OLD HONG KONG TASTE REVIEW AT MYVILLAGE SERANGOON GARDENS FOR GRAND OPENING CHARITABLE MENU

Old Hong Kong Group with Legend, Kitchen and Tea House added Taste as part of Old Hong Kong Group’s offering of Premium, Classic and Causal dining concepts. “Memorable Taste of Old Hong Kong” Menu of iconic Cantonese delicacies was created for Old Hong Kong Taste Charitable Grand Opening at 1 Manu Avenue #02-01 my Village @Serangoon Gardens on 28th July, 7pm where all proceeds from the opening night dinner will be donated to Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society (THK).

Chef Soon Han Siong of “Old Hong Kong Taste” was the Head Chef of various renowned restaurants in Hong Kong and had more than 20 years of culinary experience.

For Old Hong Kong Taste Charitable Grand Opening Menu titled Memorable Taste of Old Hong Kong, Chef Soon travelled to Guangdong to seek inspirations from various Master Chefs in the province. Coupled with creativity and authenticity, Chef Soon  will present tradition Cantonese cuisine to a higher level of culinary excellence to thrill and tantalize dinners’ taste buds.  Featured Culinary Masterpieces includes “Deep-fried Marinated Pork Roll”, “Superior Shark’s Fin Parcel” and “Classic Black Sesame Roll.

 

BEAUTERUNWAY was invited to Old Hong Kong Taste Charitable Grand Opening  media food tasting.

Memorable Taste of Old Hong Kong Menu S$150 nett/S$128 ++
 
Memory of a Rising Sun Platter Combination: 一 轮 红 日 照 八胗锦卤云吞* 市桥白卖* Deep-fried Eight Treasure Dumplings with Canton River Trout “Siew-mai”

Deep-fried Eight Treasure Dumplings is a typical Cantonese village side dish and wedding banquet staple as its symbolized a happy relationship. The crunchy fresh prawn wanton is deepfried and served with a specially concocted sweet and sour sauce made up of 8 types of ingredients including diced char siew, prawn meat, cuttlefish, chicken liver and spring onions

Canton River Trout “Siew-mai” 市桥白卖

A Canton Panyu icon, this dish is almost a century old. The Fresh river trout is crowned with Chinese sausage for a unique distinct flavour. This  soft steamed combination is a delightful departure from typical pork and prawn siew mai.

 

Superior Shark’s Fin Parcel 龙珠戏瑶池 （荷 包 翅)

 

A classic delicacy in Cantonese cuisine, the superior sharks fins are infused with premium chicken stock and Chinese Ham  in the egg white skin parcel with premier stock broth alongside with a sprinkling of bean sprouts. 

 

A bite into the soft egg white skin unveiled a generous portion of the tasty Superior Shark’s Fin. Decadent !

 

Steamed Garoupa Fillet  Qianlong Style 海 鲜 乾隆星斑块

Using mushrooms, ginger, pork and vegetables, Chef Soon steamed the fillet to enhance the freshness and sweetness while retaining the smooth texture instead of using the traditional way of stewing this dish. Simple yet tasty, the fresh fillet is utterly flavoursome.

 

Twin Meat Platter of Gold Coin Chicken & Wild Pheasant Roll (Deep-fried Marinated Pork Roll)  肉 类 鸳 鸯 凤 齐 鸣 , 金钱鸡拼大良野鸡卷

In Chinese culinary culture, names of most Classical Chinese dishes do not usually reflect the actual ingredients used in a dish.  Auspicious or unique names are often used to express or to symbolize a dish.  In this dish, Pork is used as a substitute for Wild Pheasant.

 

A culinary icon of Shun-de (顺德) city in Guangdong,   Deep-fried Marinated Pork Roll is a combination of Pork Loin, Pork Fat and Chinese Ham. After marinating with Chinese Rose Wine, the pork roll is steamed and deep fried till golden brown for a light and crispy texture with a hint of rose wine aroma.

 

 

 

Gold Coin Chicken 金钱鸡拼

A very popular snack among the Cantonese with its symbolic gold coin shape representing wealth, the multi-layered crisp yet tender  texture of aromatic pork belly, chicken liver and chicken meat  is roasted till perfection.

 

 
Stuffed Bean Curd Skin with Assorted Mushrooms and Bamboo Shoot glazed with abalone sauce 心有千千结（网网千斤）

 
A delightful combination with  fresh and crisp specially imported Hong Kong vegetables in the light clear soup. I am not a veggie person and this is the first time I polished all the vegetables in a dish. Surprise winner.



Fried Rice with Abalone and Cuttlefish with Abalone Sauce 鲍鱼照旧捞饭（鲍粒章鱼鸡粒饭）

Using Old Hong Kong secret recipe and 8 hours of preparation just for  the Abalone sauce, the fragrant fried rice is infused with the flavour and aroma of diced abalone, chicken and cuttlefish, displaying a high level of culinary excellence.

Topped with  a whole premium South African abalone cooked to perfection, this dish is simply divine !

