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goes by the name veron. a definitive leo born august 1, 1984. a css enthusiast, web designer, food reviewer, avid traveler, proud kitten owner. when she's not at her job as an IS developer for the government, she's likely to be out dining, or visiting an interesting art gallery or event.
it was a night of glitz, free-flowing drinks and food-tasting of a brand new menu at the graze anniversary party. when it comes to food and ambience, graze certainly does not disappoint!
as you guys know, i decided to spice things up a little. i wanted a blog reader to be my date at the party and asked you guys to email me if you were interested.
it was fun noting the people who did drop me an email. out of the 30 odd people, i selected DK!
i thought it might also be fun to rate this date out of 10. the idea came to me only as i was writing this post, and DK sportingly agreed to let me do it! i would start him off with 5 points by default, adding or deducting points throughout the date. yay! this post is going to be so much fun!
for example, he offered to pick me up before the party [+1]. unfortunately, he was also 15 minutes late [-1]. bad start!
from the moment we arrived at graze, we had ushers and waiters serving us. i love the kind of treatment that graze diners get to enjoy! the great service was what made my christmas dinner perfect last year. can you tell that i’m totally infatuated with this place?
the event photographer took our picture and even wrote our names down. (that probably meant that we looked good together [+1]!) we’re gonna appear in some magazine!
Photo credit: graze
mint is the lounge bar at graze. it has that whole vibe of being very chic, with all the unusual art instalments and paintings. the lounge seats and ambient music make it extra relaxing, although the same dim lighting that makes it cosy also resulted in my lousy camera not taking any good shots.
besides their first anniversary, the party also celebrated the fact that graze had been listed in the condé nast traveler hot tables 2007. only two singapore restaurants made it to the list. well done!
head chef matthew langdon made use of this night to roll out the new graze menu. guests had the rare opportunity to sample his new food items in the form of canapés.
there were crab, tuna, smoked salmon, turkey satay, scallop, steak and chocolate tartines. for some reason, the chocolate tartines were not too popular, while the rest were pretty darn good! my favorites were the scallop canapés and the affigato!
i swear, the affigato is one of the best things i’ve had in a long time. the thick layer of creamy chocolate at the bottom was irresistible!
Photo credit: graze
okay, back to DK and the date! i was pretty impressed that his eyes didn’t wander around the room to check out other babes [+2] (i only caught him once). other than that he was looking at me the whole time. good eye contact, this is something that guys must, must, must master, even if there were 100 other beautiful people milling about.
then there was the free-flowing champagne. i had many to drink, obviously. he did too. but it was good that he didn’t start talking nonsense or acting drunk (okay, it’s just champagne). guys should know how to hold their liquor [+1]! and he was able to drive me home after that [+1].
so what’s the final score? i lost count! anyway we were there for the good food and have a good time celebrating the first year anniversary of my favorite restaurant. we accomplished both things! in fact, DK blurted out midway through the date that he was there simply for the food, not the girl [-10]!
haha that was fun! bear in mind that this whole rating thing is done tongue-in-cheek and should not be taken seriously!
news updates
June 23, 2007: this post has been nominated for the “most entertaining post” in the ping.sg 1st anniversary blog awards.
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also in this series
December 27, 2006: graze at Rochester Park – Christmas Dinner
May 6, 2007: graze Anniversary Party – Be My Date!
October 2, 2007: graze – They Still Amaze!
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Hey… that was a white lie!!!
Funny two-in-one review of the food and of your date :D
It looks a very pretty place. :)
thanks for the review! i shall bear in mind not to date DK.
DK: It’s okay. I have already forgiven you!
Kevin: Glad you enjoyed it :)
py: It really is. Their website has many more pretty pictures.
tinkertailor: When are you coming out? :P
tinkertailor: neither will I date u. :P
Lol good way to describe your date :P
Wow, that review sounds really Leo-like :-)
Just the way I like it.
Hey be careful; the police is clamping down very fiercely on drink driving. I say it’s best not to risk it with even a glass.
Wow. The place looks really beautiful! Hah, I like the way you did your review on the date too! Makes me laugh as I read the page! :) At least it’s not a negative score! Hmm, neither is it positive, Haha.
Hey babe.. did u know that Grace won an award.. it’s featured on sunday.. and thanks to ur review abt it.. my babe brought me there to celebrate my bday. Such a nice place.. it’s perfect!! especially the dessert platter.
ya.. this post is soo hilarious!!
Ya.. good recommendation, Veron, i been there once after readin ur xmas post n i must say its definitely a place to indulge a romantic nite @.