Let's do lunch @ Glass Brasserie

The lunch offering at Hilton's Glass Brasserie was one of the more enticing of the SIFF Let's Do Lunch options. For $35, we got a main, a glass of wine (pino grigio), and coffee or tea. It's been several years since my last visit which was limited to a very nice creme brulee, so I grabbed the opportunity to revisit with Des.

In a bid to be more healthy, we opted for a Greek salad instead of bread. Feeling virtuous, we follow up with an incredibly creamy truffled mash. hahaha. I tell myself I'm eating with a guy and can't deny him of much needed sustenance.

Roasted pork belly with swede puree, roasted apple, fine herbs

I made an ungodly sound when Des pointed out that I got a corner piece. haha. The pork was beautiful and soft. The sticky caramlised skin had a nice crunch and I even like the way it stuck to my teeth to I can savour the sticky sweetness some more...haha. The pork went so well with the swede puree, I actually wish I had a bowl of the slightly sweet puree to go with the pork instead of the truffled mash.

We went all out and got petit four (French for small  oven! wish i could stop pronouncing it like the number four) to go with our coffee. I really enjoyed the bite-sized morsels, and alternating between mild and stronger flavours in succession, starting from strawberry/lemon curd tart, raspberry (?) jelly, mini pistachio friand, Turkish delight, chocolate/caramel truffle, and a nougat with a beautiful honey flavour. It was a fantastic end to a fantastic meal!