No, I did not give her a cocktail! Though we wouldn't be surprised if she gulped it down. Zoya and I went on our first girls trip ever. First stop en route to India was Singapore. I had never been to Singapore, well not technically. Unless you count a two hour free tour while in transit during my student years.
Zoya was a dream on the flight. She slept all the way there, didn't even wake up for the jars of "Only Organic" baby food. The airport staff at Singapore are fab, they whip out their iPhones and make sure they help with everything they can.
We landed at 6.30 am Singapore time and were in my aunt's apartment by 8am, catching up. After a nap we sauntered off to a mall close by. Now the absolutely amazing thing about Singapore, besides its countless malls, is the fact that they are all open till midnight. Well we weren't really there to shop for clothes, just groceries and a quick bite.
We walked into the local "Giant", it was absolutely amazing. I have never come across so many varieties of gorgeous mushrooms and other fresh produce for such reasonable prices. Dairy however was horrifically expensive. A pottle of NZ CalciYum for $3! Most of the dairy in Singapore was imported from Australia and NZ. Zoya however was not so impressed, they do not have trolleys with a place to make babies sit in Singapore. Hospobaby looked tired and jet lagged, although she slept (horizontally I might add) all the way on the plane. So after half an hour at "Giant" we ended up going to Pasta Mania.
It looked like a regular run off the mill chain restaurant. The service and ambience reminded me of La Porchetta. The food however was better. It resulted in Hospobaby's face lighting up.
Cheesy Pasta was delish. I only ordered one portion between the two of us, what a mistake that was. Hospobaby didn't leave me any and I had to run and order a pizza. Which was good too and hospobaby ate all the salami off it.
Our next escapade was to the famous Tippling Club. Its located in Dempsey Hill, but its very hard to find.
Well after about 20 minutes and asking around we found it. Unfortunately their cocktail bar was closed for lunch. My bad, I didn't check and assumed that everyone must want cocktails in the arvo just cause I do. Luckily I met the chef Ryan Clift and he asked me to come back when they opened for dinner.
The Tippling club do a 27 course degustation. I was certain that Hospobaby could not sit through that.
So we decided to come back and have some bar snacks and cocktails. The Tippling club is voted top 20 bars in the world (asia pacific) and the restaurant is in the top 50 of Singapore.
The tippling terrace is outside the main restaurant and is a cosy spot with cushions to stretch out on.
We ordered the Duck Sausage w Brioche and Grape relish, Polenta Fries w truffle and house made ketchup and Fried Haloumi, lemon and rosemary salt. My cousin ordered Van Gogh for her cocktail and I ordered the fruity, rum based Don The BeachComber Zombie. The bar snacks were great, Hospobaby didn't bother with her jar of food and tucked into the cold duck sausage and ate the brioche. Zoya has always loved polenta it is one of her staples. We make it as a quick dinner option at home with some ham and grated parmesan along with her left over milk. Her dad makes polenta fries at the restaurant for staff dinner and she scoffs those. The ones at Tippling club were soft in the centre and crunchy outside. The fried haloumi was a hit amongst my vegetarian companions.
Van Gogh came in a little glass bottle and the mixologist explained that he had been inspired by one of Van Gogh's paintings and wanted to reflect the colors of that particular painting in this drink through his choice of liquors. Don the Zombie came in his tiki glass and was more attractive and tasty than a Zombie should ever be. Chef Ryan came out and had a good chat with us, charmed the socks off all the ladies!
He told us of his new food initiative in partnership with the Singapore government; he plans to start growing some produce in a country that imports almost everything! He will also be opening another restaurant in Singapore shortly.
My aunty and cousin have declared The Tippling Club to be their new favorite haunt and vowed to return with friends. Sid was extremely jealous and we have decided to spend our X'mas holidays in Singapore. So we will be definitely coming back to do the degustation at The Tippling Club sans Hospobaby. Although by her photo at the club you wouldn't think it would be an issue taking her there.
The bill was presented in a unique way, so I thought I would capture it.
If you do end up going to Dempsey try out the other restaurants on the hill, especially Ben and Jerry's Ice cream which we are sadly deprived of in NZ!
Zoya was a dream on the flight. She slept all the way there, didn't even wake up for the jars of "Only Organic" baby food. The airport staff at Singapore are fab, they whip out their iPhones and make sure they help with everything they can.
We landed at 6.30 am Singapore time and were in my aunt's apartment by 8am, catching up. After a nap we sauntered off to a mall close by. Now the absolutely amazing thing about Singapore, besides its countless malls, is the fact that they are all open till midnight. Well we weren't really there to shop for clothes, just groceries and a quick bite.
We walked into the local "Giant", it was absolutely amazing. I have never come across so many varieties of gorgeous mushrooms and other fresh produce for such reasonable prices. Dairy however was horrifically expensive. A pottle of NZ CalciYum for $3! Most of the dairy in Singapore was imported from Australia and NZ. Zoya however was not so impressed, they do not have trolleys with a place to make babies sit in Singapore. Hospobaby looked tired and jet lagged, although she slept (horizontally I might add) all the way on the plane. So after half an hour at "Giant" we ended up going to Pasta Mania.
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| Pasta Mania in the mall in Singapore |
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| I love Pasta Mania! |
Cheesy Pasta was delish. I only ordered one portion between the two of us, what a mistake that was. Hospobaby didn't leave me any and I had to run and order a pizza. Which was good too and hospobaby ate all the salami off it.
Our next escapade was to the famous Tippling Club. Its located in Dempsey Hill, but its very hard to find.
Well after about 20 minutes and asking around we found it. Unfortunately their cocktail bar was closed for lunch. My bad, I didn't check and assumed that everyone must want cocktails in the arvo just cause I do. Luckily I met the chef Ryan Clift and he asked me to come back when they opened for dinner.
The Tippling club do a 27 course degustation. I was certain that Hospobaby could not sit through that.
So we decided to come back and have some bar snacks and cocktails. The Tippling club is voted top 20 bars in the world (asia pacific) and the restaurant is in the top 50 of Singapore.
The tippling terrace is outside the main restaurant and is a cosy spot with cushions to stretch out on.
Van Gogh came in a little glass bottle and the mixologist explained that he had been inspired by one of Van Gogh's paintings and wanted to reflect the colors of that particular painting in this drink through his choice of liquors. Don the Zombie came in his tiki glass and was more attractive and tasty than a Zombie should ever be. Chef Ryan came out and had a good chat with us, charmed the socks off all the ladies!
He told us of his new food initiative in partnership with the Singapore government; he plans to start growing some produce in a country that imports almost everything! He will also be opening another restaurant in Singapore shortly.
My aunty and cousin have declared The Tippling Club to be their new favorite haunt and vowed to return with friends. Sid was extremely jealous and we have decided to spend our X'mas holidays in Singapore. So we will be definitely coming back to do the degustation at The Tippling Club sans Hospobaby. Although by her photo at the club you wouldn't think it would be an issue taking her there.
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| Hospobaby up late for after-dinner drinks |
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| Hospobaby passed out after a hard day of shopping |
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