For our 2023 Annual General Meeting and Gala Dinner we returned to an old friend!

The ‘EQ’ is the rebranded Hotel Equatorial where, since the Bailliage’s inauguration in 1977, we have held many successful dinners.

A robust AGM was expertly led by Bailli Délégué Professor Dr Elizabeth Lee with our special guests David Chong, Bailli Délégué Honoraire of Singapore, and Rajesh Taneja, Bailli Délégué of Vietnam.

With the AGM completed we made our way up to ‘Sky51’ high above the city to enjoy refreshing libations and canapes. Seated in the prestigious ‘Sabayon’ rooftop restaurant, feasting began. An exquisite symphony indeed!

MENU

Amuse bouche
Osmotised melon | Lime zest | Yukari
Seaweed tapioca | Salmon tartare | Chive
Asparagus tart | Cheese | Salted kelp
Champagne Taittinger Brut Réserve

Circle
Hokkaido scallop | Botan ebi tartare
Almond garlic velouté | Charcoal powder
Chablis - Albert Bichot, Burgundy

Lobster
Vegetable pot-au-feu | Roasted barley
Lobster consommé | Open raviolo
Rimapere Sauvignon Blanc - New Zealand

Baccalà
House-cured cod | Olive powder | Anchovy cream
Bourgogne Pinot Noir - Albert Bichot, Burgundy

Wagyu sirloin MB8
Cheese fragments | Chlorophyll puree | Sauce Périgueux
La Petite Lune - Clos des Lunes, Bordeaux

Gin Fizzy
Frozen berries | Citrus gin
Dehydrated strawberries

Berries and rhubarb
Feuilletine | Strawberry parfait | Rhubarb jelly
Vietti Moscato d’Asti DOCG - Italy

Mignardises

How to do justice to our rather wonderful meal? Magnificence of sublime, memorable dishes tickled our little grey cells initiating our buccal orifices to salivate at mere thought of delicious morsels of enchanting ingredients we love.

The ‘Sabayon’ culinary and service brigade undoubtedly composed an opulent dinner to astonish and savour. EQ, our old ‘home away from home’, produced, quite simply, a sumptuous evening!

How sorry one feels for those who missed such a definitive display of fine dining gourmand excellence.

We hope a return of good fortune and grand feasting for our Bailliage is signified.

Bravo, EQ, bravo!

Vive la Chaîne!

Adapted from a detailed write-up by Dr Robin Sambhi, Chargé de Missions