Feast time! :)

To celebrate the occasion, bb treated me to a nice dinner at a restaurant in Rochester Park last week. Though i have heard of that place before, it was actually the first time i went there (yaya, i know i am a mountain turtle). For a moment, i thought i was back at Dempsey Hill, as the restaurants there are similarly surrounded by beautiful luscious greenery, enchanting ambience with subtle lighting. Too bad i was so drained after my last paper that i did not even have the energy to smile or took any pictures :(

After a week of proper rest, bb decided to treat me to a better meal this week and shun bian reward himself for passing his Redhat exam (finally!). We decided to go to the Jaan restaurant at Swissotel The Stamford but unfortunately it was fully booked. So disappointing :( Oh well... Guess maybe next time. In the end, we decided to settle for another restaurant there - Cafe Swiss, which serves traditional swiss and european cuisine. To be honest, i did not know much about Swiss food. The only time i tried one was at Swiss Culture, Suntec City. I can't even remember what i ordered that time. Ha... Hence, my knowledge of things related to Swiss is limited to only cheese, chocolate, watch and my Swiss friend. Lol...

After going for a quick drink at Ink Club Bar, we went for our dinner at Cafe Swiss. It was not exactly fully packed, probably cos we went there quite late (almost 9pm).

On one of the stations, we noticed a basket of bread with several varieties to choose from. Therefore, we randomly picked some breads to sample. A pity it was not warm :( The saving grace is other than the usual butter, they have 3 different types of cheese for us to go along with the bread (i am a cheese fan!). One other station was dedicated to this baked salmon in pastry served by a chef. This again reminds me of something. Unlike some hotel buffets where there will be a chef carving station serving meats like chicken, pork, roasted beef or turkey etc, Cafe Swiss seem to be lacking a station dedicated to this section. Maybe it's just not the Swiss thing or the Swiss only like salmon? Ha... The pasta station doesn't looked appetizing, so i skipped that. As for the jap section, they also served items like sashimi and mussels etc, other than the usual sushi roll.

Hmm.. Interesting!

Dessert time - I don't know what this shooter consisted of since there wasn't any name tag on the counter. Turns out it was some kinda chocolate mousse topped with apricot chunks, i think. It had a mixed aftertaste of slight bitterness and sweetness from the chocolate and apricots respectively. Quite refreshing, so i gobbled it up. Hee...

Not sure what this was either. So i took it just for fun. Ha... Not as good as the chocolate mousse. In fact, i don't really like it cos it tasted sourish. I think the sourness came from the raspberry chunks at the top and maybe kiwi purée at the bottom. The dessert section also served chocolate mousse cake, which was rich and thick. It was yummy actually. Unfortunately, i was too full by then to eat the whole piece. They also served carrot cake, not those type we normally see in the hawker centre of course, but those western type of carrot cake. Quite special, though i can't remember how it tasted like cos i only took a small bite. Forgot to take any photos here.