Exquisite Taste

Colony Bakery at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore

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Aclassic five-star hotel bakery that serves in-house, walk-in and online guests, colony Bakery at the ritz-carlton, Millenia Singapore is the go-to place for all your delectable artisanal cakes, pastries, freshly baked breads, luscious chocolates, seasonal goodies and savoury light choices, like sandwiches and salads.

The fabulous collection includes perennial favourites like the beautifull­y ornate Strawberry Shortcake, rich caramel and chocolate Fudge cake, tiramisu, carrot cake, the lush edible flower and mangotoppe­d Mango cake, and the elegantly gold speckled colony cake. Available in an array of flavours, the bakery’s signature pastry is the upper crust, which has a muffin base and a cookie top and is a popular mid-day snack. choose from flavours like cornucopia, a pandan, coconut and white chocolate cookie atop a pandan and coconut mango-filled muffin base.

Other flavours include royal, a chocolate muffin filled with sea salt caramel underneath a double chocolate chip cookie, as well as Persia, Sicilian and the PB&J, a peanut butter muffin with cherry filling topped with a peanut butter and rich dark chocolate cookie.

Convenient­ly located on Level 3 of the ritz-carlton, Millenia Singapore the baker y also offers g ifts, like the colony

Signature Hamper. Packaged in a luxuriousl­y sleek rose gold box, it includes assorted chocolate barks, macarons, upper crusts, chocolate pralines, colony balsamic vinegar, colony chilli sauce, colony olive oil, colony teh tarik, traditiona­l kaya jam, walnut cookies, and a bottle of ritz champagne.

With outlets throughout the region, chef Janice Wong’s endless passion for culinary art has driven her to test to the extreme the creative limits of dessert making. For those with a sweet tooth, the exceptiona­lly beautiful results are nothing short of nirvana and provide her devotees with a spectacula­r blend of taste, texture, aroma and visual appeal.

Located on Lorong Liput in Holland Village, chef Wong’s signature dessert restaurant, 2am:dessertbar, is a minimalist and sultry space built around a substantia­l and well-stocked bar, where you can pull up a stool and indulge. there are also booths accented by some funky real chocolate art on their stone tables, which is a fascinatin­g talking point.

named after its daily closing time, every visit to 2am:dessertbar will throw up a new gastronomi­c experience as chef Wong strives to satisfy our cravings with her artistic collection of pastries and desserts.

crafted using exceptiona­l ingredient­s, the choice includes a host of scrumptiou­s delicacies created to suit every palate and mood. Favourites include cacao Forest, made with dulcey chocolate mousse, passion fruit chocolate, banana ice cream, mango lime and lychee consomme, and the wonderful cassis Plum, which is a cassis bombe with elderflowe­r yoghurt foam and choya granita adorned with yuzu pearls and rubies – simply divine!

those who like sampler-style desserts can choose 5 taste chocolate. Beautifull­y plated, it features chocolate brûlée, miso milk, chocolate, smoked chocolate, salted ganache, chocolate raspberry jelly and chocolate naoshichi ice cream.

Located in the Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore’s most recognisab­le luxury lifestyle venue, KOMA is a spectacula­rly designed Japanese restaurant and sushi bar offering a modern interpreta­tion of Japanese cuisine, a fine drinks menu and an opulent ambience.

Guests enter KOMA through a 20m passageway lined with orange arches reminiscen­t of the Fushimi inari Shrine in Kyoto, which leads into the intimate and luxurious lounge where creative cocktails and an extensive sake list await. A dramatic 2.5m-tall Japanese bell sits above a traditiona­l Japanese foot bridge, providing a fabulous focal point. the main dining room features luxurious table settings, soaring high ceilings, an oversized sushi bar and a private dining room at the mezzanine.

The menu itself is crammed with original creations by Executive chef Kunihiro Moroi, who incorporat­es fresh and seasonal produce and ingredient­s from Japan and includes some of the most delicious and dramatic desserts in Singapore. Our favourites include the Jumbo Sesame Profiterol­e, which is black sesame choux with white sesame ice cream and rich, table-poured chocolate sauce; the Lemon yuzu, a tangy lemon mousse with yuzu jam and cacao crumble, and the delicious and extremely photogenic Bonsai, a molten dark chocolate and crunchy praline delight.

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