the garden slug

A recap of a little event we did last-last-last week.

Right at the back – cake pops on upturned wine glasses. An idea we’ll allow you to steal for your next home party. Also, cake pops seem to be the trend these days!

Dark Chocolate Fudge Squares with stripes of white chocolate frosting.

Both the cake pops and 3-white-striped dark chocolate fudge squares were custom-baked for TGS by Dough Empire® – a bakery that Bakes for Good via a year-round 365/24/7 bake sale whereby 15% of net proceeds from purchases on their webstore goes towards causes that are important to them and their customers. We’ll tell you more about Dough Empire® when we have the time and energy.

Pulled Pork Mini Sliders with a homemade smokey barbecue sauce

Smoked Salmon & Lemon Cream Cheese on cinnamon raisin buttered toast chips

That is all.

In other news.

We’ve updated our Event Venue tab with what we hope is an exciting, new platter-styled menu for small groups of 15-20pax. As always, Joseph and I are always contactable on mobile phone (Joseph 90064163 / Sharon 92257913) or via this e-mail address justask@thegardenslug.com – Got a burning question? Just ask

On Mingle-Mingle Night this past 13th Feb, we planned to have a couple of games and events. However, it seemed like everyone was having such a good time getting to know each other and listening to the live performance, we decided to skip the games and let everyone kick back and have a mingling -good time.

Part of the ticket sales went to charity, as advertised. With your help, we donated $450 to the Cat Welfare Society.

We didn’t manage any photographic evidence of the mingling and jingling in action, but here’s a quick photo recap for the curious

SIFF (Singapore International Film Fest) is supported by the generous contributions of its sponsors and the audience of film fans which has enabled it to bring the best of cinema to Singapore for the last 24 years. Whether you be film buff or non-film buff, we hope you will support this non-profit organisation (they has charity status, might we add), and perhaps open your world up to a wonderful film or two.

We wuz there for the SIFF press release on 25 August 2011. We can has many pictorial evidences!

battered potato stuffed w/ mozzarella & buttered mushroom

foreground: crisp brioche w/ tomato & olive confit, topped w/ wild rocket
background:
• little cubes of apple crumble topped w/ cinnamon sugar
• bittersweet dark chocolate brownies double-dipped in french chocolate

clockwise from top left:
• pan-seared tofu & broccoli skewers w/ a chunky peanut sauce
• smoked salmon served w/ a spiced dill mustard by side
• tri-coloured petite chicken kebabs w/ a hot hickory sauce by side

Ze spread!

Nothing spells films better than, er, f-i-l-m-s. *snort*

In all seriousness though, The Garden Slug is grateful for the honour and privilege of being a Silver Sponsor and caterer for SIFF events this year.

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Coming up next — ve vill be there for ze gala night / opening film @ Shaw Lido on Thursday 15/9/2011. Many excitements!

That 8 Nov is World Radiography Day! Neither did we… Until we were tasked to craft a bunch of love for the wonderful (& very important!) xray professionals from our local hospitals… It was a great feeling delivering cheer to folks on a gray and wet friday afternoon..

Something tells me that this may be the slugs’ favorite radiographic invention of all time…

TGIF ! Good night folks :-0

This morning, Angie and Dillon held their solemnization party at The Garden Slug .. And what a lovely day it was, to quote Kenny Slug, it was “hot but windy”.. The sky was a magnificent bright blue and it was so breezy…

Rainbow helium balloons!

Getting the table ready for the solemnization..

Check out the rose petals!

And erm ..now I gotta wait for Dillon to email us the food photos.. Coz after setting up the solemnization table, it started to get really busy, and I had no chance to whip out my trusty digicam again. Gosh we have to show you the lovely muffins that Dillon and Angie designed! So Dillon, if you are reading this, Thank You for entrusting us with your big day.. You and Angie have been such gracious and friendly folks

The Garden Slug congratulates you both and we wish you a lifetime of joy, love and laughter !

by Jian Yun (official TGS Cake Decorator) & gang

We made this humongous block of Brownie Popsicles by “glueing” 40 Brownie popsicle sticks with melted semi sweet french chocolate, cooling it down..and dusting it w bitter cocoa.. We call it the Popsicle-Explosion! We hope your guests had fun seperating the brownie popsicles Happy 19th Birthday Charlyn! Stay chirpy

Earlier on today.. Joe, Jianyun ( new slug on board! ) and I whipped out our M.I.B garb again.. Black shirt+ Black pants+Black shoes+ Black face…. :-0

Oh gosh, come to think of it, even the trusty ol” slug mobile is black!  Yup, we’re off to cook for an uber cool all-black party again! Round 2 ! *ding ding*

Our work area was lit by a hypnotic chandelier… Check out the interesting shadows cast on the funky turquoise walls.Psychedelic whoa….

