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!

High tea at Cova Pasticceria at Paragon Shopping Centre

Interestingly, just a day after editing Peiying's article on high tea venues in Singapore, The Boyfriend suggested that we meet up for high tea (he didn't know that the article was in the pipeline). And we went to Cova Pasticceria at Paragon (which is also featured in the article). There are both indoors and semi-alfresco seating. (Semi-alfresco as in outside the restaurant, no ceiling, but still indoors).

Five different tea sets were available and we opted for the Imperial (at $20) and Royal (at $22) sets. My BFF came over to meet us too and opted for what I believe to be a basic set (at $14).

It was a treat for the sweet-tooth (which we weren't). I think the pastries were great, the sandwiches were fine, but the cakes were a little too sweet for my liking. I think the next time round, we'll go for the Royal set and Classic set (comprising of a selection of sandwiches).

With every set, you get to choose from a selection of fruit juice, tea and coffee. I went for the Assam.

We had lots of fun overall because the ambience was serene yet non-intimidating. The servers smile all the time, which set a relaxed and joyful mood to the place.

The Boyfriend and I have made a resolution to go for a dim sum buffet next. Can't wait!

Where's your favourite high tea place?