SINGAPORE RESTAURANT WEEK...

It's recently been that time of year again. Singapore Restaurant has just been. This year we tried two restaurants for dinner. Punjab Grill by Jiggs Kalra and The Tastings Room. As always, both were very enjoyable experiences...

PUNJAB GRILL


"The illustrious Jiggs Kalra, commonly referred to as the Czar of Indian Cuisine and the first Asian to be inducted in the International Gourmet Hall of Fame, counts many a successes in his fine-dining empire. Hailed as one of the finest in India, Jiggs Kalra is proud to introduce his most critically acclaimed and award winning signature restaurant chain – Punjab Grill by Jiggs Kalra, to Singapore.

With Punjab Grill by Jiggs Kalra, he has redefined Indian food with a focus on serving authentic Indian cuisine from the North West Frontier Province. Showcasing the Jiggs Kalra Signature style, this classic restaurant serves cuisine from the erstwhile Royal State of Punjab.

Renowned for reviving the lost cuisines and cooking styles from ancient India, Jiggs Kalra offers a spread of age old delicacies like the Kebabs incorporating four separate techniques of grilling, which exemplify his signature style." *


SOUP

Basil and Tomato Shorba with Truffle Pygmy Naan

STARTERS

Kafir Lime Chicken Tikka (lime leaves infused chicken tikka glazed in tandoori)

Salmon Tikka (dil flavoured norwegian salmon tikka)

Nawaabi Shami Kebab (soft lamb minced with masala cheddar cheese and pan grilled)

MAIN COURSE

Asparagus Macchi (tava grilled fish, goan glaze with asparagus)

Meat Punjab Grill (lamb, culed from the shoulder of goat, cooked on an angeethi, spiked with a melange of thyme, pepper and freshly pound peppercorns)


Dal Punjab Grill (delicacy of whole grad, simmered overnight with a trace of mustard oil)

Assorted Breads

Tempered Pulao

DESSERT

A medley of desserts handpicked by the house pastry chef

We had an absolutely delightful meal at The Punjab Grill and will most certainly be returning! The mini highlight for me...the presentation of the onion bahjis ...

* http://www.marinabaysands.com/Singapore-Restaurants/Fine-Dining/punjab-grill/

HOLMES AND MARCHANT BLOG DEDICATION....

I recently appeared on the Holmes & Marchant blog...

THE HOLMES & MARCHANT OSCARS...

In January Holmes & Marchant celebrated the last year of great work and amazing creativity with their first annual Oscars ceremony!

Kicking off from 4pm at the office we were joined by Alex the cameraman who followed our journey on the very unique Singapore Trolley around the city, finally dropping us off at Mount Faber. At this point it was still a surprise as to where the Oscars would be taking place ... the cable car journey confirmed we would be spending the evening on Sentosa. But where?

Whilst in the cable cars the team were shown the list of Oscars that would be presented throughout the evening and were asked to guess who they thought would win what ... with some interesting answers it became evident that the awards were not necessarily as obvious as they first seemed! 

On reaching Imbiah lookout everyone was collected and transported to our venue for the evening. The very glamorous Capella Hotel. With red carpets ready and waiting we were all welcomed with specially "designed" cocktails at Bob's Bar. 

Throughout the course of the evening we were served a very delicious five course dinner...

And every person attending was awarded with their very own H&M Oscar....

Honoured to be given the last award of the evening, The Lifetime Achievement Award, for my time at Holmes & Marchant over the last two and a half years! I will miss these guys!

The evening was concluded with an edited video from Alex, who did a fantastic job of capturing every ones "red carpet" interviews! I think we would all agree that is was a great night and a brilliant celebration of every ones achievements over the past year! Time to start planning the next event ...