Geneco X Yellow Ribbon Project
This festive season, Geneco partners with the Yellow Ribbon Project for the first time, supporting Yellow Ribbon Bakery and distributing over 3,000 packets of Geneco X Yellow Ribbon exclusive Red Velvet and Almonds cookies to give ex-offenders a second chance in life and promote inclusivity.
The campaign, called The Magic of Hope, aims to demonstrate that hope is a powerful force of change and how the community can be an enabler by encouraging the giving of second chances this holiday season. Leveraging the key essence of the campaign, Geneco has curated 6 Inspirational Quotes of Hope that surround themes of second chances and fresh beginnings.
Between Dec 7 and 17, Geneco will be hosting its first net-zero pop-up café in front of Ion Orchard to raise funds with Huggs Coffee further to support and spread Yellow Ribbon’s movement through the sales of their festive baked treats.
Additionally, individuals who vote for their favourite inspirational quote at the pop-up cafe during the weekends of Dec 9–10 and Dec 16–17 will be rewarded with a bag of exclusive Geneco X Yellow Ribbon Red Velvet and Almonds cookies. For more information, visit www.themagicofhope.sg.
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Osia Steak and Seafood Grill
Bring your loved ones to Osia Steak and Seafood Grill in Resorts World Sentosa for a hearty Christmas meal from now till Jan 3. Enjoy the Starry Night Yuletide Delights menu with sumptuous festive platters. Must-try dishes include the Osia Black Angus Beef Wellington, a mouth-watering tenderloin with mushroom duxelles encased in a golden, buttery puff pastry and the flamed drunken festive pudding.
Guests looking to take the party back home can try one of the Superstar Chocolate Trees, which will surely be beautiful centrepieces in any Christmas spread. The Giant Lebkuchen Snowflake and the classic log cakes and chocolate bark will be a hit with kids.
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Add a boozy complement to these hearty foods with the Winter Elixir, a white-wine-based drink with a mixture of Christmas spices such as cloves, star anise and cinnamon, with notes of Szechuan pepper and Pei Pa Koa, giving the drink a surprising and snappy Asian twist. Alternatively, try the Cocktail Box, which comes with three signature bottled cocktails: Chifa!’s Pisco-Latte cocktail, Osia’s Florini cocktail and Soi Social’s Elixir cocktail, a concoction of Thai rum, Aperol, rice whiskey, mango and ginger.
The Gyu Bar
The Gyu Bar is introducing a masterful composition of the finest ingredients it can get its hands on. Savour the festivities as it marries culinary artistry with carefully sourced gems of gastronomy.
Complete your gatherings with the Festive Bento Set, available for takeaway ($88+) or dine-in with a welcome festive cocktail and a special dessert exclusively ($98). The bento sets come with celebratory sake in bundles of four ($448++).
The Festive Bento Set features a nine-compartment compendium of signatures and seasonal picks alongside a luxurious chirashi don. Housed in fine wooden boxes, some of the mainstays of the Festive Bento Set include the Awabi Isoyaki (abalone), Hibiki Whiskey Marinated Kagoshima A5 Wagyu Tataki and Miyazaki A5 Sirloin wrapped with Mizuna. This is accompanied by a chirashi don, anchored by the rice shaped in the image of a Christmas tree and topped with melt-in-your-mouth A5 Kagoshima tokujo karubi (chuck short rib), tamagoyaki, cucumber and ikura.
For the occasion, The Gyu Bar also presents a meticulously crafted Festive Omakase menu ($198++ per pax). Replete with quality meats and seasonal delights, trust The Gyu Bar to serve a meal for a celebration. These will be available from Dec 1 to Jan 1.
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Beouf
Sleigh your taste buds this December with Boeuf’s Christmas four-course Sharing Set Menu. The sumptuous set is available by reservation only, from Dec 1 to 31, from $79++ per diner (minimum two to dine per set). Besides offering its Christmas specials, Boeuf has collaborated with Le Matin Patisserie to bring diners a decadent dessert for a sweet ending.
Begin your festive culinary journey with a Sizzling Home-Made Crab Cake featuring succulent blue crab fried to perfection and drizzled with lemon butter sauce. Dive into a seafood delight with a whole Baked Bamboo Lobster, open-faced and glazed with an Asian-infused butter sauce, topped with tangy Monterey jack cheese, and a sprinkle of paprika.
Also available is the Charcoal Grilled Wagyu — choose between the AUS F1 Wagyu Picanha MB6 Steak, the Japanese Iwate F1 Wagyu (extra $10 per person) or Japanese Miyazaki A5 Wagyu (extra $20 per person) sirloin steaks.
