rice cake confessional

If you haven’t figured it out yet Pasko is Filipino for Christmas. There’s a lot of Filipino in this post. You might want to have Google Translate on standby.

It’s become a tradition to have Pasko Lunch every year at work. It’s the one time of the year where all of the Filipino kids get together and share a meal. For some reason, we’re terrible at getting together otherwise. Still, when we do meet up it’s a big gorge-fest of all of the Christmas treats that Goldilocks on Rengstorff has to offer. Inevitably, we are all supremely full and sleepy after Pasko Lunch.

No Goldilocks for me this year. I had Pasko Lunch Singapore style. Ang saya, diba?

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Any culinary capital wouldn’t be complete with a little molecular artistry thrown in, right? I found out about Tippling Club through Therese who read about it in a magazine. Therese and I have been talking about going FOH-EVAH but until this weekend had yet to make a reservation. Before we take a walk down Tippling Club lane…

1. This is not a cheap meal. We’re talkin’ 3 digits per person. Think of it as us doing our part to help the economy.

2. We went for dinner and the place was dark. As always with my full disclosure, the pictures below have been adjusted for brightness and contrast.

3. I’m going to explain the dishes to the best of my memory but am no where near precise. The courses are best explained by the chefs and their staffs obviously. The preparation and detail that goes into each plate and glass is pretty complex. Don’t let my subpar descriptions fool you.

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