Monday started off well for me. When you have a great lunch, you know you’re set for great things the same day.
I enjoyed the best of Tuscany prepared by visiting Chef Domenico Francone paired with fabulous wines from the cellars of Castello Banfi. It was the first day of a one week Tuscany affair and it kicked off my day with fabulously aromatic and memorable pairings.
The Lighthouse is set atop the Fullerton Hotel Singapore on the eighth floor in a very cosy setting with an all white overall theme in this Italian fine dining establishment.
Everything on the menu had really long Italian names but well isn’t ordering Italian food more fun this way, trying to figure out how to pronounce them. If you’re not that adventurous in pronouncing, you could always point it out on the menu when ordering. Whichever way, enjoy the experience while you are at it.
I had highlights of the menu selected for me and it was going to be five portions. And I must say it was a challenge having to take photos for this article and struggle with the aroma and gorgeous visual experience. Let’s just say, I took my shots of the food in a jiffy and devoured my food while trying to look elegant in the fine dining setting. And the photos can still be aptly described as #Foodporn.
You could literally taste the love and passion Chef Domenico Francone has put in to prepare each and every dish. My personal favourite would have to be the bacon wrapped pork fillet with Brunello Reduction Montalcino Saffron Laced Apple Purree. The pork had no gamey tinge while the bacon wrap’s flavour complimented the extremely tender pork. Pair that with Castello Banfi Burnello Poggio Alle Mura 2004 (Sangiovese) and I went straight to food heaven!
The Spinach and Sheep Ricotta Cheese filled Tortelli with hand cut beef ragout sauce was another favourite. Not only does it taste good, it looks and smells good.
No meal is complete without dessert. Chef Domenico Francone’s signature tiramisu should not be given a miss. Paired fabulously well with the Castello Banfi Rosa Legale Bracchetto D’Acqui 2013, the Tiramisu comes with vanilla ice cream that contains the specks of vanilla from the vanilla beans.
This promotion is available from 17 to 23 Feburary 2014 at The Fullerton Hotel’s The Light House restaurant. Available for A la carte orders for lunch and dinner as well as a five-course degustation set dinner at S$148 per person and a six-course degustation wine dinner on 20 February at S$188 per person.
Call +6568778933 or email thelighthouse@fullertonhotel.com for reservations.
