VDay at Le Nicolas With Special People (Singapore)
On Valentine’s Day, I think of people who have cheered and encouraged me, who have gone out of their way to be kind and caring. These people have enriched my life just by being themselves. On the special day of love, I celebrated my “V “ day with my special people.
February 14 is such a special date for me because it is also the day of my beloved sister’s birthday. It was so great that she was in town so I got to celebrate the special day with my husband and sisters.
I reserved a table for us at Le Nicolas. It’s a French restaurant located on Club street, which is my favorite neighborhood in Singapore. Club street is located in Chinatown and it relives the old days of Singapore. The street is lined up with conserved shophouses that are occupied by European restaurants, bars and several galleries. It is more an upmarket area compared to other nightlife districts, catering mainly to yuppies and business executives.
The restaurant has such a cozy atmosphere and is flanked by restored pre-war shophouses in an art-deco architectural style. The food at Nicolas is prepared by a dedicated chef who puts his heart into his food. And it shows. It was my second time there. I was so impressed by its food on my first visit that I decided to have our VDay celebration there! The set menu changes every week and they also have the option of a “Surprise” menu. How the surprise menu works is that the chef will ask you only the things that you DON’T eat and leave the rest of the selection to the chef. I had it last time and it was fantastic! This second time around, I was so ready to be blown away again.
The chef presented a series of 8-course dinner which began with the lightest fare, proceeded to the heaviest, richest dishes. My favorite dishes were the Japanese-inspired egg custard served in an egg shell where a runny yolk was mixed with truffle oil, foie grass with apple sauce, pigeon breast roasted with green lentils ragout, 200-day-grass-fed angus beef tenderloin, slow confit roasted and chocolate truffle for dessert.
Happy belated VDay from Singapore…! “Laughter is brightest where food is best.” Irish Proverb