For dessert, delight in Le Matin’s Roasted Hay and Pecan Tart, a tart of butter pecan and almond base filled with a rich pecan frangipane mixed with hay butter and zested with a hint of citrus, topped with brown butter pecans glazed with maple coffee. This is served with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.
Verandah Rooftop Rotisserie
Get into the holiday spirit at Momentus Hotel Alexandra with a Spanish-inspired celebration at its scenic rooftop venue, Verandah Rooftop Rotisserie.
From Dec 15 to 31, dig into a Spanish-inspired Christmas Feast alongside festive favourites with a dinner buffet every Friday and Saturday including public holidays. Start with aperitivo of Sangria de Bienvenida, the perfect tipple to nibbles of Jamon Iberico de Bellota and free-flowing tapas like Albondigas spiced Spanish meatballs, Gambas al Ajillo garlic prawns, Pimentos de Padron fried green peppers, Puntillitas Fritas baby squid fritters with aioli and Croquetas de Jamon Serrano Spanish ham croquettes. Move on to the cold larder, including a salad bar and counters of Cured Salmon Terrine, Charcuterie Board and Antipasti galore. Seafood on Ice presents Boston Lobster, Pacific Oysters, Poached Sea Prawns and Sea Whelk aplenty, while the soup station brings Cognac-scented Lobster Bisque and Wild Mushroom Soup with a variety of artisanal bread. The Live Action Kitchen does not disappoint with Christmas Roasts, including Spit-Roasted Rotisserie Chicken, 75°C Slow-roasted Whole Lamb Leg, Australian Wagyu Tomahawk, and Crackling Porchetta with truffle and herb stuffing. Guests dining at Verandah Rooftop Rotisserie on Dec 24 and Dec 31 have the bonus of feasting on a whole Cochinillo Spanish Roast Suckling Pig.
ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove
As the holiday season approaches, ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove launches A Starlit Christmas Indulgence festive campaign. Ensuring that sumptuous spreads and family fun are not interrupted by the hassle of whipping up a meal, the waterfront yachting destination has prepared a menu of mouth-watering holiday takeaway options to ensure a hassle-free Christmas.
The menus feature an array of festive bundles — a highlight is the Christmas Roast Bundle ($428 for six to eight persons). This ensemble includes a delightful selection of mains, including half-roasted turkey, Kurobuta Porchetta, 14-hour Slow-roasted Black Angus and a Honey-glazed Ham.
Traditional sides, including Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta and Classic Scalloped Potatoes, ensure a spread fit for a Hallmark holiday movie, whilst ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove’s famous Classic Dark Chocolate Log Cake will be thrown in as a complimentary addition to the feast.
Some new additions to this year’s festive offerings include the Bone-in Slow-baked Whole Lamb Leg Shoulder ($178), Honey Pear Log Cake ($78) and Premium Mao Shan Wang Durian Log Cake ($88). Past favourites are also back to celebrate the season, such as the Kurobuta Porchetta ($128), Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta ($22), Black Truffle Pomme Purée ($22) and Dark Chocolate Log Cake ($68).
TWG Tea
TWG Tea is putting the aroma of Christmas into this year’s limited edition Christmas tea — Happy Noel Tea from its celebrated Grand Mode Tea Collection. This is a sparkling TWG white tea blended with warm holiday spices of orange peel, cinnamon, cardamom pod, apples and pink peppercorn — an enchanting tea that infuses into a cosy cup while majestic swirls of steam fill the air with the aroma of orange peel, holiday spices and baked apples.
Besides this year’s Christmas tea, TWG is celebrating the enchanted season with handcrafted tea-infused Yule Logs. Choose from two delightful flavours: the decadent Chocolate Hazelnut Yule Log and the tangy and refreshing Coconut Passionfruit Yule Log.
For those dining in, TWG Tea’s Festive Set Menu is available from Dec 4 to Dec 31 at all TWG Tea Salons in Singapore. Let the yuletide feast begin with a sparkling cocktail of white wine infused with Christmas Lights Tea or a refreshing mocktail of Red Christmas Tea and raspberry purée.
Savour the succulent Hokkaido scallops main dish and pair this with a cup of Holiday Spirit Tea or a glass of iced Noel! Noel! Tea. Then, end it off with a meringue filled with a French Earl Grey infused crémeux, served with chestnut Chantilly, accompanied by poached pear infused with French Earl Grey, finished with spiced pear sorbet — a sweet crescendo to this culinary symphony ($60 for main course and tea; $75 for main course, tea and dessert).
