Nuffnang Sharing Session @ Italiannies, The Gardens

Last Wednesday, Nuffnang had its 3rd Sharing Session courtesy of Italiannies, The Gardens. This time, we had the honor of feasting their new dishes, namely the Bowls of Pasta.


This Sharing Session marks a lot of firsts.

For example, we had the first unofficial public preview of the Nuffnang Apparels by Yee Hou.


Then, it was also the first Sharing Session for Chee Ching since she joined Nuffnang. Similarly, it was my first time to pass the Sharing Session responsibility to anyone. Passing on such a task I nursed since the hatching was not easy but Chee Ching stepped up to the task and shouldered it well.


I looked ghastly! T_T
Enough of firsts. As always, Nuffnang Sharing Session is meant to be a casual experience for bloggers to have a dinner and know each other better. And to add more juice to the sharing session, I'd have always invited one or two top bloggers who are skilled in what they do. And this time, I invited KYspeaks, the legendary food blogger to join the Sharing Session.


KY shared quite a few of decent tips to other bloggers that evening on food blogging and of course, everyone had a great time chatting and knowing each other better in the special dining room for us.


Yea, we were like the Knights of the Round Table, except that none of us were knights and the table wasn't round at the first place. Lol.

Enough of introduction. Let's bring on the food.


This is the Quattro Platter which serves 'hairy balls with rings'. Sorry that I put them in such crude words. Lol. The four different types of appetizers available are deep-fried risotto balls, fried calamari rings, stuffed mushrooms (balls) and zucchini fritte (the hair thingy). Contrary to what I said, this actually taste good especially the risotto balls if you're into something cheesy~


Californian Shrimp Salad is a change from my regular Caesar Salad in Italiannies. The shrimp is remarkably tasty and juicy, no doubt about that. The lettuce and spinach were alright but the orange vinaigrette dressing doesn't go well on my taste bud. Personal preference kicked in, I supposed. :)


The Italiannies Lamb Shank is no doubt the bomb for everyone who attended. The lamb was so good that some of us even went munching the bone just to get every last bite of meat available. Lol. Braised with medley of herbs, red peppers and tomatoes, it is deliciously served with garlic mashed potatoes with brown sauce. Yummy~


Sicilian Pizza looks pretty simple from its look but do not be fooled by that. It is stuffed with anchovies, black olives, mozzarella cheese and topped with sauteed onions and Pomodoro sauce. Anchovy lovers will no doubt salute this dish.


The Bowls of Pasta. I don't even know where to begin. There were so many choices and all of us were spoiled by them. There were a few cold pastas which tasted real good (Salmon & Lemon Aioli being one of them) and they even had a Chicken Lasagna!! My pictures are limited, I strongly urge you guys to check out Italiannies if you wish to learn more. :)

Next in line, desserts.


This Chocolate & Hazelnut Cake is really really chocolatey. And by that, I mean it's more chocolate than a cake in my opinion. Thus, chocolate lovers might craze for them as well as going nuts.


The NY Strawberry Cheesecake brings out the cheesiness of a cheese cake topped with the flavor of strawberries just right. In my humble opinion, this dessert actually stood out more than Chocolate & Hazelnut Cake, but chocolate lovers might disagree.

All and all, the Sharing Session was a good one. Bloggers who were there enjoyed themselves, the organizers enjoyed looking at the happy faces of bloggers and I certainly hope that Italiannies enjoyed the company of us that evening. :)

A special thanks to Tupperware and UIP for giving out goodies to the bloggers that attended this Sharing Session. Everyone who came were given a gift to bring home which was Madagascar 2 themed.

P.S. Pictures stolen from various sites. I'm too lazy to link. Send over your lawyer letters if you're angry.

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Cheers
Robb