One-Ninety Bar @ Four Seasons Singapore - Festive Weekend Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea gets christmassy at One-Ninety Bar at Four Seasons Singapore. From now till the end of December, One-Ninety Bar shall get you into the mood of Christmas with its Festive Weekend Afternoon Tea.

The Afternoon Tea set comes with 2 rounds of coffee or tea. Coffee lovers, you won't be disappointed with the freshly brewed coffee. Looking at the coffee being brewed in front of me really got me into the mood!

The Savoury tier comes with 5 items - Beef Pastrami On Rye Bread, Honey Pumpkin On Sour Dough, Egg Salad Tart With Caviar And Salmon Roe, Tea Smoked Salmon On Seven Grain Bread and Smoked Turkey Ham On Whole Meal Bread. The highlight for me was the Tea Smoked Salmon On Seven Grain Bread for its mouth-filling texture.

The 2nd tier is filled with classic Christmas flavours - the rummy, spiced dried fruits that spells Christmas in every way. I like the Holiday Stollen, and I suggest having it first when they are served warm to you. If you enjoy a cinnamon bun, this will definitely satisfy your appetite. It is softer than a regular stollen, and less sweet too. Both the Mince Tart and Fruit Cake were just as yummy.

The 3rd tier has a couple of adorable looking sweets such as the Green Tea Azuki Bean Tart that is shaped into a Christmas tree and a pretty sky blue Peppermint Macaron embossed with a snowflake. Or something truly symbolic to Christmas, there's a mini Hazelnut Praline Log Cake as well.

The Freshly Baked tray allures you with its puffy Pumpkin Raisin Scones, Vanilla Scones, as well as crusty and buttery Brown Sugar Shortbread. I'm not a fan of scones that are too rich in butter, and thankfully these are not. Hence I love how I could really slather the Devonshire Clotted Cream over, along with the tart Strawberry-Rose Preserve and Spiced Cranberry Preserve. The shortbread is also a delightful addition to this section, which is not so commonly available elsewhere.

Available on Saturdays and Sundays 2pm to 5pm until the end of December 2019, the Festive Weekend Afternoon Tea is $48 per adult with a choice of tea, coffee or Audrey’s signature Valrhona hot chocolate or tops up to $62 per adult for an additional glass of Kir Royale.

Written and photography by Si An. A girl who is allured by travelling, loves the feel of freedom, smell of the rain and the aroma of fine coffee and food.


One-Ninety Bar
Four Seasons Hotel Singapore
Ground Floor
190 Orchard Boulevard
Singapore 248646
Tel: +65 68317250
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Nearest MRT: Orchard MRT (NS Line)

Opening Hours:
Afternoon Tea Sat-Sun: 2pm - 5pm

Direction:
1) Alight at Orchard MRT station. Take Exit E. Walk towards Wheelock Place via ION. Exit Wheelock Place and turn left towards Liat Tower. Continue walking along Orchard Road. Walk to Hilton Hotel. Go to level 2. Follow the passageway to Four Seasons Hotel. Walk to destination. Journey time is about 12 minutes. [Map]

InterContinental Hotels Group Festive And Takeaway Promotions 2019

InterContinental Hotels Group's Christmas Party this year was held at InterContinental Singapore. We had the first look at their festive delights and takeaways put together by their various brands and accompanying the festive spreads were Christmas cocktails concocted from InterContinental Singapore's latest hotel bar Idlewild.

Familiar flavours of Christmas delights never fail to bring joy to the table, such as Honey-baked Boneless Ham ($148, 2.2kg) from Crowne Plaza Changi Airport. Glazed with a sauce made from pineapple juice, honey and raspberry vinegar after being baked in the oven, its sweet and tangy flavours are crowd-pleasing.

For something a lot more luxurious, a night with red, Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium will have the perfect roast for you Slow baked Australian Grain-fed Tomahawk with truffle jus ($138).

Or spice up your spread with Asian flavours instead. Turkey takes on a new Asian profile at Holiday Inn Orchard City Centre - Roasted Whole Turkey with Masak Lemak, meaning turkey in coconut curry with Bird’s Eye chilli. Light green with the Masak Lemak sauce and spiked with Asian red spices, it is as Christmasy as you want it to be. Another option is the Soya Glazed Turkey with Coconut Sriracha (hot sauce named after the coastal city of Si Racha in Thailand), which gives the festive bird its red roast colour.

Your old folks may be stoked to see you bringing home the Hakka Salt Baked Chicken with Stuffing ($52 for 1.5kg), This is one of the mod-sin creations by Baba Chews from Hotel Indigo. It is inspired by a Salt-Baked Chicken stall that originally started in 1962 at Mohamed Sultan Road but had ceased operation in 2017.

