food. It's like XXL sized stuffed pasta. I am not a fan of food with lots of wheat, but I like sea bass. So I demonstrated bad table manners during this dish by sheepishly digging out nicely the fillings to enjoy with the delicious sauce.

Pasta lovers will love their pasta. My sis will like it, she's a fan of pasta or anything wheat. 


Take-aways @ La Pâtisserie:

I know some people have large families or it's difficult to manage growing kids and yet you want to indulge in some fine cuisine. Book ahead at the take-out counter at St Regis. It will be available at La Pâtisserie.



We were quite stuffed after tasting so many dishes. The Chef pushed out a cart with the whole Roasted Muscovy Duck to be served with Orange Sauce to show off his pride. We all had 2-3 slices of it and it was a nicely roasted duck. Yes, this is a species of duck that's large in size.



Also available at the Takeaway counter, 2 very different log cakes, one that is actually low-sugar. Chocolate Passion Royal Log Cake is made to indulge. Made from chocolate mousse with passion fruit creme brulee and a layer of feuilletine.

The lighter choice is the Red Berries with Pistachio Sponge Log Cake. It's made using a low-sugar concoction of vanilla creme, strawberry jelly, strawberry creameux and pistachio sponge.

I will go for the Chocolate!




If Christmas Stollen is your indulgence, the ones here as the better ones that I have tried so far this year. Stollens are so good because they have just the delicious (read insane) amount of butter and fruits in it.

For St Regis Supper Club members, there are discounts available. Call them to find out the discounts. 

If you want to find out more, the price or make your orders for your Christmas Indulgence, head to http://www.stregissingapore.com/christmas All the latest information will be available there.

St. Regis Singapore
29 Tanglin Road
Singapore 247911

Tel: +65 6506 6888

Italian Weekend Prosecco Brunch @ LaBrezza, The St Regis Singapore

Weekends...  Weekend Brunches... Weekend Italian Brunches...

My wife loves weekend brunches and for those of you who are always tasked to research about where to eat by your partner, this is another option that you can try for the coming weekends.

Tip: I know many people are hotel reward card holders too, if you are a SPG, that's Starwood Preferred Guest member, (not Sarong Party Girl) you can collect points while dining here too! Yes, I am a points collector.

If you don't know where LaBrezza is, it's located on Level 2 of The St Regis Singapore. It's facing the swimming pool with yes, with Botero sculptures at the swimming pool. Since we are talking about arty stuff, the walls of LaBrezza has very nice paintings too. If memory serves me right, the one at LaBrezza are by Singapore artists.



If only weekend are days when carbo don't turn into sugar and make you fat. If you think Botero sculptures are beautiful, and the artist has sculpted how humans should look, come! join me in having these delicious breads and rolls.

The focaccia were really good, I liked the one that had cherry tomato in it.



LaBrezza does not a huge buffet line like in some other hotels, but it has a decent enough selection prepared by quite a few talented people. It's very cosy too. The above are the folks preparing the food for us when I was at this tasting invited by The St Regis Singapore.



It's called the Italian Weekend Prosecco Lunch, so this is the Prosecco D.O.C.G. Adami they are serving free flow until 2.45 pm.


The Salumi (Italian cured meats)

They have a selection of 24 months cured parma prosciutto, parma prosciutto, mortadella, salami and smoked salmon. Selection might change, you can refer to the menu online.



For the Insalate (salads), if you are game to try everything, go ahead. You can get quite filled up with salads alone. Save your stomach for the grilled stuff, and also the pizza and pasta!



I am a bit bias in showing photos with beautiful tomatoes, tomatoes are something I like!



These San Marzano, Sardinia Green and Grappolo tomatoes looks so good right?
Ahem, I feel Italian eating these tomatoes. Eat these tomatoes and you will think twice or thrice about those tomatoes we usually buy from the supermarkets!

(For your info, Roma Tomatoes are not Italian, but scientist-made in America!! Roma is based on San Marzano though. So eat the real thing here!)


A bowl of delicious and luscious pachino cherries (tomatoes).
Aren't we quite blessed to have food from all around the world available in Singapore?




Another of my love, mushrooms! My wife loves mushrooms too. We can eat A LOT of it!


Oh yes, the grilled vegetables and burrata etc....
Yes, I know not everyone loves these stuff. If you love them, you know where to get them now!


I have not acquired the love for stuff in the cheeseboard.
If you are a fan, smell on......

After walking around the restaurant picking up your salads, cheeses, etc.
It's time to sit down and relax. The pizza and pasta you can just order and order as you like from the menu. It comes in small portions, so you can order different types to try.



The different kinds of pasta with the sauce were all quite addictive. This was the carbonara made from egg and pancetta with tagliatelle. Many who were there loved this.



I loved this though. Probably my favourite, ahem, probably because of the tomatoes!
Pasta are all handmade in house, and this was really skinny linguine with vongole. It's very tasty and you would probably order seconds.


Pizza Vesuvio - tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, italian sausages, roasted sweet peppers. One of the many kinds of pizza available.


If you are a Risotto person, they have Chef's risotto specials, so it depends on what the Chef feels like cooking. We were all treated to Risotto with Cotechino and Scamorza Cheese. The cheese covered the risotto that was served. You can see that the cheese is going to be a lil chewy.


Cotechino is Italian sausage. If you google and see it what goes into making it, it does sound like the ingredients for making luncheon meat. Guess what? It tastes like luncheon meat too. If the Chef is making this on the day you visit, order a portion and try. You might love it if you are a luncheon meat person!



Beside the pool they have a BBQ station set up. This is where the grilled meat you order is prepared.


Scottadito.

Grilled Australian Lamb Chops, with lemon-mint marinade and roasted potaoes. One of the grilled meats on the menu.


Controfiletto ai ferri
Beef Striploin for you sir/madam? I am currently thinking of a friend who loves protein from beef. He eats a lot of it as well. Maybe he's reading this, this is for you!


Spigola ai lemone
Seabass with lemon and olive oil. Fish people out there, for you. I remember this being quite delicious. Yes, I am a fish person.


It's amazing how filling it can be. Portion and pace yourself during the meal if you want to try their desserts!


We shared the Strata Umbria.
A bread pudding with spinach and mushrooms. It's interesting quiche like savoury dessert.


Gelati lovers. Many flavours of gelato here. Chocolate!
This is something I can order a few rounds.


Cannoli alla Siciliana
I think I overate and now as I type this, I can't remember how it tasted like. Pardon me!


Zabaglione
Marsala sabayon with fresh fruit, I also can't remember how it tasted.


Tiramisu
While I can't remember how the two previous dessert tasted, I remembered that I liked their tiramisu!
Served in a mug, it was something that I could eat even when I was full. Someone told us it's a very traditional recipe used.


It was a nice Italian Brunch. A big thanks to LaBrezza for the invite to taste the brunch. This hotel is like an art musuem, walk around and look at the art pieces they have. This venue by the pool is also very relaxing. Sit indoors if you prefer aircon or if you like some weekend tan, sit just beside the pool.

The idea of cooking pasta and BBQ meats when you order is perfect. I think pasta is best eaten this way. In small portions and still the texture that you want and not turn soggy. 



The price:
$98++ per person with Prosecco D.O.C.G Adami
$68++ per person (without alcohol)
$49++ per child (4-12 years old)

LaBrezza
The St Regis Singapore
Level Two
29 Tanglin Road
Singapore 247911

Tel:  +65 6506 6884
Web: http://www.labrezzarestaurant.com