db Bistro & Oyster Bar located in the Celebrity Chefs’ wing of Marina Bay Sands Singapore relaunched a couple of months back after its refurbishment to incorporate a seafood and oyster bar, as well as a new menu! During a recent dinner, not only did I get to sample some of the finest dishes from this French-American casual dining restaurant has to offer, it was also a tremendous privilege of having the opportunity to meet up with Chef Daniel Boulud himself, the celebrity French chef who has been immensely successful with his restaurants in the US, Canada and London, most notably the Michelin-starred ‘Daniel’ in New York.
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December 11, 2015 | Categories: Food | Tags: black truffles, buche au noel, Canard à l'Orange, caviar, confit a l'orange, daniel boulud, db bistro, db Oyster Bar & Bistro, dover sole, foie gras, french cuisine, hamachi tartare, Marron Glacé, media invite, mont blanc, mousse au l'orange, oyster bar, pastry soup, plated dessert, roast duck breast, saffron cream | Leave a comment
We haven’t been back to Bangkok for more than 10 years but it is not like we’d totally forgotten about it all this while as we’d booked flights and planned itineraries over the years but the trip never did materialise. We love the city but just not the social unrest which troubles the city, either from the reds or the yellows which happened from time to time. But I’m glad we finally had a chance to come back to this interesting city but seriously, we didn’t know what to expect. 10 years could change a person, lest a city. This time round, we’d decided to skip much of the usual tourist circuit of cheap shopping and street food (yes sacrilegious for Bangkok I know!) but instead, opted to experience how the city had grown and matured in other aspects of its culinary endeavors. Curious we are, but at the same time we were lost. Thankfully we have friends who frequent the city and it was not difficult to get recommendations. One place we saw popping up quite frequently on our “intel” was Water Library Brasserie @ Central Embassy.
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November 19, 2015 | Categories: Food, Travel | Tags: bangkok, central embassy, chef haikal, dessert, duck confit, fine dining, french, french cuisine, meringue, ravioli, tarte tartin, wagyu beef tartare, water library brasserie | Leave a comment