For sweets, you can also go include some mod-sin flavours such as Chendol Yule Log ($65) and ‘Kopi’ & Chocolate Yule Log ($68). Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium also has an Asian version as well - Cempadak Yule Log Cake ($78)

My pick for log cake this year would be from Regent Hotel, Dolcetto by Basilico’s Festive Booth - Golden Delicious Apple Tarte Tatin Log Cake ($108), interpretation of the traditional French dessert with caramelised apples wrapped around a sponge log sitting on a crisp pastry base.  Never have I come across such an elegant version of a log cake. But for something comforting, it has to be its Old English Christmas Fruit Cake, I simply enjoy the rummy flavour of the raisins and dried fruits.

The fanciest Christmas sweets will be from Intercontinental Singapore, such as the Santa’s Carousel Fruit Cake- an intricate rendition of the classic Christmas bake crafted with rum and brandy-infused candied fruits and chocolate. It even comes with a revolving Santa attached to it, which is great as a centrepiece. The range also includes sugar-free options - White Christmas log cake comprising sugar-free chocolate mousse and cinnamon apple compote;

Otherwise, settle for flavours that are simple, yet indulgent. Crown Plaza introduces two new Yule Logs - Pink Ruby Yule Log and Chocolate Banana Yule Log ($68 each). The Pink Ruby Yule Log is made with ruby chocolate, which is seemingly a new rose-hued gem in the chocolate scene ever since it was launched in 2017 by Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut. Pretty in pink, the log cake is made with raspberry puree and pink ruby chocolate mousse filling, interlaced with layers of vanilla cream cake and white chocolate feuilletine. As for the latter, the classic combination of chocolate sponge cake, rich chocolate buttercream and caramelised banana will end every meal with a happy note.

Do check out the individual hotel's website to find out more about their festive and takeaway promotions.

InterContinental Singapore
InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay
Regent Singapore
Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Hotel 
Indigo Singapore Katong
Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium
Holiday Inn Orchard City Centre

A Fantastic Festivities At Mandarin Oriental Singapore

In this festive season, include in your celebration yuletide goodies from Mandarin Oriental Singapore. Savour the new creations along with the traditional flavours.

For me, amongst the Christmas roasts, the highlight for me is this Chinese Style Roasted Christmas Goose ($185). I love the golden crisp skin with a layer of lucious fats underneath, and its meat is a lot more tender than that of duck. The plum sauce and giblet gravy goes perfectly well with it. Traditional Roasted Turkey ($185) is also available, served along with truffle mashed potatoes. Both come with apple and chestnut stuffing.

Boneless Honey Baked Ham served with Pineapple Sauce ($160) is great for any gathering. I thought the use of Pineapple sauce is something different, which is just as good as the usual tart berry sauce.

Something more indulgent, especially when you have bottles of red wine, is this Roasted Australian Grass-fed Ribeye ($265) served with roasted potatoes and red wine sauce. The meat was pretty light and not too rich, just enough to keep conversations going throughout the night.

Four new festive cakes to sweeten up your celebrations. Pretty in pink is this Joy of Christmas ($45/500g ,$75/1kg). If you like berries flavour, the berry tea infused mascarpone cream circling the an Earl Grey Tea soufflé roll will be right up your alley.

What I find more of a surprise is the Christmas Snow ($70) which is a combination of almond and pineapple mousse, layered with pineapple compote. A rather unusual pairing but it does work. Both ingredients are quite subtle in flavour but there is an elegance to it compared to other desserts.

The Black Forest ($80/1kg) here is one of the most gorgeous looking ever. Impressive visual plated and decadent with Grand Cru Dark chocolate mousse. Instead of whole cherries popping up unevenly within the cake, the cake has a layer of cherry confit in the middle, hence there is a tart and sweet cherry flavour in every bite.

The traditional flavours are on par with the new, such as this Traditional Christmas Stollen ($26/500g, $50/1kg). The almond paste filling in the middle was pretty tasty and I thought it also makes it less conventional as a stollen.

Another nostalgic flavour is the Traditional Christmas Fruit Cake with Spices, Rum and Dark Brand ($36/450g, $68/800g).

The festive counter at the hotel lobby opens from 4 to 26 December 2018. For orders, please email mosin-festive@mohg.com or call +65 68853081. For restaurant reservations or dining enquiries, please email mosin-dining@mohg.com or call +65 68853500.

Photos and words by Si An. A girl who is allured by travelling, loves the feel of freedom, smell of the rain and the aroma of fine coffee and food. Note: This is an invited tasting.


Mandarin Oriental Singapore
Marina Square
5 Raffles Avenue
Singapore 039797
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Nearest MRT: Promenade (CC Line, DT Line), Esplanade (CC Line)