wedding lunch...

after 3 wedding dinners, today's wedding lunch is a refreshing change for a few reasons...

* its the wedding of my sister's childhood friend since primary school... not going to reveal of how many years! haha... the bride is like another sister, attending my primary one birthday party (if you still remember!!!)

the childhood friends

* it was a cozy event with 4 tables, gave the bride loads of time to mingle with her guests... which is especially lacking for the normal wedding dinners

* the really cool venue.... its like an art gallery, really nice... check out the pictures below...

the website of Xi Yan - the restaurant


my table and the table setting

* the unexpected menu... its fusion, tastes yummy, got me trying a lot of things that don't usually end up on my plate! it is also unexpected as the menu is prepared according to the available ingredients... so even the wedding couple didn't know what will appear on tha table

the menu

started with the sparkling champagne

green house tomatoes in sesame sauce

steam scallop with pickled olive and black bean paste

Sichuan salivating chicken with century eggs

deep fried shrimp paste grouper - the best for me!

steamed glutinous rice with spareribs

stir fried kimchi prawns with Shanghainese rice cake

stir fried mushroom with pickled cucumber

abalone ginseng chicken soup

oopsy... forgot to take pictures of the dessert... signature dumplings... which was really interesting as the fillings were a mixture of 5 ingredients - sesame, peanuts, wintermelon, salted egg yolk and butter. it was sweet yet saltish with crunchy bite from the wintermelon... i enjoyed it even though i was extremely full!

congrats to Angie and Sam, and wishing you everlasting happiness!