We’ll be using black plates for dinner service today.. I think it’s the anarex talking.. but don’t the plates look like Mickey Mouse ears from some angle? zzz…

Blended Mushroom soup with a rosemary infusion, served with a precariously-balanced Grissini stick.. Reminds me of the movie, “Man on wire“.. Have u slugphiles seen it? Best flick I caught this year.. I think it may still be screening at GV Vivo Europa.

Our guests requested for Greek Salad again, we’re glad that they liked it the first time round.. Notice the irregularly-shaped feta cheese? We’re proud that it’s sloppy-looking as it is lovingly home-marinated and doesnt come out in processed little neat cubes.

Finally, we managed to snap some shots of the main meal.. This will be the Provencale Chicken ratatouille.. The tri-coloured capsicum and aubergines spent so much time in the oven that they are almost caramelized. We created a fun side of Grilled Zucchini boat stuffed with warm Lime-buttered fussilli swirls.

This is something new   Stack of pan-seared Pacific Dory, drizzled with a Grape and Garlic emulsion, and topped with a little smear of creme fraiche. ( Same sides as the other mentioned main )

Notice the quasi dreamy effect? haha.. just for a pre-bedtime laugh..  We served a little dish of Sweet Amuse Bouche of Semi-sweet Brownie popsicle + White chocolate dipped Strawberry encrusted with jewels of mortared pistachios + Dollop of tangy Orange conserve , to balance the richness of the first two sweet items.

Hope u guys enjoyed the food pOrn! Gotta go crash now… I”m going to be the earliest slug tomorrow morning at the shop. …  Gdnite!  zzZZZzz

Joe, Jose and I went a-vroom in the trusty ol” slug mobile to an all-black party this evening.. It was hosted by some friendly folks from a well-known creative firm , and was set in their very swanky office/events hall  in a 2-storey shophouse. Think crushed velvet, chandeliers and gothic candle stands.

Ok, we have to admit that we were soo caught up in the food and service grind that we forgot to take pics! We only remembered to take snaps of the salad and the dessert.. boohoo.

This is the table setting with a jewelled table napkin holder. Very luxe!

Our 2nd appetizer of the night – Petite Greek Salad with home-marinated herby feta, cherry tomatoes and artisan vinagrette. Check out how ornate and dramatic the plates are!

The battalion of sweets, all lined up and ready for Jose to pickup! Erm, Operation Dessert-Storm? ** call the corn police!**

Close up of the Tiramisu Cube with sweet Strawberry halves,  mint and white sugar icing. Topped with bittersweet cocoa.

We were so thrilled that Francis, Agnes and their guests enjoyed the food Thank you so much for your feedback, we’re so flattered! And happy too, of course that your key clients enjoyed themselves.

Our full sit down menu for the evening was:

• 1st Appetizer : Warm soup of gently-boiled Spring vegetables in a broth of South-east Asian herbs and spices. Served with a herb infused Panini Crostini skewered on a Lemon-grass spear
• 2nd Appetizer: Petite Greek Salad with home-marinated herbed feta cheese, cherry tomatoes and artisan vinagrette
• Fish Option : Baked Snow Cod -brown bag style with an emulsion of Orange Lime butter. Topped with fresh ginger and served with Frozen Lime leaf butter by side
• Red meat Option : Premium Aust Ribeye Steak Bits in a red wine sauce of chunky button white mushrooms, rosemary and caramelized onions
• Poultry Option : Provencale Ratatouille with whole boneless Chicken Leg and slow-baked tri-coloured vegetables
• Sweets : Tiramisu Cube with sweet Strawberry halves,  mint and white sugar icing. Topped with bittersweet cocoa.
• Beverage : Gentle Strawberry and Mint-infused Iced Tea

It’s almost 1am…. gotta go tango with my pillow soon. We’ve got another busy day ahead! Tmrw, we’ll be turning a corner of the garden slug into a “living room dining area“.. Some happy folks will be having their dinner home-style, complete with leafy potted plants, cushy sofas and huggable cushions. Gdnite y’all !

The “I Do”s scribbled all over the welcome board was all Hans slug’s idea… Didn’t know that Hans had such a marshmallow center. Haiyo, must quickly find Hans a gf, so he can whip out some of that repressed mushiness..

A colourful and chirpy spread for the happy ocassion..

Jesz & Alan! They make a really cute couple, I must say, and they were just a-glowing with happiness :-)

The moment of truth! The solemization of their marriage by the Justice of peace.

Thank You Kenneth for the letting us use your pics for our blog. That’s a highly unusual pose , I must say.. But we like!

Once again, congrats Jesz & Alan, and THANK YOU for trusting us enough to plan the reception for your big day..We wish you love that’s bursting at the seams and 1 million gb of joy!