the garden slug » Food Art http://blog.thegardenslug.com humble li'l diner, comfortable food, singapore Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:30:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The Garden Slug puts on some fancy pants! http://blog.thegardenslug.com/2010/01/21/the-garden-slug-puts-on-some-fancy-pants/ http://blog.thegardenslug.com/2010/01/21/the-garden-slug-puts-on-some-fancy-pants/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:55:32 +0000 sophia http://blog.thegardenslug.com/?p=867 Bright and early last weekend, Joe & I packed a bunch of smartly-uniformed slugs in the slug-mobile and drove to a huge private art warehouse . A client of ours was hosting a cocktail and sit-down lunch for some potential art buyers. We planned a fusion menu for her, as requested. :-) Enjoy the food pr0n!

Champagne & Hors D'oeuvres
Champagne & Hors D’oeuvres

Cocktail Trio
Trio of Colourful Fruit kebabs, Japanese Achar cucumber with Toasted sesame seeds, Feta and Stuffed Olives

Champagne on ice
Champagne on ice

Petite Starter
Petite Starter: Lemongrass grilled Shrimps over coral leaves. Dressed in lemon citrus oil and topped with sweet basil leaves

Grilled Chicken Breast atop Saffron Tomyam linguine
Main #1: Grilled Chicken Breast atop Saffron Tomyam linguine, glazed with Marsala oil. White-wine grilled Asparagus completes the ensemble

Slow-baked Vegetable Ratatouille
Main #2: Slow-baked Vegetable Ratatouille topped with seared vegetable rings

Braised Lamb Loin
Main #3: Braised Lamb Loin with chunky root vegetables in a red wine sauce, spiced with Szechuan pepper and rosemary

Chilled Kahlua Vanilla custard topped with Gula Melaka and candied Pumpkin
Dessert: Chilled Kahlua Vanilla custard topped with Gula Melaka and candied Pumpkin

Big thanks to Michael, Alex, Jian Yun, Wei Yang & Dexter for doing a great job and looking glamorous while doing it too!

A shout out goes out to Sharon Slug too, who was holding the fort and taking care of Mark and Adeline’s event at The Garden Slug on the same day :-) ** and not forgetting Jose, Kenny, Leo and Sam of course!**

]]> http://blog.thegardenslug.com/2010/01/21/the-garden-slug-puts-on-some-fancy-pants/feed/ 0 Shades of Pink @ 2902 Gallery http://blog.thegardenslug.com/2009/05/12/shades-of-pink-2902-gallery/ http://blog.thegardenslug.com/2009/05/12/shades-of-pink-2902-gallery/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 03:53:34 +0000 sophia http://blog.thegardenslug.com/?p=240 Shades of Pink - for breast cancer awareness

The Garden Slug proudly sponsored the food for Shades of Pink, by up-and-coming photographer Zurina Bryant. This cool event ( lots of people in electric pink wigs!) was curated by the stylo-mylo folks at www.2902gallery.com Do say Hello to Gwen if you pop by Gallery 2902 at Old School, Mount Sophia. They have an incredibly beautiful work space complete with their own vegetable garden ! We’re glad that Zurina managed to raise funds for the Singapore Breast Cancer Foundation. :-)

Shades of Pink by Zurina Bryant

Photography exhibition by Zurina Bryant

Pink-Inspired Spread

Double Chocolate Brownies must remain brown though

Mmm... Camembert...

More Pink, Don't Think!

Our pink-inspired menu for Shades of Pink:

  • Blueberry Muffins frosted with white chocolate and topped with logo icing of the Singapore Breast Cancer Foundation
  • Big Bowl of fluffy Pink Marshmallows
  • Cucumber hollows stuffed with Smoked salmon, cream cheese and fresh chives
  • Little cups of marinated cherry tomatoes with Feta and stuffed olives
  • Guiltless Buttermilk chicken skewers with Tri-coloured flame-grilled antipasto
  • Cheese Board with selected premium cheese selection and water crackers and red grapes
  • Cranberry-dusted Signature semi-sweet Chocolate Brownie popsicles
  • Red ripe Strawberries dipped in exquisite chocolate and dusted with saltless crumbed pistachio

Buon Appetit!

]]> http://blog.thegardenslug.com/2009/05/12/shades-of-pink-2902-gallery/feed/ 3 We eat with our eyes.. http://blog.thegardenslug.com/2009/03/27/we-eat-with-our-eyes/ http://blog.thegardenslug.com/2009/03/27/we-eat-with-our-eyes/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:06:03 +0000 sophia http://blog.thegardenslug.com/2009/03/27/we-eat-with-our-eyes/ The Garden Slug’s latest food-styling assignment! We started in the early afternoon dicing, slicing and slaving over the fire.. After much caffeine and good laughter with Dennis fotog (and dollops of poster paints and goo) , the pics turned our pretty! My aim here was to give the food some height, depth and also some rather strong stirring shapes. Colours and lighting remain naturalistic. Buon Appetit!

Maguro with pan-seared Tofu & Asparagus

Sambuca-flamed scallops with Balsamic-marinated red peppers + pistachio sand

Chardonnay-infused smoked beef atop herbed potato

wild-caught seafood poached in Matcha-accented spring water

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Photographs © Fotocology by Dennis Chong

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Photographs © Fotocology by Dennis Chong

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Photographs © Fotocology by Dennis Chong

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Photographs © Fotocology by Dennis Chong

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