Dessert Platter 甜 品 - 菲林麻卷开口笑（菲林芝麻卷拼笑口枣）飞马踏燕（桂花马蹄露）

Classic Black Sesame Roll, Canton Pastry with Lotus Paste and Water Chestnut with Osmanthus



Classic Black Sesame Roll  菲 林 芝 麻 卷 
Hong Kong’s classic in  the 60s,  this is a RARE -find today with it’s authenticity and uniqueness.


Prepared painstakingly with black sesame and rolled delicately, the melt in your mouth texture is infused with the fragrant sesame aroma.My favourite !

Canton Pastry with Lotus Paste 拼笑口枣

 

The crunchy pastry is coated with sesame with a crack that resembles a smile. This classic Cantonese snack symbolizes happiness and it is extremely popular during Chinese New Year with its crispy crust and  silky smooth lotus paste.



Water Chestnut with Osmanthus 飞马踏燕（桂花马蹄露）
A prelude to the delectable lunch, I love the fragrant Osmanthus dessert with fresh crunchy chestnut but it’s a little too sweet for my palette.

The Glutinous Rice Balls in Osmanthus Brandy仙露明珠 from The Old Hong Kong Legend Michelin Maestro’s Menu is still my favourite Osmanthus dessert.

The “Memorable Taste of Old Hong Kong” menu is available at S$150 nett for Old Hong Kong Taste charitable dinner on 27th July, 7pm with all dinner proceeds for Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society (THK) and at $128++ per person thereafter till 27th August.

Old Hong Kong Taste is located at  1 Manu Avenue #02-01 my Village @Serangoon Gardens . For reservations, ring 6834 3013 .

*Photographs are taken with Panasonic GF3 (release date:  late July), courtesy of Panasonic Singapore.

CALVIN KLEIN NAKED GLAMOUR LINGERIE FALL 2011 WITH LARA STONE

Lara Stone is the face for Calvin Klein Underwear Fall 2011 Naked Glamour lingerie. Shot by Patrick Demarchelier in New York City, the lingerie and sleepwear collection is designed to make a woman look even sexier than naked with a sophisticated combination of luxurious fabrics, subtly contrasted by delicate feminine matte trims for classic comfort and effortlessly glamorous look.

The face for Calvin Klein Fall 2011 global campaigns across Calvin Klein Collection, ck Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Jeans, ck one and Calvin Klein Underwear, we will be seeing Lora Stone in the creative advertisements.

Calvin Klein Naked Glamour encompasses lingerie, sleepwear and solutions in buff, black, smoke amethyst, cosmic violine, iced pearl and retails exclusively at Calvin Klein Underwear Paragon, Raffles City and Tangs.




Check out ck one here

TRESEMME SALON QUALITY HAIR CARE SINGAPORE MEDIA PREVIEW AT VINTAGE STUDIO HOLLAND VILLAGE

TRESemmé Professional Salon Quality Hair Care products with high-performance result yet without expensive salon price is launched in Singapore.  The award winning  revolutionized hair care help consumers  achieve  professional quality  results  in  the  comfort  of  their  home globally with  TRESemmé   range  of  super pocket friendly shampoos  and conditioners 900ml salon size at only S$14.90.

With  TRESemmé ,  great looking hair is  literally just  a  bottle  away  in today’s  hectic  lifestyles  as the perfect professional finish tailored for home use.

TRESemmé  ranks highly in the top 10 in  every country  it’s sold, proving that TRESemmé is a winner with No.1 sales chart winner in USA for styling products and No.5 on UK hair chart , with bumper sales  of  over  £40  million  in  its first  year launch in 2004 and now the  fastest  growing  hair  care  brand  in Canada and fastest growing styling brand in Australia! 

  
Formulated with  Aloe,  Vitamin  C  and  Keratin,  each  salon-sized 900ml shampoos and conditioners bottle  is filled  with  goodness  to  improve  the  condition  of  your  hair and to cater to the needs of every hair type and styling need to achieve the hair  you dream about, akin to  salon
pampering.  

At TRESemmé  Singapore Media Preview, I was treated to a pampering hair session with TRESemmé hair care by Vintage Studio Creative Director.

                             

After cleansing my hair with TRESemmé  Deep Cleansing Shampoo and conditioning with Moisture Rich Shampoo and Conditioner, he used the tongs to give me soft wavy curls and chosed TRESemmé salon quality styling spray to set the curls. I heart the lovely scent of the shampoo and conditioner as well as the relaxing head and shoulder massage. Love the way he styled my glamourous curls.  

 

TRESemmé Shampoo and Conditioner are available in  Moisture Rich, Colour Revitalising, Anti Breakage, Salon Silk and Deep Cleansing Shampoo and All hair types Re-moisturising conditioner.

 
TRESemmé  Moisture Rich Shampoo and Conditioner 

Developed to restore moisture and strength to the hair with its Vitamin E, natural extracts of  sunflower,  hazelnut and almond, Moisture  Rich is best  suited  for  dry  and  damaged  hair as it protect hair from further d damage.

