Haagen-Dazs High Tea Affair set: Ice-cream Macaroons - have you tried them before?

Haagen-Dazs invited me and three of my friends to high tea on Friday for its "Girls' Day Out" event. My besties are really these two guys - L and KZ (and my girlfriends are all at work on a Friday afternoon anyway), so my girls' day out was with my boys.

I was wearing a basic tank top from Cotton On, denim shirt that I just bought from Japan, and Marc by Marc Jacobs shades.

This is L, all decked out in his new gear from Japan too. Check out his blog here.

The star of the day is the three-tier high tea set - High Tea Affair ($38++).

The first-tier is made up of three mini scoops each of Cookie Dough Chip, Belgian Chocolate and Strawberry ice-cream. (My fave is the Belgian Chocolate. Yes, all the time.)

The second-tier is super special, made up of six ice-cream macaroons (yes, everything is ice-cream).

Followed by kiwis, raspberries and grapes.

While the ice-cream macaroons are a little too sweet for me, I'm guessing that the interesting presentation and texture will be a hit with most sweet-tooth people out there.

If you really like the ice-cream macaroons or just want to sample them (without the fruits and ice-cream mini scoops), you could go with the Macaroon Melange ($18++), which is made up of only five ice-cream macaroons)

The Petite Temptations ($18++) is a limited edition offering for Haagen-Dazs. This features chunks of buttery cookie dough and sweet fudge topped with Haagen-Dazs vanilla ice-cream and drizzles of mango and chocolate sauce.

This is actually my favourite from the treat. I love how the texture of the cookie adds an interesting dimension to the ice-cream. The aroma of confectionery from the cookie also makes the ice-cream more savoury.

These new offerings are available at all Haagen-Dazs shops in Singapore, from now till 31 May. Go for it while it lasts!

Haagen-Dazs "Journey of Indulgence": Hop on the bus!

I hopped on the Haagen-Dazs bus the other day! It's a glamorously-decorated open-top one that took the media party on a 45-minute ride from Esplanade, going around CBD area, down Orchard Road.

We sang carols on the bus like travelling musicians, well, except that there were more than just singing.

It's a Haagen-Dazs bus, so obviously, there were ice-cream for everyone!

And champagne to celebrate the festive joy.

Chocolates too! :)

The ride very much reminded me of the one that I took when I was in Hong Kong, where I also hopped on an open-top bus to go around the Central area. This ride around Orchard Road helped me take a closer look at the Christmas decoration this year.

You can hop onto the Haagen-Dazs bus too! All you have to do is to spend at minimum of $50 (dine-in only, before service charge and GST) at any Haagen-Dazs cafe to receive two complimentary tickets to the bus. There will be three rides a day, at 7pm, 8-m and 9pm, from now to 4 December 2011. The journey will start at Haagen Dazs Esplanade cafe just like our ride did!

While you're dining in to get your tickets, check out the new creations that Haagen-Dazs have for Christmas. I tried two of them:

This is the Christmas Cassata ($16++). It's made of Creme Brulee ice-cream - newly created flavour! - that's served on a brownie slice, topped with cocoa powder and luscious raspberries, served with scoops of Cappuccino Truffle and Belgian Chocolate ice-cream. The Belgian Chocolate is my fave flavour in Haagen-Dazs' offering, so this is an enjoyable one for me.

I also tried the Love in Paradise ($16++), which looks like an artwork. This is served with scoops of Belgian Chocolate and Creme Brulee ice-cream, with chocolate seashells and strawberries on the side. The Creme Brulee ice-cream  here is softer than the previous dessert and the taste of the creme brulee more evident.

Finally, there's also the Royal Fondue ($48++), which comes with four popular flavours (Belgian Chocolate, Caramel Biscuit & Cream, Chocolate and Vanilla coated in almond nibs), accompanied with freshly baked waffles, marshmallows, brownies, bananas, kiwis and strawberries.

If you're looking for log cakes, check out the Chocolate Colysee ($80++), which is available in Belgian Chocolate ice-cream or Macadamia Nut ice-cream, topped with chocolate curls and marshmallow stars.

The most beautiful of the creations has to be the Rainbow Log ($80+), which consists of many all-time favourite ice-cream and sorbet flavours, including Chocolate, Vanilla, Green Tea, Macadamia Nut, Mango Sorbet and Raspberry Sorbet.