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Thursday, October 29, 2015

Singapore River Festival 2015

Monday, November 3, 2014

Ricciotti 10th Anniversary Party - BENVENUTI CASA (Welcome Home to Ricciotti)

I was invited to Ricciotti Riverside for their 10th Anniversary Media Party on 16 October 2014. Ricciotti was formerly known as Ricciotti Pizza Pasta Grill. In conjunction with its tenth anniversary, it officially underwent significant changes to provide its customers with a new dining experience. It also combines all things Italia, combining food with the Arts, Music and Culture.

The tasting menu looked really impressive and I was looking forward to the party!

Contemporary design of the restaurant, with many of the items imported from Italy.

First, we had a sharing plate of a few types of appetizers. Carpaccio Di Polpo (Sliced Octopus, Lemon, Fennel) which was refreshing and made a good appetizer before we had the mains. I liked their Asparagi Alla Griglia, which is grilled asparagus and parma ham. We also snacked on the Polenta Herb Fries, which was served with truffle mushroom sauce dip. It was quite an unique combination. Another refreshing dish on the plate was Nizzarda Salad that was a blend of mesclun, fresh tuna loin, quail eggs, green beans, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, anchovies topped with sherry dressing. Lastly, we also had Panzerotti, pizza doughs (shaped like our curry puffs) that were stuffed with chef's creation.

Opening speech from the management.

“A fresh take on the gastronomic experience is what people should expect from Ricciotti. Coming together over food, art and music, what’s not to enjoy?” said Managing Director, Ottavio Gori.

DC Mulay, founder of Crozzborderz, sharing about "Food for Good".

http://www.crozzborderz.com/ricciotti

Luca Ciarla played his violin with deep emotions, marrying his music with art installations projected on the screen.

Kezia Terracciano, a world-renowned artist born in Italy, performed live at the party while we were enjoying the great food.

Back to the food. For Pasta selection, we had Gnocchi Al Gorgonzola (Spinach gnocchi with gorgonzola cheese), Linguine Al Granchio (Crab Meat, Chilli, Tomato Cream) and Risotto Al Frutti Di Mare (Arborio Rice with Seafood).

For the main courses, we felt that the Cod Fillet was a clear winner. It was fresh and tender, served with sundried tomatoes and sauteed spinach. The Chicken Skewer was presented on chickpea dip. The chicken meat, which was marinated with herbs, had a nice flavour.

We had a Porcini E Scamorza Pizza. Toppings included Porcini mushrooms and cow's milk cheese. This pizza was not too heavy on the stomach but I do wish there were more mushrooms on it.

Finale for the tasting session! The Dessert Platter! Soffiatto (Dark Chocolate molten cake with Stracciatella gelato), Canella Sweet Pizza, Tiramisu and Carrot Cake.

Gift pack from the party.

Thanks Ricciotti and Publicist PR for having us!

Ricciotti Riverwalk

20 Upper Circular Road

#B1-49/50 The Riverwalk

Singapore 058416

Tel: (65) 6533 9060

Opens daily: 10am to 11pm

Monday, March 17, 2014

March Gathering at Fullhouse Signature @ Clarke Quay

Had a meet-up with my "Multiply" friends last Friday which was also the start of the school holiday. I went direct to Clarke Quay after work. Although I roughly knew where the restaurant was located but when I reached there, I couldn't find the way to get to the 2nd level to the restaurant. Haha.. So I called my friend, Pauline for direction. I finally found the lift that brought me to level 2 of the building where the restaurant was situated. There was a birthday event going on that day at the bigger and more spacious "Garden" so we only had limited access to the "Living Room".

I had been to Fullhouse Lifestyle Store and Cafe at Hotel Rendezvous before and had quite a pleasant experience. You can read about my visit at Fullhouse Lifestyle Cafe HERE.

The "Family of 4" - Father Thomas, Mother Tracy, Daugher Tiffani and Son Tony greeted us at the entrance.

We ordered a number of sides to share before our main courses were served. However, some of the sides and a few of our drinks took a long time to be served.

Cheese Sticks were served in a very nice serving utensil.

Golden Crabmeat Balls were also nicely presented.

Again, the food was not really up to our expectation. I had much nicer crab meat balls at Lerk Thai the following day. The crabmeat balls served at Fullhouse were too dry.

Salmon Sashimi with Crab Meat and Egg. Looked better than taste.

Calamari

I ordered Scallop Aglio Spaghetti ($22++). I liked the spicy and garlicky pasta but the scallops weren't well-cooked.

My friend's daughter's Club Sandwiches. They don't have kids' menu.

Two of my friends ordered the Seafood Paradise with Mango Cream each ($39++) and they felt that it was totally not worth this price. The size of the prawns were small and it looked different from what was illustrated in the menu. They were still hungry after finishing this "Main Course".