[Dinner] Amici Authentic Italian Restaurant

Last week, HTB and I had dinner at Amici Authentic Italian Restaurant.

The Italian restaurant has been awarded Singapore Service Star Award for 2010 and accredited by Wine and Dine, Singapore Best Restaurant, Singapore Top 100 Signature Dishes, Singapore Gourmet Hunt, Top 5, and Channel U, Must Eat Signature Dish.  So, we were quite excited for the gastronomical delights this place has to offer. What's more, it is easy to get to - located in Holland Village and within a stone's throw from the MRT station (a mere 5 minutes stroll!)

There were a variety of starters to choose from - soup, Italian bread, calamari, salad. Thankfully, the English translation was provided in the menu. It was most helpful in the sea of fanciful names of Italian dishes!

 Zuppa di Mare (fresh seafood soup with tomato and spur chilli) - $13.90

 Gli Involtini di Prosciutto di Parma (rolled parma ham stuffed with rocket and mascarpone cheese dressed with balsamico) - $15.90

For starters, we had the Zuppa di mare ($13.90) and Gli involtini di prosciutto di parma ($15.90). Admittedly, we were taken aback by the miserable portion of the seafood soup, but the robust flavour makes up for it. It had prawns, mussels, lala and calamari. The salad, too, surpassed our expectations.

Fettuccine Alla Russa (smoked salmon and caviar served in vodka cream) - $23.90

 Aglio Olio e Peperoncino con Granchi (crabmeat pasta with garlic, olive oil & chilli) - $30.90

Having read the raving reviews on the internet, we order the Fettuccine alla russa ($23.90) and Aglio olio e peperoncino con granchi ($30.90). Indeed, we were not disappointed! The 2 dishes were as delightful as expected! The Fettuccine alla russa is rich in taste and the volka cream is divine! We love the caviar too!

The Aglio olio e peperoncino con granchi is also another pleasant surprise. Not only does it have a smooth taste, but the restaurant was pretty generous with the crabmeat as well. As such, every mouthful was a pleasing delight!

 Award-winning Tiramisu ($10.90)

What's an Italian restaurant without a tiramisu?

For dessert, we had the Award-winning Tiramisu ($10.90). However, it does not really live up to it's name per se. The first mouthful was nice and light, but it starts losing its magic thereafter. At a hefty $10.90, it's not worth the money.


All in all, we had a pretty satisfying dinner!

Of Joy and Wedding Bells!

This is pretty old news by now : WE'RE ENGAGED!!! :)

 
It has been months already! Caught up in the midst of breaking the good news to family and friends (the majority of the latter being via Facebook), taking photos of the actual proposal events, celebrating of (my) birthday, hunting of pre-wedding photoshoots, wedding venues and hotels, and getting drunk in this new chapter of giggly love with an awesome man; finally I am able to sit down, relax, chill out and blog about it! (oh yeah, we managed to sneak in a Boyce Avenue concert, a visit to the River Safari, and a short trip to Bali in between too!)

Oh, man, I love the guy. 

Can't believe he spent 9 months preparing for the big popping-of-question day! During this long tedious 9 months, Mr. Hum went hunting around for the perfect ring, venues to propose at, learning of guitar (*swoons*),  stealthily "stealing" of my friends' contact numbers, and coordinating the whole event - even down to the food - on the actual day so I could bask in this happiness in the presence of my close friends (shall blog more about it another day)! So touched by all the efforts he has put in, just for that one BIG moment!

I love this ring; because it's just oh-so-pretty and The Hubby-to-be went to miles to get it. I remember him asking for my preference (cut, shape etc) and this is exactly what I envisage it to be! What's more, this ring was specially chosen as it has a sentimental significance to it (shalln't reveal!). All in all : LOVE IT!

Love you, babyyy.