Hello, Jakarta! We are coming by for a party this month!

We are really excited about meeting all of you at our upcoming Meet-And-Greet session on 22 August 2015 from 3pm to 5pm at Nomz Kitchen & Pastry (Grand Indonesia) in Jakarta. For so long now, all of you Indonesian readers have been so supportive towards Ladyironchef, and we cannot be more thankful. And because we’ve made a promise to visit Jakarta, we are going to make that happen.

As mentioned, the party will happen on 22 August 2015, from 3pm to 5pm; we are going to have a fun-filled afternoon with canapés and drinks and lots of catching up.

We will be picking 25 readers, and everyone can bring a friend along to the party. If you are keen to be with us at this Meet-And-Greet session at Nomz Kitchen & Pastry, all you have to do is to:

Send an email to mail@ladyironchef.com, and include the following:

1) your name
2) contact number
3) your Instagram username
4) who you are bringing along

P.S: Thank you for the overwhelming response, all the slots have been filled within the first hour. The application is closed. 

ladyironchef Jakarta Meet-And-Greet
Date: 22 August 2015 (Saturday), 3pm – 5pm
Venue: Nomz Kitchen & Pastry
Address: Grand Indonesia East Mall Ground Floor #06-07

If sipping cocktail is something you love, can we interest you with a Cocktail Making Workshop with us at Changi City Point? It will be a fun day out, and a great chance for us to meet you lovely readers who have always been with us through our gluttonous journey!

Come August, our team is partnering Changi City Point in bringing you a fun-filled cocktail making workshop at Table Manners, one of the outdoor alfresco dining restaurants at The Oasis, where we get to hang out together over chats and drinks.

50 readers will be invited to join us on 16 August 2015 from 4pm to 6pm, and we will be watching several cocktail demonstrations. This Cocktail Making Workshop is exclusively for Ladyironchef’s readers, and is completely free of charge.

Here is what to expect, and how to win entries to this event:

Making artisanal crack cocktails at home isn’t too difficult. During the workshop, the mixologist will be sharing more on the right collection of tools, ingredients and proper technique of making a good cocktail.

We will also be given an introduction to Mixology, the origin and history of cocktails, common terms and definitions, as well as Bar Equipment familiarisation. Of the three cocktails that we will be learning to make, one of them is a special concoction by the Table Manners’ team – the SG50 Red Lion Cocktail. The other 2 cocktails will be revealed during the workshop itself. And the cherry on top is that four lucky readers will be chosen to take part in the hands-on demonstration.

If this is something of your interest, here is how you can participate:

1. We will be picking 25 readers, and everyone can bring a +1 along for the Cocktail Making Workshop.

2. Leave a comment in this post and tell us why you would like to join us for the cocktail making workshop. Please include your Instagram username in the comment.

3. Like Changi City Point on Facebook and share the link of this post on your Facebook timeline.

4. Winners will be notified by email on 7 August 2015.

Updated on 8 August: The selected readers are Andy Neo, Cheryl Xie, Matt Tan, Qui Huat, Wendy Koh, Shanise Ho, Kylene, Amilia, Fiona, Yan Ling, Yvonne, Barbora Palasova, Jhoana Rojo, Kevin, France Andrea Sano, Kenneth Pandi, Neo Pauline, David, Cythnia Gao, Yvonne Yap, Eugene Lock, Jessica Abby, Yil Feng, Cherine Chong, and Shirline Ong.

Ladyironchef Cocktail Workshop
Venue: Table Manners
#01-68/69, Changi City Point
5 Changi Business Park Central 1
Singapore 486038
Date: 16 August 2015 (Sunday)
Time: 4pm – 6pm

This post is brought to you by Changi City Point.

One of the best things that I love about the end of the year is Christmas. It is such a joyous festive season and it is about gathering with family, loved ones and friends to come together for the holiday.

It is not an easy task to choose a place for Christmas dinner, however. First, the place must have a good selection of dishes so that everyone will have something to choose from. Second, most places tend to charge a premium for their Christmas dinner menu, and it is difficult to find a place that serves good food, yet remains affordable.

