Current Obsession: Italian Food & Singapore's Restaurant Week 2014

 Work's pressure is building up these few weeks as a major project is drawing a closure. With also other studies at hand, I wish sometimes I could take the easy way out. But we will never grow up wiser this way. So hold on and 咬紧牙根, it will get better soon. Anyway, I'm glad despite the hectic workload, my weekend is filled with great aromas and nice comfort food! This week it's dedicated to Italian cuisine!

Cacio e Pepe Restaurant

I always love the soft moist warm breads that's served with olive oil & balsamic vinegar!

Yums! :)

Mushroom Soup is a favourite of mine, and this never fails!

Calamari that's just nice and not too oily to leave the 'jelat' after taste.

Vongole Pasta that is one of the mains I will always order.

Theirs was a huge portion, only dismay is some were sandy:(

Pork Tenderloin with Cheese, Bacon and Basil!

Little J was sick the past few days and my heart was torn hearing the news. 

Seeing her recover well, I'm also happy! :)

Thank you for the secretly made surprise, Magic Chocolate Lava Cake:)

Auntie brewed this chicken Herbal Soup overnight and mine, it's Heavenly!!! =D

the next day, he did a short Fashion Show for me,hahaha!

Here's my date for SG Restaurant Week 2014! :)

Reveal of the place: 

Clifford

Fullerton Bay Hotel

Warm Bread! The Tuna is amazingly good!!

Starters:

Traditional Rich Onion Soup with Melted Gruyere Cheese Crouton

Scallop and Lobster Carpaccio with Lime Black Truffle Dressing with Fragrant Shiso

For the Mains:

Whole Lobster Angel Hair with Fresh Tomatoes, Sweet Basil and Lobster Butter Sauce

Clifford Signature Duck Confit with Pear, Baby Spinach and Hazelnut Dressing

Him enjoying the white wine, acting like a pro! =p

To end off the night, desserts:

Slice of Chocolate, 72% Chocolate with Chocolate Crumble

Signature Chocolate Fondant served with Cherry Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream

Overall Verdict: 7/10

Clifford Restaurant was one of the restaurants awarded with a DiningCity Star, which means if you visit them during SG Restaurant Week, you have top up an additional of $15 per pax. SG Restaurant Week Menus were usually designed with a dinner pricing of $55++ per pax. Both of us did top up items from the ala carte, however there wasn't much choices. The top up items' additional pricing were listed. All the starters, including the bread were nice! My first at Rich Onion Soup, the combination of the rich onion taste with the guyere cheese cruton is quite a good match! His Scallop and Lobster Carpaccio was rather heavenly imo! Maybe I'm biased from the Black Truffle =p 

Mains were a disappointment. I top up to the Lobster Angel Hair from the ala carte menu. The whole pasta gave me a jelat after taste. Only plus point, the portion of lobster was huge and they were very fresh! Duck Confit was mediocre, and I feel Saveur's Duck Confit tastes slightly better than Clifford's!

I'm glad my desserts brought back my palette! Slice of Chocolate was nice, just the right amount of Chocolate used. The Yuzu Gelato was also refreshing to taste! However, the top up item of Signature Chocolate Fondant was a disappointment. The chocolate did not ooze out as expected :(

The bill came out to be a whooping amount that got me a shock! Definitely not a place I will always frequent even for fine dining! Overall, it was a nice experience as the staff there were courteous and gave us a window seat with view to the Singapore River.