We have been meaning to go to one of Mario Batali's restaurants for a long time. We have been to
Bar Jamon many times, which is still my favorite Tapas bar, but this time we wanted to go to a proper restaurant for Chris's birthday. I was trying to make a reservation at
Babbo, but was full. I was told that it's hard to make a reservation there, but I guess being a Mother's Day weekend really didn't help.
So, I was able to make a reservation at
Del Posto. Walking inside, we didn't know what to expect, because it looked very uptight to us. But as soon as bread started coming out we knew we were in a right place. Del Posto has an in-house bakery and bread was served with butter and pork fat. When pork fat is served with bread, you know it's serious. Sorry... picture didn't come out perfect, because I couldn't use flash...so no pictures of food... but the below is the picture of pork fat and butter:
We ordered two tasting menu. Every dish was amazing. That's right, Mario Batali is serious about food. Now I can't wait to try his other restaurants. Especially abalone with asparagus was great. Chris doesn't even like abalone, but he loved it.
The restaurant's wine list was phenomenal. Of course, we couldn't afford a $5000 bottle of wine, but we were given two free glasses of great dessert wine for Chris's birthday. Chris wrote down the name... I just have to find it...
That's right, now we can't talk s@#$ about Mario Batali anymore...
Del Posto
85 Tenth Avenue
212-497-8090
http://www.delposto.com/home.htmBar Jamon
125 East 17th Street at Irving Place
212-253-5318
http://www.casamononyc.com/aboutus_barjamon.cfm
This is Hainanese Chicken that I am used to, but I like this so much better.
Park family is here, so we had to order vegetable. 
It's a buffet after all, so we went for expensive items only. Don't fill yourself up with carb...
Chocolate fountain... yum...
Baby Kai Lan - Stir fried with garlic oyster sauce.
Kang Kung
I don't know what they did to these clams, but they were so yummy...
Pepper crab
Yes, these are the ribs... so good.........
This is my 3rd visit to Singapore, but this is my first time to try Singapore Sling. Singapore Sling was created in Raffles hotel. It is an experience! Plus Raffles hotel is a beautiful spot in the middle of Singapore to relax.
Watercress salad, my favorite Thai restaurant in New York has this on their menu, but it's done a bit differently. I prefer this version...
Of course, I had to have red ruby...
Do you remember those potato chips that Chris didn't bring back last time? I had to buy them myself this time. They were good...
I know, I know. I am showing off now. I had 3 bags of mangosteens this time. Couldn't get enough of them.
My breakfast...
My favorite airport in the world!!! But Singapore airport comes pretty close...
We ordered two tasting menu. Every dish was amazing. That's right, Mario Batali is serious about food. Now I can't wait to try his other restaurants. Especially abalone with asparagus was great. Chris doesn't even like abalone, but he loved it.