If you face the same problem, then nydc should be your top pick for Christmas this year. Besides offering an attractive and affordable Christmas menu, nydc also has an impressive array of savoury food and dessert options on its ala carte menu. It is quite simply the perfect place to celebrate the homely affair with your closed ones, and to document the last of 2013 with happy memories.

Gingy’s Butter Rum Bath Elephanccino™ (Photo credit: nydc)

15 readers & their partners get to join me for a Christmas party at nydc!

Date: 22 November, 7pm
Venue: nydc Bugis outlet
Menu: 11 Festive Dishes, including Santa’s Wagyu Steak Frites, Elves’ Salmon Logs and more!

I am throwing a Christmas Party at nydc on 22 November 7pm (Friday) – 15 readers get to bring a partner each and join me at nydc to try their Christmas menu courtesy of nydc.

We will be trying 11 festive dishes and of course, no meal at nydc is complete without having desserts. nydc is known for its desserts and iconic mudpies, and they have specially created a very pretty Tutti Frutti Mudpie for Christmas this year.

To join me at nydc’s Christmas party, all you have to do is to ‘like’ nydc Facebook page www.facebook.com/nydcSG and leave a comment in this post and tell us why you want to celebrate Christmas with nydc’s desserts and Elephanccinos. The contest ends on 18 November 2013 2359hrs. Winners will be notified by email.

Updated // The winners are: Timothy, Shilu, Quenmantha, Karen, Huiyi, Birgitta, Felicia, Jacq, Cheryl, Cherry, Geraldine, Deannie, Lynn, Royce, and Alison.

This post is brought to you by nydc.

I am very happy to share with you that I am doing a RWS Food Affair outing at Forest, located at Equarius Hotel, Resorts World Sentosa on 7 September Saturday from 7pm – 9.30pm, and all of you are invited to join me.

It will be a small and intimate session where we get to hang out, have fun and of course, enjoy scrumptious food. The good people at Resorts World Sentosa have arranged an exclusive 5-course menu for us, and it is a combination of Forest, Osia, and Executive Pastry Chef Kenny Kong’s RWS Food Affair menus served during the 9 days. Read more about RWS Food Affair.

To put it simply, you get to enjoy the signature dishes from the three different menus, and it is specially created for my readers who are attending this food outing.

For those of you who have always wanted to try Forest by Chef Sam Leong or Osia by Chef Douglas, this is the perfect idea for the weekend for you to join me and indulge in good food together. Everyone is welcome to ask your friends along, and even if you cannot find someone to accompany you, you should still join us. I promise you can easily make new friends at the food outing.

Photo Credit: Resorts World Sentosa

5-course Dinner Menu:
- Pan-seared Chicken Breast with Herbs & Apple Salad (Forest)
- Burnt Potato, Essence Broth, Black Angus Beef, Bone Marrow (Osia)
- Steamed New Zealand Cod with Yuzu Mushroom Sauce (Forest)
- Milk Fed Lamb Short Loin and Rib, Swede Carrot Purée,
Romanesco, Garlic Cream Spelt, Tawny Port Jus (Osia)
- Citrus Mango Cremuex, Gula Melaka Streusel,
& Milky Lemon Grass Sorbet (Exec Pastry Chef Kenny Kong)

Venue: Forest, Equarius Hotel, Resorts World Sentosa
Date: 7 September 2013 (Saturday)
Time: 7pm – 9.30pm
Price: S$120++ /pax (U.P. $142, 15% discount)

If you would like to come for the ladyironchef x RWS Food Affair outing, please email mail@ladyironchef.com and provide the following details: 1] number of guest(s), 2] full name of guest(s), 3] Nric number, and 4] contact number.

Do note that the restaurant needs to prepare the ingredients in advance, and once you have confirmed your attendance, you will still need to pay for it even if you do not turn up.

See you guys at Forest on the 7 Sep!

In conjunction with the opening of the Circle Line network stages 4 & 5, SMRT is hosting a makan session where 20 lucky readers get to join me and eat for free.

This is a great opportunity for me to show you where are the best food places near the Circle Line stations. I’ll be organising two separate food outings on the 26th Nov (Botanic Garden station) and 14th Jan (One North station).

Register here (remember to choose the right dates) and let’s go on a food adventure!