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Christmas Tree of the Day #8 (2006 Edition)

Today’s Tree of the Day is a wee little fella. We found him sitting on our table at Straits Café, Rendezvous Hotel.

Christmas tree

We were having a Christmas buffet and every dining table had its own little Christmas tree. I thought that was a very nice touch! Restaurants hardly ever do this, do they?

Gingerbread house

In addition, there was also a cosy gingerbread house by the restaurant entrance. After all, what’s Christmas without the good ol’ gingerbread house? Icing became the snow on the roof. Colourful candy lined the frame of the door. Pebbles on the pavement? They were chocolate beans! What a deliciously sweet little house!

Gingerbread house

But that’s not all. There’s even a jolly old man in pink living inside the house, with a candy walking cane! And, and, his furniture is made of chocolate! Ahh! How very Christmasy!

Turkey breast

For a Christmas dinner, there has to be a turkey and a delicious chocolate log cake of course.

Chocolate log cake

Okay that’s turkey breast and a half-eaten log cake.

Gingerbread house

Here’s another gingerbread house for good measure. Merry Christmas!

News updates

February 3, 2007: My list of Best (& Worst) Restaurants in Singapore for 2006
- Nominated for “Best Buffet”

For more Christmas trees, check out the Sparklette Christmas Tree of the Day series.

Tags: Bras Basah, buffet, Christmas tree, dinner, international, Rendezvous Hotel, restaurant

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tree-nappers ahoy
29 comments

If memory serves, I recall that you didnt exactly “find” it on your table ;D Am i mistaken?
by the by,
Love the little Gingerbread men for your new pledge thread. Such a warm and fuzzy blog! Hope youre having a good week.
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Posted December 21, 2006 at 1:09 am
Veron
3439 comments

lol at the nick!
And I thought no one would notice those little gingerbread guys :D
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Posted December 21, 2006 at 10:55 am
coolinsider
72 comments

Aha! So you managed to discover where I found the little gingerbread house….. ;0
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Posted December 21, 2006 at 11:50 pm
joanne*

hi! hw much was the buffet?
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Posted December 22, 2006 at 1:13 am
Veron
3439 comments

Hey coolinsider,
It was a coincidence actually. My friend and I were looking for a place to hide from the rain. And this cozy little place with its warm lighting looked so inviting we simply had to go in for a meal!
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Posted December 22, 2006 at 2:05 am
Veron
3439 comments

Hey joanne,
I am not sure. Let’s hope my friend reads this comment and answers your question :)
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Posted December 22, 2006 at 2:06 am
Santa Claus
1 comment

very nice pics
makes me long for Christmas
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Posted November 9, 2007 at 4:21 am
Veron
3439 comments

Same here. I haven’t checked back on this post in a while. But looking at these pictures brings back fond memories of last Christmas :)
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Posted November 11, 2007 at 11:11 pm
Nicholas
51 comments

the gingerbread house…
can spray lacquer and keep through the year…
beri pretti…
damn, can’t imagine i just said that…
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Posted November 3, 2009 at 12:02 am