Christmas Came Early This Year – Have a Feast at IHG Hotels

Christmas Came Early This Year – Have a Feast at IHG Hotels

We here at TripZilla have been on our best behaviour all year, and I guess we managed to make it onto Santa’s ‘nice list’, for Christmas came early this year – for us, at least!

It’s only October but we’ve been eagerly counting down to the days where the streets are draped in twinkling lights and the smell of roasting turkey permeates the air. Why, Christmas is, dare we say, everyone’s favourite time of the year!

We here at TripZilla have been on our best behaviour all year, and I guess we managed to make it onto Santa’s ‘nice list’, for Christmas came early this year – for us, at least!

Last week, we had the privilege of sampling the sumptuous festive menus offered by the hotels under the InterContinental Hotels Group – InterContinental® Singapore, Crowne Plaza® Changi Airport, Hotel Indigo® Singapore Katong, Holiday Inn® Singapore Atrium as well as Holiday Inn® Singapore Orchard City Centre.

We arrived at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport to waitresses donning perky Santa hats and costumes with lilting Christmas ballads wafting through the air. The ballroom was dressed up to the nines, every inch draped in fairy lights and the tables boasting incredibly elaborate centrepieces complete with floating candles.

Every hotel group busted out their best offerings – “Luckily you didn’t go to our hotels tonight, there would be no good food for all the good chefs are here tonight”, so we were told – the food was set up buffet-style and we just couldn’t wait to check out what was in store!

InterContinental® Singapore

The chefs at Intercontinental Hotel didn’t hold back, and presented an elegant scallop dish topped with caviar. The scallops complimented the side of pork ribs perfectly, each bite lighter than the last.

Crowne Plaza® Changi Airport

Who doesn’t love a good kong bak pau? The buns were steamed to perfection, and the meat tender beyond compare. We might be exaggerating, but that’s how much we loved the food. We only wished we had space in our stomachs for more!

We loved the level of detail that went into these desserts! All the Christmassy feels, right on point.

Hotel Indigo® Singapore Katong

We loved how this hotel managed to infuse local flavours into the traditional Christmas turkey! The crowd favourite of oyster omelette garnered snaking queues; after all, who could resist a piping plate of yummy orh luak?

Salted egg and kaya might seem like a queer combination at first, but wait till you try it! The salted egg kaya macarons gave a burst of flavour with every bite, and were actually rather addictive. We were pretty thankful that the macarons were mini-sized, allowing us to gobble down more than one! We also took these unassuming kuih dadar (pictured right) expecting to find a sweet coconut filling, but were pleasantly surprised to find a filling of pulled pork instead!

Holiday Inn® Singapore Atrium

No one does meat better than the Holiday Inn Singapore Atrium. If these two offerings (pictured above) are any indication, we’re definitely bringing all our meat-lover friends to the hotel!

And the log cake, the quintessential Christmas dessert. What would the festive season be without it?!

Holiday Inn® Singapore Orchard City Centre

Add a little (sugar and) SPICE to your Christmas festivities with Tandoor’s feast for both the stomach and the eyes – tandoori spiced turkey, Crab Masala and so on.

We couldn’t believe that this was a dessert – it simply looked too lovely to be eaten! Everyone got a little sparkly bauble to themselves, which contained a tangy panna cotta topped with dried cranberries that added a delightful zest to the palate. Let’s not forget how intricately this dessert is decorated; every item was a sheer work of art!

To top it all off, they even had a snazzy little photo booth filled with props! How could we resist?

The door gift was a showstopper as well! What a wonderful end to the evening.

We don’t know about you, but we just can’t wait for Christmas to come so that we can eat all these over, and over again! Loosen your waist belts – a season of feasting is about to begin 😉 Check out their website for more details on the Intercontinental Hotels Group’s various festive offers
Many thanks to the Intercontinental Hotels Group for the invite to this fabulous event, and for filling our stomachs with all that divine food.

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E-lyn Tham
E-lyn Tham

Having a strong conviction that getting lost is just another adventure in itself, E-lyn takes particular delight in wandering stranger lands, inhibitions and fears thrown asunder. There’s so much left in the world to see, and there’s nothing she would like better than to spend her days dreaming whimsical, thinking adventure, and laughing curious.

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