Mum 60th birthday

时间过得真快。。

一转眼，妈咪已六十岁了。。中国传统纪年农历的干支纪年中一个循环已过。 又回到了甲子年。应该好好庆祝。

我想带妈咪和她的兄姐弟到莆田餐馆大吃大喝一顿， 热热闹闹地度过。妈咪却婉拒了我的提意，选择了低调地与我度过。唯一的要求是要吃到特别的菜色。

妈咪基本上是个挺保守的传统妈妈。但对美食要求却比较adventurous一定要不一样，对fusion food 特别感兴趣。

想到两年前和家永到过的Dozo 餐馆。不出我所料妈咪对Dozo 的 Japanese fusion food 赞不决口，一直说她终于吃到只有在电视机看到的菜色。 再加上Dozo服务员贴心招待，频频逗妈咪笑，让她度过了超开心的生日。

Interior of Dozo. Plush, rich, velvety decor. Low lighting. Very apt for romantic night out. 

Dozo belongs to the same group that opens Tao Restaurant. Dozo is the premium product line while Tao appeals to the mass crowd. But the menu concept is the same. No thick menu to choose from. Instead you choose from 5 choices of each course. We had the complimentary welcome drink, which suspiciously tasted the same as Tao. But with better decor la. 

Next up the default start dish, a plate of 3 small bites; salmon in cream, scallop with some foam up broth and lastly small piece of foie gras on bread. My mum got really excited with the arrangement of the food and lapped them all up.

Lobster or Crayfish (can't remember) salad. Mum loves the mango/fruit combi salad dressing.

Raw beef slices with Parmesan cheese. Lovely lovely dish. The condiments are done just right and complimented the thin slices of beef. Was abit apprehensive since it is raw but no regrets on ordering this one.. yum..

Mum does not liked Foie gras. Says it is very 腥. So had two serving of the foie gras in the earlier dish. On top of that,the pleasure to finish this one up myself. Foie Gras was blended into the chawanmushi and the result, creamy rich aroma of foie gras combined with the silky texture of chawanmushi. Heaven!

Escargots with cheese toasted to the right crispiness. Adequate and tasty. Nothing to shout about though.

We both LOVED the mushroom soup. I don't care what the critics in Hungrygowhere said about this one. This is DELICIOUS. Especially with the truffle oil. It is liked they have found a way to concentrate the taste of mushroom into a bowl of essence... *drool*

I am beginning to sound like a broken record.. exactly the same description as above. Just replace Mushroom soup with Seafood bisque. It was filled with seafood goodness. Those who love seafood liked me have to try this one.

Served rare on Pu Ye placed on hot stone. The aroma of Pu Ye fused into the meat. Meat lover will be shaking with ecstasy on this dish.

This one was a let down. Kurobuta Pork cheek. I heard rave review on Hungrygowhere and did not hesitate to order this one. Only to realize that pork cheek = 80% lard 20% actual pork. I tried my best to maximize my dollar on this dish but gave up after two bites. Thankfully my lard loving mum took a holiday from her watch-cholesterol-campaign and gobbled the rest up.

Desserts! Served together with pots of fruit/flower tea. We ordered Warm choco cake and custard. The latter forgettable and hence forgot to take photo of it. :P

But did a super close up on the warm chocolate oozing out. And even non-chocolate fans liked us can't help fighting over the last bit.

Dozo's surprise for my mum.

The friendly waiter asked my mum to 扮可爱 and she gamely obliged and went on to a giggling fit.

Sang her the b-day song

She made her bday wish

and we chatted abit more over our refreshing fruit/flower tea before we call it a night.