Places to Visit This Chinese New Year:
by Felix Lim
@ 17 Jan 2014
Restaurants Not To Be Missed
1. Boathouse Restaurant
Celebrate the Lunar New Year at Boathouse Restaurant in the Fullerton Waterboat House with French fare amid a classy setting from 27th January to 1st February. A special three-course meal is available on those days at $78 per person. Those with dinner reservations on the eve of Chinese New Year, 30th January, will also be treated to a spectacular fireworks display over the Marina Bay area while dining.
2. The Halia
The Halia, located within the Singapore Botanic Gardens has some special dishes lined up for this Lunar New Year period. Coming up with their own twist on the traditional Yusheng platter, the “Halia Yusheng”, a combination of Ginger Marinated Salmon “Yu Sheng”, Kumquat and Plum Sauce, Shredded Vegetables and Roast Peanut ($26++ for one, $88++ for 10 people), promises an auspicious beginning to the new year. To sweeten things further, the restaurant will be serving a Dragonfruit pudding ($14++). The above dishes are available for lunch and dinner from 20 January to 13 February. Also available from 13 January to 13 February is the ‘Lo Hei Party’ (Package price from $888++). Consisting of a Yu Sheng platter, a wide variety of menus, an exclusive Lunar New Year drinks list, and mandarin orange gift packs, it promises to be a festive occasion for all.
3. Orchard Hotel
Begin Chinese New Year with a bang on 31st January 2014, 9.30am at the Orchard Hotel Singapore with a traditional lion dance performance. Masterchef Lap Fai at Hua Ting Restaurant has also come up with 15 different Chinese New Year set menus featuring auspicious and traditional dishes such as Braised King Tiger Prawn with Spicy Shrimp Paste, and Braised Abalone with Fish Maw, Sea Cucumber, Whole Conpoy, Fa Cai, Shitake Mushrooms and Seasonal Greens in Superior Oyster Sauce. Hua Ting also has two different Yu Sheng platters this year, one called Fresh Toro and Fresh Fruits with Seasonal Greens “Lo Hei” Yu Sheng ($208 small, $388 large). One can also takeaway traditional “Pen Cai” and other gift hampers.
4. Peony Jade
Peony Jade Restaurant is poised to welcome customers to celebrate the Lunar New Year with a wide selection of 8 festive dishes, 3 new desserts and takeaway options. Start the festivities with a stunning horse-shaped Yu Sheng platter only available for dine-in at their Keppel Club location. Also get to enjoy other enticing creations such as Golden Suckling Pig Stuffed With Glutinous Rice. Dim Sum Master Chef Wong’s handcrafted creations, Sea Birdnest Glutinous Rice Cakes made into horse shapes and koi-shaped Nian Gao, filled with flavours such as orh-ni (yam) and D24 durians, will bring a sweet element to your celebrations and also make excellent gifts for family and friends.
New Year Goodies:
1. Cold Storage
Cold Storage is offering a wide-range of festive goodies and ready-to-cook products to help your family celebrate Chinese New Year without fuss or hassle. These include takeaway Peng Cai sets, Yusheng platters, Buddha Jump Over The Wall, Eight Treasure Glutinous Rice Duck as well as traditional sweet goodies. In addition, there are abalone gift sets that would make the perfect gifts during this season for family and friends. Customers may place their orders for the special takeaways and gift sets before 23rd January at any Cold Storage outlets and collect them at the same place after 12pm on 29th and 30th January.
2. ToTT (Tools of The Trade)
ToTT (Tools of The Trade) will be having a Chinese New Year sale, featuring discounts of up to 50% on selected home and kitchenware. Things to look out for are the “Gold” Thread Lazy Susan which is available in a variety of sizes. For fuss-free purchases, shoppers can also visit ToTT's new e-commerce portal at www.ToTTStore.com. During the sale period, shoppers will enjoy free delivery with a minimum purchase of $80 (Usual: Minimum $200) from the online store.
3. Hediard
French boutique and cafe Hediard is also joining in the festivities with the release of their special Golden Dream hamper. It contains a bottle of Bordeaux red wine, a box of cashew nut biscuits, a Prosperity fruit jellies box, a jar of pineapple jam, a bag of Hediard chocolate gold coins, a tin of Hediard blend tea and a very special horse head shaped wine stopper to commemorate this year of the Horse.
4. Antoinette
Antoinette, the Parisian patisserie and salon du the, has come up with a series of new year goodies to celebrate the Lunar New year. Featuring both traditional sweet delights such as Love Letters, Pineapple tarts, Almond Cookies, Cashew Nut Cookies and Honeycomb Crackers, as well as inspired goods like 8 Treasures Cake and Mandarina Macarons, Antoinette has a wide selection of cakes and cookies to sweeten your celebrations. Hamper gift boxes may also be ordered, containing many of the goodies listed above and more, from Antoinette.