                                  
 
TRESemmé  Colour Revitalising Shampoo and Conditioner

Thanks to its special formulas of UV  filters,  Vitamin  E  and  pure  aloe with  colour  locking  complex, Colour Revitalising  helps  to  maintain vibrant and healthy looking hair.

                           
  
TRESemmé  Anti Breakage Shampoo and Conditioner 

Specially  tailored  for  the  dry,  damaged  and  brittle  straw-like  hair  constantly  exposed  to heat  and brushing, the Anti-Breakage formula infused with  B12  and  Keratin  helps  to  strengthen  and  protect  hair  against split ends and breakage, leaving hair soft, manageable and 

revitalised. 
                             
   
   
TRESemmé  Salon Silk Shampoo and Conditioner 

Best for rebellious, frizz prone and coarse hair, the  Salon  Silk  range  is  fortified  with  Vitamin  H and  almond,  which  help  to  nourish  and  tame  frizziness for  soft, shiny and manageable hair.

                              
   
   
TRESemmé  Deep Cleansing Shampoo 

Loaded with Vitamin C, grapefruit and lemon peel extracts for that extra zest, Deep Cleansing Shampoo is  a  perfect  solution  for  those  who  are  constantly  exposed to  the  environmental  pollutions  and help  to  remove  build-up  and pollutants. Suitable for daily use on all hair types.

 
TRESemmé  All hair types Re-moisturising Conditioner 

  Infused with Vitamin  B5, aloe  and cucumber  extracts,  this light-weight formula  conditioner is  suitable  for daily use on all  hair  types and helps  to  moisturise  and  restore manageability.   

  
   
 

The  TRESemmé  trademark Black (Shampoo) and White (Conditioner) salon-sized hair care products retails at S$14.90 for 900ml usually but  its on special introductory price at S$11.90 now at  all  Guardian  stores, while stocks last

NIVEA CREAM FOR DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE IN SINGAPORE WATSONS

Nivea Pure & Natural Moisturising Day Cream loved by Kate, Duchess of Cambridge will launch at Watsons Singapore exclusively this September. Containing 95% Organic  ingredients -  Bio Aloe Vera and Bio Argan Oil acts as natural moisturisers to hydrate and nourish your skin 24/7  for soft smooth skin. Free from parabens, silicones, colourants and mineral oils, it is dermatologically approved and suitable for sensitive skin

Be naturally beautiful with Nivea Pure & Natural skincare including Moisturising Day Cream in Normal/Combination skin and Nivea Pure & Natural Soothing Day Cream for Dry/Sensitive skin retailing at $16.90 (50ml) at all Watsons Singapore stores. Fans of Kate and Nivea, be sure to stake out at Watsons in September.

DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE LOVE JIMMY CHOO

Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine wore JIMMY CHOO LOVELY in Powder Pink on her recent trip to Los Angeles and Prince Edward Island.

At BAFTA Brits 2011 in Los Angeles, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge wore VAMP in Champagne Glitter from CHOO 24:7 and carried UBAI in Champagne Glitter clutch.

JIMMY CHOO shoes and bags are available exclusively at JIMMY CHOO boutiques at  Paragon (290 Orchard Unit No. 01-10), The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands (2 Bayfront Avenue,Singapore) and  Resorts World Sentosa Luxury Fashion/Galleria.

DONNIE YUEN IN SINGAPORE FOR WU XIA GALA PREMIERE AT GOLDEN VILLAGE VIVOCITY + REVIEW

Donnie Yen graced Wu Xia Singapore Gala Premiere at Golden Village Vivo City with Director Peter Chan last evening. Takeshi Kanshiro, the other leading male actor was absent due to his hectic filming schedule. Costing USD20 million to produce, Wu Xia is packed with martial fight actions combining detective element skills of Takeshi Kanshiro and unearthing what goes beneath Donnie Yen and his on screen wife, Tang Wei set in rural China, 1917 . The 110 minute movie is rated NC-16 film.

 

BEAUTERUNWAY was invited to Wu Xia Singapore Gala Red Carpet Premiere. This is the first time that i had the opportunity to meet both the leading actor and actress of a movie within days, Donnie Yuen at Wu Xia Gala Premiere and Tang Wei at SK-II Bio-Shift Miracle House Media Launch.

Donnie Yen is warm and affable, flashing his forever youthful smile and shaking hands with random guests. Tang Wi is a gentle and soft spoken beauty with radiant flawless skin.

                     

SK-II is the official partner for WU XIA Singapore Gala Premiere.

 

Prior to Wu Xia screening, Donnie Yen and Peter Chan met their fans and celebrated Donnie’s birthday which falls on 27th July.

 

 

The action packed movie have a touching storyline but some scenes are a little too graphically violent and bloody for the faint hearted. Admire the brilliant vivid quality production and gorgeously handsome Takeshi Kanshiro and charming macho Donnie Yen instead.

 

Wu Xia starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kanshiro and Tang Wei opens at Golden Village Cinemas this Thursday.